Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 316 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,290
47,288
0.344
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Economic dynamics
natural disasters
green growth
climate change
urban economis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,997
28,739
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,417
16,009
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Economic development
institutions
evaluation
social change
justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,014
12,702
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Environmental economics
Natural resource economics
Payments for Environmental Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,215
12,790
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Economic and Social Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,800
12,138
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Health
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,963
12,449
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,268
11,193
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Economics
Development
Governance
Aid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,548
10,827
0.223
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Macroeconomics
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,660
9,317
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Development economics
Education
Poverty
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,379
9,278
0.397
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Economics
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
6,880
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
7,130
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,135
6,582
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Energy
environment
climate change
development
natural disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,888
6,235
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Finance
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,784
5,987
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Development Economics
Gender
Poverty
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,424
5,473
0.479
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
international economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,674
5,491
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,826
5,250
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
development economics
financial development
financial integration
international finance
international macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,804
4,977
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economics
Public Health
Development Financing
Governance
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
4,738
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
poverty
inequality
development economics
sustainable development
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,328
4,570
0.549
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
4,604
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Development Economics
Political Economy
Participation
Anthropological Economics
Mixed-Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,402
4,397
0.285
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Energy and environmental economics
energy-economic modeling
climate change policy
biofuels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,499
4,503
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,852
1,120
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,290
47,288
0.344
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,831
2,323
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephane Hallegatte
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,997
28,739
0.542
Economic dynamics
natural disasters
green growth
climate change
urban economis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,246
6,019
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Mckenzie
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,417
16,009
0.428
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,806
8,508
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Woolcock
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,014
12,702
0.259
Economic development
institutions
evaluation
social change
justice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,974
8,944
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stefano Pagiola
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,215
12,790
0.283
Environmental economics
Natural resource economics
Payments for Environmental Services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,274
9,079
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Norman Loayza
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,800
12,138
0.284
Economic and Social Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,592
9,625
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adam Wagstaff
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,963
12,449
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,821
10,433
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Klaus Deininger
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,268
11,193
0.271
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,587
11,062
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen Knack
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,548
10,827
0.223
Economics
Development
Governance
Aid
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,422
13,263
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
M Ayhan Kose
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,660
9,317
0.325
Macroeconomics
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,918
13,454
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quentin Wodon
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,379
9,278
0.397
Development economics
Education
Poverty
Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,678
19,890
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aaditya Mattoo
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
6,880
0.345
International Economics
Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,716
20,601
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Deon Filmer
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,703
7,130
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,894
21,664
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,135
6,582
0.327
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,249
23,176
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Julie Rozenberg
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,888
6,235
0.790
Energy
environment
climate change
development
natural disasters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,998
24,474
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Cull
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,784
5,987
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,574
25,388
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Goldstein
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,424
5,473
0.479
Development Economics
Gender
Poverty
Inequality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,873
27,184
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michele Ruta
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,674
5,491
0.716
international economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,760
29,195
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Susmita Dasgupta
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,826
5,250
0.332
Environmental Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,051
31,003
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sergio Schmukler
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,804
4,977
0.265
development economics
financial development
financial integration
international finance
international macroeconomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,773
32,879
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emre Ozaltin
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
4,738
0.387
Economics
Public Health
Development Financing
Governance
Human Capital
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,094
32,972
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hai-Anh H Dang
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,328
4,570
0.549
poverty
inequality
development economics
sustainable development
climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,348
33,054
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Miriam Bruhn
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
4,604
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,413
34,996
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vijayendra Rao
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,402
4,397
0.285
Development Economics
Political Economy
Participation
Anthropological Economics
Mixed-Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,815
35,460
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Govinda R Timilsina
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,499
4,503
0.429
Energy and environmental economics
energy-economic modeling
climate change policy
biofuels
