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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 18 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Macroeconomics
International Trade
Industrial Organizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
861
0.942
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Financial Stability
Credit Risk
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
456
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Macroeconomics
Banking
Payment Systems
Pension Systems
Central Banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
451
0.257
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Macroeconomics
International Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
366
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Financial Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
256
0.901
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Applied Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
251
0.426
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Finance
Systemic Risk
Credit Channel
Capital Flows
Sudden Stop
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
194
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Macroeconometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
174
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
International Finance
Emerging Markets
Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
163
0.715
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
macroeconomics
monetary polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
151
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Macroeconomics
Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Quantitative Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
125
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Macroeconomics
Labor Markets
Entrepreneurship
Climate Change and Natural Capital degradatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
75
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
53
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Macroeconomics
International Macroeconomics
International Finance
Macro-Development
Applied Macroeconometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
46
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy
Inequalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Industrial Organizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Financial Regulation
Financial Development
Data Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,393
1,606
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Federico Huneeus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
861
0.942
Macroeconomics
International Trade
Industrial Organizatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,204
2,633
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rodrigo A. Alfaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
456
0.364
Financial Stability
Credit Risk
Econometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,844
2,646
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rodrigo Cifuentes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
451
0.257
Macroeconomics
Banking
Payment Systems
Pension Systems
Central Banking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,746
3,038
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Moreno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
366
0.403
Macroeconomics
International Financ
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,639
3,597
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Damian Romero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
256
0.901
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Financial Economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,139
3,622
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Markus Kirchner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
251
0.426
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Applied Econometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,642
4,106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alejandro Jara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
194
0.296
International Finance
Systemic Risk
Credit Channel
Capital Flows
Sudden Stop
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,091
4,287
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carlos A. Medel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
174
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,248,170
4,418
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barbara Ulloa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
163
0.715
International Finance
Emerging Markets
Econometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,286,192
4,541
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jorge Fornero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
423
151
0.357
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,384,573
4,897
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sofia Bauducco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
125
0.558
Macroeconomics
Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Quantitative Economic
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640,199
5,751
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gonzalo García-Trujillo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
75
0.510
Macroeconomics
Labor Markets
Entrepreneurship
Climate Change and Natural Capital degradatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,703
6,296
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamín García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
53
0.914
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,059
6,475
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Miguel Acosta-Henao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
47
0.979
Macroeconomics
International Macroeconomics
International Finance
Macro-Development
Applied Macroeconometric
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,864,205
6,503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonio Martner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
46
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,092,809
7,328
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Camilo Pérez N
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy
Inequalit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,380,055
8,338
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daymler Ofarrill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,426,321
8,506
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carlos E Alvarado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Financial Regulation
Financial Development
Data Scienc