Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Industrial economics
microeconomics
international trade
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
1,320
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
macroeconomics
climate change and central banking
fiscal policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
1,081
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Markets
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Public Policy
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Model Risk
Numerical Analysis
Differential Equations
Fluid Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
194
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Macroeconomics
economic growth
international economics
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
139
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
136
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Economic research and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
79
0.429
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
artificial intelligence
big data
macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
Witness Simbanegavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
1,320
0.858
Industrial economics
microeconomics
international trade
economic development
Konstantin Makrelov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
1,081
0.800
macroeconomics
climate change and central banking
fiscal policy
Xolani Sibande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
Financial Markets
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Public Policy
Data Science
Luyanda P. Ndlovu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
194
0.773
Model Risk
Numerical Analysis
Differential Equations
Fluid Mechanics
Christopher Loewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
139
0.556
Macroeconomics
economic growth
international economics
political economy
Logan Rangasamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
136
0.325
Leroi Raputsoane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
79
0.429
Byron Botha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
artificial intelligence
big data
macroeconomics