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
strategic management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,205
23,932
0.246
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social demography
social stratification
comparative social policy
family dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,264
23,617
0.227
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
global health
political economy
sociology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,352
23,298
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,239
14,887
0.235
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
behavioral economics
finance
political economy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,973
11,438
0.636
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Climate Change Economics
Environmental Economics
Innovation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
10,667
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
innovation
industrial economics
economic development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,780
9,785
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Development Economics
Political Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,496
8,863
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Strategy
International Business
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,697
8,559
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,781
8,511
0.238
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
demography
life course
sociology
family
social statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,406
8,025
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tourism
eTourism
e-Tourism
Complex networks
Network science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
7,903
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
strategy
innovation
applied economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,541
7,582
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Computational Sociolinguistics
Computational Social Science
Ethics in NLP
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
7,580
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Science
Political Economy
European Union
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
7,409
0.597
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Strategic Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,998
7,337
0.459
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Calculus of Variations
Optimal transport
Gradient flows
Rate-independent evolutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,707
6,612
0.520
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Empirical Macro
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,749
6,471
0.411
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Health Policy
Health Technology Assessment
Health Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,374
6,380
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
statistical physics
optimisation and inference
machine learning
computational biology
computational neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,192
5,978
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Technology strategy
innovation management
licensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
5,413
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
CSR & SMEs
Sustainability/ESG
Social Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Innovation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
5,299
0.394
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
economics and finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,593
4,739
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Family business
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,364
4,713
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sensitivity Analysis
Importance Measures
Risk Analysis
Decision Analysis
Reliability Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,181
4,692
0.574
Robert M Grant
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,205
23,932
0.246
Gosta Esping Andersen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,264
23,617
0.227
Social demography
social stratification
comparative social policy
family dynamics
David Stuckler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,352
23,298
0.503
Guido Tabellini
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,239
14,887
0.235
Nicola Gennaioli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,973
11,438
0.636
behavioral economics
finance
political economy
Valentina Bosetti
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,957
10,667
0.668
Climate Change Economics
Environmental Economics
Innovation
Franco Malerba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,780
9,785
0.273
innovation
industrial economics
economic development
Eliana La Ferrara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,496
8,863
0.432
Development Economics
Political Economics
Torben Pedersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,697
8,559
0.361
Strategy
International Business
Francesco Giavazzi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,781
8,511
0.238
Francesco C Billari|Francesco Billari
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,406
8,025
0.375
demography
life course
sociology
family
social statistics
Rodolfo Baggio
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,108
7,903
0.603
Tourism
eTourism
e-Tourism
Complex networks
Network science
Alfonso Gambardella
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,541
7,582
0.297
strategy
innovation
applied economics
Dirk Hovy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,922
7,580
0.850
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Computational Sociolinguistics
Computational Social Science
Ethics in NLP
Catherine E De Vries
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,403
7,409
0.597
Political Science
Political Economy
European Union
Dovev Lavie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,998
7,337
0.459
Giuseppe Savaré
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,707
6,612
0.520
Calculus of Variations
Optimal transport
Gradient flows
Rate-independent evolutions
Massimiliano Marcellino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,749
6,471
0.411
Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Empirical Macro
Aleksandra Torbica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,374
6,380
0.865
Health Policy
Health Technology Assessment
Health Economics
Riccardo Zecchina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,192
5,978
0.369
statistical physics
optimisation and inference
machine learning
computational biology
computational neuroscience
Andrea Fosfuri
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,585
5,413
0.371
Technology strategy
innovation management
licensing
Francesco Perrini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,443
5,299
0.394
CSR & SMEs
Sustainability/ESG
Social Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Innovation
Elena Carletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,593
4,739
0.409
Carlo Salvato
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,364
4,713
0.455
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Family business
Emanuele Borgonovo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,181
4,692
0.574
Sensitivity Analysis
Importance Measures
Risk Analysis
Decision Analysis
Reliability Theory