Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
135,633
54,027
0.398
* 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
54,362
33,531
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,635
27,767
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,905
22,364
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,951
21,989
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,680
18,462
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economic development
institutions
evaluation
social change
justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,088
14,970
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Environmental economics
Natural resource economics
Payments for Environmental Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,571
14,732
0.338
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Economic and Social Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,900
14,171
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Health
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,306
13,838
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Development and Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,752
13,018
0.572
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,428
13,014
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics
Development
Governance
Aid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,347
12,690
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Macroeconomics
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,456
10,665
0.375
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development economics
Education
Poverty
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,555
10,646
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Education
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,042
9,058
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,565
8,075
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International Economics
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,062
7,730
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,938
7,607
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Productivity
Innovation
Trade
Labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,598
7,268
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
6,986
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
6,965
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Finance
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,576
6,820
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Development Economics
Gender
Poverty
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
6,588
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Energy
environment
climate change
development
natural disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,627
6,395
0.838
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,676
1,066
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,796
2,344
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephane Hallegatte
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,362
33,531
0.617
Economic dynamics
natural disasters
green growth
climate change
urban economis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,718
3,126
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kathryn Andrews
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,635
27,767
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,817
4,358
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aart Kraay
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,905
22,364
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,116
4,459
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leora Klapper
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,951
21,989
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,427
5,775
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Mckenzie
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,680
18,462
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,777
7,893
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Woolcock
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,088
14,970
0.305
Economic development
institutions
evaluation
social change
justice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,291
8,093
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefano Pagiola
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,571
14,732
0.338
Environmental economics
Natural resource economics
Payments for Environmental Services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,568
8,559
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Norman Loayza
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,900
14,171
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,386
8,894
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam Wagstaff
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,306
13,838
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,494
9,697
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bekele Shiferaw
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,752
13,018
0.572
Development and Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
Impact Evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,510
9,705
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaus Deininger
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,428
13,014
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,487
10,073
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stephen Knack
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,347
12,690
0.262
Economics
Development
Governance
Aid
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,189
12,978
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
M Ayhan Kose
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,456
10,665
0.375
Macroeconomics
International Finance
International Macroeconomics
Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,292
13,032
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Quentin Wodon
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,555
10,646
0.452
Development economics
Education
Poverty
Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,072
16,295
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harry Anthony Patrinos|Harry Patrinos, H. A. Patrinos
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,042
9,058
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,610
18,996
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Deon Filmer
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,565
8,075
0.343
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,724
20,142
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aaditya Mattoo
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,062
7,730
0.385
International Economics
Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,944
20,568
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,938
7,607
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,495
21,799
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William F Maloney
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,598
7,268
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,816
22,968
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dorothe Singer
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,437
6,986
0.828
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,061
23,053
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luc Christiaensen
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
6,965
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,839
23,661
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert Cull
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,576
6,820
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,781
24,764
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Markus Goldstein
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,125
6,588
0.543
Development Economics
Gender
Poverty
Inequality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,438
25,671
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Rozenberg
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,627
6,395
0.838
Energy
environment
climate change
development
natural disasters