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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Public Administration
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,076
1,813
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Innovation
Small business management
Emerging market firms
Internationalization
Entrepreneurship
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
3,059
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
public administration
public finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
949
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
management / business strategy / MIS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
297
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Public Administration
Public Management
Social Media
Social Networks
Emergency Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
642
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
state and local politics
urban service delivery
public administration
environmental policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
363
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Administration
Phenomenology
Shrinking Cities
City Management
Organizational Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
157
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Business statistics
sampling and experimental design
forecasting
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
24
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Food Policy
Phenomenology
Urban Sustainability
Public Administration Ethics
Social Equity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
public policy
government service consolidation
government service collaboration
government service mergers
shared services
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
2
0.222
Camilla Stivers
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,076
1,813
0.256
Ping Deng
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,886
3,059
0.520
Innovation
Small business management
Emerging market firms
Internationalization
Entrepreneurship
Michael W Spicer
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,109
949
0.231
public administration
public finance
Kevin P Gallagher
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
297
0.270
management / business strategy / MIS
Clayton Wukich
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
642
0.734
Public Administration
Public Management
Social Media
Social Networks
Emergency Management
Meghan Rubado
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
363
0.914
state and local politics
urban service delivery
public administration
environmental policy
Nicholas C Zingale
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
157
0.592
Public Administration
Phenomenology
Shrinking Cities
City Management
Organizational Theory
Michael Polomsky
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
24
0.261
Business statistics
sampling and experimental design
forecasting
Bj Fletcher
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Food Policy
Phenomenology
Urban Sustainability
Public Administration Ethics
Social Equity
Daila Shimek
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
2
0.222
public policy
government service consolidation
government service collaboration
government service mergers
shared services