Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Business Administration Highly Cited Researchers 26 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,638
45,280
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Organization
international business
strategic alliances
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,918
10,452
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
International business
entry strategies
international marketing
business negotiations
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,490
10,309
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Public Management
Public Governance
Public Administration
Co-Production
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,564
6,120
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Governance
Behavioural Insights
Digital Futures
Political Subjectivity
Human Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
2,044
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
local government
public administration reform
Paraguay
Nepal
Sierra Leone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,410
695
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public policy
urban governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
1,398
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Procurement and Supply Management
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
747
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Critical Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,126
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Business-to-Business Marketing
Global Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
462
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Governance
Public Policy
Transport
Wellbeing
Agenda-Setting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,397
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Internationalisation of firms
location choices
methodological issues in cross-national research
responsible research
data qu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,049
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
public policy
public administration
education policy
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
689
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Public policy
Digital government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
494
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Public Administration
GIS
Ethics
Information Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
264
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
corporate reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
598
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Local government
management
technology
empire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
275
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
trade unionism
unions
trade unions
employment relations
strikes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
804
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
public management
rules
red tape
social equity
pop culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
749
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
514
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
public management
public sector workforce
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
522
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
employee relations
global value chains
labour governance
core labour rights
comparative employment relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
222
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Public Management
Nonprofit Management
Organizational Theory
Social Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
200
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Public budgeting and finance
education finance
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
142
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Business Law
Corporate Governance
Leadership
Strategy
Honors Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
16
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,531
291
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark NK Saunders
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,638
45,280
0.473
Research Methods
Trust
HRM aspects of management of change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,953
592
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Child
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,918
10,452
0.164
Organization
international business
strategic alliances
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,541
1,644
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pervez N. Ghauri
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,490
10,309
0.299
International business
entry strategies
international marketing
business negotiations
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,699
4,621
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tony Bovaird
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,564
6,120
0.369
Public Management
Public Governance
Public Administration
Co-Production
Performance Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,709
18,072
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jessica Pykett
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,270
2,044
0.479
Governance
Behavioural Insights
Digital Futures
Political Subjectivity
Human Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,954
21,332
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Nickson
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,410
695
0.204
local government
public administration reform
Paraguay
Nepal
Sierra Leone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,130
24,436
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catherine Durose
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
1,398
0.501
Public policy
urban governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,617
26,101
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joe Sanderson
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,509
747
0.298
Procurement and Supply Management
Project Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,364
29,641
867
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward Granter
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
1,126
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,848
143,698
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michele D Bunn
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
462
0.235
Business-to-Business Marketing
Global Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,670
31,931
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louise Reardon
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,397
0.794
Governance
Public Policy
Transport
Wellbeing
Agenda-Setting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,487
33,893
989
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Agnieszka (Aggie) Chidlow
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
1,049
0.667
Internationalisation of firms
location choices
methodological issues in cross-national research
responsible research
data qu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
620,787
187,155
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nevbahar Ertas
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,206
689
0.571
public policy
public administration
education policy
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,364
38,412
1,112
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Jeffares
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
494
0.411
Public policy
Digital government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,551
190,125
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akhlaque Haque
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,168
264
0.226
Public Administration
GIS
Ethics
Information Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,112
40,326
1,175
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
N Rowbottom
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
598
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,049
41,153
1,200
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adrian Campbell
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
275
0.271
Local government
management
technology
empire
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,248
41,253
1,204
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andy Hodder
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
804
0.798
trade unionism
unions
trade unions
employment relations
strikes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,231
211,460
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Erin L Borry
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
749
0.817
public management
rules
red tape
social equity
pop culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,709
43,082
1,269
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gu Pang
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
896
514
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,871
45,154
1,322
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Catherine Mangan
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
522
0.674
public management
public sector workforce
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,994
52,825
1,435
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christina Niforou
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
222
0.475
employee relations
global value chains
labour governance
core labour rights
comparative employment relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,313,177
313,258
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Minjung Kim
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
200
1.000
Public Management
Nonprofit Management
Organizational Theory
Social Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,939
328,686
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Jones
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
142
0.922
Public budgeting and finance
education finance
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,689,395
364,297
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Yoder
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
16
0.198
Business Law
Corporate Governance
Leadership
Strategy
Honors Education