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
sociology
behavioral science
social networks
management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,692
28,134
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Financial Intermediation
Financial Crises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,138
14,473
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,063
11,545
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Corporate governance and transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,839
5,126
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Violence
war
organized crime
international development
foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,770
6,728
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
4,926
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
organizations
work
media
popular culture
employment discrimination
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,673
1,601
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Conflict and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,723
8,048
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public Policy Anysis
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,495
1,846
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Time Series
Financial Econometrics
Empirical Market Microstructure
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,288
1,403
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Household Finance
Public Finance
Student Loans
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
5,455
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
public management
nonprofit management
collaborative governance
municipal service delivery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,306
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Consumer behavior
Judgment and decision making
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,364
3,932
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
3,214
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
urban governance
local public networks
service delivery
local governance institutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,129
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Economy
Campaigns and Elections
Accountability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
1,546
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
2,711
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
2,700
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
social psychology
behavioral science
social inequality
adolescent development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,123
2,631
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,965
2,416
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
1,881
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Courage
Whistleblowing
Morality
Social Psychology
Theory of Mind
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
1,205
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Public Finance
Household Finance
Labor Economics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,468
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
969
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Corporate taxation
financial reporting
financial institutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,282
0.690
Ronald Burt
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,692
28,134
0.215
sociology
behavioral science
social networks
management
Douglas W Diamond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,138
14,473
0.216
Financial Intermediation
Financial Crises
Chad Syverson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,063
11,545
0.501
Abbie Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,839
5,126
0.258
Corporate governance and transparency
Christopher Blattman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,770
6,728
0.456
Violence
war
organized crime
international development
foreign policy
Ariel Kalil
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,331
4,926
0.344
William T Bielby
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,673
1,601
0.126
organizations
work
media
popular culture
employment discrimination
Oeindrila Dube
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,723
8,048
0.828
Conflict and development
Laurence E Lynn JR
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,495
1,846
0.194
Public Policy Anysis
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance
Jeffrey Russell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,288
1,403
0.169
Time Series
Financial Econometrics
Empirical Market Microstructure
Constantine Yannelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,131
5,455
0.890
Household Finance
Public Finance
Student Loans
Corporate Finance
Kelly Leroux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,215
2,306
0.442
public management
nonprofit management
collaborative governance
municipal service delivery
Berkeley Dietvorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,364
3,932
0.901
Consumer behavior
Judgment and decision making
Yueran Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,911
3,214
0.822
Jered B Carr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,129
0.300
urban governance
local public networks
service delivery
local governance institutions
Scott Ashworth
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,656
1,546
0.423
Political Economy
Campaigns and Elections
Accountability
Abigail B Sussman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
2,711
0.778
Samuel M Hartzmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
2,700
0.853
Cintia P Hinojosa|Cintia P. Hinojosa, Cintia Hinojosa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,123
2,631
0.842
social psychology
behavioral science
social inequality
adolescent development
Tengyuan Liang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,965
2,416
0.815
Ozan Candogan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
1,881
0.696
James A Dungan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,049
1,205
0.588
Courage
Whistleblowing
Morality
Social Psychology
Theory of Mind
Damon Jones
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,032
1,468
0.722
Public Finance
Household Finance
Labor Economics
Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,880
969
0.515
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
John Gallemore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
1,282
0.690
Corporate taxation
financial reporting
financial institutions