Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Entrepreneurship Rankings 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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Bruce Avolio
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,856
89,119
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
David Audretsch
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,059
51,849
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Shaker A Zahra
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,569
47,779
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Michael Tushman
Organizations
innovation
leadership
strategy
ambidexterity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,253
35,520
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Robert A Baron
Entrepeneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,264
34,746
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Eric Von Hippel
Innovation
User Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,248
19,294
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Dean A Shepherd
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,052
45,268
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Michael Frese
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,681
33,386
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Zoltan Acs
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,167
29,699
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United Kingdom
Frank Geels
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Josh Lerner
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,433
23,473
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Gt Lumpkin
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,403
27,594
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Qatar
Mowafa Househ
Mental Health Informatics
Digital Health
Global Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Responsible AI for Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,846
59,924
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Singapore
Gerard George
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Purpose
Sustainability
Grand Challenges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,525
29,933
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Joyce Bono
Leadership
Personality
Motivation
Attitudes & Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,806
21,711
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Kalle Lyytinen
information systems
innovation
strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,085
23,237
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Johan Wiklund
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,332
25,565
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Australia
Per Davidsson
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,323
19,828
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Sandy J Wayne
leadership
perceived organizational support
idiosyncratic deals
psychological contracts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,546
20,135
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Donald F Kuratko
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,629
22,164
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
William B Gartner
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,352
15,538
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
William L Gardner
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,103
23,250
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United Kingdom
John Bessant
innovation management
entrepreneurship
operations management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,701
16,587
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Sydney Finkelstein
leadership
strategy
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,695
15,553
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United Kingdom
Keith Pavitt
science policy
economics of innovation
innovation management
science & technology indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,674
7,378
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649
United States
257
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Avolio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,856
89,119
0.405
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,648
United States
740
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Audretsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,059
51,849
0.373
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,000
United States
920
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shaker A Zahra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,569
47,779
0.380
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,238
United States
1,047
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Tushman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,253
35,520
0.300
Organizations
innovation
leadership
strategy
ambidexterity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,884
United States
1,380
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert A Baron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,264
34,746
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,514
United States
1,672
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Von Hippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,248
19,294
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,727
United States
1,772
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dean A Shepherd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,052
45,268
0.497
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,285
Germany
151
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Frese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,681
33,386
0.399
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,416
United States
2,106
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zoltan Acs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,167
29,699
0.361
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,933
United Kingdom
406
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank Geels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,549
45,245
0.583
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,049
United States
2,396
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Josh Lerner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,433
23,473
0.307
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,651
United States
3,151
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gt Lumpkin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,403
27,594
0.428
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,922
Qatar
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mowafa Househ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,846
59,924
0.954
Mental Health Informatics
Digital Health
Global Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Responsible AI for Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,760
Singapore
40
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerard George
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,525
29,933
0.511
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Purpose
Sustainability
Grand Challenges
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,396
United States
4,006
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joyce Bono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,806
21,711
0.389
Leadership
Personality
Motivation
Attitudes & Emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,591
United States
4,102
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kalle Lyytinen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,085
23,237
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,041
United States
4,317
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johan Wiklund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,332
25,565
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,300
Australia
363
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Per Davidsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,323
19,828
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,523
United States
4,545
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sandy J Wayne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,546
20,135
0.391
leadership
perceived organizational support
idiosyncratic deals
psychological contracts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,822
United States
4,684
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Donald F Kuratko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,629
22,164
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,921
United States
4,726
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William B Gartner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,352
15,538
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,991
United States
4,760
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William L Gardner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,103
23,250
0.464
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,114
United Kingdom
880
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Bessant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,701
16,587
0.334
innovation management
entrepreneurship
operations management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,420
United States
4,968
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sydney Finkelstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,695
15,553
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,787
United Kingdom
941
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith Pavitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,674
7,378
0.155
science policy
economics of innovation
innovation management
science & technology indicators