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
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,315
87,638
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,946
50,885
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,627
46,941
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Organizations
innovation
leadership
strategy
ambidexterity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,723
35,082
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Entrepeneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,782
34,292
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Innovation
User Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,957
19,040
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,255
44,528
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,187
32,932
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,861
29,450
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,730
44,495
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,140
23,223
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,943
27,166
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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
61,262
58,348
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Purpose
Sustainability
Grand Challenges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,994
29,439
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Leadership
Personality
Motivation
Attitudes & Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,517
21,445
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
information systems
innovation
strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,527
22,708
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,827
25,113
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,925
19,484
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
leadership
perceived organizational support
idiosyncratic deals
psychological contracts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,148
19,796
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,299
21,875
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,158
15,375
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,703
22,872
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
innovation management
entrepreneurship
operations management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,378
16,297
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
leadership
strategy
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,463
15,367
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
science policy
economics of innovation
innovation management
science & technology indicators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,578
7,313
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647
257
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Avolio
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218,315
87,638
0.401
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,650
738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Audretsch
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,946
50,885
0.369
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,008
927
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shaker A Zahra
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,627
46,941
0.377
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240
1,043
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Tushman
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,723
35,082
0.298
Organizations
innovation
leadership
strategy
ambidexterity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,876
1,372
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert A Baron
Oklahoma State University Stillwater
Stillwater, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,782
34,292
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,497
1,668
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Von Hippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,957
19,040
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,750
1,781
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dean A Shepherd
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,255
44,528
0.493
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,295
148
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Frese
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,187
32,932
0.396
entrepreneurship
management
organizational behavior
organizational psychology
work psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,413
2,105
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zoltan Acs
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,861
29,450
0.360
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,977
411
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,730
44,495
0.580
Sustainability transitions
Multi-Level Perspective
disruptive innovation
socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,037
2,391
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Josh Lerner
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,140
23,223
0.305
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,687
3,158
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gt Lumpkin
University of Oklahoma
Norman, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,943
27,166
0.425
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,190
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mowafa Househ
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,262
58,348
0.952
Mental Health Informatics
Digital Health
Global Health Informatics
Public Health Informatics
Responsible AI for Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,814
40
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerard George
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,994
29,439
0.508
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Purpose
Sustainability
Grand Challenges
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,422
4,008
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joyce Bono
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,517
21,445
0.386
Leadership
Personality
Motivation
Attitudes & Emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,661
4,128
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kalle Lyytinen
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,527
22,708
0.416
information systems
innovation
strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,104
4,335
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johan Wiklund
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,827
25,113
0.475
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,342
363
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Per Davidsson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,925
19,484
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,567
4,557
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sandy J Wayne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,148
19,796
0.387
leadership
perceived organizational support
idiosyncratic deals
psychological contracts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,849
4,689
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Donald F Kuratko
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,299
21,875
0.435
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,893
4,709
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William B Gartner
Babson College
Babson Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,158
15,375
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,036
4,779
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
William L Gardner
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,703
22,872
0.460
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,131
883
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Bessant
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,378
16,297
0.330
innovation management
entrepreneurship
operations management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,427
4,964
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sydney Finkelstein
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,463
15,367
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,740
936
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith Pavitt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,578
7,313
0.154
science policy
economics of innovation
innovation management
science & technology indicators