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
219,856
89,119
0.405
* 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
139,059
51,849
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
651
257
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Avolio
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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
1,653
740
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Audretsch
Indiana University System
Bloomington, United States
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
2,011
922
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
125,569
47,779
0.380
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,252
1,049
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Tushman
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
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
2,901
1,383
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
104,264
34,746
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,534
1,675
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
3,749
1,775
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
91,052
45,268
0.497
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,309
152
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Frese
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
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
4,440
2,109
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zoltan Acs
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
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
4,958
408
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank Geels
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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
5,074
2,399
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Josh Lerner
Harvard Business School
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,433
23,473
0.307
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,689
3,156
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gt Lumpkin
University of Oklahoma
Norman, United States
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
6,960
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
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
7,800
40
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerard George
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
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
8,438
4,012
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joyce Bono
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,806
21,711
0.389
Leadership
Personality
Motivation
Attitudes & Emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,633
4,107
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
55,085
23,237
0.422
information systems
innovation
strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,084
4,323
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johan Wiklund
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,332
25,565
0.479
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,344
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
52,323
19,828
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,567
4,551
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
9,869
4,691
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
50,629
22,164
0.438
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,968
4,733
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
50,352
15,538
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,038
4,767
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
50,103
23,250
0.464
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,161
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
49,701
16,587
0.334
innovation management
entrepreneurship
operations management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,468
4,975
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sydney Finkelstein
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,695
15,553
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,835
944
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith Pavitt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,674
7,378
0.155
science policy
economics of innovation
innovation management
science & technology indicators