Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Eric Von Hippel
Innovation
User Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,447
18,724
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
James M Utterback
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,380
6,009
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Hal B Gregersen
Questioning
creativity skills
curiosity
innovation
social entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,448
4,211
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Edward Roberts|Edward B. Roberts, EB Roberts
Entrepreneurship
innovation
corporate entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,637
2,548
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Fiona Murray
innovation
entrepreneurship
economics of science
science philanthropy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,588
4,349
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Yael Hochberg
Venture Capital
Networks
Entrepreneurial Finance
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
5,341
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Steven Spear
Innovation
operations management
healthcare management
patient safety
lean manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
1,354
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Jim Euchner
Innovation
R&D
sociotechnical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
2,377
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Gwendolyn Kuo Fang Lee
Chester C. Holloway Professor in Strategy
Innovation
and Entrepreneurship. UF Term Professorship.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,279
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Jason Jay
organizations
sustainability
energy efficiency
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,521
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Damien Rei
Neuronal circuit: optogenetic & DREADD
stress
depression
Alzheimer's disease
entrepreneurship.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
891
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Jason Greenberg
entrepreneurship
crowdfunding
networks
inequality
discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
855
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Vanita Yadav
Innovation
Sustainable Business
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
721
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Dan Soto
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
700
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Gillian Marcelle
innovation
gender equality
impact investment
finance
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
152
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Juan Andrei Villarroel Fernandez
Crowdsourcing
Open Innovation
Crowdlabor
Crowdfunding
Technology Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
241
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
José Cordeiro
Innovación tecnológica
economía
Parlamento Europeo
Transhumanismo
Singularidad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
174
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Xian Ke
Technology
Data
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
65
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,424
United States
1,647
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Von Hippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,447
18,724
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,740
United States
7,899
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James M Utterback
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,380
6,009
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,896
United States
18,157
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hal B Gregersen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,448
4,211
0.217
Questioning
creativity skills
curiosity
innovation
social entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,472
United States
21,882
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward Roberts|Edward B. Roberts, EB Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,637
2,548
0.153
Entrepreneurship
innovation
corporate entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,581
United States
36,307
661
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fiona Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,588
4,349
0.411
innovation
entrepreneurship
economics of science
science philanthropy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,209
United States
43,825
795
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yael Hochberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
5,341
0.609
Venture Capital
Networks
Entrepreneurial Finance
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,467
United States
59,295
1,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steven Spear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,317
1,354
0.214
Innovation
operations management
healthcare management
patient safety
lean manufacturing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,592
United States
73,498
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jim Euchner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,872
2,377
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,233
United States
109,644
1,785
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gwendolyn Kuo Fang Lee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,279
0.450
Chester C. Holloway Professor in Strategy
Innovation
and Entrepreneurship. UF Term Professorship.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,456
United States
126,852
2,070
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jason Jay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,521
0.668
organizations
sustainability
energy efficiency
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,702
United States
135,150
2,220
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Damien Rei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,058
891
0.433
Neuronal circuit: optogenetic & DREADD
stress
depression
Alzheimer's disease
entrepreneurship.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,124
United States
190,913
3,240
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Greenberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,097
855
0.779
entrepreneurship
crowdfunding
networks
inequality
discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,359
United States
202,547
3,446
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vanita Yadav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
721
0.748
Innovation
Sustainable Business
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,737
United States
221,252
3,767
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dan Soto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
774
700
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,177
United States
230,633
3,902
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gillian Marcelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
152
0.221
innovation
gender equality
impact investment
finance
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,865
United States
239,516
4,008
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juan Andrei Villarroel Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
608
241
0.396
Crowdsourcing
Open Innovation
Crowdlabor
Crowdfunding
Technology Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,750
United States
250,993
4,116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
José Cordeiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512
174
0.340
Innovación tecnológica
economía
Parlamento Europeo
Transhumanismo
Singularidad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,590
United States
266,091
4,566
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xian Ke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
65
0.159