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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
firm growth innovation entrepreneurship employment empowerment developing countries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,788
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
innovation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,372
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Innovation
Governance
Sustainability
System Transitions
Societal Transformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
1,339
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Innovation
technological change
export diversification
natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
449
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sustainable Food Systems
Social Innovation
Inclusive Business
Innovation for Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
207
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
technology entrepreneurship
pro poor innovation
innovation strategy & policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
228
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
global value chains
international trade
innovation
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Innovation
Digital Transformation
Technology
Cyber security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Innovation Studies
Sustainable Business
Sustainable Finance
Development
Humanitarian Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Innovation
Technological Change
and Growth
Industrial Organization
Public Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
2
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Innovation Economics & Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Micheline Goedhuys
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,748
1,788
0.477
firm growth innovation entrepreneurship employment empowerment developing countries
Fred Gault
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,372
0.542
Serdar Türkeli
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
1,339
0.933
Innovation
Governance
Sustainability
System Transitions
Societal Transformations
Alexis Habiyaremye
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
449
0.730
Innovation
technological change
export diversification
natural resources
Shuan Sadreghazi
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
207
0.581
Sustainable Food Systems
Social Innovation
Inclusive Business
Innovation for Development
Bilal Mirza
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
228
0.757
technology entrepreneurship
pro poor innovation
innovation strategy & policy
Caio Torres Mazzi
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963
global value chains
international trade
innovation
economic development
Bernardo Mariano Junior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
Innovation
Digital Transformation
Technology
Cyber security
Maximilian Bruder
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Innovation Studies
Sustainable Business
Sustainable Finance
Development
Humanitarian Action
Jennifer Taborda
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
2
0.222
Innovation
Technological Change
and Growth
Industrial Organization
Public Economics
Hanh Luong La
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Innovation Economics & Management