Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Strategic Management 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
Germany
Christian M Ringle
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272,019
221,162
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Canada
Henry Mintzberg
management
organization
strategy
rebalancing society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,091
47,302
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jay Barney
strategic management
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,085
78,205
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Michael A Hitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,451
46,136
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Nathan Podsakoff
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,111
70,904
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Daniel Levinthal
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,963
30,307
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Canada
Danny Miller
Strategy
Strategic Management
Family Business
Family Firms
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,339
34,098
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Italy
Robert M Grant
strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,903
24,884
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Sidney G Winter
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,948
22,279
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Stephen P Borgatti
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,554
32,644
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Jane Dutton
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,737
30,329
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United Kingdom
Dimitrios Buhalis
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,130
47,767
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Robert C Liden
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,079
32,346
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Macao
Rob Law
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,762
44,602
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Patrick M Wright
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,142
26,406
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Hannah R Rothstein
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,825
42,831
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Dave Ketchen
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,760
30,960
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Gregory Dess
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,655
19,733
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
N Venkat Venkatraman
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,161
15,931
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Douglas T Tim Hall
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,348
15,574
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United Kingdom
Andrew Pettigrew
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,257
11,544
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Malaysia
T Ramayah|Ramayah Thurasamy, Thurasamy, R.
Technology Acceptance
Technology Management
Operations Management
PLS
Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,377
45,405
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Luis Gomez Mejia
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,835
27,132
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Switzerland
Georg Von Krogh
Management
Innovation
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,853
19,116
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307
Germany
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272,019
221,162
0.813
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461
Canada
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henry Mintzberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,091
47,302
0.192
management
organization
strategy
rebalancing society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533
United States
214
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay Barney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,085
78,205
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,622
United States
724
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael A Hitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,451
46,136
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,183
United States
1,013
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nathan Podsakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,111
70,904
0.595
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,236
United States
1,042
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donald C Hambrick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,926
42,225
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343
United States
1,101
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Levinthal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,963
30,307
0.264
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,528
Canada
94
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Danny Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,339
34,098
0.309
Strategy
Strategic Management
Family Business
Family Firms
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,156
Italy
175
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert M Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,903
24,884
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,565
United States
1,694
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sidney G Winter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,948
22,279
0.240
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,807
United States
1,814
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen P Borgatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,554
32,644
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,244
United States
2,009
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jane Dutton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,737
30,329
0.362
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,589
United Kingdom
366
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dimitrios Buhalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,130
47,767
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,824
United States
2,292
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert C Liden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,079
32,346
0.414
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,212
Macao
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rob Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,762
44,602
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,391
United States
2,549
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick M Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,142
26,406
0.361
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,086
United States
2,885
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hannah R Rothstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,825
42,831
0.631
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,391
United States
3,017
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dave Ketchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,760
30,960
0.471
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,414
United States
3,025
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gregory Dess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,655
19,733
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,650
United States
3,139
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
N Venkat Venkatraman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,161
15,931
0.248
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,975
United States
3,305
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Douglas T Tim Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,348
15,574
0.250
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,996
United Kingdom
602
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Pettigrew
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,257
11,544
0.185
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,166
Malaysia
8
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
T Ramayah|Ramayah Thurasamy, Thurasamy, R.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,377
45,405
0.740
Technology Acceptance
Technology Management
Operations Management
PLS
Technology Adoption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,278
United States
3,447
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luis Gomez Mejia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,835
27,132
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,443
Switzerland
119
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Georg Von Krogh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,853
19,116
0.319