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
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
management
organization
strategy
rebalancing society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,028
48,033
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
strategic management
entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,554
79,509
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,228
46,843
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,296
72,026
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,525
42,761
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,498
30,788
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Strategy
Strategic Management
Family Business
Family Firms
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,821
34,553
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
strategic management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,437
25,295
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,247
22,529
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,925
32,946
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,192
30,751
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,995
48,551
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,726
32,904
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,511
45,300
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,550
26,771
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,600
43,583
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,372
31,512
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,062
20,072
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,408
16,153
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,689
15,878
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,463
11,687
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Technology Acceptance
Technology Management
Operations Management
PLS
Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,296
46,311
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,136
27,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Management
Innovation
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,205
19,430
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465
23
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henry Mintzberg
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,028
48,033
0.194
management
organization
strategy
rebalancing society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538
214
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay Barney
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237,554
79,509
0.335
strategic management
entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,624
727
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael A Hitt
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,228
46,843
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163
1,002
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nathan Podsakoff
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,296
72,026
0.599
Management
Organizational Behavior
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229
1,040
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donald C Hambrick
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,525
42,761
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,351
1,108
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Levinthal
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,498
30,788
0.267
organizational learning
complex adaptive systems
technology strategy
management of technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,539
95
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Danny Miller
HEC Montréal École de Gestion
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,821
34,553
0.312
Strategy
Strategic Management
Family Business
Family Firms
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,148
177
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert M Grant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,437
25,295
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,575
1,698
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sidney G Winter
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,247
22,529
0.242
economics
organizations
innovation
evolutionary theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,810
1,818
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen P Borgatti
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,925
32,946
0.366
Social networks
knowledge
computational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,241
2,015
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jane Dutton
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,192
30,751
0.365
Compassion
Positive identity
generosity
job crafting
high quality connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,539
360
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dimitrios Buhalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,995
48,551
0.599
strategy
marketing
eTourism
tourism
hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,781
2,275
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert C Liden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,726
32,904
0.418
Leadership
Interpersonal relationships
Groups
Career Progression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,159
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rob Law
University of Macau
Macau, Macao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,511
45,300
0.600
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,376
2,548
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patrick M Wright
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,550
26,771
0.364
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,012
2,856
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hannah R Rothstein
CUNY Baruch College
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,600
43,583
0.635
meta-analysis
research synthesis
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,344
3,003
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dave Ketchen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,372
31,512
0.475
Strategic management
entrepreneurship
supply chain strategy
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,385
3,021
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gregory Dess
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,062
20,072
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,649
3,149
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
N Venkat Venkatraman
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,408
16,153
0.251
Management
IT Strategy
Strategy
Digital business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,957
3,302
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Douglas T Tim Hall
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,689
15,878
0.253
Careers
work-life
leadership development
career development
protean careers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,000
603
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Pettigrew
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,463
11,687
0.187
Strategy and Organisation
strategy process
strategy change
power and political process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,035
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
T Ramayah|Ramayah Thurasamy, Thurasamy, R.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,296
46,311
0.743
Technology Acceptance
Technology Management
Operations Management
PLS
Technology Adoption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,250
3,440
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luis Gomez Mejia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,136
27,405
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,414
120
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Georg Von Krogh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,205
19,430
0.323
Management
Innovation
Strategy