Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Central University 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
United States
Robert Folger
Business Ethics
Organizational Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,485
10,820
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
James Avey
leadership
positive organizational behavior
human resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,746
22,484
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Fevzi Okumus
Tourism
hospitality
hospitality management
strategic management
lodging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,061
20,461
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
James G Jim Combs
Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,347
8,794
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Rebecca J Becky Bennett
workplace deviance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,246
8,632
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Kareem Shabana
Corporate Social Responsibility
Institutional Theory
Impression Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
3,948
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Cameron Ford
Creativity
entrepreneurship
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,803
2,173
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pakistan
M Zeeshan Shaukat
Management
Business
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behaviour
E-COMMERCE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,676
1,412
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Pakistan
Rab Nawaz Lodhi
Management
MIS
Qualitative/Quantitative/Mixed Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
2,363
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Kevin Love
psychology
management
decision making
human resource management
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
749
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Misty Bennett
Generational Differences in Workplace Attitudes
Retirement and Aging Workforce Issues
Sustainability
Work-Family Conflict
Me
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
881
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Luis Antonio Perez Batres
Strategy
IB
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
668
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Mehmet Altin
Performance
Strategic and Revenue Management
Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
1,153
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Michael Gendron
IT strategy
business intelligence
IT governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
330
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Vinay Gonela
renewable and sustainable supply chains
healthcare management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
456
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
South Africa
Matsidiso Nehemia Naong
Strategy
General Management
HRD & Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
442
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United Kingdom
M.Sebnem Ensari
Strategy
SMEs
Innovation
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
358
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Sinead Ruane
Management & Organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
201
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
India
S.Gopalakrishnan
Strategic Management
Micro Finance
Marketing and Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
178
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Benjamin W Rockmore
Human Resource Management
Strategy
Data Metrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
29
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Heid Hughes
Social capital
career identity
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
102
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Iran
Mahmood Dehgan
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
85
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Eric Nelson
Leadership
International Business
Small Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
37
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,942
United States
5,671
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Folger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,485
10,820
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,241
United States
6,280
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Avey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,746
22,484
0.539
leadership
positive organizational behavior
human resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,710
United States
11,348
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fevzi Okumus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,061
20,461
0.729
Tourism
hospitality
hospitality management
strategic management
lodging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,429
United States
17,480
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James G Jim Combs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,347
8,794
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,524
United States
18,689
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rebecca J Becky Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,246
8,632
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,541
United States
52,299
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kareem Shabana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,393
3,948
0.534
Corporate Social Responsibility
Institutional Theory
Impression Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,202
United States
56,375
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cameron Ford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,803
2,173
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,021
Pakistan
1,140
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
M Zeeshan Shaukat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,676
1,412
0.528
Management
Business
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behaviour
E-COMMERCE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,058
Pakistan
1,179
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rab Nawaz Lodhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
2,363
0.905
Management
MIS
Qualitative/Quantitative/Mixed Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,739
United States
140,914
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Love
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
749
0.382
psychology
management
decision making
human resource management
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,047
United States
166,700
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Misty Bennett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
881
0.603
Generational Differences in Workplace Attitudes
Retirement and Aging Workforce Issues
Sustainability
Work-Family Conflict
Me
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,442
United States
175,935
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luis Antonio Perez Batres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,320
668
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,128
United States
178,357
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mehmet Altin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,284
1,153
0.898
Performance
Strategic and Revenue Management
Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,428
Hungary
2,124
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yusaf Akbar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,009
678
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,238
United States
208,421
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Gendron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
330
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,450
United States
226,522
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vinay Gonela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
737
456
0.619
renewable and sustainable supply chains
healthcare management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,417
South Africa
4,281
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matsidiso Nehemia Naong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
442
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,744
United Kingdom
54,040
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M.Sebnem Ensari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
358
0.854
Strategy
SMEs
Innovation
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,222,836
United States
300,496
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sinead Ruane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
201
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,241,145
United States
303,021
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine A Helmuth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
180
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332,147
India
52,530
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
S.Gopalakrishnan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
178
0.989
Strategic Management
Micro Finance
Marketing and Information System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,054
United States
328,381
1,105
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benjamin W Rockmore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
29
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,388
United States
347,130
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heid Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
102
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,600,636
Iran
29,513
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mahmood Dehgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
85
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,299
United States
375,619
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eric Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
37
0.638
Leadership
International Business
Small Business