The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,650
22,641
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
2,406
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sustainability
Closed Loop Supply Chains
Pricing Theory
Revenue Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,486
3,230
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,523
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lean Production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,286
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CEO / C-Suite succession
Corporate governance
CEO characteristics
CEO personality
Boards of directors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,353
1,713
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
997
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Strategic Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Stakeholder Management
CEOs and Top Management Teams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
401
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pricing and Revenue Management
Sustainability
Resale Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
229
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Management
Organizational Behavior
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
76
0.286
Patrick M Wright
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,650
22,641
0.303
Strategic HRM
HRM
Executive Succession
Human Resource Management
Human Capital
Elizabeth Ravlin
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,650
2,406
0.207
Mark Ferguson
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,486
3,230
0.431
Sustainability
Closed Loop Supply Chains
Pricing Theory
Revenue Management
Lynn A Mcfarland
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,214
1,523
0.292
Giuliano Marodin
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,533
2,286
0.647
Donald J Schepker
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,353
1,713
0.728
CEO / C-Suite succession
Corporate governance
CEO characteristics
CEO personality
Boards of directors
Michael Dinger
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
997
0.556
Adam L Steinbach
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
401
0.835
Strategic Management
Corporate Social Responsibility
Stakeholder Management
CEOs and Top Management Teams
Necati Tereyagoglu
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
229
0.616
Pricing and Revenue Management
Sustainability
Resale Markets
Michael Fekula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
76
0.286
Management
Organizational Behavior
Pedagogy