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
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,626
59,318
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Economics
Regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,504
40,222
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,943
53,406
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,775
31,541
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,035
36,307
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,625
33,886
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,459
42,663
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,278
29,469
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,932
28,961
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,894
31,640
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,870
14,789
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,255
19,397
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,212
22,294
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
finance
transition economies
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,337
18,684
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,973
17,213
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,507
24,471
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,118
19,387
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,023
25,011
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,792
13,624
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,689
20,713
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,498
23,006
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,963
17,153
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,564
14,657
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,481
18,524
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
financial history
economic history
German history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
16,058
0.286
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,626
59,318
0.300
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,504
40,222
0.254
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,943
53,406
0.396
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Tim Bollerslev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,775
31,541
0.245
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,035
36,307
0.298
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,625
33,886
0.283
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,459
42,663
0.357
Sheridan Titman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,278
29,469
0.291
Franklin Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,932
28,961
0.287
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
Campbell R Harvey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,894
31,640
0.323
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Myron Scholes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,870
14,789
0.190
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,255
19,397
0.265
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Rajiv Banker
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,212
22,294
0.305
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,337
18,684
0.269
finance
transition economies
regulation
Ross Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,973
17,213
0.261
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Patricia M Dechow
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,507
24,471
0.374
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
Shang Jin Wei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,118
19,387
0.302
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
John R Graham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,023
25,011
0.391
Darrell Duffie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,792
13,624
0.220
finance
central banking
Richard Sloan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,689
20,713
0.336
David Hirshleifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,498
23,006
0.374
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,963
17,153
0.281
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Jay Ritter
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,564
14,657
0.250
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,481
18,524
0.328
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Harold James
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
16,058
0.286
financial history
economic history
German history