Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
198,552
60,119
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
* 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
135,633
54,027
0.398
* 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
129,314
32,026
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,177
34,335
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,123
43,285
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,666
29,790
0.293
* 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
101,461
29,441
0.290
* 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
98,462
32,177
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,152
15,005
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,629
22,647
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
finance
transition economies
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,588
18,908
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,319
17,475
0.263
* 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
65,869
24,841
0.377
* 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
64,519
19,747
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,409
25,393
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,057
13,820
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,939
21,000
0.339
* 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
61,819
23,282
0.377
* 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
61,240
17,428
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,751
14,821
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,846
18,866
0.332
* 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
56,345
16,204
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826
333
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
Finance
Economics
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,728
780
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,897
862
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tim Bollerslev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,314
32,026
0.248
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,075
957
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,167
1,006
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,177
34,335
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172
1,011
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,123
43,285
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,014
1,440
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sheridan Titman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,666
29,790
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,029
241
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Franklin Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,461
29,441
0.290
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,210
1,538
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Campbell R Harvey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,462
32,177
0.327
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,854
2,312
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myron Scholes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,152
15,005
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,367
2,544
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajiv Banker
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,629
22,647
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,389
446
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,877
495
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,588
18,908
0.272
finance
transition economies
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,355
3,007
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ross Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,319
17,475
0.263
Accounting
Finance
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,411
3,032
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia M Dechow
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
24,841
0.377
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,631
3,136
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shang Jin Wei
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,519
19,747
0.306
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,648
3,148
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John R Graham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,409
25,393
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,090
3,367
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Darrell Duffie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,057
13,820
0.223
finance
central banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,114
3,377
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Sloan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,939
21,000
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,132
3,386
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Hirshleifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,819
23,282
0.377
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,230
3,430
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,716
3,667
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jay Ritter
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,751
14,821
0.252
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,131
3,885
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,846
18,866
0.332
Financial accounting
finance
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,256
3,944
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harold James
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,345
16,204
0.288
financial history
economic history
German history