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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
195,275
57,496
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
* 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
132,344
51,246
0.387
* 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
127,840
30,850
0.241
* 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
120,866
35,380
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,372
32,964
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,921
41,392
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,099
28,527
0.285
* 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
99,691
27,987
0.281
* 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
96,913
30,834
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,317
14,408
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,336
21,608
0.299
* 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
72,262
18,771
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
finance
transition economies
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,670
18,222
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,302
16,754
0.257
* 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
64,616
23,825
0.369
* 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
63,402
18,792
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,123
24,235
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,447
13,382
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,952
20,188
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
social transmission bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,578
22,200
0.366
* 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
60,391
16,666
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,975
14,253
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,884
18,094
0.324
* 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
55,405
15,433
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821
330
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,275
57,496
0.294
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,250
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,779
38,871
0.248
Finance
Economics
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733
785
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,344
51,246
0.387
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,853
848
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tim Bollerslev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,840
30,850
0.241
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,044
952
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,866
35,380
0.293
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,123
989
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,372
32,964
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,136
998
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,921
41,392
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,971
1,435
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sheridan Titman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,099
28,527
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,987
235
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Franklin Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,691
27,987
0.281
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,166
1,530
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Campbell R Harvey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,913
30,834
0.318
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,744
2,272
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myron Scholes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,317
14,408
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,321
2,534
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajiv Banker
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,336
21,608
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,327
439
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,262
18,771
0.260
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,772
484
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,670
18,222
0.265
finance
transition economies
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,271
2,983
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ross Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,302
16,754
0.257
Accounting
Finance
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,370
3,022
30
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
64,616
23,825
0.369
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,570
3,117
67
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
63,402
18,792
0.296
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,617
3,145
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John R Graham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,123
24,235
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,935
3,310
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Darrell Duffie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,447
13,382
0.218
finance
central banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,013
3,347
36
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
60,952
20,188
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,095
3,380
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Hirshleifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,578
22,200
0.366
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
social transmission bias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,129
3,399
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,391
16,666
0.276
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,590
3,633
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jay Ritter
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,975
14,253
0.246
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,061
3,867
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,884
18,094
0.324
Financial accounting
finance
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,168
3,922
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harold James
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,405
15,433
0.279
financial history
economic history
German history