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
Corporate Governance
Strategic Management
Chinese Management practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
2,225
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
State and local taxation
Non-profit organizations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
218
0.492
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
Executive compensation
Political finance
Corporate governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
119
0.881
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
group work
recruitment & retention of students
accounting education
gender in accounting
decision to major in accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
40
0.325
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
Finance
Corporate Finance
Economics
Experimental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Michael N Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,292
2,225
0.420
Corporate Governance
Strategic Management
Chinese Management practice
Mary Ann Hofmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
443
218
0.492
State and local taxation
Non-profit organizations
Brandy Hadley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
119
0.881
Executive compensation
Political finance
Corporate governance
Rebecca Kaenzig Hutchins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
40
0.325
group work
recruitment & retention of students
accounting education
gender in accounting
decision to major in accounting
Alex Holcomb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
28
0.933
Finance
Corporate Finance
Economics
Experimental Economics
Jonathan Bitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882