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
Financial Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,427
3,285
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Asset Pricing
Institutional Investors
Mutual Funds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
2,371
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
Regulation
Accounting Standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,082
1,191
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Corporate Governance
Disclosure Regulation
Audit and Financial Reporting Quality
Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Controls
Board
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,978
585
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Finance
Real Estate
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,219
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
917
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
419
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital
Initial Public Offerings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
348
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Accounting-related business sustainability
audit and financial reporting quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
193
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
AIS
internal controls
IT Audit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
30
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Corporate Finance
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
102
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
73
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
35
0.897
Paul Brockman
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,427
3,285
0.442
Xuemin Sterling Yan
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
2,371
0.443
Finance
Asset Pricing
Institutional Investors
Mutual Funds
Heibatollah Sami
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,082
1,191
0.386
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
Regulation
Accounting Standards
Parveen P Gupta
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,978
585
0.296
Corporate Governance
Disclosure Regulation
Audit and Financial Reporting Quality
Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Controls
Board
S Mckay Price
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,705
1,219
0.715
Jesus M Salas
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
917
0.665
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Ke Yang
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
419
0.599
Qianqian Yu
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
348
0.951
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital
Initial Public Offerings
Bright Asante-Appiah
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
193
0.995
Accounting-related business sustainability
audit and financial reporting quality
James Hall
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
30
0.158
AIS
internal controls
IT Audit
Donald E Bowen III
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
102
0.879
Corporate Finance
Innovation
Ke Shen
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
73
0.986
Chen Cai
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
35
0.897