The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,961
11,102
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Accounting
critical management
professions and regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,233
3,276
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Accounting
Regulation
Auditing
Fraud
Interpersonal Expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
1,122
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Sustainable Finance
International Finance
Law and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,721
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
urban economics
real estate finance and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
203
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Accounting Theory
Management Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
210
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Financial Disclosure
Accounting Standards and Regulations
Analyst Forecasts
M&As
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
165
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Machine Learning
Big Data
Sustainable Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
IPO
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Randall Morck
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,961
11,102
0.206
David Cooper
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,233
3,276
0.215
Accounting
critical management
professions and regulation
Karim Jamal
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,673
1,122
0.240
Accounting
Regulation
Auditing
Fraud
Interpersonal Expertise
Lukas Roth
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,544
2,721
0.768
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Sustainable Finance
International Finance
Law and Finance
David Dale Johnson
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,173
203
0.173
urban economics
real estate finance and economics
Florin Sabac
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
210
0.276
Accounting Theory
Management Accounting
Sanjay Banerjee
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366
165
0.451
Financial Disclosure
Accounting Standards and Regulations
Analyst Forecasts
M&As
Hoa Briscoe Tran
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Machine Learning
Big Data
Sustainable Finance
Jingxuan Zhang
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
IPO
Corporate Finance