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
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Fraud
Audit Committees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,117
7,332
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,668
7,695
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
5,501
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,398
4,190
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,523
2,511
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Financial Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,374
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
finance
banking
mergers and acquisitions
capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
530
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
corporate governance
institutional investors
securities regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
886
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Audit
Corporate Governance
SEC Comment Letters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
945
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Livestock and Meat Economics
Farm and Financial Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
143
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Financial Econometrics
Data Analysis
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Joseph Carcello
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,117
7,332
0.364
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Fraud
Audit Committees
John Wachowicz
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,668
7,695
0.462
Linda Myers
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,884
5,501
0.463
Terry L Neal
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,398
4,190
0.403
Auditing
Corporate Governance
James Myers
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,523
2,511
0.334
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Bruce Behn
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,374
0.365
James W Wansley
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
530
0.167
finance
banking
mergers and acquisitions
capital
Tracie Woidtke
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,017
886
0.294
corporate governance
institutional investors
securities regulation
Lauren Dreher Cunningham|Lauren M. Dreher
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,096
945
0.862
Audit
Corporate Governance
SEC Comment Letters
Charles Martinez
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
143
0.960
Livestock and Meat Economics
Farm and Financial Management
Jana Salim
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Financial Econometrics
Data Analysis
Statistics