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 and Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
545
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Migration
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Urban Economics
Industrial Organization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
415
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Derivatives
Market Microstructure
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
292
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Earnings Management
Disclosure
Accounting Comparability
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
441
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Econophysics
Empirical Finance
economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
265
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Corporate Finance
Performance Management & Control Systems
Bank Effeciency
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
181
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Banking
Total factor productivity
Corporate Governance and Public Affairs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
255
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Mergers and Acquisitions
corporate finance
agency conflicts
corporate governance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
203
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
192
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Macroeconomics
International Financne
Economic Growth and Development
Banking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
85
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Trade
Game Theory
Public Policy
Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
82
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
E-commerce
online reviews
social media analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
118
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Financial sector development
Poverty
Inequality
Microfinance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
81
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Finance
Investments
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
65
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Earnings Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
54
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Behavioral Finance
Investor Sentiment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microeconomics
Game Theory
Developmental Economics
Impact Evaluation and Gender Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
ESG
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
15
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Corporate Finance
Corporate governance
Accounting
Risk Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Finance
Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Development Economics
Applied Welfare Economics
Food and Agricultural Trade
Econometrics
Gender Inequality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Mehul Raithatha
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
545
0.879
Accounting and Finance
Ajay Sharma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
415
0.728
Migration
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Urban Economics
Industrial Organization
Kotha Kiran Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
292
0.534
Derivatives
Market Microstructure
Corporate Finance
Surya Bhushan Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
441
0.971
Earnings Management
Disclosure
Accounting Comparability
Kousik Guhathakurta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
265
0.669
Econophysics
Empirical Finance
economics
Keyur Thaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
181
0.622
Corporate Finance
Performance Management & Control Systems
Bank Effeciency
Abhay Pant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
255
0.996
Banking
Total factor productivity
Corporate Governance and Public Affairs
Radha M Ladkani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
203
0.927
Mergers and Acquisitions
corporate finance
agency conflicts
corporate governance
Mohammad Shameem Jawed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
192
0.965
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Ganesh Kumar Nidugala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
85
0.438
Macroeconomics
International Financne
Economic Growth and Development
Banking
Siddhartha K Rastogi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
82
0.573
International Trade
Game Theory
Public Policy
Development
Aarushi Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
118
0.975
E-commerce
online reviews
social media analysis
Atul Mehta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
81
0.810
Financial sector development
Poverty
Inequality
Microfinance
Dipayan Roy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
65
0.756
Finance
Investments
Applied Statistics
Palka Chhillar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
54
0.783
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Earnings Management
Garima Goel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
Behavioral Finance
Investor Sentiment
Pooja Batra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
Microeconomics
Game Theory
Developmental Economics
Impact Evaluation and Gender Economics
Sushant Sarode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
15
0.385
Subhasankar Chattopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
Pankaj Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
27
0.871
Corporate Finance
Corporate governance
Accounting
Risk Management
Meghwant Singh Thakur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Development Economics
Applied Welfare Economics
Food and Agricultural Trade
Econometrics
Gender Inequality