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
Financial economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,630
2,573
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Financial Markets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,318
3,182
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Health Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
1,720
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Finance
Asset Pricing
Institutional Investors
Mutual Funds
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,305
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
Regulation
Accounting Standards
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,150
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
health economics
applied econometrics
network models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,019
960
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Governance
Disclosure Regulation
Audit and Financial Reporting Quality
Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Controls
Board
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,950
565
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Real Estate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,168
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international business
global strategy
emerging markets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,195
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
893
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
labor
urban economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
241
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Applied Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy Analysis
Forecasting
International Economics
Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
428
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
261
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Auditing
Regulation
Decision Making
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
687
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
auditing
decision making
ethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
512
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
198
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Applied Econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
147
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
403
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
174
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital
Initial Public Offerings
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
331
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
asset management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
189
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Economics of Information Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
240
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics of Information Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
172
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
AIS
internal controls
IT Audit
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
30
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Corporate governance
financial reporting and audit quality
enterprise risk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
Kathleen Weiss Hanley
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,630
2,573
0.298
Paul Brockman
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,318
3,182
0.435
Shin Yi Chou
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,943
1,720
0.289
Xuemin Sterling Yan
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,268
2,305
0.438
Finance
Asset Pricing
Institutional Investors
Mutual Funds
Heibatollah Sami
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,150
0.380
Financial Accounting
International Accounting
Regulation
Accounting Standards
Seth Richards Shubik
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,019
960
0.475
health economics
applied econometrics
network models
Parveen P Gupta
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,950
565
0.290
Corporate Governance
Disclosure Regulation
Audit and Financial Reporting Quality
Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Controls
Board
S Mckay Price
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,168
0.707
Charles Stevens
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
1,195
0.749
international business
global strategy
emerging markets
Jesus M Salas
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
893
0.661
Corporate Governance
Risk Management
Thomas Hyclak
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
241
0.187
Alex Nikolsko Rzhevskyy
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,045
428
0.410
Applied Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy Analysis
Forecasting
International Economics
Finance
Judith A Mcdonald
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
261
0.251
Tamara Lambert
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
687
0.733
Auditing
Regulation
Decision Making
Marietta Peytcheva
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
512
0.643
James A Dearden
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
198
0.278
Larry Taylor
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
688
147
0.214
Ke Yang
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
403
0.591
Frank Gunter
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
174
0.326
Qianqian Yu
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
331
0.948
Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital
Initial Public Offerings
Haibei Zhao
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
189
0.685
Dawei David Zhang
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274
240
0.876
Haoyan Sun
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
172
0.761
James Hall
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
30
0.159
AIS
internal controls
IT Audit
Bright Asante-Appiah
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
Corporate governance
financial reporting and audit quality
enterprise risk