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
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,391
16,666
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Economic Foundations of Strategy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,609
8,747
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,432
9,170
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
public economics
environmental economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,678
3,619
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
regional economics
regional modeling
interregional trade
migration
ageing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,336
4,830
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
food insecurity
food assistance programs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
8,343
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Annuities
Pensions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,007
4,616
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
3,988
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
2,323
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
3,224
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
asset pricing
investments
derivatives
risk management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,304
2,505
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
economic growth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
1,831
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
economics
finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
2,109
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
937
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,311
2,231
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
economics
agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,150
2,257
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Labor economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,968
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
conservation
environmental policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
2,115
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
macroeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
1,473
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,096
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
accounting
information
disclosure
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
771
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,223
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
2,206
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
labor economics
economics of the family
economic demography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
476
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
1,138
0.283
Robert J Brunner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,391
16,666
0.276
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Joseph T Mahoney
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,609
8,747
0.306
Heitor Almeida
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,432
9,170
0.428
Don Fullerton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,678
3,619
0.205
public economics
environmental economics
Geoffrey JD Hewings
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,336
4,830
0.315
regional economics
regional modeling
interregional trade
migration
ageing
Craig Gundersen
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
8,343
0.550
food insecurity
food assistance programs
Jeffrey R Brown
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,007
4,616
0.308
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Annuities
Pensions
Theodore Sougiannis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
3,988
0.295
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
George Pennacchi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
2,323
0.250
Scott Weisbenner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
3,224
0.378
Neil D Pearson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,304
2,505
0.302
asset pricing
investments
derivatives
risk management
Stephen L Parente
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
1,831
0.229
Dan Bernhardt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
2,109
0.306
William F Wright
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
937
0.174
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
Mark Peecher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,311
2,231
0.420
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
Teresa Serra
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,150
2,257
0.438
Alexander W Bartik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,968
0.982
Amy W Ando
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
2,115
0.450
conservation
environmental policy
Timothy C Johnson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
1,473
0.325
finance
macroeconomics
Joshua M Pollet
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,096
0.466
Ahmed Rashad Abdel Khalik
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
771
0.173
accounting
information
disclosure
Jiekun Huang
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,223
0.731
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
Richard Akresh
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
2,206
0.507
Andrea Beller
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
476
0.116
labor economics
economics of the family
economic demography
Hadi Salehi Esfahani
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
1,138
0.283