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 Intermediaries
Banking
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
490
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Environmental Economics
Transportation Economics
Behavioral Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
438
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
microeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
71
0.286
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
48
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
67
0.523
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Finance
Local & State Government
Public Education
Public Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
76
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Empirical Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
116
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
investments
derivatives
financial regulation and policy
international finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Monetary and international finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
international economics
macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
7
0.226
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Ranking Based On Selection :11
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Accounting Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Karin Pafford Roland
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
490
0.347
Financial Intermediaries
Banking
Corporate Finance
Luke Jones
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
438
0.746
Environmental Economics
Transportation Economics
Behavioral Economics
L Wayne Plumly
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
71
0.286
Nancy Swanson
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
48
0.304
Attila Cseh
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
67
0.523
Nandan Kumar Jha
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
76
0.623
Public Finance
Local & State Government
Public Education
Public Policy
Md Ruhul Amin
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
116
1.000
Empirical Corporate Finance
Elvan Aktas
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
Finance
investments
derivatives
financial regulation and policy
international finance
Ellis Heath
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
Monetary and international finance
Cynthia Royal Tori
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
7
0.226
international economics
macroeconomics
Cori O Crews
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Accounting Education