Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Macroeconomic Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,572
11,479
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Politics
Philosophy and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
8,190
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Banking and financial inclusion
emerging markets
migration economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
1,441
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,305
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
792
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leadership
Finance
Investments
Strategy
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
354
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Finance
Strategy
Marketing
Monitoring&Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
594
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
746
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Development Economics
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Economic Growth
Poverty
Foreign Aid and Direct Investment.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
525
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
533
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Knowledge Management
Organisational Communication
Banking Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
254
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
375
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International trade law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
187
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Econometrics I Computational Economics I Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
426
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Public Sector Finance
Financial Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
442
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Information Communication Sciences
Pedagogical Sciences
Innovation
Technology Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
252
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Economics
growth
realism in economics
employment and unemployment in South Africa
inflation and growth in South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
149
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
345
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Economic growth
Fragile States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
432
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
International Finance
Financial Markets
Institutions
Development Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
411
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economics of research
Intellectual Property Rights
Plant Breeders' Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
413
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Investment portfolio management
Market efficiencies and frictions
liquidity management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
395
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
SME Financing
Risk Management
Open Distance e-Learning
Corporate Social Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
301
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Human biobanking: Ethical and legal issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
348
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
household finance
financial and tax literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
274
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,870
190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas M Odhiambo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,572
11,479
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,997
426
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Smanga Hlongwa
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
8,190
0.938
Politics
Philosophy and Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,127
1,950
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Makina
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
1,441
0.664
Banking and financial inclusion
emerging markets
migration economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,908
2,672
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sin-Yu Ho
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,305
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,329
2,901
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Munyaradzi Marufu
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
792
0.606
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,349
3,198
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tersia Botha
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,128
354
0.314
Leadership
Finance
Investments
Strategy
Project Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,212
746
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evans Owuor Maumo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
594
0.669
Finance
Strategy
Marketing
Monitoring&Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,318
3,920
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Athenia B. Sibindi
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
746
0.930
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,619
4,129
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eddie Mahembe
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
525
0.716
Development Economics
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Economic Growth
Poverty
Foreign Aid and Direct Investment.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,577
4,189
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barry Ackers
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
533
0.755
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,179
4,369
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rachel Barker
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
254
0.391
Knowledge Management
Organisational Communication
Banking Fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,268
4,405
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leshoro Tla
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
375
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,113
4,440
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sieg Eiselen
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
187
0.298
International trade law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,270
4,711
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elvis Munyaradzi Ganyaupfu
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
426
0.769
Econometrics I Computational Economics I Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,184
4,871
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lourens Erasmus
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
516
442
0.857
Public Sector Finance
Financial Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,945
4,952
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Jakovljevic
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499
252
0.505
Information Communication Sciences
Pedagogical Sciences
Innovation
Technology Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,028
5,071
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Duncan Hodge
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
149
0.310
Economics
growth
realism in economics
employment and unemployment in South Africa
inflation and growth in South Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,201
5,089
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Busani Moyo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
477
345
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,849
5,096
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Senia Nhamo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
432
0.908
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Economic growth
Fragile States
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,474
5,123
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Patricia Makoni
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
411
0.871
International Finance
Financial Markets
Institutions
Development Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,775
5,281
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Charity Ruramai Nhemachena
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
413
0.916
Economics of research
Intellectual Property Rights
Plant Breeders' Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,611
5,294
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Godfrey Marozva
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
395
0.880
Investment portfolio management
Market efficiencies and frictions
liquidity management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,853
5,519
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ashley Mutezo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
301
0.715
SME Financing
Risk Management
Open Distance e-Learning
Corporate Social Responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
999,518
5,614
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Safia Mahomed
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
348
0.851
Human biobanking: Ethical and legal issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,772
5,689
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bernadene De Clercq
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
274
0.683
household finance
financial and tax literacy