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
Resource environment economy
Data envelopment analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
3,894
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
finance
energy economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
3,394
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Fuzzy set theory
combination forecasting
group decision making
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,126
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Infrared radiation
damage model
acoustic emission
water inrush
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
490
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Actuarial Science
Mathematical Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
119
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Disability employment
EDI
business schools
higher education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
188
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental Economics
Economic Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
145
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Corporate Finance Carbon Finance ESG Household Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Information Security
Watermarking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
62
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Climate Finance
commodity
time frequency
uncertainty index
natural gas
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
12
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Macro Finance
Foreign Exchange Market
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Agricultural economics and Management
Regional rural development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Xin Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
3,894
1.000
Resource environment economy
Data envelopment analysis
Lianbiao Cui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
3,394
0.915
finance
energy economics
Zhifu Tao
Anhui University
Hefei, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,126
0.750
Fuzzy set theory
combination forecasting
group decision making
Kewang Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
490
0.998
Infrared radiation
damage model
acoustic emission
water inrush
Lin Xu
Anhui Normal University
Wuhu, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
119
0.506
Actuarial Science
Mathematical Finance
Guoxin Ma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
188
0.974
Disability employment
EDI
business schools
higher education
Hana Oubaih
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
145
1.000
Environmental Economics
Economic Growth
Hao Shu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
114
1.000
Corporate Finance Carbon Finance ESG Household Finance
Dayou Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
62
0.838
Information Security
Watermarking
Qiang Cao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
12
0.235
Climate Finance
commodity
time frequency
uncertainty index
natural gas
Yahui Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Macro Finance
Foreign Exchange Market
Sumiati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Agricultural economics and Management
Regional rural development