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Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 18 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Financial markets & institutions
Financial literacy
Islamic finance
Sustainable financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,850
9,175
0.774
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Economic Evaluation
Health Technology Assessment
Global Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,119
1,149
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Development Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
778
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Urban Informal Sector
Urban Environmntal Management
Urban Employment and Underemployment
Urban Poverty
Sustainable Urbaniza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
299
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Corporate governance
firm disclosure
executive remuneration
family firm
earnings managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
280
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
macroenomic models and policy
international trade
agriculture
regional cooperation
energ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
174
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Development Economics
Public Health
Public Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometrics an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
96
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Migration
Labor economics
Development economics
Public polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Economics
Health
Climate Change
Impact Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
88
0.989
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Health economics
environmental economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Finance
Accounting
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Depreciation methods and inventory valuation
Microfinance
International Financial Market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development Economics
Labor Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Development Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied Economics
Health
Education
Labor
Development Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Development Economics
Behavioural Economics
Experimental Economics
Economics of Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,189
36
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Md. Mahmudul Alam
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,850
9,175
0.774
Financial markets & institutions
Financial literacy
Islamic finance
Sustainable financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,469
549
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zahidul Quayyum
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,119
1,149
0.542
Economic Evaluation
Health Technology Assessment
Global Healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,566
749
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Narayan Das
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
778
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,583
1,018
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
ATM Nurul Amin
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
299
0.233
Urban Informal Sector
Urban Environmntal Management
Urban Employment and Underemployment
Urban Poverty
Sustainable Urbaniza
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,764
1,938
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Suman Paul Chowdhury
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
280
0.442
Corporate governance
firm disclosure
executive remuneration
family firm
earnings managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,427
2,074
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sultan Hafeez Rahman
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
587
174
0.296
macroenomic models and policy
international trade
agriculture
regional cooperation
energ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,742,292
7,838
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Md. Karimul Islam|Karimul Islam
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
96
1.000
Development Economics
Public Health
Public Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometrics an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,767,615
8,049
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Noshin Tasnim Zaman
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
91
1.000
Migration
Labor economics
Development economics
Public polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,896
8,137
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammed Nazmul Islam
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
88
0.989
Economics
Health
Climate Change
Impact Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,851,365
8,761
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rupok Chowdhury
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
76
1.000
Health economics
environmental economic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,101,541
11,206
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hossain Mohammad Yeasin
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
40
1.000
Finance
Accounting
Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,216,791
12,587
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ahsan Senan
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,326,730
14,096
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Md. Saiful Bari
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Depreciation methods and inventory valuation
Microfinance
International Financial Market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,445,932
16,097
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Showvonick Datta
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,483,368
16,767
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Md. Raied Arman
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Development Economics
Labor Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,516,355
17,365
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ashraf S. Khan
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,533,764
17,661
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Faria Tahmeen Momo
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Applied Economics
Health
Education
Labor
Development Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,552,170
18,015
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Md Johirul Islam
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Development Economics
Behavioural Economics
Experimental Economics
Economics of Educatio