The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
China
Economics
Agricultural economics
Development strategies
Food policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,814
16,454
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Labor Economics
Rural Development
Food System Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
198
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
agent based model
IO
behavioral fin & econ
social network
experimental economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
191
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Micro-finance
Development Economics
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
145
0.973
Shenggen Fan
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,814
16,454
0.487
China
Economics
Agricultural economics
Development strategies
Food policy
Wenjin Long 龙文进
China Agricultural University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
198
0.522
Labor Economics
Rural Development
Food System Transformation
Tong Zhang
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
191
0.680
agent based model
IO
behavioral fin & econ
social network
experimental economics
Jesmin Akhter
South China Agricultural University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
145
0.973
Micro-finance
Development Economics
Economics