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
International Firm Activities
Microeconometrics
Firm level data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,437
4,771
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sustainability Science
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Agriculture and Food Security
Landscape Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,579
10,649
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Accounting
External Audit
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
6,708
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energien
Bürgerbeteiligung
Social Investment
Entwicklungsfinanzierung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,525
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
macroeconomics
monetary economics
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
1,331
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
891
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Labour economics
industrial relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
887
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Behavioral Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Social Identity
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
632
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Applied Econometrics
Finance
Energy Economics
Financial Bubbles
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
352
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Corporate Sustainability
Sustainable Finance
Business Ethics
ESG
Organizational Misconduct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
198
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Banking
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
136
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Corporate Social Responsibility
Management Accounting
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Labor Economics
Policy Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Joachim Wagner
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,437
4,771
0.233
International Firm Activities
Microeconometrics
Firm level data
David J Abson
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,579
10,649
0.730
Sustainability Science
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Economics
Agriculture and Food Security
Landscape Ecology
Patrick Velte
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
6,708
0.806
Financial Accounting
External Audit
Corporate Governance
Lars Holstenkamp
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,525
0.774
Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energien
Bürgerbeteiligung
Social Investment
Entwicklungsfinanzierung
Michael Lamla
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
1,331
0.522
macroeconomics
monetary economics
political economy
Christian Pfeifer
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
891
0.428
Boris Hirsch
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
887
0.605
Labour economics
industrial relations
Mario Mechtel
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
632
0.708
Behavioral Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Social Identity
Sustainability
Christoph Wegener
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
352
0.840
Applied Econometrics
Finance
Energy Economics
Financial Bubbles
Risk Management
Yassin Denis Bouzzine
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
198
0.995
Corporate Sustainability
Sustainable Finance
Business Ethics
ESG
Organizational Misconduct
Hannes Köster
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
136
0.889
Banking
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Parvina Tanikulova
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
Corporate Social Responsibility
Management Accounting
Corporate Governance
Jan Marvin Apel
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Inna Petrunyk
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Labor Economics
Policy Evaluation