Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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
Germany
Joachim Wagner
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
Germany
David J Abson
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
Germany
Patrick Velte
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
Germany
Lars Holstenkamp
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
Germany
Michael Lamla
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
Germany
Christian Pfeifer
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
Germany
Boris Hirsch
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
Germany
Mario Mechtel
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
Germany
Christoph Wegener
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
Germany
Yassin Denis Bouzzine
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
Germany
Hannes Köster
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
Germany
Parvina Tanikulova
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
Germany
Jan Marvin Apel
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
Germany
Inna Petrunyk
Labor Economics
Policy Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,206
Germany
1,688
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joachim Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,437
4,771
0.233
International Firm Activities
Microeconometrics
Firm level data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,773
Germany
2,688
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David J Abson
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,995
Germany
5,179
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patrick Velte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,320
6,708
0.806
Financial Accounting
External Audit
Corporate Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,514
Germany
11,638
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lars Holstenkamp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,525
0.774
Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energien
Bürgerbeteiligung
Social Investment
Entwicklungsfinanzierung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,170
Germany
13,816
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Lamla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,549
1,331
0.522
macroeconomics
monetary economics
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,545
Germany
15,749
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian Pfeifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,081
891
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,514
Germany
19,195
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Boris Hirsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
887
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,377
Germany
24,466
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mario Mechtel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
632
0.708
Behavioral Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Social Identity
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,013
Germany
33,244
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christoph Wegener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
352
0.840
Applied Econometrics
Finance
Energy Economics
Financial Bubbles
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,291,390
Germany
44,067
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yassin Denis Bouzzine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
198
0.995
Corporate Sustainability
Sustainable Finance
Business Ethics
ESG
Organizational Misconduct
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,403,447
Germany
47,477
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hannes Köster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
136
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,413
Germany
58,003
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Parvina Tanikulova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
Corporate Social Responsibility
Management Accounting
Corporate Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,244,929
Germany
65,610
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jan Marvin Apel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
Germany
66,786
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Inna Petrunyk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000