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
Economics
Economic Freedom
Growth & Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,216
4,174
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,425
5,073
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Corporate Finance
Governance
Boards
M&A
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,409
4,139
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
2,550
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microeconometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,848
2,946
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Macroeconomics
Time Series Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
1,554
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Trade
Economic Geography
Urban Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
3,128
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
1,776
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,204
2,380
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
energy economics
energy finance
oil and gas
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
1,001
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
education finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,582
741
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Financial Reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,547
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
New Institutional Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,419
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Empirical asset pricing
Institutional investors
Financial Intermediation
International finance
Fixed income
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,434
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Oil and Gas Accounting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
440
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Experimental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
686
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Industrial Organization
Economic Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
509
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
State and Local Public Finance
Urban Economics
Tax Policy
Economic Freedom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
631
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Comparative Develoment
Long-Run Development and Economic Growth
Cultural Evolution
Technological Change and Innovation
Macro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,202
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Organizations
Innovation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,513
675
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Diversity
ESG
Information Processing
Narcissism
Financial Analysts
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
1,237
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Financial Accounting
Banking
Fair Value
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
410
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Financial Planning
Consumer Finance
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
580
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Macroeconomics
Advanced Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
468
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Macroeconomics
International trade
Economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
500
0.789
Robert Lawson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,216
4,174
0.294
Economics
Economic Freedom
Growth & Development
William Maxwell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,425
5,073
0.408
James S Linck
Methodist University
Fayetteville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,409
4,139
0.440
Corporate Finance
Governance
Boards
M&A
Darius P Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
2,550
0.285
Daniel Millimet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,848
2,946
0.375
Nathan Balke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,091
1,554
0.219
Macroeconomics
Time Series Analysis
Klaus Desmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,576
3,128
0.561
International Trade
Economic Geography
Urban Economics
Hemang Desai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,483
1,776
0.324
Kumar Venkataraman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,204
2,380
0.457
James Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
1,001
0.195
energy economics
energy finance
oil and gas
Kathy Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,582
741
0.162
Nilabhra Bhattacharya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,462
1,547
0.447
Ryan H Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,419
0.475
Chotibhak Jotikasthira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,326
1,434
0.617
Empirical asset pricing
Institutional investors
Financial Intermediation
International finance
Fixed income
Joseph Magliolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
440
0.211
Oil and Gas Accounting
Tim Salmon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
686
0.339
Santanu Roy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,895
509
0.269
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Industrial Organization
Economic Dynamics
Dean Stansel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
631
0.374
State and Local Public Finance
Urban Economics
Tax Policy
Economic Freedom
ÖMer Özak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
1,202
0.755
Comparative Develoment
Long-Run Development and Economic Growth
Cultural Evolution
Technological Change and Innovation
Macro
Matthew R Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,513
675
0.446
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Organizations
Innovation
Sean Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,507
1,237
0.821
Diversity
ESG
Information Processing
Narcissism
Financial Analysts
Gauri Bhat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
937
410
0.438
Financial Accounting
Banking
Fair Value
Hem C Basnet
Methodist University
Fayetteville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
580
0.829
Financial Planning
Consumer Finance
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Patrick Enu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
669
468
0.700
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Macroeconomics
Advanced Econometrics
Michael Sposi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
500
0.789
Macroeconomics
International trade
Economic development