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
econometrics
panel data
treatment effects
clustering
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,858
63,293
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
management accounting
management control systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,565
2,948
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Labor economics
public economics
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,144
4,550
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Labor
Demography
Health
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
3,265
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,050
3,460
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Financial Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,942
2,328
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Labor economics
health economics
econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,654
3,687
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Financial Accounting
Disclosure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
1,750
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Financial Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
2,452
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
micro3enterprises
economics of education
nonfarm employment
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
1,085
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
economics
natural resources
agriculture
international development
watersheds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
1,924
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
auditing
financial accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
2,234
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Environmental and Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
1,653
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
financial accounting
credit ratings
standard setting
cyber security
top management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,666
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Information Policy
Internet Economics
Digital Innovation
Broadband
Digital Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,853
1,808
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Portfolio Choice
Individual investors
Mutual Funds
Hedge Funds
Investment Banks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,117
1,434
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Energy and Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
1,489
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Macroeconomics
Financial Economics
International Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,789
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Accounting Information Systems
Enterprise Systems
Semantic Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
884
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Social Media Analytics
IT Services
Outsourcing
Network Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
1,457
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
financial accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,508
1,951
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,979
510
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
Education
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,749
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Public Economics
Distribution of Income and Wealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
319
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Asset pricing
investments
institutional investors
mutual funds
hedge funds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,987
0.745
Jeffrey M Wooldridge
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,858
63,293
0.404
econometrics
panel data
treatment effects
clustering
economics
Shields
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,565
2,948
0.217
management accounting
management control systems
Amanda Chuan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,144
4,550
0.498
Labor economics
public economics
behavioral economics
Steven J Haider
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,173
3,265
0.399
Labor
Demography
Health
Applied Econometrics
Frank Lupi
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,050
3,460
0.430
Kathy Petroni
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,942
2,328
0.293
Todd Elder
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,654
3,687
0.482
Labor economics
health economics
econometrics
Marilyn Johnson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,877
1,750
0.254
Financial Accounting
Disclosure
Zoran Ivković
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,406
2,452
0.383
Carl Liedholm
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,134
1,085
0.177
micro3enterprises
economics of education
nonfarm employment
economic development
John Kerr
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
1,924
0.314
economics
natural resources
agriculture
international development
watersheds
Chris Hogan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,837
2,234
0.383
auditing
financial accounting
Richard Horan
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
1,653
0.294
Environmental and Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
John Xuefeng Jiang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,936
2,666
0.540
financial accounting
credit ratings
standard setting
cyber security
top management
Johannes M Bauer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,853
1,808
0.373
Information Policy
Internet Economics
Digital Innovation
Broadband
Digital Equity
Andrei Simonov
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,117
1,434
0.348
Portfolio Choice
Individual investors
Mutual Funds
Hedge Funds
Investment Banks
Soren Anderson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
1,489
0.378
Energy and Environmental Economics
Raoul Minetti
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,789
0.486
Macroeconomics
Financial Economics
International Finance
Severin Grabski
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
884
0.251
Accounting Information Systems
Enterprise Systems
Semantic Modeling
Anjana Susarla
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,509
1,457
0.415
Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Social Media Analytics
IT Services
Outsourcing
Network Science
Isabel Yanyan Wang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,508
1,951
0.556
Steven Matusz
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,979
510
0.171
Scott Imberman
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,749
0.600
Economics
Education
Public Policy
Paul L Menchik
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,883
319
0.111
Public Economics
Distribution of Income and Wealth
Hao Jiang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,667
1,987
0.745
Asset pricing
investments
institutional investors
mutual funds
hedge funds