Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

713,106
World Rank

273
Country Rank

4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Applied Economics | Natural Resource Economics | Agriculture Economics | Public Healt
Applied Economics | Natural Resource Economics | Agriculture Economics | Public Healt
Citation Metrics
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Total981
-
Last 6 Years979
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.998
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

795,867
World Rank

344
Country Rank

7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
development economics | quality assurance in higher education | monitoring and evaluation | natural resources conservation | environmental economic
development economics | quality assurance in higher education | monitoring and evaluation | natural resources conservation | environmental economic
Citation Metrics
-
Total777
-
Last 6 Years594
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.764
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

811,691
World Rank

357
Country Rank

8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Urban economics | international economics | entrepreneurship and business development | agricultural economic
Urban economics | international economics | entrepreneurship and business development | agricultural economic
Citation Metrics
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Total743
-
Last 6 Years307
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.413
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

946,200
World Rank

514
Country Rank

11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
-
Total516
-
Last 6 Years161
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.312
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,038,571
World Rank

637
Country Rank

14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total413
-
Last 6 Years400
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.969
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,128,378
World Rank

763
Country Rank

17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Applied Economics | Resource Economics | Environmental Economics | Climate Change adaptation an
Applied Economics | Resource Economics | Environmental Economics | Climate Change adaptation an
Citation Metrics
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Total334
-
Last 6 Years226
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.677
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

1,273,210
World Rank

965
Country Rank

28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
financial literacy | behavioral finance | financial managemen
financial literacy | behavioral finance | financial managemen
Citation Metrics
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Total243
-
Last 6 Years237
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.975
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,082,600
World Rank

2,261
Country Rank

106
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total43
-
Last 6 Years36
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.837
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,096,413
World Rank

2,293
Country Rank

108
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total41
-
Last 6 Years41
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,106,155
World Rank

2,315
Country Rank

110
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
-
Total40
-
Last 6 Years38
-
Last 6 Years / Total0.950
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,301,336
World Rank

2,792
Country Rank

135
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total20
-
Last 6 Years20
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,361,827
World Rank

2,973
Country Rank

147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics of education and Finance | Teaching methodologies and teacher education | professionalism and ethics in educatio
Economics of education and Finance | Teaching methodologies and teacher education | professionalism and ethics in educatio
Citation Metrics
-
Total15
-
Last 6 Years15
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,420,161
World Rank

3,138
Country Rank

154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
-
Total11
-
Last 6 Years11
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,426,997
World Rank

3,164
Country Rank

155
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,510,391
World Rank

3,442
Country Rank

173
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,513,628
World Rank

3,454
Country Rank

175
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,513,628
World Rank

3,454
Country Rank

175
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Accounting | Finance | Auditing | Entrepreneurship | Micro and small enterprise
Accounting | Finance | Auditing | Entrepreneurship | Micro and small enterprise
Citation Metrics
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Total5
-
Last 6 Years5
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings

2,597,770
World Rank

3,858
Country Rank

209
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Taxation | Financial reporting and Public Financial Managemen
Taxation | Financial reporting and Public Financial Managemen
Citation Metrics
-
Total1
-
Last 6 Years1
-
Last 6 Years / Total1.000