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.
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,035
36,307
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Corporate Finance and Governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,963
16,453
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Experimental and Behavioral Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,757
4,305
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,851
7,792
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Regional and Urban Economics and Regional Growth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
5,383
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Environmental economics
welfare economics
sustainability and resilience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,779
2,203
0.160
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Ranking Based On Selection :7
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,266
2,426
0.183
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Ranking Based On Selection :8
economics
reading jazz
sport.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,408
2,575
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,898
3,819
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Financial Markets
Real-Estate
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Finance
Household Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,624
5,906
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,459
2,516
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
physics
biophysics
environmental economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,384
1,471
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
financial planning
retirement adequacy
risk tolerance
household financial decisions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
2,830
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,126
1,830
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Financial Institutions
Corporate Governance
M&As
Corporate Finance
Risk
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,810
3,997
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Capital Markets
Financial Economics
Analyst Forecasts
Information Acquisition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,760
3,595
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Marketing
Food
Consumer
Behavior
Resource
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
3,467
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
economics
agriculture
food
technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
1,577
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Economic theory
experimental economics
mechanism design
game theory
experimental methodology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
2,627
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Economics of health behaviors
cross-national comparative research
intergenerational transmission of economic behavior
income inequality and health
strategic marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
720
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
economic theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
581
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Financial Accounting
Accounting Choices
Analysts' stock recommendations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,301
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Agricultural Prices
Policy and Trade
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
533
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
and Securities Regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
874
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental economics
Applied econometrics
Nonmarket valuation
Land use
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,507
0.608
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,035
36,307
0.298
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Michael Weisbach
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,963
16,453
0.305
Corporate Finance and Governance
John H Kagel
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,757
4,305
0.189
Experimental and Behavioral Economics
Lu Zhang 张橹
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,851
7,792
0.492
Mark Partridge
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,080
5,383
0.382
Regional and Urban Economics and Regional Growth
Alan Randall
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,779
2,203
0.160
Environmental economics
welfare economics
sustainability and resilience
David Blau
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,266
2,426
0.183
Dan Levin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,408
2,575
0.226
Brian Roe Or Brian E Roe
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,898
3,819
0.350
Itzhak Zahi Ben David|Itzhak Ben-David, Itzhak Bendavid
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,624
5,906
0.614
Financial Markets
Real-Estate
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Finance
Household Finance
Donald R Haurin
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,459
2,516
0.266
Ciriyam Jayaprakash
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,384
1,471
0.175
physics
biophysics
environmental economics
Sherman D Hanna
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
2,830
0.379
financial planning
retirement adequacy
risk tolerance
household financial decisions
Ingrid M Werner
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,126
1,830
0.257
Isil Erel
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,810
3,997
0.587
Financial Institutions
Corporate Governance
M&As
Corporate Finance
Risk
Darren Roulstone
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,760
3,595
0.532
Capital Markets
Financial Economics
Analyst Forecasts
Information Acquisition
Wuyang Hu
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,439
3,467
0.637
Marketing
Food
Consumer
Behavior
Resource
Marvin T Batte
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
1,577
0.330
economics
agriculture
food
technology
Paul J Healy
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,697
2,627
0.559
Economic theory
experimental economics
mechanism design
game theory
experimental methodology
Dean R Lillard
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,940
720
0.245
Economics of health behaviors
cross-national comparative research
intergenerational transmission of economic behavior
income inequality and health
strategic marketing
James Peck
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
581
0.203
Tzachi Zach
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,301
0.456
Financial Accounting
Accounting Choices
Analysts' stock recommendations
SR Thompson
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,725
533
0.196
Agricultural Prices
Policy and Trade
Xue Wang
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,558
874
0.342
Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
and Securities Regulation
H Allen Klaiber
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,507
0.608
Environmental economics
Applied econometrics
Nonmarket valuation
Land use