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Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 86 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
labor economics
education
inequality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,180
37,743
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Economic development
health
well-being
econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,097
30,837
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
economics
international trade
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,435
25,431
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Economics
Political Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,293
13,329
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Macroeconomics
econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,072
16,843
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
financial history
economic history
German history
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,009
14,098
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,073
17,255
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International Trade
Economic Growth
Spatial Economics
Urban Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,000
14,657
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
health economics
development economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,613
11,667
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Microeconomics
assymetric information
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,247
4,015
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economics
Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,331
12,372
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Industrial Organization
competition policy
social welfare
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,728
2,393
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,972
10,545
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Financial econometrics
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,796
5,951
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
financial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,680
9,389
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Public Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,074
10,670
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
International finance
political economy
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,241
3,571
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Public Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,777
8,344
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Econometrics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Decision Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,554
13,414
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,524
7,539
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Economics
Public Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,018
9,144
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,836
4,726
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
financial optimization
portfolio theory
robust optimization
asset allocation
wealth management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,600
1,954
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,377
2,623
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Economic development
Economics of health policy in developing countries
Service delivery in developing countries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,137
2,142
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,848
829
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alan Krueger
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,180
37,743
0.283
labor economics
education
inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,204
1,022
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Angus Deaton
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,097
30,837
0.255
Economic development
health
well-being
econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,650
1,253
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gene Grossman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,435
25,431
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,553
1,674
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Avinash Dixit
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,293
13,329
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,903
2,327
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher Sims
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,072
16,843
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,342
3,974
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harold James
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,009
14,098
0.247
financial history
economic history
German history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,256
5,321
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Markus Brunnermeier
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,073
17,255
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,085
6,630
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Redding
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,000
14,657
0.357
International Trade
Economic Growth
Spatial Economics
Urban Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,322
6,751
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anne Case
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,613
11,667
0.287
health economics
development economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,186
11,569
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Rothschild
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,247
4,015
0.142
Microeconomics
assymetric information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,445
12,106
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Atif Mian
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,331
12,372
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,398
12,516
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Willig
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,728
2,393
0.090
Industrial Organization
competition policy
social welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,575
12,992
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Motohiro Yogo
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,972
10,545
0.406
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,495
14,641
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yacine Ait Sahalia
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,796
5,951
0.250
Financial econometrics
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,762
15,595
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wei Xiong
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,680
9,389
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,101
16,141
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Giovanni L Violante
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,074
10,670
0.483
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Public Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,156
16,999
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ashoka Mody
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,241
3,571
0.168
International finance
political economy
economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,392
17,461
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David S Lee
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,777
8,344
0.402
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Public Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,970
20,012
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matias D Cattaneo
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,554
13,414
0.723
Econometrics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Decision Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,707
21,524
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Esteban Rossi Hansberg
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,524
7,539
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,037
25,852
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Henrik Kleven
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,018
9,144
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,730
30,877
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Aguiar
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,836
4,726
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,483
34,385
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Mulvey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,600
1,954
0.168
financial optimization
portfolio theory
robust optimization
asset allocation
wealth management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,469
35,109
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wolfgang Pesendorfer
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,377
2,623
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,447
43,760
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeffrey S Hammer
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,137
2,142
0.234
Economic development
Economics of health policy in developing countries
Service delivery in developing countries