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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Financial markets & institutions
Financial literacy
Islamic finance
Sustainable finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
8,030
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Economics
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
4,211
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Green Finance
Environmental Technologies
Green Energy
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
4,311
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental economics
disaster economics
tourism economics
human resource economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,632
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
financial reporting and corporate governance
gender diversity
women on boards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
3,154
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Accounting
Auditing
Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
2,597
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Governance
Strategic Management
Digitech (AI/Blockchain/BD)
Board Diversity
FinTech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
4,063
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Resource Economics
Environmental Economics and Management
Fisheries Economics
Institutional Economics
International Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,719
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Firm Efficiency and Productivity
Economics of Banking and Financial markets
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,521
2,359
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Behavioral accounting
Taxation
Management Accounting
Zakat Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,498
2,197
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,892
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Accounting Information Systems
Auditing
E-Commerce
ICT
Bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
2,565
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Environmental Economics
International Trade
Development Economics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
1,994
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Board Diversity
Corporate Governance
Family Firms
Sustainability
Financial Reporting Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,844
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Corporate governance
auditing
corporate reporting
ipo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,658
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Islamic Accounting
Zakat
Behavioral Research in Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,442
2,050
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate and Individual Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,118
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
943
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
corporate governance
firm performance
financial reporting
board diversity
multiple directorships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,519
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Applied Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
Financial and Monetary Economics
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,992
1,414
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Islamic banking and finance
applied econometrics
financial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
1,128
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Political Connections
Financial Distress
Capital Structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
1,410
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,317
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Performance measurement
management control system
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
1,221
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
IPO
Earnings Forecasts
Earnings Management
Stock Market and Accounting Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,600
965
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,964
253
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Md. Mahmudul Alam
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
8,030
0.797
Financial markets & institutions
Financial literacy
Islamic finance
Sustainable finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,910
628
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nor Aznin Abu Bakar
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
4,211
0.727
International Economics
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,528
908
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sahar Afshan
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,501
4,311
0.958
Green Finance
Environmental Technologies
Green Energy
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,380
911
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Siti Aznor Ahmad
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,483
2,632
0.587
Environmental economics
disaster economics
tourism economics
human resource economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,754
954
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,367
3,154
0.722
financial reporting and corporate governance
gender diversity
women on boards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,198
976
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ayoib Che Ahmad
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,276
2,597
0.607
Accounting
Auditing
Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,333
983
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rohail Hassan
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,234
4,063
0.960
Corporate Governance
Strategic Management
Digitech (AI/Blockchain/BD)
Board Diversity
FinTech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,212
1,126
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
K Kuperan Viswanathan
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
1,719
0.450
Resource Economics
Environmental Economics and Management
Fisheries Economics
Institutional Economics
International Business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,986
1,247
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mohd Zaini Abd Karim
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,521
2,359
0.670
Firm Efficiency and Productivity
Economics of Banking and Financial markets
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,522
1,260
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kamil Md Idris
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,498
2,197
0.628
Behavioral accounting
Taxation
Management Accounting
Zakat Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,053
1,394
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Madan Lal Bhasin
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,282
1,892
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,708
1,671
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aidi Ahmi
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
2,565
0.908
Accounting Information Systems
Auditing
E-Commerce
ICT
Bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,820
1,707
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rabiul Islam
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
1,994
0.719
Environmental Economics
International Trade
Development Economics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,842
1,846
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Noor Afza Amran
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,597
1,844
0.710
Board Diversity
Corporate Governance
Family Firms
Sustainability
Financial Reporting Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,923
1,914
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wan Nordin Wan Hussin
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,658
0.657
Corporate governance
auditing
corporate reporting
ipo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,123
1,996
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ram Al Jaffri Saad
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,442
2,050
0.839
Islamic Accounting
Zakat
Behavioral Research in Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,397
2,249
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chek Derashid
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,216
1,118
0.505
Accounting
Auditing
Corporate and Individual Taxation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,126
2,266
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zeljko Sevic
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,203
943
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,319
2,426
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hasnah Kamardin
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
1,519
0.730
corporate governance
firm performance
financial reporting
board diversity
multiple directorships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,841
2,555
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hussin Abdullah
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,992
1,414
0.710
Applied Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
Financial and Monetary Economics
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,812
2,604
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rosylin Mohd Yusof
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,954
1,128
0.577
Islamic banking and finance
applied econometrics
financial economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,933
2,714
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abd Halim Ahmad
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,887
1,410
0.747
Corporate Finance
Financial Economics
Political Connections
Financial Distress
Capital Structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,197
2,892
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bee Wah Tan
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,317
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,857
3,192
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rapiah Mohamed
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
1,221
0.757
Performance measurement
management control system
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,537
3,217
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nurwati A Ahmad Zaluki
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,600
965
0.603
IPO
Earnings Forecasts
Earnings Management
Stock Market and Accounting Performance