Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 245 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
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,085
68,232
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,309
63,275
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Corporate Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,923
37,994
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,568
29,172
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
spatial data science
spatial econometrics
regional science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,332
30,296
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Algorithms and people
Economics
Machine learning.Behavioral Sciencr
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,179
44,253
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Field experiments
environmental economics
experimental economics
public economics
early childhood
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,518
32,876
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,734
33,104
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
macroeconomics
statistics
asset pricing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,941
12,721
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,750
27,859
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
accounting
finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,349
12,071
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Finance
Accounting
Economics
International Accounting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,693
16,256
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
game theory
political economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,234
9,740
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
economics
econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,352
11,701
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Environmental and Energy Economics
Public Finance
Labor Economics
Development Economics
and Health Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,823
22,813
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
monetary economics
banking
corporate finance
financial regulation
Japan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,357
8,243
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,794
9,380
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
political economy
government regulation
industrial organization
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
4,566
0.136
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
medicine
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,256
12,594
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Economics
Finance
Asset Pricing
Investments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,709
12,933
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
statistics
finance
economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,437
9,737
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Finance
Macroeconomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
12,304
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,341
5,776
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diabetes
Aging
Health Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,310
14,390
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
macroeconomics
finance
Bayesian econometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
7,892
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383
160
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265,085
68,232
0.257
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692
276
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Thaler
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217,309
63,275
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,176
1,004
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,923
37,994
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,194
1,016
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,568
29,172
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,032
1,444
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luc Anselin
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,332
30,296
0.293
spatial data science
spatial econometrics
regional science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,836
1,816
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sendhil Mullainathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,179
44,253
0.485
Algorithms and people
Economics
Machine learning.Behavioral Sciencr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,261
2,019
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John List
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,518
32,876
0.384
Field experiments
environmental economics
experimental economics
public economics
early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,269
2,486
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marianne Bertrand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,734
33,104
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,463
3,534
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lars Peter Hansen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,941
12,721
0.209
macroeconomics
statistics
asset pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,739
4,624
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven J Davis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,750
27,859
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,171
4,827
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ray Ball
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,349
12,071
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,681
5,068
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian Leuz
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,693
16,256
0.334
Finance
Accounting
Economics
International Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,853
5,137
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roger B Myerson
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,234
9,740
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,153
5,269
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Steven D Levitt
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,352
11,701
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,200
6,686
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Greenstone
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,823
22,813
0.559
Environmental and Energy Economics
Public Finance
Labor Economics
Development Economics
and Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,063
7,098
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anil Kashyap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,357
8,243
0.209
monetary economics
banking
corporate finance
financial regulation
Japan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,082
8,875
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Douglas J Skinner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,794
9,380
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,362
8,989
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sam Peltzman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,477
4,566
0.136
political economy
government regulation
industrial organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,540
9,491
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Meltzer
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,256
12,594
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,894
11,879
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lubos Pastor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,709
12,933
0.467
Economics
Finance
Asset Pricing
Investments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,284
12,035
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gilbert Bassett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,437
9,737
0.355
statistics
finance
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,315
12,047
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amir Sufi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
12,304
0.449
Finance
Macroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,432
12,100
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John F Mcdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,341
5,776
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,475
12,117
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elbert S Huang
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,310
14,390
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,735
13,508
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harald Uhlig
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
7,892
0.312
macroeconomics
finance
Bayesian econometrics