Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 47 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
Macroecomomics
forecasting
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,658
27,356
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
5,209
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Corporate Finance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,188
2,247
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Applied Microeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,030
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
financial reporting
sustainability reporting
integrated reporting
non-GAAP earnings
capital market research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,492
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political Economy
Economic Growth
Development Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
968
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Public Policy
CGE modelling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
772
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
494
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied macroeconomics
Panel data econometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
882
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
CGE modelling
Public Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
502
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Professional competence
professions
skills development
internal audit practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
769
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
work family career success
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
745
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Economics
Land
Liberation Theology
Old Testament
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
236
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Financial management
supply chain management
ethics
good governance
accountability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
745
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,207
911
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
410
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied econometrics
Environmental economics
CGE modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
719
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International trade
Export promotion
Gravity models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
356
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Accounting Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
455
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
CGE Modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
398
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Accounting Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
424
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Accounting
Taxation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
304
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Distribution policy
Dividend policy
Capital structure
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
342
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Theory
Financial Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
192
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
macroeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
197
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,476
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rangan Gupta
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,658
27,356
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,620
576
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
5,209
0.722
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,410
1,385
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Henry Hall
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,188
2,247
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,960
2,111
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
SF Koch
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,030
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,679
2,152
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elmar R. Venter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,492
0.757
financial reporting
sustainability reporting
integrated reporting
non-GAAP earnings
capital market research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,440
2,229
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manoel Bittencourt
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,882
968
0.514
Political Economy
Economic Growth
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,968
2,235
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Margaret Chitiga Mabugu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,873
772
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,861
2,761
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nicola Viegi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
494
0.345
Monetary Economics
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,871
2,793
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Renee Van Eyden
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,413
882
0.624
Applied macroeconomics
Panel data econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,535
2,853
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Van Heerden
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
502
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,028
3,009
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karin Barac
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,278
769
0.602
Professional competence
professions
skills development
internal audit practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
599,542
3,011
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eileen Koekemoer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
745
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,881
3,027
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Itumeleng Mosala
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
236
0.186
Economics
Land
Liberation Theology
Old Testament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,980
3,080
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Fourie
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,235
745
0.603
Financial management
supply chain management
ethics
good governance
accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,126
3,121
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Elda Du Toit
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,207
911
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,699
3,421
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris Cloete
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
410
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,922
3,623
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Clement Kweku Kyei
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
719
0.763
Applied econometrics
Environmental economics
CGE modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,326
3,709
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
André Jordaan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
356
0.393
International trade
Export promotion
Gravity models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,998
3,916
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen Coetzee
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
826
455
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,658
4,201
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Heinrich Bohlmann
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
724
398
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,671
4,257
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Astrid Schmulian
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
424
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,178
4,448
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Madeleine Stiglingh
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
304
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,232
4,463
458
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hendrik Wolmarans
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
342
0.534
Distribution policy
Dividend policy
Capital structure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,033
5,083
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexander Zimper
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
192
0.387
Economic Theory
Financial Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
947,436
5,197
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ruthira Naraidoo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
197
0.411