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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
banking
financial intermediation
credit unions
sports economics
industrial organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,014
6,004
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Labor Economics
Applied Econometrics
Education Economics
Immigration Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
3,095
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Profit sharing
Happiness economics
basic income
taxation
labour economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,820
791
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Small Business
Venture Capital
Industrial Organisation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Management Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,058
849
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Portfolio management
Sustainable finance
Alternative investments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,107
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
787
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Banking
Entrepreneurial finance
Corporate finance
Earnings management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
910
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
finance
economic history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
97
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Economic anthropology
energy ethics
oil
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
465
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
banking
culture
corporate governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
416
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
77
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Macroeconomics
International Trade
Growth
Productivity
Natural Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
178
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
111
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
macroeconomic theory
financial economics
monetary economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
73
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Economic inequality
Gender inequality
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Corporate Finance
Innovation
Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
M&A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Labor economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
labor economics
economic history
development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Financial Regulation
Banking
Political Economy
Law and Economics
Financial History
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
John Wilson
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,014
6,004
0.428
banking
financial intermediation
credit unions
sports economics
industrial organization
David A Jaeger
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,609
3,095
0.292
Labor Economics
Applied Econometrics
Education Economics
Immigration Economics
Felix FitzRoy
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,820
791
0.164
Profit sharing
Happiness economics
basic income
taxation
labour economics
Gavin C Reid
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,058
849
0.209
Small Business
Venture Capital
Industrial Organisation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Management Accounting
Kais Bouslah
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,380
1,107
0.802
Portfolio management
Sustainable finance
Alternative investments
Andriy Andy Zapechelnyuk
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
787
0.677
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Song Zhang
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
910
0.796
Banking
Entrepreneurial finance
Corporate finance
Earnings management
Gary Shea
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
97
0.092
finance
economic history
Mette M High
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
465
0.693
Economic anthropology
energy ethics
oil
finance
Linh H Nguyen
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
416
0.689
banking
culture
corporate governance
Ozge Senay
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
77
0.223
International Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Radoslaw (Radek) Stefanski
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
178
0.520
Macroeconomics
International Trade
Growth
Productivity
Natural Resources
Ioannis Psaradellis
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
111
0.874
Jonathan Swarbrick
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
73
0.753
macroeconomic theory
financial economics
monetary economics
Marisol J Lopez
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Economic inequality
Gender inequality
social justice
Sapnoti K Eswar
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
Corporate Finance
Innovation
Venture Capital
Entrepreneurship
M&A
Irina Merkurieva
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
David Escamilla-Guerrero
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
20
0.833
labor economics
economic history
development economics
Joao Rafael Cunha
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Financial Regulation
Banking
Political Economy
Law and Economics
Financial History