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
Public economics
Microeconomics
Terrorism
Collective action
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,555
10,275
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
economic and urban geography
spatial analysis
urban ecology
regional development and planning
long wave theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,646
4,801
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stochastic Control
Risk Management
Operations Research
Mathematical Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,991
7,680
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Negotiation
cooperation
trust
reputation building
social utility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,324
3,872
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Business
Accounting
Information Management
Operations Management
Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,117
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
3,083
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Economics of Information Systems
Information Economics
Information Security
Sharing Economy
Online Marketplaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
3,616
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Panel Data Econometrics
International Finance
Experimetrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,425
3,379
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fintech
Blockchain
healthcare analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
3,001
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
applied microeconomics
sports economics
economics of education
multidisciplinary methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,138
1,130
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Finance
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
2,622
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Economics of Information Systems
Electronic Commerce
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
2,147
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Financial Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,426
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
game theory
counterterrorism
collective action
cyber security
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
769
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
financial accounting
capital markets
information intermediaries
social media
retail investors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,688
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
934
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Taxation
Public Economics
Urban & Regional Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
904
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
476
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economics of Information Systems
Retailing
Human Capital
product development
pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,063
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
international relations
international political economy
multinational corporations
foreign direct
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
704
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Latin America
Violence
Development
Terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
688
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Financial intermediation
Credit rating agencies
Institutional investors
corporate & household debt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
758
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Financial contracting
corporate disclosure
macroeconomy and firm performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
906
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Experimental economics
behavioral operations
coalition formation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
728
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Finance
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
374
0.297
Todd Sandler
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,555
10,275
0.207
Public economics
Microeconomics
Terrorism
Collective action
Political Economy
Brian Jlberry
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,646
4,801
0.115
economic and urban geography
spatial analysis
urban ecology
regional development and planning
long wave theory
Alain Bensoussan
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,991
7,680
0.233
Stochastic Control
Risk Management
Operations Research
Mathematical Finance
Gary E Bolton
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,324
3,872
0.224
Negotiation
cooperation
trust
reputation building
social utility
Suresh Radhakrishnan
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,894
5,117
0.430
Business
Accounting
Information Management
Operations Management
Strategy
Ashiq Ali
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
3,083
0.293
Huseyin Cavusoglu
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,035
3,616
0.400
Economics of Information Systems
Information Economics
Information Security
Sharing Economy
Online Marketplaces
Donggyu Sul
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,425
3,379
0.401
Panel Data Econometrics
International Finance
Experimetrics
Zhiqiang Eric Zheng
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,741
3,001
0.633
Fintech
Blockchain
healthcare analytics
Kurt Beron
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,138
1,130
0.273
applied microeconomics
sports economics
economics of education
multidisciplinary methodology
Umit G Gurun
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,028
2,622
0.651
Jianqing Chen
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
2,147
0.606
Economics of Information Systems
Electronic Commerce
Supply Chain Management
Yuan Zhang
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
1,426
0.437
Daniel Arce
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
769
0.249
game theory
counterterrorism
collective action
cyber security
business ethics
Stanimir Markov
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,688
0.564
financial accounting
capital markets
information intermediaries
social media
retail investors
William Cready
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
934
0.313
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Statistics
Seth H Giertz
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
904
0.350
Taxation
Public Economics
Urban & Regional Economics
Dong Li
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
476
0.261
Amit Mehra
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,720
1,063
0.618
Economics of Information Systems
Retailing
Human Capital
product development
pricing
Clint Peinhardt
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
704
0.421
international relations
international political economy
multinational corporations
foreign direct
Jennifer S Holmes
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
688
0.474
Latin America
Violence
Development
Terrorism
Han Xia
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,436
758
0.528
Financial intermediation
Credit rating agencies
Institutional investors
corporate & household debt
Ningzhong Li
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
906
0.696
Financial contracting
corporate disclosure
macroeconomy and firm performance
Kyle Hyndman
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,281
728
0.568
Experimental economics
behavioral operations
coalition formation
Feng Zhao
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
374
0.297