Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Karen Leppel
Labor Economics
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
838
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Tongyang Yang
Economics
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
49
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Youngha Ki
Corporate Finance
Investment
Asset Pricing
CEO Compensation
Cash Holdings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Jerry Hionis
Economics
Islamic Finance
Comic Book Industry
Conflict Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,703
United States
114,183
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karen Leppel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
838
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,743,574
United States
372,183
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tongyang Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
49
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,914,774
United States
395,232
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Youngha Ki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
Corporate Finance
Investment
Asset Pricing
CEO Compensation
Cash Holdings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,090,963
United States
417,590
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jerry Hionis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
Economics
Islamic Finance
Comic Book Industry
Conflict Theory