Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429,607
114,496
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,807
91,420
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,636
101,212
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,737
187,767
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,243
79,796
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,178
112,404
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,568
174,344
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,394
74,194
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Injury Prevention
road traffic injury prevention
health economics
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,390
148,493
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,289
49,320
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Economic History
Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,685
47,889
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Panel Data Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,105
95,691
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Economics
social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,930
50,203
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
international child health
tuberculosis
rheumatic heart disease
emerging infectious diseases
humanitarian health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,655
88,111
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Economics
Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Medicine
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,443
58,727
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Econometrics
Health Economics
Transportation
Production Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,428
41,415
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
econometrics
panel data
treatment effects
clustering
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,032
64,359
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,333
48,997
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
stroke
epidemiology
pharmacoeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,992
117,303
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Population health
health economics
modeling
poverty and inequality
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,832
92,880
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Growth
Innovation
Contract
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,595
39,705
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
labor economics
education
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,381
43,291
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
29
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429,607
114,496
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78
39
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,807
91,420
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89
46
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,636
101,212
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kenji Shibuya
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,737
187,767
0.606
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371
159
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,243
79,796
0.304
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453
188
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daron Acemoğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249,178
112,404
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492
198
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ted R Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,568
174,344
0.719
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690
277
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,394
74,194
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Samath D Dharmaratne
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,390
148,493
0.741
Injury Prevention
road traffic injury prevention
health economics
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826
333
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean Tirole
Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,289
49,320
0.249
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833
336
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Douglass C North
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,685
47,889
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982
408
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohammad Hashem Pesaran
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,105
95,691
0.525
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Panel Data Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064
451
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dani Rodrik
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,930
50,203
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167
31
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Samantha Colquhoun
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,655
88,111
0.532
international child health
tuberculosis
rheumatic heart disease
emerging infectious diseases
humanitarian health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183
514
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,443
58,727
0.357
Economics
Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Medicine
Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232
541
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William Greene
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,428
41,415
0.257
Econometrics
Health Economics
Transportation
Production Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
Finance
Economics
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292
569
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffrey M Wooldridge
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,032
64,359
0.407
econometrics
panel data
treatment effects
clustering
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453
22
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,333
48,997
0.330
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,673
11
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Atte Meretoja
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,992
117,303
0.850
stroke
epidemiology
pharmacoeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,728
780
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,772
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eduardo A. Undurraga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,832
92,880
0.694
Population health
health economics
modeling
poverty and inequality
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,837
830
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philippe Aghion
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,595
39,705
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843
834
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alan Krueger
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,381
43,291
0.330
labor economics
education
inequality