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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
International finance
Asset price dynamics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
473
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Economics of Education
Labor Economics
Public Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
792
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cultural Economics
Applied Microeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
272
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Empirical corporate finance
Corporate governance
Innovation
and Institutional investors
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
506
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
229
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
152
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Russian and Mexican Regions
Efficiency
FDI
Informal Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
241
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Investments
Exchange Rates
ADRs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
300
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Economics
Applied Econometrics
Business Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
151
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Audit markets
Voluntary disclosures
Industry experience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
150
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
246
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Forensic accounting
managerial accounting
fraud examination
litigation support
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
139
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Regional/Urban Economics
Public Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
95
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Financial Accounting
Capital markets
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
93
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
81
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Accounting Information Systems
Taxation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
96
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Accounting Information Quality
Healthcare Reporting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
72
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Finance
Economics
Mortgage Insurance
Event Studies
Exchange Rates
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
40
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
112
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Econometrics
monetary policy
asset pricing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
115
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
finance
corporate finance
corporate governance
real estate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
117
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Economics
Economics of Developing Countries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
62
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Business
International Entrepreneurship
Emerging Markets
M&As
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
117
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
auditing
audit quality
audit fees
industry homogeneity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767
John Barkoulas
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,823
473
0.168
International finance
Asset price dynamics
Jeffrey C Schiman
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
792
0.786
Economics of Education
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Rand Ressler
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
272
0.272
Cultural Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Rongrong Zhang
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
506
0.579
Empirical corporate finance
Corporate governance
Innovation
and Institutional investors
Bill Yang
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
229
0.264
William Levernier
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
152
0.177
Gregory Brock
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
241
0.335
Russian and Mexican Regions
Efficiency
FDI
Informal Economy
Axel Grossmann
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
300
0.526
Finance
Investments
Exchange Rates
ADRs
Constantin Ogloblin
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
538
151
0.281
Economics
Applied Econometrics
Business Economics
Timothy Cairney
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
150
0.318
Audit markets
Voluntary disclosures
Industry experience
Amanda King
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
246
0.569
Thomas Buckhoff
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
139
0.377
Forensic accounting
managerial accounting
fraud examination
litigation support
Michael Toma
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
95
0.325
Regional/Urban Economics
Public Choice
L Dwight Sneathen Jr
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
93
0.366
Financial Accounting
Capital markets
Anthony G Barilla
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
81
0.360
Britton A Mckay
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
96
0.558
Accounting Information Systems
Taxation
Melvin A Lamboy-Ruiz
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
Accounting Information Quality
Healthcare Reporting
Joseph Ruhland
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
72
0.471
William H Wells
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
40
0.274
Finance
Economics
Mortgage Insurance
Event Studies
Exchange Rates
Nicholas Mangee
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
112
0.772
Omid M Ardakani
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
115
0.920
Econometrics
monetary policy
asset pricing
Duong T Pham
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
117
0.944
finance
corporate finance
corporate governance
real estate
Yassaman Saadatmand
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
62
0.508
International Economics
Economics of Developing Countries
Katia M Galdino
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
117
0.967
International Business
International Entrepreneurship
Emerging Markets
M&As
Errol Stewart
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767
auditing
audit quality
audit fees
industry homogeneity