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
finance
business
economics
management science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,764
6,834
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Empirical Asset Pricing
Asset Management
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
4,214
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Finance
Economics
Statistics
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
1,870
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,494
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
economics
regional science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
668
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
microeconomics
adverse selection
moral hazard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
484
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,285
591
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental Social Science
Wealth Inequality
Social Networks
Human Behavioral Ecology
Multilevel Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
1,546
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
919
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Finance
Incentive Contracts and Fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,503
529
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Labor Economics
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
185
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Corporate Governance
CEO Overconfidence
Behavioral Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
862
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
545
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Economics and Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
623
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
financial accounting
international reporting standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
906
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Experimental Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
206
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
208
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
economics
cost effectiveness
health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
756
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
509
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health Economics and Policy
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
522
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Auditing
Judgment and Decision Making
Litigation
Investor Judgments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
487
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Macroeconomics
Growth
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
250
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
outsourcing
accounting ethics
CSR
audit-related judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
270
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Market Microstructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
124
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
188
0.432
Yong H Kim
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,764
6,834
0.497
finance
business
economics
management science
Chen Xue
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
4,214
0.799
Empirical Asset Pricing
Asset Management
Machine Learning
Hui Guo
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
1,870
0.434
Finance
Economics
Statistics
Accounting
Nan Zhou
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
1,494
0.458
David Brasington
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
668
0.221
Debashis Pal
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,590
484
0.187
microeconomics
adverse selection
moral hazard
Robert Larson
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,285
591
0.259
Jeremy Koster
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
1,546
0.721
Environmental Social Science
Wealth Inequality
Social Networks
Human Behavioral Ecology
Multilevel Modeling
Tong Yu
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,985
919
0.463
Steve Slezak
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,503
529
0.352
Finance
Incentive Contracts and Fraud
Nicolas Williams
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
185
0.124
T Colin Campbell|Colin Campbell, Timothy Campbell
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
862
0.619
Corporate Governance
CEO Overconfidence
Behavioral Corporate Finance
Olivier Parent
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,297
545
0.420
Michael Eriksen
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
623
0.481
Changjiang Wang
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
906
0.742
financial accounting
international reporting standards
Brian Kluger
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,028
206
0.200
Michael F Ferguson
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
208
0.243
Peter Mallow
Xavier University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
756
0.906
economics
cost effectiveness
health services
Mehmet Saglam|Mehmet Saglam
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
509
0.647
Lenisa V Chang
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
522
0.681
Health Economics and Policy
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Health Services Research
Rick C Warne
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
702
487
0.694
Auditing
Judgment and Decision Making
Litigation
Investor Judgments
Hernan Moscoso Boedo
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
250
0.450
Macroeconomics
Growth
Development
Natalia Mintchik
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
270
0.499
outsourcing
accounting ethics
CSR
audit-related judgment
Brian Hatch
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
124
0.256
Jeffrey Layne Blevins
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
188
0.432