Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Highly Cited Researchers Citation Economics & Econometrics Rankings 2025
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
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,391
16,666
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Economic Foundations of Strategy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,609
8,747
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Corporate Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,432
9,170
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
public economics
environmental economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,678
3,619
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
regional economics
regional modeling
interregional trade
migration
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,336
4,830
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
food insecurity
food assistance programs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
8,343
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Annuities
Pensions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,007
4,616
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
3,988
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
2,323
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
3,224
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
asset pricing
investments
derivatives
risk management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,304
2,505
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
economic growth
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
1,831
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
economics
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
2,109
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
937
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,311
2,231
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
economics
agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,150
2,257
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Labor economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,968
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
conservation
environmental policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
2,115
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
macroeconomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
1,473
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,096
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
accounting
information
disclosure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
771
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,223
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
2,206
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
labor economics
economics of the family
economic demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
476
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
1,138
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,129
3,399
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,391
16,666
0.276
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,329
10,807
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joseph T Mahoney
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,609
8,747
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,668
16,056
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heitor Almeida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,432
9,170
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,476
20,327
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Don Fullerton
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,678
3,619
0.205
public economics
environmental economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,285
24,164
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geoffrey JD Hewings
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,336
4,830
0.315
regional economics
regional modeling
interregional trade
migration
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,104
24,461
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Craig Gundersen
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,172
8,343
0.550
food insecurity
food assistance programs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,924
24,765
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey R Brown
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,007
4,616
0.308
Economics
Finance
Insurance
Annuities
Pensions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,486
28,003
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theodore Sougiannis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,512
3,988
0.295
Financial Accounting
Valuation
Asset pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,846
41,309
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
George Pennacchi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,309
2,323
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,617
45,018
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Weisbenner
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,539
3,224
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,236
46,220
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neil D Pearson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,304
2,505
0.302
asset pricing
investments
derivatives
risk management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,115
47,847
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen L Parente
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,004
1,831
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,823
54,922
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dan Bernhardt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,890
2,109
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,486
67,701
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William F Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,394
937
0.174
Crowdfunding
Big Data Analytics
AI
Management Accounting
Auditing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,143
68,504
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Peecher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,311
2,231
0.420
auditing
accounting
fraud
skepticism
judgment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,823
70,210
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Teresa Serra
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,150
2,257
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,291
71,284
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander W Bartik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,057
4,968
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,650
75,586
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amy W Ando
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,704
2,115
0.450
conservation
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,300
77,882
681
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Timothy C Johnson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
1,473
0.325
finance
macroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,809
78,303
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joshua M Pollet
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,495
2,096
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,301
78,755
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ahmed Rashad Abdel Khalik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,462
771
0.173
accounting
information
disclosure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,686
79,462
692
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jiekun Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
3,223
0.731
Information
institutional investors
corporate finance
corporate governance
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,626
80,342
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard Akresh
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,349
2,206
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,901
84,256
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Beller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,092
476
0.116
labor economics
economics of the family
economic demography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,455
85,315
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hadi Salehi Esfahani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,027
1,138
0.283