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
Health economics
Agriculture-environment-resource economics
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,419
8,525
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Development Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Applied Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,462
6,327
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Health economics
Environmental economics
Agricultural economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
5,218
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
accounting
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
1,865
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aviation economics
Aviation management
Industrial organisation
Transport logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
2,575
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Carbon Emission and Disclosure
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Earnings Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,106
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Information Economics
Bitcoin
Intelligence
Espionage
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
445
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Development Economics
Health Economics
Energy and Labour Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
741
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
275
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Finance
International Finance
Corporate Finance
Statistical decision making
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
228
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
161
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
financial literacy
taxtion law
GST
taxation policy
financial education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
134
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Investments
Corporate Finance
Personal Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
57
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Accounting
Accounting for Sustainability
Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
12
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Khorshed Alam
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,419
8,525
0.818
Health economics
Agriculture-environment-resource economics
sustainability
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,462
6,327
0.848
Development Economics
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Applied Health Economics
Jeff Gow
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,265
5,218
0.718
Health economics
Environmental economics
Agricultural economics
Julie Cotter
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,245
1,865
0.439
Yahua Shane Zhang
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
2,575
0.841
Aviation economics
Aviation management
Industrial organisation
Transport logistics
Afzalur Rashid
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,106
0.749
Carbon Emission and Disclosure
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Earnings Management
Peter Phillips
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,086
445
0.410
Information Economics
Bitcoin
Intelligence
Espionage
Behavioral Economics
Sayan Chakrabarty
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
741
0.701
Development Economics
Health Economics
Energy and Labour Economics
Kirsten Rae
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
275
0.731
Domenico Pensiero
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
228
0.814
Finance
International Finance
Corporate Finance
Statistical decision making
Econometrics
Asror Nigmonov
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
161
0.712
Toni Chardon Nee Brackin
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
134
0.680
financial literacy
taxtion law
GST
taxation policy
financial education
Lujer Santacruz,
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
57
0.655
Investments
Corporate Finance
Personal Finance
Christina James
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
12
0.226
Accounting
Accounting for Sustainability
Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
Yazan Mjahed Al-Mnadheh
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000