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
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631,797
169,672
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555,707
184,757
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537,721
247,365
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504,607
318,406
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429,607
114,496
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,807
91,420
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,636
101,212
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,354
146,880
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,409
268,947
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,691
265,367
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318,023
103,801
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
marketing
services marketing
service management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,576
97,580
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
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 :16
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,013
150,668
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
Selling and Sales Management
Multivariate Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,221
129,031
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,819
144,963
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
The role of culture in human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
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 :24
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261,439
76,069
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Technology & Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,233
86,568
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael E Porter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
631,797
169,672
0.269
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555,707
184,757
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537,721
247,365
0.460
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504,607
318,406
0.631
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
29
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
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: 8
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
96
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,354
146,880
0.413
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,409
268,947
0.797
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332,691
265,367
0.798
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318,023
103,801
0.326
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183
85
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Valarie Zeithaml
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,576
97,580
0.312
marketing
services marketing
service management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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
209
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300,013
150,668
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292
125
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278,823
76,721
0.275
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298
129
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rolph Anderson
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276,221
129,031
0.467
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
Selling and Sales Management
Multivariate Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302
132
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,819
144,963
0.526
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358
152
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,053
75,108
0.284
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371
159
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
378
162
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leonard Berry
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261,439
76,069
0.291
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384
164
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
A Parasuraman
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,233
86,568
0.333
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Technology & Service