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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 165 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,089
1,826
0.201
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
politica monetaria
modelli DSGE
economia monetari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,098
2,398
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Industrial organization
Industry Dynamics
Innovation
Productivity
Industrial policie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,849
2,108
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
urban economics
regional science
program evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
2,280
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
International finance
International trad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
592
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Labour economics
urban economics
public economics
law and economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
1,993
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Monetary Policy
Financial Stability
Macroeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,494
807
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
761
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Financial economics
Asset pricin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,335
595
0.178
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
banking
corporate finance
i
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
2,074
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Labour and Public Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
1,142
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
International Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
592
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Big Data
Forecasting
Nowcasting
Financial Econometrics
Time Series Analy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,308
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Time series
International financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,501
500
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
543
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Macroeconomics
Monetary economics
DSGE modeling
Bankin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
1,219
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Econometrics
Time serie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
563
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
874
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Economics
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Quantitative Macro
Dynamic General Equilibrium model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
767
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Financial Economics
Monetary Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
641
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Household Finance
Corporate Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
520
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
economi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
560
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International economics
econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
289
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sustainable finance
environmental economics
energy economics
survey methods
income and wealth distributio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
866
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Banking
economic statistics
financial accounts
household wealth
economic histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
588
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,004
4,778
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrea Brandolini
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,089
1,826
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,845
6,481
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefano Neri
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,098
2,398
0.338
politica monetaria
modelli DSGE
economia monetari
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,137
8,066
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Francesca Lotti
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,849
2,108
0.360
Industrial organization
Industry Dynamics
Innovation
Productivity
Industrial policie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,614
8,886
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guido De Blasio
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,331
2,280
0.428
urban economics
regional science
program evaluatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,407
12,799
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Massimo Sbracia
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
592
0.161
International finance
International trad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,671
12,950
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sauro Mocetti
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,640
1,993
0.548
Labour economics
urban economics
public economics
law and economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,044
13,411
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
andrea zaghini
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,494
807
0.231
Monetary Policy
Financial Stability
Macroeconomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,182
13,419
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paolo Sestito
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
761
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,014
13,997
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcello Pericoli
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,335
595
0.178
Financial economics
Asset pricin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,581
14,141
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Enrico Sette
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,289
2,074
0.631
banking
corporate finance
i
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,553
16,273
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francesco D'Amuri
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
1,142
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,246
16,362
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrizio Pagano
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
592
0.216
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth
International Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,656
16,519
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcucci Juri
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,308
0.482
Big Data
Forecasting
Nowcasting
Financial Econometrics
Time Series Analy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,584
17,566
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giovanni Veronese
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,501
500
0.200
Time series
International financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,271
17,891
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Giovanni D'Alessio
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
543
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,997
18,310
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tiziano Ropele
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,367
1,219
0.515
Macroeconomics
Monetary economics
DSGE modeling
Bankin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,650
18,730
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fabio Busetti
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
563
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,501
19,141
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eliana Viviano
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
874
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,612
20,188
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Massimiliano Pisani
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,046
767
0.375
Economics
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Quantitative Macro
Dynamic General Equilibrium model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,585
20,311
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francesco Columba
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
641
0.316
Financial Economics
Monetary Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,870
20,702
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Silvia Magri
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
520
0.265
Household Finance
Corporate Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,315
21,706
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roberto Torrini
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
560
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,553
21,985
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Riccardo Cristadoro
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,775
289
0.163
International economics
econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,695
22,919
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ivan Faiella
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
866
0.526
sustainable finance
environmental economics
energy economics
survey methods
income and wealth distributio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,602
22,980
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Riccardo De Bonis
Bank of Italy
Rome, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
588
0.359
Banking
economic statistics
financial accounts
household wealth
economic histor