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Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Researchers 96 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
France
Matthieu Bussiere
International macroeconomics
trade
international financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
2,131
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
France
Soledad Zignago
International Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
2,510
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
France
Guillaume Gaulier
International Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,715
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
France
Stephane Dees
International Economics
Financial macroeconomics
Energy
Climate economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
1,740
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
France
Virginie Coudert
economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,170
1,007
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
France
Hervé Le Bihan
price - setting
monetary policy
inflation
econometrics
macroeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
1,166
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
France
Michel Juillard
macroeconomic modeling
DSGE
DYNAR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,986
1,081
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
France
Antonin Bergeaud
Growth
Innovation
Productivit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
3,034
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
France
Paul Hubert
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
1,273
0.643

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
France
Frédérique Savignac
Households finances
wealth
firms' financin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
885
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
France
Laurent Clerc
Politique monétaire - Stabilité Financièr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
685
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
France
Romain Svartzman
ecological economics
international macroeconomics
political economy
monetary theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,814
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
France
Matthieu Lemoine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
1,442
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
France
Antoine Berthou
Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
787
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
France
Erwan Gautier
Prices
wages
monetary policy
econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
858
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
France
Elisabeth Kremp
Economis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
313
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
France
Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier
banking
corporate finance
climate finance
monetary policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
689
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
France
Jean-Guillaume Sahuc
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Monetary Policy
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
651
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
France
Julien Matheron
Macroeconomics
Monetary Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
621
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
France
Thomas Allen
Sustainability
Green Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,073
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
France
Rémy Lecat
Productivity
growth
climate chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
779
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
France
Jean-Charles Bricongne
commerce international
intermédiation
macroéconomie financièr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
591
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
France
Adrian Penalver
monerary policy
macroeconomic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
439
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
France
Mathias Lé
Economics
Corporate finance
Banking
Financial Intermediatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
796
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
France
Vincent Bignon
money
finance
economic histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
510
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,296
France
4,668
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Matthieu Bussiere
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,589
2,131
0.323
International macroeconomics
trade
international financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,571
France
4,838
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Soledad Zignago
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,392
2,510
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,402
France
5,568
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Guillaume Gaulier
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,636
1,715
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,266
France
6,368
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephane Dees
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
1,740
0.346
International Economics
Financial macroeconomics
Energy
Climate economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,306
France
7,792
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Virginie Coudert
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,170
1,007
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,029
France
7,919
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hervé Le Bihan
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,104
1,166
0.284
price - setting
monetary policy
inflation
econometrics
macroeconomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,913
France
8,114
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michel Juillard
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,986
1,081
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,374
France
8,615
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonin Bergeaud
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
3,034
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,115
France
14,588
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Hubert
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
1,273
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,743
France
14,823
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frédérique Savignac
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,929
885
0.459

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,689
France
15,092
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laurent Clerc
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
685
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,320
France
15,237
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Romain Svartzman
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
1,814
0.986
ecological economics
international macroeconomics
political economy
monetary theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,025
France
15,697
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthieu Lemoine
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
1,442
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,079
France
15,955
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Antoine Berthou
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,711
787
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,198
France
16,055
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erwan Gautier
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,695
858
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,182
France
16,241
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elisabeth Kremp
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
313
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,324
France
17,295
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
689
0.462
banking
corporate finance
climate finance
monetary policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,949
France
17,352
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jean-Guillaume Sahuc
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
651
0.439
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Monetary Policy
Climate Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,960
France
17,354
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julien Matheron
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
621
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,308
France
17,697
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Allen
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,427
1,073
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,623
France
18,020
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rémy Lecat
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
779
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
590,679
France
18,022
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jean-Charles Bricongne
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
591
0.430
commerce international
intermédiation
macroéconomie financièr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,776
France
18,516
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adrian Penalver
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
439
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,383
France
19,226
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mathias Lé
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
796
0.657
Economics
Corporate finance
Banking
Financial Intermediatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,101
France
20,248
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vincent Bignon
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,088
510
0.469