Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 49 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
International trade
Chinese economy
growth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,698
11,439
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International macroeconomics and finance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,884
5,037
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
international macro economics
social security
welfare economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,727
2,603
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Economics
productivity
retirement policy
financial regulation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
2,206
0.121
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Applied Microeconomics
Transportation Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,071
2,686
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
political theory american politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
3,997
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fiscal Policy
Taxation
US Economy
Federal Budget
Retirement Pensions and Social Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,515
3,113
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Labor
Public finance
Aging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,266
1,462
0.096
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Technology policy
elections
mass media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,121
4,211
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Development Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,877
3,873
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Economics
living standards
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
2,550
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Poverty and inequality
housing
economic opportunity
democracy
race/ethnicity and pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,700
1,102
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,800
3,089
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
K-12 education
education reform
student achievement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
1,122
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
economics of education
education policy
latin america
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
1,862
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
1,560
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Urban economics
housing policy
real estate
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,279
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
1,098
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Inequality
gender
social mobility
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,709
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Program Design & Evaluation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
576
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
1,128
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,692
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
international development
education
gender
sport
climate change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
953
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Iran
Middle East
energy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
460
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,419
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,408
4,001
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Dollar
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,698
11,439
0.202
International trade
Chinese economy
growth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,717
13,042
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gian Maria Milesi Ferretti
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,884
5,037
0.195
International macroeconomics and finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,935
16,487
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
barry bosworth
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,727
2,603
0.120
international macro economics
social security
welfare economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,108
20,476
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Neil Baily
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
2,206
0.121
Economics
productivity
retirement policy
financial regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,672
20,701
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clifford Winston|Clifford M. Winston
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,071
2,686
0.149
Applied Microeconomics
Transportation Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,080
22,052
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William Galston
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
3,997
0.233
political theory american politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,426
24,863
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William G Gale
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,515
3,113
0.201
Fiscal Policy
Taxation
US Economy
Federal Budget
Retirement Pensions and Social Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,785
25,388
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,266
1,462
0.096
Labor
Public finance
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,481
25,660
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Darrell West
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,121
4,211
0.278
Technology policy
elections
mass media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,220
36,749
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Homi Kharas
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,877
3,873
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,839
52,133
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John W Mcarthur
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,595
2,550
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,197
58,317
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xavier De Souza Briggs
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,700
1,102
0.164
Poverty and inequality
housing
economic opportunity
democracy
race/ethnicity and pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,764
66,019
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Danielle Resnick
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,800
3,089
0.533
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,870
74,521
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Loveless
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,002
1,122
0.224
K-12 education
education reform
student achievement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,839
87,997
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emiliana Vegas
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
1,862
0.461
economics of education
education policy
latin america
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,468
97,375
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vanessa Williamson
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
1,560
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,513
118,981
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jenny Schuetz
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,279
0.485
Urban economics
housing policy
real estate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,115
121,412
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shadi Hamid
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
1,098
0.429
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,897
122,948
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard V Reeves
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,709
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,495
126,373
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nader Kabbani
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,404
576
0.240
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Program Design & Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,739
146,531
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joshua Paul Meltzer
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,892
1,128
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,842
148,196
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Addisu A Lashitew
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
1,692
0.912
Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,243
165,945
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Kwauk
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,518
953
0.628
international development
education
gender
sport
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,346
166,711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Suzanne Maloney
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,505
460
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,811
166,828
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rush Doshi
Brookings Institution
Washington, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,419
0.945
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies