Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Professor of Public Relations
Advertising and Behavioural Change Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
3,956
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Financial Reporting
Sustainability Reporting
Financial Accounting
Auditing and Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
696
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
444
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
auditing and taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
361
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
150
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Environmental Microbiology
Soil Pollution control and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
231
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Journalism and Media studies
Political communication and Development Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
165
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Law Librarianship
Emerging Technologies
Information Management and Intellectual Property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
160
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Information Technology
Librarianship
Information Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
121
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Public sector and development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
131
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Phytochemistry
Bioinformatics
Naturaceuticals
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
117
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Macroeconomics
Development Economics
International Trade and Finance
Monetary and Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
109
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
108
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
accounting
accountability
corruption
business finance
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
61
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Artificial Intelligence
computer vision
machine learning and Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
97
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
political and social history and conflict studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
54
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Environmental Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Cryopreservation
Drug Discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Information Technology
Software Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hydrobiology
Microbiology
Benthic Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corporate Reporting
Corporate Finance
Auditing
Taxation
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Development Economics
International Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
39
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Data Science
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics and Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Development Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ethics
Biomedicine
Metaphysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
6
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,553
179
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ezekiel Asemah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
3,956
0.822
Professor of Public Relations
Advertising and Behavioural Change Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,825
3,936
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hope Osayantin Aifuwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
696
0.996
Financial Reporting
Sustainability Reporting
Financial Accounting
Auditing and Taxation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,493
5,217
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Osemeke Monday
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
444
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,849
5,587
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Friday Ohiokha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
533
361
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,654
10,489
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adedeji S. Olugbenga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
150
0.524
Human Resource Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,005
11,007
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Enerijiofi KE|Enerijiofi, K. E.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
231
0.859
Environmental Microbiology
Soil Pollution control and Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,354,131
14,991
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ezegwu Daniel T.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
165
0.948
Journalism and Media studies
Political communication and Development Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,379,303
15,583
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nosakhare Okuonghae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
160
0.976
Law Librarianship
Emerging Technologies
Information Management and Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,430,004
16,763
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Imade Idubor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
121
0.829
Information Technology
Librarianship
Information Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,482
17,246
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Saheed. Aliu, Aladejana.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
131
0.942
Public sector and development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,495,090
18,307
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ebhohimen, Israel Ehizuelen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
117
0.936
Phytochemistry
Bioinformatics
Naturaceuticals
Biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522,380
18,961
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hassan O Ozekhome,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
109
0.932
Macroeconomics
Development Economics
International Trade and Finance
Monetary and Financial Economics
Applied Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522,432
18,964
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sunday Olufemi Akintelu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
108
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,538,033
19,377
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeremiah Idialu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
61
0.540
accounting
accountability
corruption
business finance
finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,592,841
20,693
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agwi Uche Celestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
97
0.990
Artificial Intelligence
computer vision
machine learning and Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,941
22,921
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Felix Oghi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
54
0.684
political and social history and conflict studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,714,271
23,890
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lawrence Edemhanria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
70
0.986
Environmental Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Cryopreservation
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,803,087
26,388
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nosa Aima Airenobuwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
38
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812,991
26,644
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Awojide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
Information Technology
Software Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,844,066
27,558
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Olatunji Eo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
46
0.958
Hydrobiology
Microbiology
Benthic Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,857,035
27,952
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sebastine Abhus Ogbaisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
Corporate Reporting
Corporate Finance
Auditing
Taxation
Corporate Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891,585
28,970
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kehinde Ola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
39
0.951
Development Economics
International Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,903,582
29,316
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Onyijen Ojei Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
Data Science
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics and Networking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,920,768
29,833
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fisayo Abdul|OLUWAFISAYO ABDUL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
Development Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,924,924
30,001
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charles Anebuokhae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
6
0.162