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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 126 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
Marketing
Marketing Research
Customer Relationship Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,563
27,263
0.392
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
7,861
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,378
3,399
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sustainable competitive advantage
marketing strategy
analytics
customer lifetime value
new product
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
1,689
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
audit
risk management
cost structure
causal inferenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,707
1,207
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
1,616
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Continuous Improvement
Operational Excellence
Project Management
Behavioural Operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
3,448
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Optimization
Financial Derivative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
365
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Healthcare Delivery Systems
Public Health Program
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
1,200
0.621
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pricing
Marketing Analytics
Data Science & Machine Learning
New Produc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,458
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Firm Boundaries
Outsourcing
Business Value of I
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
679
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Information Systems
Business Value of IT
Digital Transformation
Innovation
Emerging Economie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
1,460
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Business Analytics
Digital Marketing
Tourism Marketing
Occupational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,497
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Chemistry
Photochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,474
451
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Economic Development
Agriculture
Market Access
Technology Adoption
Financial Acces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,123
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sensor networks and Routing
BAN
Smart Grid
Computational Intelligence
Io
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
813
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marketing Strategy
B2B
Sales
Emerging Market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
898
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
365
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Intellectual Property
innovation
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
358
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fintech
Household Finance
Financial Inclusion
Law and Institutions
Mutual Fund
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
765
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Common Pool Resources
Institutions
Forest Policy and Politics
Public Policy
Rural Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
638
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
mobility
transportation and logistics
supply chain management
healthcare operation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
413
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Entrepreneurship
innovation
managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
240
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Institutional Investing
Empirical Asset Pricing
Behavioral Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
609
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agricultural Growth
Rural Economy
Food Polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
242
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,390
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
V Kumar
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,563
27,263
0.392
Marketing
Marketing Research
Customer Relationship Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,117
176
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rajendra Srivastava
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,927
7,861
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,324
1,878
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ashwini Chhatre
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,378
3,399
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,848
4,291
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Siddharth Shekhar Singh
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
1,689
0.353
sustainable competitive advantage
marketing strategy
analytics
customer lifetime value
new product
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,585
4,383
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sanjay Kallapur
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,707
1,207
0.256
audit
risk management
cost structure
causal inferenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,543
5,020
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ram Nidumolu
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,285
1,616
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,903
5,415
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vijaya Sunder M
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
3,448
0.848
Continuous Improvement
Operational Excellence
Project Management
Behavioural Operation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,109
9,508
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
M Rammohan Rao
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,579
365
0.142
Optimization
Financial Derivative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,030
12,850
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarang Deo
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,933
1,200
0.621
Healthcare Delivery Systems
Public Health Program
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,921
13,736
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Manish Gangwar
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,458
0.808
Pricing
Marketing Analytics
Data Science & Machine Learning
New Produc
Smart Institutional Plan
Powerful Insights + Smart Membership = Institutional Success
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,344
14,870
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deepa Mani
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
679
0.409
Firm Boundaries
Outsourcing
Business Value of I
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,967
15,538
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abhishek Kathuria
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
1,460
0.922
Information Systems
Business Value of IT
Digital Transformation
Innovation
Emerging Economie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,189
16,141
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muddasar Ghani Khwaja
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,516
1,497
0.987
Business Analytics
Digital Marketing
Tourism Marketing
Occupational Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,122
16,567
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abdul Rehaman Moughal Shahi
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,474
451
0.306
Computational Chemistry
Photochemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,430
17,967
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shilpa Aggarwal
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,336
1,123
0.841
Economic Development
Agriculture
Market Access
Technology Adoption
Financial Acces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,024
19,559
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Danish Mahmood
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
813
0.676
Sensor networks and Routing
BAN
Smart Grid
Computational Intelligence
Io
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,459
23,576
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
S Arunachalam
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
946
898
0.949
Marketing Strategy
B2B
Sales
Emerging Market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,782
23,768
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sumit Kunnumkal
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
365
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,566
23,803
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anand Nandkumar
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
358
0.382
Intellectual Property
innovation
Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
766,585
25,678
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shashwat Alok
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
765
0.907
Fintech
Household Finance
Financial Inclusion
Law and Institutions
Mutual Fund
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,835
27,515
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Divya Gupta
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
638
0.832
Common Pool Resources
Institutions
Forest Policy and Politics
Public Policy
Rural Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,421
28,130
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Milind Sohoni
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
413
0.557
mobility
transportation and logistics
supply chain management
healthcare operation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,070
28,801
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Minh Doan
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
240
0.334
Entrepreneurship
innovation
managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,987
29,228
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nitin Kumar
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
609
0.869
Institutional Investing
Empirical Asset Pricing
Behavioral Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,482
29,781
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lal Mani Pandey
Indian School of Business Hyderabad
Haydarabad, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
242
0.354
Agricultural Growth
Rural Economy
Food Polic