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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 444 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
labor markets
employment
social polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,485
4,554
0.365
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Financial Econometrics
Time Series
Risk Management
Bankin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
1,619
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Labor Economics
Digital Economics
Technological Change
Digitalization
Minimum Wage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
4,905
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth and Applied Econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
3,310
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
інституціональна економіка
підприємництво
інноваційн�
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,751
2,521
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sociologij
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
1,730
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
Organizational Behavio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,033
3,356
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mixed Signal IC Designing
MEMS Design
ROIC Design
Data Converters
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Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,698
3,677
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied Econometrics
Time series Econometrics
Monetray Economics
Financial Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
1,159
0.352
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
macroeconomics
fiscal policy
DSGE modeling
management of natural resource revenu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
1,408
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Accounting and Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
2,937
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Textile chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Applied chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
1,760
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
productivity and efficiency
higher education
applied econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
652
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
735
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development Economics
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
Macroeconomic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,490
1,563
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
884
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Wireless Technologies
Network Tomography
BlockChain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,345
2,138
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
computer vision
natural language processing
cloud computing
mobile computing
programmin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,464
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
computer visioin
statistical pattern recognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
608
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
consumer behavior
mobile commerce
consumer innovativeness
industrial cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
1,166
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
1,198
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
economic
finanse
social
managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,536
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Consumer attitude and behavior
Branding model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,360
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Macro Policy
Governance
Migration
Social Protectio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
1,130
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
AI/ Swarm Intelligence
Renewable Energy
Cybersecurity
Smart Cities
Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
761
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,657
3,531
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Werner Eichhorst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,485
4,554
0.365
labor markets
employment
social polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,729
450
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ray Yeutien Chou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,834
1,619
0.149
Financial Econometrics
Time Series
Risk Management
Bankin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,468
6,236
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Terry Gregory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,363
4,905
0.666
Labor Economics
Digital Economics
Technological Change
Digitalization
Minimum Wage
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,246
397
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Abdul Jalil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,900
3,310
0.561
Macroeconomics
Economic Growth and Applied Econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,914
135
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Олександр Шпикуляк / Oleksandr Shpykuliak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,751
2,521
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,088
87
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Stubbs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,510
1,730
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,586
65
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Monowar Mahmood
Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research KIMEP University
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,033
3,356
0.832
Human Resource Management
Strategic Management
Organizational Behavio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,321
831
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Syed Usman Amin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,698
3,677
0.994
Mixed Signal IC Designing
MEMS Design
ROIC Design
Data Converters
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,115
964
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdul Qayyum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,292
1,159
0.352
Applied Econometrics
Time series Econometrics
Monetray Economics
Financial Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,758
1,973
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shu-Chun Susan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,210
1,408
0.439
macroeconomics
fiscal policy
DSGE modeling
management of natural resource revenu
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Rankings
334,904
86
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nurlan S Orazalin
Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research KIMEP University
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
2,937
0.957
Accounting and Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,910
1,069
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdul Farhan Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,046
1,760
0.578
Textile chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Applied chemistr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,067
2,359
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tsu-Tan Fu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,656
652
0.245
productivity and efficiency
higher education
applied econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,618
2,435
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ching-Chong Lai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
735
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,069
1,363
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muhammad Nasir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,490
1,563
0.628
Development Economics
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
Macroeconomic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,789
244
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sonja Radas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
884
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,121
1,467
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sameer Qazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,345
2,138
0.912
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things
Wireless Technologies
Network Tomography
BlockChain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,844
1,502
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Noman Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,295
1,464
0.638
computer vision
natural language processing
cloud computing
mobile computing
programmin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,996
1,751
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Imran Naseem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
608
0.307
Artificial intelligence
machine learning
computer visioin
statistical pattern recognitio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,147
335
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ivan-Damir Anić
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,948
1,166
0.599
consumer behavior
mobile commerce
consumer innovativeness
industrial cluster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,591
3,106
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yu-Chin Hsu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,893
1,198
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,670
3,793
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shakizada Niyazbekova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,536
0.956
economic
finanse
social
managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,842
2,188
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tariq Jalees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,360
0.852
Consumer attitude and behavior
Branding model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,874
2,213
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nasir Iqbal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
1,130
0.714
Macro Policy
Governance
Migration
Social Protectio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,538
2,612
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Salman A Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
761
0.570
AI/ Swarm Intelligence
Renewable Energy
Cybersecurity
Smart Cities
Optimizatio