Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 1.103 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
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,626
31,520
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,145
25,690
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,349
29,266
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,094
16,003
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,198
19,649
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
finance
transition economies
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,315
16,146
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
happiness/wellbeing
unemployment
training
unemployment policy
active labour market policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,358
12,856
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
geography
economics
development
cities
regions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,142
12,223
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,503
24,457
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
political science
comparative political economy
comparative politics
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,148
10,917
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Distributional Costeffectiveness Analysis
Mental Health Economics
Occupational Mental Health
Economic Evaluations
Social Pol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,215
39,784
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
health economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,595
8,559
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
urban and development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,950
12,290
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Labor economics
economics of education
applied econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,033
18,129
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Economic Geography
Regional Science
Public Policy
Innovation
Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,969
22,681
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gender
empowerment
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
15,420
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Labour economics
economics of education
economics of crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,889
11,228
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
public understanding of science
culture of science
social representations
resistance
public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,165
12,788
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Macroeconomics and labour economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,460
8,398
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,399
9,418
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sociology
Inequality
Cultural sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,613
11,654
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
information systems
automation
outsourcing
IT
global strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,480
8,135
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Health Systems
Health Reform
Health Financing
Pharmaceutical Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,377
19,398
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quantitative methods
Economic and human development
Conflict and violence
Globalization
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,470
11,679
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Health valuation
Well-being
Behavioural science
Happiness
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,368
10,624
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,103
332
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Knapp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,626
31,520
0.360
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,464
352
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,145
25,690
0.309
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,549
360
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sonia Livingstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,349
29,266
0.355
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,450
453
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,094
16,003
0.216
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,545
465
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Timothy Besley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,198
19,649
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,944
501
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,315
16,146
0.230
finance
transition economies
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,580
661
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Layard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,358
12,856
0.213
happiness/wellbeing
unemployment
training
unemployment policy
active labour market policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,061
702
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Storper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,142
12,223
0.210
geography
economics
development
cities
regions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,970
780
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cristin Fergus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,503
24,457
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,935
861
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Soskice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,148
10,917
0.213
political science
comparative political economy
comparative politics
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,856
944
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rajendra Kadel *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,215
39,784
0.825
Distributional Costeffectiveness Analysis
Mental Health Economics
Occupational Mental Health
Economic Evaluations
Social Pol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,067
967
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
A. Mcguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,595
8,559
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,309
992
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
J Vernon Henderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,950
12,290
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,670
1,024
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jorn Steffen Pischke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,033
18,129
0.394
Labor economics
economics of education
applied econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,694
1,026
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrés Rodríguez Pose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,969
22,681
0.493
Economic Geography
Regional Science
Public Policy
Innovation
Institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,276
1,077
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Naila Kabeer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
15,420
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,637
1,113
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen Machin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,889
11,228
0.256
Labour economics
economics of education
economics of crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,466
1,185
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin W Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,165
12,788
0.303
public understanding of science
culture of science
social representations
resistance
public opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,407
1,257
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chris Pissarides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,460
8,398
0.208
Macroeconomics and labour economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,438
1,258
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jane Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,399
9,418
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,901
1,292
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mike Savage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,613
11,654
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,996
1,305
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Leslie Willcocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,480
8,135
0.206
information systems
automation
outsourcing
IT
global strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,038
1,492
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elias Mossialos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,377
19,398
0.533
Health Systems
Health Reform
Health Financing
Pharmaceutical Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,742
1,562
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eric Neumayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,470
11,679
0.329
Quantitative methods
Economic and human development
Conflict and violence
Globalization
Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,821
1,571
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Dolan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,368
10,624
0.300
Health valuation
Well-being
Behavioural science
Happiness
Equity