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
innovation
entrepreneurship
productivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,123
7,918
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
law
technology
GDPR
data protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
2,155
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Economics of Digitization
Economics of Innovation
Data Economy
Law and Economics
Economics of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,074
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
economics of innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
687
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Economics
Management
Strategy
Innovation
Intellectual Property
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
618
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Society
law and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
400
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Health Law & Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
117
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
77
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Environmental Economics
Empirical Industrial Organization
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
65
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Strategy
Innovation
Pharmaceutical Industry
Healthcare Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Corporate Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Entrepreneurship
Developmental Psychology
Mechanism Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Innovation
Patenting Strategies and Complex Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
climate chance
international institutions
energy law
international institutional law
technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,151
1,348
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dietmar Harhoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,123
7,918
0.328
innovation
entrepreneurship
productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,181
14,797
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michèle Finck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
2,155
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,228
18,807
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Mueller-Langer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,074
0.699
Economics of Digitization
Economics of Innovation
Data Economy
Law and Economics
Economics of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,285
25,371
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefano H. Baruffaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
687
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,957
26,480
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fabian Gaessler|Fabian Gäßler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
743
618
0.832
Economics
Management
Strategy
Innovation
Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,567
32,847
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daria Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
400
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504,871
50,551
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adekola Tolulope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
117
0.959
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Health Law & Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,636,203
54,062
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laurie Ciaramella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
77
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,641,220
54,175
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Albert Roger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
65
0.747
Environmental Economics
Empirical Industrial Organization
Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,856,795
59,091
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniele Fabris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
44
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,931
59,367
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dennis Byrski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
Economics
Strategy
Innovation
Pharmaceutical Industry
Healthcare Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,876,391
59,464
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daehyun Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Corporate Strategy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,051,631
62,660
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timm Opitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Entrepreneurship
Developmental Psychology
Mechanism Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,644
63,006
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Innovation
Patenting Strategies and Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,949
64,986
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ezgi Ediboğlu Sakowsky|Ezgi Ediboğlu, Ezgi Ediboglu, E. E. Sakowsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
climate chance
international institutions
energy law
international institutional law
technology