Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
23,698
7,548
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
law
technology
GDPR
data protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,982
0.923
* 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
1,468
1,014
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
economics of innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
633
0.823
* 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
694
569
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Society
law and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
371
0.909
* 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
112
107
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Environmental Economics
Empirical Industrial Organization
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
62
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
71
0.866
* 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
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 :12
Economics
Strategy
Innovation
Pharmaceutical Industry
Healthcare Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
* 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
20
20
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
18
18
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
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,941
1,331
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dietmar Harhoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,698
7,548
0.319
innovation
entrepreneurship
productivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,586
15,192
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michèle Finck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,148
1,982
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,611
18,901
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Mueller-Langer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
1,014
0.691
Economics of Digitization
Economics of Innovation
Data Economy
Law and Economics
Economics of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,031
25,692
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefano H. Baruffaldi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
633
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,279
26,766
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fabian Gaessler|Fabian Gäßler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
694
569
0.820
Economics
Management
Strategy
Innovation
Intellectual Property
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
982,818
33,139
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daria Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
371
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,514,278
50,734
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adekola Tolulope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
107
0.955
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
Health Law & Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,140
53,916
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Albert Roger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
62
0.747
Environmental Economics
Empirical Industrial Organization
Innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,637,064
54,023
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laurie Ciaramella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
71
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,150
58,509
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
1,852,815
58,888
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
1,869,673
59,237
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dennis Byrski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
33
0.805
Economics
Strategy
Innovation
Pharmaceutical Industry
Healthcare Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,053,169
62,588
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timm Opitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Entrepreneurship
Developmental Psychology
Mechanism Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,074,711
62,962
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheng Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
18
1.000
Innovation
Patenting Strategies and Complex Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,883
64,890
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
9
9
1.000
climate chance
international institutions
energy law
international institutional law
technology