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
Business Administration
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,585
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular drug metabolism and toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
692
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Insect biodiversity
insect conservation and ecology
insect-plant interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
588
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental Accounting
Taxation
Cost Accounting
Financial Management
Auditing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
489
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relations
International Politics
Middle East
African Foreign Relations
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
106
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Analytical assessments of bioactive compounds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
393
0.966
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Energy Marketing (Oil & Gas)
Business Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
224
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Operations Research
Production Management
Quantitative Techniques
Managerial Economics
Project M
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
292
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Machine Translation
Computational Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
319
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
African History
International Studies
Strategic Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
172
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
86
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Enzymology
Parasite & Clinical Biochemistry
Computational and Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
222
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
114
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Philosophy of Religion
Social Ethics and Peace Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
132
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Library and Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
108
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Antimicrobial Discovery
Actinobacteria research
Antimicrobial Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
123
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
(Forensic) Discourse Studies
Text Linguistics
Literary Discourse Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
136
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
107
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Development Communication
gender
adolescents and film studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
80
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Accounting and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
95
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Graphene
Thin Films
Optoelectronics
Sensors
Energy Storage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
66
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Environmental
Analytical
Petroleum Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
86
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gender influence
leadership style
mentoring and innovation management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
52
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Information Systems
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Learning analytics and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Olanrewaju Ibidunni
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,214
1,585
0.716
Business Administration
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Olubukola Akanni
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
692
0.751
Olumayowa Eluyeba
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
588
0.861
Insect biodiversity
insect conservation and ecology
insect-plant interaction
Lawal Babatunde Akeem
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
583
489
0.839
Environmental Accounting
Taxation
Cost Accounting
Financial Management
Auditing
Olusola Ojo
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
106
0.255
International Relations
International Politics
Middle East
African Foreign Relations
Human Rights
Babatunde Oso
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
393
0.966
Isaac Oladepo Onigbinde
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
224
0.657
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Energy Marketing (Oil & Gas)
Business Strategy
Akeem Shonubi
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
292
0.893
Operations Research
Production Management
Quantitative Techniques
Managerial Economics
Project M
Ayodele Awokoya
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
319
1.000
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Machine Translation
Computational Linguistics
Kenneth Chukwuemeka Nwoko
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
172
0.630
African History
International Studies
Strategic Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
Annabella Adewunmi
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
86
0.381
Ige Olaoye
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
222
1.000
Enzymology
Parasite & Clinical Biochemistry
Computational and Molecular Biology
Michael Osho|Michael Bamitale Osho
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
114
0.543
Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Austin Omomia, Associate
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
132
0.641
Abayomi Tunji Agboola
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
108
0.532
Library and Information Science
Sunday O. Omeike
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
123
0.724
Antimicrobial Discovery
Actinobacteria research
Antimicrobial Resistance
Temidayo Akinrinlola
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
136
0.951
(Forensic) Discourse Studies
Text Linguistics
Literary Discourse Studies
Abiodun Mustapha|Abiodun Muyideen Mustapha, A. M. Mustapha
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
107
0.964
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Onyinyechi Nancy Nwaolikpe
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
80
0.808
Development Communication
gender
adolescents and film studies
Kehinde Ajose
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
95
0.990
Accounting and Finance
Kayode Oladele Olumurewa
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
95
1.000
Graphene
Thin Films
Optoelectronics
Sensors
Energy Storage
Funlayo Sodipo
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
66
0.695
Godswill Ehimengbale Akhigbe
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
86
0.935
Environmental
Analytical
Petroleum Chemistry
Kikelomo Adeeko
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
52
0.825
Gender influence
leadership style
mentoring and innovation management
Oladapo Kayode Abiodun
Mcpherson University
Seriki-Sotayo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Information Systems
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Learning analytics and