Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 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
Operations Research
Management Science
Data Envelopment Analysis
DEA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,024
15,486
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
macroeconomics
applied econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,330
3,874
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental economics
experimental economics
Behavioural economics
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
1,283
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,249
1,908
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Global Value Chains
Chinese Economy
Foreign Direct Investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
1,302
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
416
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
924
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,603
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Bayesian econometrics
empirics of growth
Bayesian Model Averaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
970
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
683
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
economics
computable general equilibrium
electric power market analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
678
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Development
Education
Health
Political Economics
Microeconometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
582
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Game Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Industrial Organization
Market Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
457
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
442
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Environmental Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
446
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Macroeconomics
heterogeneous agent model
health insurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
359
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nepali and South Asian economy
macroeconomics (growth
fiscal policy
trade and development)
policy analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
298
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
political economy
economic catch-up
East Asian development
Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
318
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Economic development
Education Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
174
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
international security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
115
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cultural Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
169
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Technological innovation
Science diplomacy
Threat perception
International relations
Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
195
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Applied Econometrics
Financial Markets
Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
174
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Relations
Policy Analysis
Political Economy
Economic Development
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
95
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
157
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,396
229
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kaoru Tone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,024
15,486
0.455
Operations Research
Management Science
Data Envelopment Analysis
DEA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,465
626
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fumio Hayashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,330
3,874
0.200
macroeconomics
applied econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,791
4,772
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alistair Munro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,307
1,283
0.298
Environmental economics
experimental economics
Behavioural economics
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,762
4,829
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tetsushi Sonobe|園部哲史
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,249
1,908
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,435
5,388
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuqing Xing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,778
1,302
0.345
Global Value Chains
Chinese Economy
Foreign Direct Investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,063
7,026
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yoshitsugu Kanemoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,763
416
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,265
7,810
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yoko Kijima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,416
924
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,664
8,606
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kazushi Takahashi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,118
1,603
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
453,539
9,236
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roberto Leon Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
970
0.505
Bayesian econometrics
empirics of growth
Bayesian Model Averaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,575
11,209
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michiko Iizuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
683
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
581,127
11,584
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nobuhiro Hosoe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,314
678
0.516
economics
computable general equilibrium
electric power market analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,436
13,338
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephan Litschig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
978
582
0.595
Development
Education
Health
Political Economics
Microeconometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,104
13,672
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yosuke Yasuda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
457
0.494
Game Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Industrial Organization
Market Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,068
15,266
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chikako Yamauchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
442
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,148
17,071
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akio Yamazaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
446
0.897
Environmental Economics
Applied Microeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
923,681
17,130
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ponpoje Porapakkarm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
359
0.728
Macroeconomics
heterogeneous agent model
health insurance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,151
17,186
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chandan Sapkota
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
298
0.609
Nepali and South Asian economy
macroeconomics (growth
fiscal policy
trade and development)
policy analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
983,934
18,018
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Veerayooth Kanchoochat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
425
318
0.748
political economy
economic catch-up
East Asian development
Thailand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,992
18,269
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rima Prama Artha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
174
0.426
Economic development
Education Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,022,305
18,591
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Narushige Michishita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387
115
0.297
international security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,211
20,916
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emiko Kakiuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
169
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,468
21,076
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthew Brummer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
195
0.774
Technological innovation
Science diplomacy
Threat perception
International relations
Japan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,497
23,284
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bernard Sarpong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
174
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,383,257
23,736
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Juan David Rodriguez-Rios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
95
0.583
International Relations
Policy Analysis
Political Economy
Economic Development
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,397,754
23,912
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Susumu Yoshida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
157
1.000