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Business & Management Highly Cited Researchers 15.313 Scientists Citation in United States Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 15.313 scientists , 3,197 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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14
World Rank
United States
8
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Michael E Porter
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Competitive Strategy | Digital Transformation | Economic Development | Health Care | U.S. Political Syste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    631,311
  • Last 5 Years
    165,772
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.263
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Rankings

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22
World Rank
United States
13
Country Rank
University of South Alabama Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Joseph F Hair Jr
University of South Alabama Mobile, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
multivariate analysis | business analytics | marketing | structural equation modeling | PL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    575,288
  • Last 5 Years
    377,275
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.656
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Rankings

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130
World Rank
United States
62
Country Rank
Dartmouth College Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College Hanover, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Marketing | Branding | Brand Strategy | Marketing Strategy | Integrated Marketing Communication

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    381,314
  • Last 5 Years
    152,075
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.399
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Rankings

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212
World Rank
United States
95
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Valarie Zeithaml
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
marketing | services marketing | service managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    330,191
  • Last 5 Years
    97,525
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.295
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Rankings

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326
World Rank
United States
142
Country Rank
University of California San Diego Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
The role of culture in human developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    296,246
  • Last 5 Years
    91,360
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.308
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Rankings

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463
World Rank
United States
185
Country Rank
University of Miami Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
A Parasuraman
University of Miami Coral Gables, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Services Marketing | Service Quality | Technology & Servic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    273,487
  • Last 5 Years
    85,925
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.314
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Rankings

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474
World Rank
United States
189
Country Rank
Texas A&M University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Leonard Berry
Texas A&M University College Station, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Services Marketing | Service Quality | Health Services Research | Improving Cancer Care Researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    273,611
  • Last 5 Years
    74,930
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.274
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Rankings

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547
World Rank
United States
214
Country Rank
Drexel University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Rolph Anderson
Drexel University Philadelphia, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty | Selling and Sales Management | Multivariate Data Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    259,549
  • Last 5 Years
    118,812
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.458
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Rankings

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550
World Rank
United States
215
Country Rank
University of Utah Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Jay Barney
University of Utah Salt Lake City, United States
Business & Management / Strategic Management
strategic management | entrepreneurshi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    262,164
  • Last 5 Years
    77,014
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.294
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Rankings

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613
World Rank
United States
238
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Claes Fornell
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Customer Satisfaction | Marketing | Customer Experience Managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    248,869
  • Last 5 Years
    117,645
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.473
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Rankings

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629
World Rank
United States
245
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Robert Kaplan
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Balanced Scorecard | Activity-Based Costing | Strategy Execution | E-liability Carbon Accountin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    246,715
  • Last 5 Years
    54,050
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.219
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Rankings

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658
World Rank
United States
257
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
David J Teece
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Innovation | Strategy | Dynamic Capabilities | Dynamic Competitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    242,907
  • Last 5 Years
    91,553
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.377
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Rankings

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666
World Rank
United States
259
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
R Bagozzi
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Marketing | Management | social psychology | statistics | neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    242,070
  • Last 5 Years
    88,096
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.364
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Rankings

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691
World Rank
United States
264
Country Rank
University of Washington Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Bruce Avolio
University of Washington Seattle, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Leadership | Leader Development | Individual to Global Strategic Leadershi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    240,967
  • Last 5 Years
    79,300
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.329
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Rankings

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697
World Rank
United States
265
Country Rank
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Viswanath Venkatesh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Information Systems | Operations Management | Management | Psychology | Technology Adoptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    237,310
  • Last 5 Years
    127,291
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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Rankings

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719
World Rank
United States
275
Country Rank
University of Florida Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Philip Podsakoff
University of Florida Gainesville, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Organizational Citizenship Behavior | Organizational Research Methods | Leadership | Research Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    233,703
  • Last 5 Years
    112,024
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.479
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Rankings

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829
World Rank
United States
322
Country Rank
University of Oregon Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Paul Slovic
University of Oregon Eugene, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
The psychology of risk and decision making | risk perceptio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    219,335
  • Last 5 Years
    53,403
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.243
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Rankings

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896
World Rank
United States
352
Country Rank
Indiana University Bloomington Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Scott B Mackenzie
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
Marketing | consumer behavior | research methods | advertising | leadershi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    213,287
  • Last 5 Years
    101,297
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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Rankings

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932
World Rank
United States
364
Country Rank
University of Pittsburgh Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Thomas Saaty
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Decision Making | AHP | AN

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    208,715
  • Last 5 Years
    72,284
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.346
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Rankings

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1,055
World Rank
United States
424
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
organizational behavior | power in organizations | evidence-based management | human resource

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    195,864
  • Last 5 Years
    43,916
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.224
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Rankings

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1,130
World Rank
United States
453
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Walter W Woody Powell
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Organizations | economic sociology | science and technology studie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    190,777
  • Last 5 Years
    49,365
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.259
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Rankings

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1,264
World Rank
United States
521
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
G Tomas M Hult
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Business & Management / Marketing
international marketing | marketing strategy | customer satisfaction | supply chain management | international busines

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    178,358
  • Last 5 Years
    110,614
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.620
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Rankings

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1,275
World Rank
United States
525
Country Rank
University of Virginia Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
R Edward Freeman
University of Virginia Charlottesville, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
stakeholder theory | business ethics | management theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    179,911
  • Last 5 Years
    67,977
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.378
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Rankings

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1,320
World Rank
United States
548
Country Rank
Babson College Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Thomas H. Davenport
Babson College Babson Park, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
analytics | business analytics | information systems | business process management | artificial intelligenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    174,723
  • Last 5 Years
    57,018
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.326
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Rankings

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1,477
World Rank
United States
623
Country Rank
New York University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Arjun Appadurai
New York University New York, United States
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
cultural anthropology | social anthropology | globalization | south asia | violenc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    163,346
  • Last 5 Years
    43,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.266
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