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
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,314
32,026
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,177
34,335
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,123
43,285
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,666
29,790
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,461
29,441
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,462
32,177
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,152
15,005
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,629
22,647
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
finance
transition economies
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,588
18,908
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,319
17,475
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
24,841
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,519
19,747
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,409
25,393
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
finance
central banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,057
13,820
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Accounting
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,939
21,000
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,819
23,282
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,751
14,821
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,846
18,866
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
financial history
economic history
German history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,345
16,204
0.288
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
Finance
financial regulation
economic growth
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
Finance
Economics
Regulation
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,633
54,027
0.398
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ...
Tim Bollerslev
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,314
32,026
0.248
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
René Stulz
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,177
34,335
0.286
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,123
43,285
0.360
Sheridan Titman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,666
29,790
0.293
Franklin Allen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,461
29,441
0.290
Banking
financial intermediation
corporate finance
asset pricing
financial crises
Campbell R Harvey
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,462
32,177
0.327
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
Myron Scholes
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,152
15,005
0.192
Rajiv Banker
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,629
22,647
0.308
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,588
18,908
0.272
finance
transition economies
regulation
Ross Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,319
17,475
0.263
Accounting
Finance
Economics
Patricia M Dechow
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
24,841
0.377
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
Shang Jin Wei
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,519
19,747
0.306
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
John R Graham
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,409
25,393
0.394
Darrell Duffie
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,057
13,820
0.223
finance
central banking
Richard Sloan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,939
21,000
0.339
David Hirshleifer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,819
23,282
0.377
social economics and finance
behavioral economics and finance
investments
corporate finance
Robert J Brunner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,240
17,428
0.285
Machine Learning
Data Science
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Jay Ritter
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,751
14,821
0.252
Finance
Initial Public Offerings
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,846
18,866
0.332
Financial accounting
finance
economics
Harold James
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,345
16,204
0.288
financial history
economic history
German history