Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World 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
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624,482
292,215
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,584
161,422
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,388
181,789
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531,693
242,031
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499,018
312,737
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,814
112,885
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,112
89,981
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367,613
96,704
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,552
146,180
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,188
144,659
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,212
261,925
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,263
258,141
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,060
102,159
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
marketing
services marketing
service management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,170
96,076
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,166
185,342
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299,863
111,925
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,162
148,063
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
Selling and Sales Management
Multivariate Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,944
127,652
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,316
142,561
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
The role of culture in human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,301
73,623
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,972
78,683
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,375
74,951
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Technology & Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,842
85,179
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,999
207,684
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624,482
292,215
0.468
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael E Porter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620,584
161,422
0.260
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
552,388
181,789
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
531,693
242,031
0.455
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
499,018
312,737
0.627
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53
29
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427,814
112,885
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76
38
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386,112
89,981
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91
45
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367,613
96,704
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
366,552
146,180
0.399
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353,188
144,659
0.410
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330,212
261,925
0.793
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171
14
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,263
258,141
0.794
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174
79
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316,060
102,159
0.323
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181
83
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Valarie Zeithaml
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,170
96,076
0.309
marketing
services marketing
service management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenji Shibuya
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,166
185,342
0.603
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299,863
111,925
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297,162
148,063
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294
126
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rolph Anderson
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
274,944
127,652
0.464
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty
Selling and Sales Management
Multivariate Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300
130
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304
133
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,316
142,561
0.522
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358
154
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262,301
73,623
0.281
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363
156
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,972
78,683
0.301
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372
161
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leonard Berry
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260,375
74,951
0.288
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381
165
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
A Parasuraman
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,842
85,179
0.329
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Technology & Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257,999
207,684
0.805
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning