Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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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
United States
Ross Levine
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
France
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
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
United States
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
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
United States
Tim Bollerslev
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
United States
René Stulz
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Raghuram Rajan
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
United States
Luigi Zingales
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
United States
Sheridan Titman
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
United Kingdom
Franklin Allen
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
United States
Campbell R Harvey
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
United States
Myron Scholes
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
United States
Rajiv Banker
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
United Kingdom
Peter Miller
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United Kingdom
Simeon Djankov
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
United States
Ross Watts
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
United States
Patricia M Dechow
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
United States
Shang Jin Wei
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
United States
John R Graham
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
United States
Darrell Duffie
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
United States
Richard Sloan
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
United States
David Hirshleifer
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
United States
Robert J Brunner
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
United States
Jay Ritter
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
United States
SP Kothari
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
United States
Harold James
financial history
economic history
German history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,345
16,204
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826
United States
333
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ross Levine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,552
60,119
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272
France
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Florencio Lopez de Silanes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,910
40,570
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,728
United States
780
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
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 ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,897
United States
862
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tim Bollerslev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129,314
32,026
0.248
Financial Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Time Series Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,075
United States
957
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Stulz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122,775
36,933
0.301
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,167
United States
1,006
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Raghuram Rajan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,177
34,335
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,172
United States
1,011
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luigi Zingales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,123
43,285
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,014
United States
1,440
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sheridan Titman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,666
29,790
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,029
United Kingdom
241
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,210
United States
1,538
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Campbell R Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,462
32,177
0.327
Finance
Economics
Asset Pricing
Corporate Finance
Behavioral Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,854
United States
2,312
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myron Scholes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,152
15,005
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,367
United States
2,544
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajiv Banker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,629
22,647
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,389
United Kingdom
446
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,405
19,524
0.266
Accounting
economic sociology
governmentality
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,877
United Kingdom
495
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simeon Djankov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,588
18,908
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,355
United States
3,007
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ross Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,319
17,475
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,411
United States
3,032
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia M Dechow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,869
24,841
0.377
accounting earnings
earnings management
financial analysts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,631
United States
3,136
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shang Jin Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,519
19,747
0.306
international finance
international trade
China
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,648
United States
3,148
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John R Graham
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,409
25,393
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,090
United States
3,367
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Darrell Duffie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,057
13,820
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,114
United States
3,377
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Sloan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,939
21,000
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,132
United States
3,386
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,230
United States
3,430
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,716
United States
3,667
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jay Ritter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,751
14,821
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,131
United States
3,885
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
SP Kothari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,846
18,866
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,256
United States
3,944
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harold James
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,345
16,204
0.288