Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 118 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Food Processing Technology
International Food Laws and Regulations
Fermentation Technology
Chocolate Technology
Cocoa Proce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,978
5,676
0.517
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marketing
Business Management
CSR and Sustainability
Communication Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,716
4,819
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marketing-Branding
Sustainability
CSR
Hospitality-Tourism
E-Busines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
2,557
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Business Strategy & Management
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Leadership
SME Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,292
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Information Assurance
Cryptology
Security.Law.Cyber.Law.Information.Theory.Comp-Arch
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
458
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Development economics
microeconometrics
macroeconometrics
financial econometrics
financial economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
430
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
FinTech
CBDC
Risk Governance
Sustainable Finance
Development Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
591
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Instructional Technology
Computer Aided Instruction
Learning Analytics
Online Learning
Learning Management System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
229
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Accounting & Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
241
0.525
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
396
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Performance management
Human Resources Management
leadership
Gender Issue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
396
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Forensic Accounting
Microfinance
Women Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
351
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Technology Adoption
E-learning
Social Media
FinTec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
273
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy Economics
Technology Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
270
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Healthcare technology Management
Ageing and Elderly C
Performance management
Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
198
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Finance
Accounting
Taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Technostress
Food Insecurity
Leadership
Crisis Management
Pension Plannin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
248
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leadership Training
Food Security
Rural Development
Research and Publications
Ideation Facilitato
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
150
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Futuristic Trends In Marketing and Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
243
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
tourism
sustainability
migration
tourism marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
209
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Blended-Learning
Trans-national education
Technology adoption
Blockchain Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
220
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Privacy
Blockchain
IOT
Machine learning
Information Securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
213
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
e-learning
Technology integration
Management
AI
Sustainable Developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
144
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Accounting
leadership
advocacy
Taxation & Financ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
145
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,798
22
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,978
5,676
0.517
Food Processing Technology
International Food Laws and Regulations
Fermentation Technology
Chocolate Technology
Cocoa Proce
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,642
39
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert E Hinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,716
4,819
0.625
Marketing
Business Management
CSR and Sustainability
Communication Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,982
147
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
George Kofi Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,156
2,557
0.810
Marketing-Branding
Sustainability
CSR
Hospitality-Tourism
E-Busines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,155
380
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,477
1,292
0.875
Business Strategy & Management
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Leadership
SME Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,865
715
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Quist Aphetsi Kester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
833
458
0.550
Information Assurance
Cryptology
Security.Law.Cyber.Law.Information.Theory.Comp-Arch
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,157
851
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Gyimah Sackey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
430
0.641
Development economics
microeconometrics
macroeconometrics
financial econometrics
financial economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,535
923
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Agyekum Addae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
591
0.970
FinTech
CBDC
Risk Governance
Sustainable Finance
Development Financ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
949,676
1,090
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Asunka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
229
0.453
Instructional Technology
Computer Aided Instruction
Learning Analytics
Online Learning
Learning Management System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,554
1,198
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Lawer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
241
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,499
1,303
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emelia Amoako Asiedu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
396
0.957
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,032,499
1,303
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emelia Amoako-Asiedu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
396
0.957
Performance management
Human Resources Management
leadership
Gender Issue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,352
1,455
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen Owusu Afriyie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
351
0.972
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Forensic Accounting
Microfinance
Women Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,148,483
1,665
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eli Fianu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
273
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175,970
1,755
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Isaac Ankrah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
270
0.915
Energy Economics
Technology Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,104
1,791
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ethel Yiranbon Asante-Antwi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
198
0.685
Healthcare technology Management
Ageing and Elderly C
Performance management
Leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,194,858
1,816
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Nana Owusu-Akomeah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,197,176
1,827
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Addai Prince
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
248
0.879
Technostress
Food Insecurity
Leadership
Crisis Management
Pension Plannin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,255,598
2,000
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ivy Drafor Amenyah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
150
0.602
Leadership Training
Food Security
Rural Development
Research and Publications
Ideation Facilitato
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,485
2,018
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Charles Asare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
243
0.988
Futuristic Trends In Marketing and Entrepreneurshi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,388
2,117
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Esi Akyere Mensah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
209
0.917
tourism
sustainability
migration
tourism marketin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310,135
2,164
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ahmed Antwi-Boampong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
220
0.991
Blended-Learning
Trans-national education
Technology adoption
Blockchain Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,330,023
2,218
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samuel Akwasi Frimpong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
213
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334,404
2,240
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Felix Otu Kofi Agyenkwah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,438,283
2,567
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ebenezer Malcalm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
144
0.832
e-learning
Technology integration
Management
AI
Sustainable Developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469,102
2,662
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Kwame Akuma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
145
0.890