Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Asia Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 528 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
India
Kewal Krishan
Forensic science
Physical anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Anthropology
biological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,741
82,739
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Vipin Gupta
Anthropology
Public Health
Genomics
Anthropology of life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,214
36,008
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Indonesia
Suwardi Endraswara
Sastra
Antropologi
Budaya
Seni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
8,941
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
China
Xianlai Zeng 曾现来
Recycling
Urban mining
Circularity
Circular economy
Waste management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,953
9,614
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
China
Min Zhu
Vertebrate Paleontology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,253
3,108
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Israel
Viviane Slon
Ancient DNA
Human evolution
Paleoanthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,812
4,965
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Indonesia
Irwan Abdullah
Antropologi/Anthropology
Budaya/Culture
Agama/Religion
Etnisitas/Ethnicity
Pendidikan/Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,759
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brunei Darussalam
Victor T King
Anthropology
Sociology
Southeast Asian Studies
Tourism and Heritage Studies
Development and Environmental Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,089
1,325
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Israel
Nurit Bird David
Ontological Anthropology
Hunting and Gathering Peoples
Anthropology of Homes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
1,839
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
China
Chuan Chao Wang
Population genomics
Y Chromosome
Molecular Anthropology
Ancient DNA
Forensic genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
4,004
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
China
Chi Zhang
Bayesian Statistics
Phylogenetics
Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
4,535
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Israel
Tamar Katriel
Ethnography of Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,914
884
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Indonesia
Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth
Anthropology
Gender Study
Mediation
Conflict Resolution
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
2,307
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Taiwan
Gordon Turner Walker
Conservation Science
Archaeological Science
Bone Diagenesis
Physical Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
2,048
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Indonesia
Heddy Shri Ahimsa Putra
Epistemologi Antropologi
Antro-Ekologi
Antro-Religi
Antro-Pariwisata
Antro-Politik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,037
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bangladesh
Sabina Faiz Rashid
Medical Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,887
2,347
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
China
Junyi Ge
Paleoclimatic changes
Geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,327
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Japan
Shigekazu Higuchi
chronobiology
sleep
anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,516
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
China
刘俊 Jun Liu
古生物学 进化系统学 地层学
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,400
1,577
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Israel
Nir Avieli
Anthropology
Food
Tourism
Vietnam
Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,420
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hong Kong
David A Palmer
anthropology
China
religion
BRI
Global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,397
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mongolia
Erdenebaatar Diimaajav
archaeology and anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
2,143
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Indonesia
Sulistyowati Irianto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,728
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Iran
Abouali Vedadhir Ali
Health Studies
Medical Anthropology
Qualitative and Quantitative Health Research
Anthropological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
1,802
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
China
Min Wang
ornithology
paleontology
comparative morphology
evolutionary biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
1,643
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,949
India
51
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kewal Krishan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,741
82,739
0.922
Forensic science
Physical anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Anthropology
biological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,818
India
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vipin Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,214
36,008
0.608
Anthropology
Public Health
Genomics
Anthropology of life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,084
Indonesia
83
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Suwardi Endraswara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
8,941
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,198
China
2,761
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xianlai Zeng 曾现来
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,953
9,614
0.689
Recycling
Urban mining
Circularity
Circular economy
Waste management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,717
China
6,304
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Min Zhu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,253
3,108
0.429
Vertebrate Paleontology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,503
Israel
1,331
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Viviane Slon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,812
4,965
0.729
Ancient DNA
Human evolution
Paleoanthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,401
Indonesia
445
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Irwan Abdullah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,759
0.593
Antropologi/Anthropology
Budaya/Culture
Agama/Religion
Etnisitas/Ethnicity
Pendidikan/Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,116
Brunei Darussalam
17
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Victor T King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,089
1,325
0.218
Anthropology
Sociology
Southeast Asian Studies
Tourism and Heritage Studies
Development and Environmental Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,753
Israel
1,527
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nurit Bird David
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,033
1,839
0.305
Ontological Anthropology
Hunting and Gathering Peoples
Anthropology of Homes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,045
China
8,997
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chuan Chao Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
4,004
0.758
Population genomics
Y Chromosome
Molecular Anthropology
Ancient DNA
Forensic genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,207
China
9,270
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chi Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,143
4,535
0.882
Bayesian Statistics
Phylogenetics
Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,433
Israel
1,840
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tamar Katriel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,914
884
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,449
Indonesia
706
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,866
2,307
0.474
Anthropology
Gender Study
Mediation
Conflict Resolution
Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,679
Taiwan
1,342
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gordon Turner Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
2,048
0.461
Conservation Science
Archaeological Science
Bone Diagenesis
Physical Anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,093
Indonesia
979
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heddy Shri Ahimsa Putra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,949
2,037
0.516
Epistemologi Antropologi
Antro-Ekologi
Antro-Religi
Antro-Pariwisata
Antro-Politik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,690
Bangladesh
209
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sabina Faiz Rashid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,887
2,347
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,005
China
12,689
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Junyi Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,766
2,327
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,690
Japan
5,763
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shigekazu Higuchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,516
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,060
China
13,937
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
刘俊 Jun Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,400
1,577
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,053
Israel
2,675
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nir Avieli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,180
1,420
0.447
Anthropology
Food
Tourism
Vietnam
Israel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,383
Hong Kong
2,166
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David A Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
1,397
0.445
anthropology
China
religion
BRI
Global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,979
Mongolia
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erdenebaatar Diimaajav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
2,143
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,709
Indonesia
1,660
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sulistyowati Irianto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,868
1,728
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,381
Iran
4,216
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abouali Vedadhir Ali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,495
1,802
0.722
Health Studies
Medical Anthropology
Qualitative and Quantitative Health Research
Anthropological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,893
China
18,847
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Min Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,384
1,643
0.689
ornithology
paleontology
comparative morphology
evolutionary biology
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