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 :1,576
Sustainability
Management
Geopolitics
Renewable Energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,577
Social Sciences
Migration Studies
Public Policy
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,578
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,579
Defence and Strategic Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,580
Political Science
International Relations
Ethnicity
Sinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,581
Security studies
Geopolitics
Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,582
Management and Conflict Resolution
International Relations
Foreign Policy
Diplomacy and Consular Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,583
International Relations
Security Studies
Foreign Policy and Peace and Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,584
Philippine politics
political economy
development
democratization
politics and popular culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,585
Korean Politics
Legislative Behavior
Religion and Politics
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,586
Political Science
Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,587
Political Science
Governance
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,588
Political Science
Islamic Politics
Public Policy
Malay Civilization
The Sayyids
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,589
Social Movements
Contentious Politics
Electoral Politics
Party Politics
Electoral Campaign
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,590
political science
democratic theories
green politics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,591
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,592
International Relations
Defense
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,593
International Security
Civil War
Coups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,594
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Islamic Social Issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,595
Politics
Labour Economics
Development Economics
Migration
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,596
Political Science
International Relations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
8
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,597
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
3
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,598
comparative politics
Post-Soviet politics
authoritarianism
subnational politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,599
Politics & Social Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,600
Hubungan Internasional
Politik Luar Negeri
Studi Perang Damai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,057,830
20,859
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,576
Cheng Yong Lau
Nilai University
Nilai, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
Sustainability
Management
Geopolitics
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,058,520
5,290
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,577
Anderson Villa
Mindanao State University General Santos
General Santos, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
13
0.619
Social Sciences
Migration Studies
Public Policy
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,058,883
31,038
2,145
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,578
Hyeon Seok Park, 박현석
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
12
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,915
19,425
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,579
Adeela Ahmed
University of Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Defence and Strategic Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,060,915
82,698
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,580
Harryanto Aryodiguno
Universitas President
Jababeka, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Political Science
International Relations
Ethnicity
Sinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,062,919
100,484
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,581
Arjun Sidharth
Karnavati University Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Security studies
Geopolitics
Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,768
4,613
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,582
Ayman Hayajneh
Yarmouk University
Irbid, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Management and Conflict Resolution
International Relations
Foreign Policy
Diplomacy and Consular Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,768
19,493
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,583
Syed Sibtain Hussain Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
International Relations
Security Studies
Foreign Policy and Peace and Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,768
33,474
881
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,584
Hansley Juliano
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Philippine politics
political economy
development
democratization
politics and popular culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,065,316
31,115
2,065
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,585
Sinjae Kang (강신재)
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Korean Politics
Legislative Behavior
Religion and Politics
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,066,301
11,533
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,586
Moyenul Hasan
Sonargaon University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
Political Science
Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,066,852
19,555
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,587
Waqar Ahmad
University of Peshawar
Peshawar, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Political Science
Governance
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,067,107
83,341
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,588
Ahmad Syukri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Political Science
Islamic Politics
Public Policy
Malay Civilization
The Sayyids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,067,687
5,359
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,589
Arjan P Aguirre
Ateneo de Manila University
Quezon City, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
Social Movements
Contentious Politics
Electoral Politics
Party Politics
Electoral Campaign
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,067,687
83,404
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,590
Hari Zamharir
Universitas Nasional
Jakarta, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
political science
democratic theories
green politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,067,948
39,697
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,591
Mahdi Alikhani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,068,148
83,439
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,592
Peni Hanggarini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
International Relations
Defense
Diplomacy
Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,068,538
31,140
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,593
Jungmoo Woo
Dongguk University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
International Security
Civil War
Coups
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,069,073
14,918
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,594
Jiraroj Mamadkul
Rangsit University
Pathum Thani, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Islamic Social Issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,069,619
101,042
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,595
Denzil Fernandes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Politics
Labour Economics
Development Economics
Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,070,395
4,629
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,596
Faisal Odeh Al-Rfouh
University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
8
0.400
Political Science
International Relations.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,070,934
14,956
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,597
Chaichana Ingavata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
3
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,544
33,574
1,248
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,598
Masatomo Torikai
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
comparative politics
Post-Soviet politics
authoritarianism
subnational politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,544
83,548
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,599
Yuni Nurkuntari
Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang
Semarang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Politics & Social Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,544
83,548
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,600
Bayu Setyawan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Hubungan Internasional
Politik Luar Negeri
Studi Perang Damai