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 :176
Foreign Policy Analysis
Development
International Political Economy
China Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
809
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
international relations
politics
religions
social movement
civil society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
750
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
Policy and Planning
Sustainable Urbanism
Technology and Society
Environment and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,432
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Middle Eastern History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
580
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
Political knowledge
news
political communication
new media and politics
political and civic engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
977
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
International Security
Foreign Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
376
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Politik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
855
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
International Finance
Applied Time Series Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
685
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
International law
sociology of law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
457
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
1,283
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
international political economy
Asian regionalism
regional integration
Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
415
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
Peace
Nonviolence
Critical Geopolitics
Belt and Road Initiative
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
1,212
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
Comparative politics
Asian politics
Singapore politics
Hong Kong politics
Chinese and Vietnamese politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
906
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
political sciences
gender and politics
gender and development studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,500
550
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
Comparative political development
Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
470
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Radicalization
Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
688
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
893
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
958
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
Peace and security in South Asia
Domestic politics of Pakistan
Terrorism & Extremism in Pakistan
Strategic Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,049
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Political
Governance
Social
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
1,431
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
international relations
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
923
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
Strategic Studies
Foreign Policy
Terrorism
ASEAN
Asia Pacific
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
1,005
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
Comparative Politics
Civil-Military Relations
Parliament
Contentious Politics
Myanmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
705
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
comparative politics
electoral systems
political institutions
voter behavior
gender and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
444
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
International Relations
Central Asian Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
811
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,188
2,988
1,068
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Ana Cristina Alves
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
809
0.502
Foreign Policy Analysis
Development
International Political Economy
China Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,541
3,828
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Muhammad AS Hikam
Universitas President
Jababeka, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
750
0.471
international relations
politics
religions
social movement
civil society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,831
518
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Esmat Zaidan
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,589
1,432
0.901
Policy and Planning
Sustainable Urbanism
Technology and Society
Environment and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,330
4,149
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Meir Litvak
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
580
0.373
Middle Eastern History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,460
263
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
Clarissa David
University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
977
0.629
Political knowledge
news
political communication
new media and politics
political and civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,645
9,235
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Amb Woosang Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
376
0.244
International Security
Foreign Affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,208
4,025
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
Kacung Marijan
Universitas Airlangga
Surabaya, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
855
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,757
3,433
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Shyh Wei Chen
Tunghai University
Taichung City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
685
0.448
International Finance
Applied Time Series Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,476
4,198
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 184
Moshe Hirsch
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,527
457
0.299
International law
sociology of law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,545
3,070
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Frank Reichert
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,526
1,283
0.841
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,955
10,630
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
Takashi Terada
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,525
415
0.272
international political economy
Asian regionalism
regional integration
Japan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,257
3,083
1,354
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Chih Yuan Woon
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
1,212
0.801
Peace
Nonviolence
Critical Geopolitics
Belt and Road Initiative
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,307
3,079
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
Stephan Ortmann
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
906
0.598
Comparative politics
Asian politics
Singapore politics
Hong Kong politics
Chinese and Vietnamese politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,569
540
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
İslah Jad
Qatar University
Katar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,500
550
0.367
political sciences
gender and politics
gender and development studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,517
3,103
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
Federico Ferrara
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
470
0.315
Comparative political development
Thailand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,091
4,282
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Eitan Alimi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
688
0.471
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Radicalization
Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,921
3,148
1,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
Shaohua Zhan
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
893
0.614
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,144
3,132
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
June Wang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
958
0.659
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,776
2,226
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Umbreen Javaid
University of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,450
1,049
0.723
Peace and security in South Asia
Domestic politics of Pakistan
Terrorism & Extremism in Pakistan
Strategic Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,154
4,345
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Beby Masitho Batubara
Universitas Medan Area
Medan, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
1,431
0.988
Political
Governance
Social
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,161
9,642
633
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Taehee Whang
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
923
0.645
international relations
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,156
4,452
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Yanyan Mochamad Yani
Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung
Sumedang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
1,005
0.704
Strategic Studies
Foreign Policy
Terrorism
ASEAN
Asia Pacific
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,701
3,170
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Renaud Egreteau
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
705
0.494
Comparative Politics
Civil-Military Relations
Parliament
Contentious Politics
Myanmar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,822
4,370
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
Orit Kedar
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,397
444
0.318
comparative politics
electoral systems
political institutions
voter behavior
gender and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
560,247
11,206
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Timur Dadabaev
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
811
0.583
International Relations
Central Asian Studies