Citation Rankings
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Singapore
Christine Wong
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
1,101
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Brunei Darussalam
Chee Kiong Tong
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
617
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Taiwan
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
971
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Singapore
Bo Zhiyue
Chinese politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
387
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Singapore
Chen Kang
China's Economic Reform
Macroeconomics
Public Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
209
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hong Kong
Daniel C Lynch
Chinese politics
Chinese foreign policy
international relations
Taiwan
Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
310
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Israel
Galia Sabar
African Studies
Religion
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
380
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,689
Singapore
1,039
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christine Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
1,101
0.176
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,904
Brunei Darussalam
42
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chee Kiong Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
617
0.214
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,217
Taiwan
2,303
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
971
0.384
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,359
Singapore
3,146
1,375
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bo Zhiyue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
387
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,656
Singapore
3,197
1,394
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chen Kang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
209
0.151
China's Economic Reform
Macroeconomics
Public Choice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,918
Hong Kong
3,181
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel C Lynch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
310
0.225
Chinese politics
Chinese foreign policy
international relations
Taiwan
Thailand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,686
Israel
5,404
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Galia Sabar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
380
0.462