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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
political science
comparative politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
3,817
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
1,298
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tourism
Sustainable Development
International Relations
Higher Education
Information and Communication Technology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
2,119
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
International Security
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
Regional Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
396
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Forced Migration
Refugees and statelessness in Southeast and South Asia
including national identity and contemporary political
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
356
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
African Politics
Islamic Discourse and Sustainable Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
211
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Relations
Iraqi politics and Kurdish question
education and peacebuilding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
246
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Human Rights and Security
Democratization
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
81
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
57
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Clinical Psychology
Religion & Spirituality
Political Science
Computational Physiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
187
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International relations / Foreign policy / Middle East
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
46
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political Philosophy
International Law
International Relations
Security Studies
Geopolitics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
154
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
international relations
collaborative governance
urban governance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
88
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
International Relations
Political Economy
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Conflict Resolution
Mediation
International Relations
Transitional Justice
Techno Nationalism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Theory
Political Methodology
Islamic Political Thought
Arab Israeli Conflict
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
International Relations
International Security
Iran
Russia
drones
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
2
0.065
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Comparative Politics
Social Movements
Afro-descendents
Higher Education Policy
Social Citizenship Rights
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
international relation and public policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Affairs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
3
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
comparative politics
politics of China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Christian W Haerpfer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
3,817
0.424
political science
comparative politics
Giacomo Chiozza
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
1,298
0.338
International Relations
Cody Morris Paris
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,602
2,119
0.588
Tourism
Sustainable Development
International Relations
Higher Education
Information and Communication Technology
Osman Antwi-Boateng
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
396
0.781
International Relations
International Security
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
Regional Studies
Farzana, Kazi Fahmida
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
356
0.784
Forced Migration
Refugees and statelessness in Southeast and South Asia
including national identity and contemporary political
Hamdy Hassan|Hamdy Abdelrahman Hassan, Hamdy A Hassan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
211
0.526
African Politics
Islamic Discourse and Sustainable Development
Sherko Kirmanj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
246
0.617
International Relations
Iraqi politics and Kurdish question
education and peacebuilding
Scott Walker
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
81
0.264
Human Rights and Security
Democratization
International Relations
Hassan Hamdan Al-Alkim
American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
57
0.191
Nayeefa Chowdhury
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
187
0.754
Clinical Psychology
Religion & Spirituality
Political Science
Computational Physiology
Hassan Alalkim
American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
46
0.279
International relations / Foreign policy / Middle East
Khaled Al-Kassimi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
154
0.969
Political Philosophy
International Law
International Relations
Security Studies
Geopolitics
Belisa Marochi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
88
0.710
international relations
collaborative governance
urban governance
Jeffrey King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
International Relations
Political Economy
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
Nahla Yassine-Hamdan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
Conflict Resolution
Mediation
International Relations
Transitional Justice
Techno Nationalism
Bashir Abulqaraya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
Political Theory
Political Methodology
Islamic Political Thought
Arab Israeli Conflict
David Meyer
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
2
0.065
International Relations
International Security
Iran
Russia
drones
Linda Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
Comparative Politics
Social Movements
Afro-descendents
Higher Education Policy
Social Citizenship Rights
Amira Alhashmi
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
international relation and public policy
Dina Khanat
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
3
0.231
International Affairs
Nikolai Mukhin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
comparative politics
politics of China