Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology Highly Cited Researchers 125 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom 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
Indian Philosophy
Theories of Religion
Postcolonial theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,763
1,978
0.292
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Religion
Spirituality
Witchcraft
Cultural Evolution
Cultural Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
3,571
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
St Anthony Abbot in Early Modern Theology and Art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
1,003
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Iranian languages
Central Asia
Manichaeism
Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,647
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Buddhist thought
Buddhist practice
Buddhist ethics
meditation
mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,612
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Buddhist ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,200
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,243
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bible and Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,583
1,015
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
religion
sociology
popular music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,772
1,283
0.340
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bible
Old Testament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
840
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Refugees
Trauma
Psychosocial interventions
Therapeutic Epistemologies
Eastern Orthodox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,090
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Indology
Indian Religion
Sanskrit
Southeast Asian Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
999
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theology
philosophy
legal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,173
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christian education
religious education
ordinary theology
faith development
religious experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
671
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Religion
generations
identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
855
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jesus
Gospels
New Testament
Ethics
Interpretation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
488
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
New Testament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
676
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Democratization Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
718
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Religious studies
African studies
sexuality and queer studies
literary and cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,835
1,097
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Religion
Public Policy
Urban Studies
Civil Society
Political Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,810
706
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Religion and dialogue
discrimination
equality
freedom
state
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
431
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainable food systems Religious Food Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,076
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jewish studies
migration
diaspora
diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
757
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Buddhist Philosophy
Indian Philosophy
Metaphysics
Ontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
848
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
religion
conflict
peace
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
657
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,340
12,002
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard King
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,763
1,978
0.292
Indian Philosophy
Theories of Religion
Postcolonial theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,541
15,282
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aiyana K. Willard
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,333
3,571
0.670
Religion
Spirituality
Witchcraft
Cultural Evolution
Cultural Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,886
15,585
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stuart Clark
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
1,003
0.200
St Anthony Abbot in Early Modern Theology and Art
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,928
16,104
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicholas Sims Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,794
1,647
0.344
Iranian languages
Central Asia
Manichaeism
Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,520
16,207
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,612
0.329
Buddhist thought
Buddhist practice
Buddhist ethics
meditation
mindfulness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,508
17,569
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Damien Keown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,342
1,200
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,445
17,891
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Pattison
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,280
1,243
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,432
19,316
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew T Lincoln
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,583
1,015
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,990
19,721
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Partridge
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,772
1,283
0.340
religion
sociology
popular music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,335
22,182
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J Gordon Mcconville
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,006
840
0.279
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,288
22,465
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Renos K Papadopoulos
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,090
0.345
Refugees
Trauma
Psychosocial interventions
Therapeutic Epistemologies
Eastern Orthodox
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,273
24,485
1,754
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexis Sanderson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
999
0.360
Indology
Indian Religion
Sanskrit
Southeast Asian Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,531
25,100
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Oliver D. Crisp
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
1,173
0.465
Theology
philosophy
legal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,682
26,448
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeff Astley
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
671
0.274
Christian education
religious education
ordinary theology
faith development
religious experience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,788
27,098
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Abby Day
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
855
0.366
Religion
generations
identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,354
29,408
1,003
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard A Burridge
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
488
0.258
Jesus
Gospels
New Testament
Ethics
Interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,900
29,613
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew D Clarke
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,491
676
0.104
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,802
30,444
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frédéric Volpi
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,890
718
0.380
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Democratization Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,059
30,681
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adriaan Van Klinken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,835
1,097
0.598
Religious studies
African studies
sexuality and queer studies
literary and cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,990
30,777
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chris Baker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,810
706
0.390
Religion
Public Policy
Urban Studies
Civil Society
Political Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,337
30,792
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Weller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
431
0.233
Religion and dialogue
discrimination
equality
freedom
state
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,097
32,342
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Lever
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,076
0.626
Sustainable food systems Religious Food Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,062
32,833
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ben Gidley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,770
757
0.428
Jewish studies
migration
diaspora
diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,739
33,755
2,292
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jan Westerhoff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
848
0.529
Buddhist Philosophy
Indian Philosophy
Metaphysics
Ontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,181
34,134
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gladys Ganiel
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,480
657
0.444
religion
conflict
peace
Ireland
Northern Ireland
