Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Regional Studies in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
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
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
1,604
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,214
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
African history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
939
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
678
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
African literature
orality
African studies
literatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
414
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
African development
science and technology studies
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
439
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
African literature
Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Rwanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
353
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
159
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
African politics
South Africa
party politics
patronage politics
neopatrimonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629
389
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
African statehood
aesthetics
architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
266
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
190
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
121
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
African politics
Elections
Political violence
Voter behaviour
Property rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Human capital
Digital technologies
Security governance
Change management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
African Studies
Digital humanities
Digital Archives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,546
15,704
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Deborah Potts
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
1,604
0.322
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,366
26,918
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elliott Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,214
0.522
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,337
27,403
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Branch
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,264
939
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,050
31,211
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alastair Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
678
0.380
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,341
31,713
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graham Furniss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,736
414
0.238
African literature
orality
African studies
literatures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,209
36,671
1,075
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Smith
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
439
0.337
African development
science and technology studies
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,595
43,253
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicki Hitchcott
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
353
0.409
African literature
Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Rwanda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,570
43,382
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heike Schmidt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
159
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,355
47,447
1,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexander Beresford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629
389
0.618
African politics
South Africa
party politics
patronage politics
neopatrimonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,773
49,827
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julia Gallagher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
266
0.515
African statehood
aesthetics
architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,225,179
65,822
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shane Mac Giollabhui
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
190
0.805
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488,255
76,238
1,850
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eloïse Bertrand
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
121
0.953
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898,002
87,483
2,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fredrick Ajwang
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
39
0.975
African politics
Elections
Political violence
Voter behaviour
Property rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,175,070
93,163
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gideon Uchechukwu Igwebueze
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Human capital
Digital technologies
Security governance
Change management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,641
95,968
3,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Muti Michael Etter-Phoya
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
African Studies
Digital humanities
Digital Archives