Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Hong Kong Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations in Hong Kong 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
Political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,037
18,572
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Institutional Environment
Emerging Market Firms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
4,408
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
international management
entrepreneurship
family business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,144
2,692
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Chinese politics
contentious politics
political trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,949
2,449
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
politics
myanmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,053
1,582
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
comparative historical development
the Chinese political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
2,843
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Comparative Politics
Europe
multi-level governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
1,248
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Southeast Asian Studies
East Asian politics
Philippine politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,351
1,811
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
China
civil service reform
public administration
political participation
administrative reform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
819
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ethnic politics in China
China/Africa links
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,407
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Science
Public Health
Health Economics
Health Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
3,847
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Confucianism
political philosophy
social cohesion
Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,629
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Comparative Politics
Politics of Southeast Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
855
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
audit fee
corporate governance
executive compensation
political connections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
2,529
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International relations
international political economy
development
Chinese foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
2,445
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Science - Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,348
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Language and Politics
Lexical Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,233
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Institutional Analysis
Commons
Policy Analysis
Water Governance
Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
670
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
public administration and management
development
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
902
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Science
Public Administration
Cinema Studies
Sociology
Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
921
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Development
Regional Planning
Economic Geography
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,038
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
political sociology
public opinion
digital governance
science of science
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,629
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
political communication
social media
data science
computational social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,569
0.898
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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 :25
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
Rankings
8,269
57
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,037
18,572
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,324
707
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jane Wenzhen Lu
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,051
4,408
0.399
International Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Institutional Environment
Emerging Market Firms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,750
962
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin Au
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,144
2,692
0.331
international management
entrepreneurship
family business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,134
984
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lianjiang Li
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,949
2,449
0.308
Chinese politics
contentious politics
political trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,359
1,247
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Holliday
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,053
1,582
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,907
1,345
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Kai Sing Kung
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,569
2,843
0.511
comparative historical development
the Chinese political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,777
1,531
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alistair Cole
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
1,248
0.260
Comparative Politics
Europe
multi-level governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,817
1,670
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Richard Thompson
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,351
1,811
0.416
Southeast Asian Studies
East Asian politics
Philippine politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,054
1,705
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John P Burns
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,248
819
0.193
China
civil service reform
public administration
political participation
administrative reform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,437
1,735
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sautman Barry V
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,146
1,407
0.339
Ethnic politics in China
China/Africa links
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,136
1,782
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ming Wai Kit
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,991
3,847
0.964
Political Science
Public Health
Health Economics
Health Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,748
1,852
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,760
1,629
0.433
Confucianism
political philosophy
social cohesion
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,354
1,912
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William Case
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
855
0.240
Comparative Politics
Politics of Southeast Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,166
2,010
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ty Leung
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
2,529
0.760
audit fee
corporate governance
executive compensation
political connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,119
2,073
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Austin Strange
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
2,445
0.764
International relations
international political economy
development
Chinese foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,616
2,167
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ting Gong
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,014
1,348
0.447
Political Science - Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,830
2,211
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kathleen Ahrens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
1,233
0.420
Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Language and Politics
Lexical Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,966
2,400
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wai Fung Lam
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
670
0.264
Institutional Analysis
Commons
Policy Analysis
Water Governance
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,511
2,702
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,033
902
0.444
public administration and management
development
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,895
2,762
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kenneth Paul Tan
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
921
0.474
Political Science
Public Administration
Cinema Studies
Sociology
Singapore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,728
2,844
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kyung Min Nam
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,843
1,038
0.563
International Development
Regional Planning
Economic Geography
Climate Change
Air Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,135
2,867
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Edmund W Cheng
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,817
1,629
0.897
political sociology
public opinion
digital governance
science of science
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,851
2,911
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hai Liang|梁海
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,747
1,569
0.898
political communication
social media
data science
computational social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
528,552
3,070
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
531,314
3,079
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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