Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Hong Kong Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations in Hong Kong Rankings 2025
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 economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,217
18,058
0.327
* 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
10,883
4,263
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
international management
entrepreneurship
family business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,046
2,623
0.326
* 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
7,920
2,431
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
politics
myanmar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,004
1,553
0.259
* 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
5,463
2,747
0.503
* 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
4,701
1,188
0.253
* 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
4,292
1,764
0.411
* 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
4,220
803
0.190
* 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
4,100
1,378
0.336
* 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
3,784
3,640
0.962
* 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
3,698
1,581
0.428
* 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
3,519
827
0.235
* 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
3,235
2,438
0.754
* 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
3,111
2,362
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Science - Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,928
1,274
0.435
* 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
2,879
1,189
0.413
* 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
2,523
655
0.260
* 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
1,993
869
0.436
* 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
1,910
893
0.468
* 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
1,799
996
0.554
* 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
1,717
1,537
0.895
* 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
1,691
1,514
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative politics
Asian politics
Singapore politics
Hong Kong politics
Chinese and Vietnamese politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
891
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,238
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,214
56
16
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
55,217
18,058
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,768
707
112
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
10,883
4,263
0.392
International Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Institutional Environment
Emerging Market Firms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,394
959
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
8,046
2,623
0.326
international management
entrepreneurship
family business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,595
970
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lianjiang Li
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,920
2,431
0.307
Chinese politics
contentious politics
political trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,824
1,226
311
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
6,004
1,553
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,190
1,345
343
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
5,463
2,747
0.503
comparative historical development
the Chinese political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,786
1,530
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
4,701
1,188
0.253
Comparative Politics
Europe
multi-level governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,432
1,653
249
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
4,292
1,764
0.411
Southeast Asian Studies
East Asian politics
Philippine politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,072
1,672
422
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
4,220
803
0.190
China
civil service reform
public administration
political participation
administrative reform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,418
1,715
264
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
4,100
1,378
0.336
Ethnic politics in China
China/Africa links
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,419
1,823
454
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
3,784
3,640
0.962
Political Science
Public Health
Health Economics
Health Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,774
1,847
459
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
3,698
1,581
0.428
Confucianism
political philosophy
social cohesion
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,153
1,902
290
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
3,519
827
0.235
Comparative Politics
Politics of Southeast Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,654
2,019
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
3,235
2,438
0.754
audit fee
corporate governance
executive compensation
political connections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,450
2,078
520
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
3,111
2,362
0.759
International relations
international political economy
development
Chinese foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,221
2,171
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
2,928
1,274
0.435
Political Science - Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,695
2,201
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kathleen Ahrens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,189
0.413
Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Language and Politics
Lexical Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,984
2,374
588
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
2,523
655
0.260
Institutional Analysis
Commons
Policy Analysis
Water Governance
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,760
2,696
410
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
1,993
869
0.436
public administration and management
development
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,168
2,761
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
1,910
893
0.468
Political Science
Public Administration
Cinema Studies
Sociology
Singapore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,162
2,847
705
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
1,799
996
0.554
International Development
Regional Planning
Economic Geography
Climate Change
Air Pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,052
2,914
449
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
1,717
1,537
0.895
political sociology
public opinion
digital governance
science of science
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,952
2,925
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
1,691
1,514
0.895
political communication
social media
data science
computational social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,854
3,063
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephan Ortmann
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,498
891
0.595
Comparative politics
Asian politics
Singapore politics
Hong Kong politics
Chinese and Vietnamese politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,253
3,080
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Reichert
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,238
0.838
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development