Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Regional Studies 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 :101
African Politics
Intergovernmental Relations
South African Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
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 :103
African studies
trade
logistics
infrastructures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Africana Studies
Race
Gender
Sexuality
Qualitative Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
14
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Africana Studies
Social and Religious Thought
Envirommental Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
African Studies
Gender and Feminist Studies
Representation
Women in Peacebuilding.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
African Politics
Political Economy of Development
Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Africana Studies
Women Studies
Data Science
AI
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
African studies
development studies
international relations
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Africana Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
african studies
africana studies
african diaspora studies
human rights
black radical thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Africana Studies
Creative Writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
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 :114
African Studies
Africana
African Philosophy
History of Africa
Intercultural Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Quds
Jerusalem
Palestine
Turkey
Middle East
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
African Political Thought
Prison writing
African women's writings and narratives
Liberation Movements in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
African politics
African Union
international organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
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
1,868,551
13,450
1,071
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Mlungisi Phakathi
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
African Politics
Intergovernmental Relations
South African Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,898,004
87,483
2,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
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
1,921,983
19,267
1,362
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Hélène Blaszkiewicz
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
33
0.892
African studies
trade
logistics
infrastructures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,947,868
398,892
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Jill Humphries
University of Toledo
Toledo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
14
0.412
Africana Studies
Race
Gender
Sexuality
Qualitative Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,969,589
401,793
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
James Manigault-Bryant
Williams College
Williamstown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
Africana Studies
Social and Religious Thought
Envirommental Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,234
14,775
1,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Zainab Monisola Olaitan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
African Studies
Gender and Feminist Studies
Representation
Women in Peacebuilding.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,019,999
408,142
4,976
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Brian Engelsma
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
African Politics
Political Economy of Development
Institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,041,545
410,973
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Amy Yeboah Quarkume
Howard University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Africana Studies
Women Studies
Data Science
AI
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147,326
27,011
759
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Monika Różalska
University of Lodz
Lodz, Poland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
African studies
development studies
international relations
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,148,980
423,724
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Traci-Ann Wint
Smith College
Northampton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,161,642
425,152
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
James Pope
Winston Salem State University
Winston-Salem, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
african studies
africana studies
african diaspora studies
human rights
black radical thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,163,085
425,296
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Mwatabu Okantah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,175,072
93,163
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
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
2,239,592
60,946
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Marco Massoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
3
0.375
African Studies
Africana
African Philosophy
History of Africa
Intercultural Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,280,759
76,324
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Cuma Yavuz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Quds
Jerusalem
Palestine
Turkey
Middle East
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,464
18,160
1,677
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Lebohang Motsomotso
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
African Political Thought
Prison writing
African women's writings and narratives
Liberation Movements in Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,642
443,486
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Anna Kapambwe Mwaba
Smith College
Northampton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
African politics
African Union
international organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,642
95,968
3,236
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
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