Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / International Relations 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 :14,251
Maldives
Aly Shameem
International relations
Islands diplomacy
climate change
ocean governance & geopolitics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,252
Switzerland
Jerzy Krykowski
International Relations
Early Christian Literature
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,253
Iran
Ardeshir Nourian
political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,254
United States
Eric Drummond Smith
Regime Change
Political-Economic Development
Origins of War
Propaganda
East Asian Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,255
Bangladesh
Mohammed Khurshed Alam
Politics and Religion
Islamophobia
Secularism
Democracy
Political Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,257
Türkiye
Bahri Sarp Yilmaz
Maritime Security
Maritime Strategy
Geostrategy
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,258
Nigeria
Sherif Abdulraheem Ajiteru
Politics & Policy
Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Strategies
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,259
Pakistan
Naeem Mahboob Malik
Political Science/International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,260
Pakistan
Muhammad Rehan Butt
Internal Marketing
Organizationa Politics
Market Orientation and Citizenship Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,261
Pakistan
Furqan Bin Shahid
research methods
political science
history
sustainability
recycling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,262
Zambia
Rex Hibajene
Electoral Politics and Foreign Policy.
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,263
Canada
Lauzon Chiasson, Julien
Science politique
relations internationales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,264
South Sudan
Akok Madut
Political Science
International Relations
American Government
China
Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,265
Albania
Ramiola Kalemi
democratization
political culture
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,266
India
Harish Chandra
Human Rights
Civil society and International Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,267
Belgium
Roman Baiduk
geopolitics
international relations
security studies
democracy studies
european studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,268
Türkiye
Arife Delibas
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,269
India
Basudeb Das
South Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,270
United States
Nassim Abighanem
International Relations
Lebanon
Civil Society Organizations
DDR
Peacebuilding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,271
India
Priyamvada Mishra
International Relations
education
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,272
India
Rachna Kumari Prasad
Political theory
social movements
gender
environment
citizenship and human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,273
India
Niranjan Jose
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,274
France
Zachary D. Hadley
Sub-Saharan Africa
Peacekeeping
Regional Security
Quantitative Methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14,275
Nigeria
Harrison Otuekong Ataide
Political Science
Public Administration
Policy Analysis and Political economy of Public
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,362,443
Maldives
84
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,251
Aly Shameem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
International relations
Islands diplomacy
climate change
ocean governance & geopolitics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,362,443
Switzerland
20,621
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,252
Jerzy Krykowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,362,443
Iran
46,542
1,930
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,253
Ardeshir Nourian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
United States
445,400
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,254
Eric Drummond Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Regime Change
Political-Economic Development
Origins of War
Propaganda
East Asian Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Bangladesh
16,117
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,255
Mohammed Khurshed Alam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Politics and Religion
Islamophobia
Secularism
Democracy
Political Islam
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Syria
2,314
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,256
د. شاهر إسماعيل الشاهر
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Türkiye
79,076
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,257
Bahri Sarp Yilmaz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Maritime Security
Maritime Strategy
Geostrategy
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Nigeria
46,690
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,258
Sherif Abdulraheem Ajiteru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Politics & Policy
Sustainable Development
Economic Growth
Strategies
Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Pakistan
25,062
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,259
Naeem Mahboob Malik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Pakistan
25,062
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,260
Muhammad Rehan Butt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Internal Marketing
Organizationa Politics
Market Orientation and Citizenship Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Pakistan
25,062
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,261
Furqan Bin Shahid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
research methods
political science
history
sustainability
recycling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Zambia
836
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,262
Rex Hibajene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Canada
59,656
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,263
Lauzon Chiasson, Julien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
South Sudan
16
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,264
Akok Madut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Political Science
International Relations
American Government
China
Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Albania
719
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,265
Ramiola Kalemi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
India
126,808
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,266
Harish Chandra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Belgium
14,738
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,267
Roman Baiduk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
geopolitics
international relations
security studies
democracy studies
european studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Türkiye
79,076
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,268
Arife Delibas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
India
126,808
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,269
Basudeb Das
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
United States
445,400
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,270
Nassim Abighanem
Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
International Relations
Lebanon
Civil Society Organizations
DDR
Peacebuilding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
India
126,808
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,271
Priyamvada Mishra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
India
126,808
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,272
Rachna Kumari Prasad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Political theory
social movements
gender
environment
citizenship and human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
India
126,808
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,273
Niranjan Jose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
France
51,834
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,274
Zachary D. Hadley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Sub-Saharan Africa
Peacekeeping
Regional Security
Quantitative Methodologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365,327
Nigeria
46,690
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14,275
Harrison Otuekong Ataide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Political Science
Public Administration
Policy Analysis and Political economy of Public