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