Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Nations Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :176
African Union
International Law
International Courts
Judiciary in Africa
Comparative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
375
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
Sustainability Transitions
Inter- and Transdisciplinary Knowledge Integration
Neo-institutionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
310
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
social and economic equality
education
evidence-based decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
112
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
178
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
WMD treaties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
185
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
development economics
international trade
environmental economics
data science
model building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
152
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Water
Econometrics
Environmental Health
Rainwater
Health economic Policy & Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
154
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
Sustainable Food Systems
Social Innovation
Inclusive Business
Innovation for Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
207
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
socio-economic determinants of health
gender health inequalities
urban health
research-to-policy translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
244
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
SDG
Regional Development
Energy and Environment
Policy
India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
314
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
260
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
agriculture
innovation
experiment
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
304
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
Innovation
Technology Adoption
Labor Economics
Structural change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
268
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
Innovation
Public Policy
International Law
United Nations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
206
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
Economics of Innovation
Evolutionary Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
250
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
Resilience
Urban Systems and planning
Humanitarian
Strategic planning
disaster risk reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
267
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
Africa
international trade
industrial policies
economic growth
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
264
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
Demography
Development
Statistics
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
298
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
technology entrepreneurship
pro poor innovation
innovation strategy & policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
228
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
218
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
Biologie Marine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
116
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
Communication Sciences
media policy
media regulation
e-government
e-participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
214
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
Middle East
state-building
Iraq
Arab-Israeli conflict
Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
58
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
migration
labor
poverty
rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
242
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
Real-time Systems
Model Checking
Theorem Proving
Health Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
28
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
987,646
7,110
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Micha Wiebusch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
375
0.931
African Union
International Law
International Courts
Judiciary in Africa
Comparative Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,954
18,242
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Eduardo Urias
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
310
0.791
Sustainability Transitions
Inter- and Transdisciplinary Knowledge Integration
Neo-institutionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,709
269,901
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Yanhong Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
112
0.290
social and economic equality
education
evidence-based decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,009,753
270,585
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Mehmet N Eris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
178
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,921
271,585
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
James Revill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
185
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,030,814
273,860
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Onno Hoffmeister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
152
0.420
development economics
international trade
environmental economics
data science
model building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,967
18,719
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
David Baguma
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
154
0.427
Water
Econometrics
Environmental Health
Rainwater
Health economic Policy & Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,037,264
18,805
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Shuan Sadreghazi
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
207
0.581
Sustainable Food Systems
Social Innovation
Inclusive Business
Innovation for Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,729
19,022
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 184
Fatima Ghani
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
244
0.711
socio-economic determinants of health
gender health inequalities
urban health
research-to-policy translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,556
19,031
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Ahmad Mohd Khalid
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
314
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,058,544
6,568
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
Amina Ebrahim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
260
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,031
19,290
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Hiwot Mekonen Mesfin
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
304
0.930
agriculture
innovation
experiment
behavioral economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,075,022
19,358
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
Antonio Martins-Neto
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
268
0.830
Innovation
Technology Adoption
Labor Economics
Structural change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,529
280,842
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
Martin Wählisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
206
0.640
Innovation
Public Policy
International Law
United Nations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,956
19,497
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
Nanditha Mathew
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315
250
0.794
Economics of Innovation
Evolutionary Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,087,344
282,463
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Elias Mabaso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
267
0.853
Resilience
Urban Systems and planning
Humanitarian
Strategic planning
disaster risk reduction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,935
283,615
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
Giovanni Valensisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307
264
0.860
Africa
international trade
industrial policies
economic growth
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,943
283,749
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
Kathrin Weny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
298
0.974
Demography
Development
Statistics
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,103,025
19,754
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Bilal Mirza
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
228
0.757
technology entrepreneurship
pro poor innovation
innovation strategy & policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,139,808
289,970
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Jingjing Gao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
218
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,140,367
31,488
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Mitrasen Bhikajee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
116
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,142,827
20,319
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Mariana Lameiras
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
214
0.784
Communication Sciences
media policy
media regulation
e-government
e-participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,062
290,741
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Markus E Bouillon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
58
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156,291
7,204
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
Eva-Maria Egger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
242
0.917
migration
labor
poverty
rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,171,741
20,742
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Johannes Faber
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
28
0.110
Real-time Systems
Model Checking
Theorem Proving
Health Informatics