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 :3,926
diplomatic studies
diplomacy
diplomatic culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
652
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,927
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
358
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,928
Comparative political economy
foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
402
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,929
political science
international political economy
international public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
877
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,930
Middle East Studies
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
721
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,931
American Political Institutions
Formal Theory
Quantitative Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
582
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,932
International Relations
Game Theory
Political Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
372
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,933
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
548
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,934
Política Educacional
Direito à Educação
Políticas Públicas
Financiamento da Educação
Estado Laico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
915
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,935
political economy
development
historical sociology
historical materialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
1,231
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,936
political science
Middle East politics
ethnic politics
international intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
803
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,937
political economy of communication and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
368
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,938
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
549
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,939
Российская политика
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
421
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,940
Asean
Middle East
Democracy
Political Philosophy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
656
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,941
Indigenous politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
539
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,942
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
1,201
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,943
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
767
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,944
ciencia política
ciencias sociales
campañas electorales
comunicación política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
472
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,945
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Aid
Political Economy
Labor Studies
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
422
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,946
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
332
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,947
Political behavior
political psychology
religion and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,059
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,948
Politics
Malaysian politics
Media politics
Human Rights
freedom of speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
815
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,949
Political philosophy
political theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
733
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,950
politisk filosofi
metaetik
normativ etik
tillämpad etik
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
918
0.675
Geoffrey Wiseman
Depaul University
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
652
0.475
diplomatic studies
diplomacy
diplomatic culture
Abdelwahab El Affendi
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Ulaanbaatar, Qatar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
358
0.261
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
Janis Van Der Westhuizen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,372
402
0.293
Comparative political economy
foreign policy
Arlo Poletti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
877
0.640
political science
international political economy
international public policy
Sune Haugbolle
Roskilde University
Roskilde, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
721
0.526
Middle East Studies
Sociology
Ryan Vander Wielen
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
582
0.425
American Political Institutions
Formal Theory
Quantitative Methodology
Ahmer Tarar
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
372
0.271
International Relations
Game Theory
Political Science
Margit Bussmann
Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
548
0.400
Salomão Barros Ximenes
Universidade Federal do ABC UFABC
Santo Andre, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,369
915
0.668
Política Educacional
Direito à Educação
Políticas Públicas
Financiamento da Educação
Estado Laico
Cemal Burak Tansel
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
1,231
0.900
political economy
development
historical sociology
historical materialism
Daniel Corstange
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
803
0.587
political science
Middle East politics
ethnic politics
international intervention
Edward Comor
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,368
368
0.269
political economy of communication and culture
Yep Ray
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
549
0.402
Александр Кочетков
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,366
421
0.308
Luthfi Assyaukanie
Universitas Paramadina
Jakarta, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
656
0.481
Asean
Middle East
Democracy
Political Philosophy
Dale Turner
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
539
0.395
Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
1,201
0.880
Jody Laporte
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,364
767
0.562
Ismael Crespo
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
472
0.346
ciencia política
ciencias sociales
campañas electorales
comunicación política
John P Tuman
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
422
0.310
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Aid
Political Economy
Labor Studies
Latin America
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,363
332
0.244
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Gizem Arikan
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
1,059
0.778
Political behavior
political psychology
religion and politics
Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Sintok, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
815
0.598
Politics
Malaysian politics
Media politics
Human Rights
freedom of speech
Clare Chambers
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
733
0.538
Political philosophy
political theory
feminism
Niklas Möller
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
918
0.675
politisk filosofi
metaetik
normativ etik
tillämpad etik