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 :76
Africana Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Caribbean domestic workers and motherhood and decolonial
queer feminist theorizing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
114
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Geografia
Territorialidades Corporativas
Setor Agroindustrial
Cooperativas Agropecuárias
Cooperativism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
123
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Afrika Çalışmaları
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
203
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
186
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
African politics
particularly central Africa / DRC The political economy of development Public sector reform Development politi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
122
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
African Politics
Gender
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
119
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
African Politics
Redistribution
Land Politics
Development
Decentralization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
147
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
African Politics
Sahel
Violent Extremism
Civil-Military Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
133
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
African Studies
African political economy
Africa China Relations
Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
95
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
119
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
African politics
public opinion
political behavior
authoritarianism
democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
115
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
African politics
democratization
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
54
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
African Studies
Africana Studies
Madagascar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
33
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
African Politics
International Relations
Developement Studies
Identity Politics
Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
80
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
African Politics
International Organizations
Regionalism
Peace and Security
Global Health Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
84
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
African Studies
Hausa Studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Kannywood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
80
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
African literature
oral literature
postcolonial studies
Afrikaans literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
African Studies
Impact Investing
Social Innovation
Design
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
29
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
African Studies
International Relations
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
46
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Senior Lecturer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
45
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
African Politics
Information Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
African political thought
African land politics
environmental political theory
postcolonial theory
endogenous development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Asya Çalışmaları
Bölge Çalışmaları
Kore Siyaseti
Asian Studies
Area Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Sociology of Religion Modern Turkey History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
39
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Africana Studies
Women's Studies
Performance Studies
Arts as activism
girlhood studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
36
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,135,620
288,533
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Charmaine Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
114
0.393
Africana Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Caribbean domestic workers and motherhood and decolonial
queer feminist theorizing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,529
38,584
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Sergio Fajardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
279
123
0.441
Geografia
Territorialidades Corporativas
Setor Agroindustrial
Cooperativas Agropecuárias
Cooperativism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,085
32,904
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Mürsel Bayram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
203
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,227,615
65,558
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Shane Mac Giollabhui
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
186
0.802
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,673
9,362
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Stylianos Moshonas
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
122
0.601
African politics
particularly central Africa / DRC The political economy of development Public sector reform Development politi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292,163
310,175
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Fredline M'Cormack-Hale
Seton Hall University
South Orange, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
119
0.598
African Politics
Gender
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,079
321,157
2,745
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Alex Dyzenhaus
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
147
0.896
African Politics
Redistribution
Land Politics
Development
Decentralization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,410,891
326,282
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Daniel Eizenga
National Defense University
Fort Lesley J McNair, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
133
0.887
African Politics
Sahel
Violent Extremism
Civil-Military Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,459,404
332,761
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Anita Wheeler Plummer
Howard University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
95
0.709
African Studies
African political economy
Africa China Relations
Kenya
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,487,021
75,847
1,852
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Eloïse Bertrand
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
119
0.952
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490,495
336,982
2,973
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Natalie Wenzell Letsa
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
115
0.927
African politics
public opinion
political behavior
authoritarianism
democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,508,974
339,420
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
54
0.454
African politics
democratization
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,563,577
346,753
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Wendy Wilson-Fall
Lafayette College
Easton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
33
0.317
African Studies
Africana Studies
Madagascar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,227
47,294
1,388
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Gino Vlavonou
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
80
0.879
African Politics
International Relations
Developement Studies
Identity Politics
Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639,318
357,039
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Emmanuel Balogun
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
84
0.988
African Politics
International Organizations
Regionalism
Peace and Security
Global Health Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,644,288
54,120
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Muhammad Muhsin Ibrahim
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
80
0.952
African Studies
Hausa Studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Kannywood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,655,074
11,497
969
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Jacomien Van Niekerk
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
50
0.610
African literature
oral literature
postcolonial studies
Afrikaans literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,660,320
359,871
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
C Sara Lawrence Minard
Babson College
Babson Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
29
0.358
African Studies
Impact Investing
Social Innovation
Design
Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,738,230
23,184
1,229
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Joanna Mormul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
46
0.708
African Studies
International Relations
Security Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,748,947
57,920
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Haruna Abdallah Imam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
45
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,787,654
377,286
4,628
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Alex Verink
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
African Politics
Information Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,805,373
379,718
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Anatoli Ignatov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
African political thought
African land politics
environmental political theory
postcolonial theory
endogenous development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,413
60,505
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Hatice Çelik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
Asya Çalışmaları
Bölge Çalışmaları
Kore Siyaseti
Asian Studies
Area Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,836,475
60,627
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Hicret K. Toprak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
39
0.813
Sociology of Religion Modern Turkey History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,849,715
385,661
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Crystal Leigh Endsley
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
36
0.783
Africana Studies
Women's Studies
Performance Studies
Arts as activism
girlhood studies