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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
China's political system
economic and technology policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,504
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Franco-German relations
French European policy
political economy of European integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,051
791
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Parties
Democracy
Populism
Far Right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
450
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Political communication
Journalism
Twitter
Populist communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
435
0.703
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
China
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
332
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
Peacekeeping
Leadership
Civil Wars
Rebel Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
Sebastian Heilmann
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,486
2,504
0.456
China's political system
economic and technology policy
Joachim Schild
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,051
791
0.386
Franco-German relations
French European policy
political economy of European integration
Anna-Sophie Heinze
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
450
0.970
Political Parties
Democracy
Populism
Far Right
Peter Maurer
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
435
0.703
Political communication
Journalism
Twitter
Populist communication
Lea Shih
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
624
332
0.532
China
Political Science
David Teiner
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
International Relations
Peacekeeping
Leadership
Civil Wars
Rebel Governance