Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 519 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
34,921
World Rank
15,594
Country Rank
206
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total23,461
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Last 6 Years4,474
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Last 6 Years / Total0.191
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
50,543
World Rank
4,386
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Law / Criminal Law
International law | human rights law | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
International law | human rights law | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
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Total17,966
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Last 6 Years5,070
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Last 6 Years / Total0.282
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
52,054
World Rank
22,343
Country Rank
147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total17,566
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Last 6 Years5,751
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Last 6 Years / Total0.327
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
68,978
World Rank
28,704
Country Rank
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total14,212
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Last 6 Years5,265
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Last 6 Years / Total0.370
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
91,097
World Rank
36,680
Country Rank
384
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total11,336
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Last 6 Years2,216
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Last 6 Years / Total0.195
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
95,735
World Rank
152
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total10,860
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Last 6 Years6,104
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Last 6 Years / Total0.562
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
117,751
World Rank
46
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total9,066
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Last 6 Years2,390
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,899
World Rank
407
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total8,923
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Last 6 Years2,379
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Last 6 Years / Total0.267
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137,163
World Rank
52,147
Country Rank
1,101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total7,904
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Last 6 Years1,442
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Last 6 Years / Total0.182
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
150,350
World Rank
56,361
Country Rank
712
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total7,250
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Last 6 Years2,146
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Last 6 Years / Total0.296
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
151,798
World Rank
3,981
Country Rank
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total7,184
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Last 6 Years2,401
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Last 6 Years / Total0.334
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
162,870
World Rank
2,538
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Law / Criminal Law
International law | human rights | law of war | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
International law | human rights | law of war | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
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Total6,718
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Last 6 Years1,931
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
177,848
World Rank
3,431
Country Rank
138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total6,164
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Last 6 Years2,324
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
194,654
World Rank
70,139
Country Rank
811
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total5,625
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Last 6 Years1,576
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Last 6 Years / Total0.280
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
202,797
World Rank
8,656
Country Rank
939
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Law / Criminal Law
criminal law | comparative law | legal history | legal theory | ethics of artificial intelligenc
criminal law | comparative law | legal history | legal theory | ethics of artificial intelligenc
Citation Metrics
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Total5,395
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Last 6 Years1,698
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Last 6 Years / Total0.315
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
227,297
World Rank
79,778
Country Rank
537
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total4,791
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Last 6 Years909
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Last 6 Years / Total0.190
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
234,725
World Rank
17,565
Country Rank
214
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total4,628
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Last 6 Years1,151
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Last 6 Years / Total0.249
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
241,447
World Rank
10,187
Country Rank
248
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total4,487
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Last 6 Years1,459
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Last 6 Years / Total0.325
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
243,977
World Rank
84,663
Country Rank
829
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Law / Criminal Law
law of armed conflict | international human rights law | public international law | international criminal la
law of armed conflict | international human rights law | public international law | international criminal la
Citation Metrics
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Total4,436
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Last 6 Years853
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Last 6 Years / Total0.192
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
251,062
World Rank
86,718
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total4,304
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Last 6 Years772
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Last 6 Years / Total0.179
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
254,031
World Rank
87,590
Country Rank
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total4,249
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Last 6 Years2,695
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
260,978
World Rank
1,786
Country Rank
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total4,127
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Last 6 Years1,517
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
265,979
World Rank
19,571
Country Rank
492
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Law / Criminal Law
public international law | international law | human rights | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
public international law | international law | human rights | international criminal law | international humanitarian la
Citation Metrics
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Total4,039
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Last 6 Years1,749
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Last 6 Years / Total0.433
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
267,831
World Rank
19,668
Country Rank
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Law / Criminal Law
International criminal law | international criminal procedure | fair trial rights | human right
International criminal law | international criminal procedure | fair trial rights | human right
Citation Metrics
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Total4,006
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Last 6 Years1,295
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Last 6 Years / Total0.323
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
282,457
World Rank
95,778
Country Rank
708
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Law / Criminal Law
international law | comparative law | human rights | international criminal law | foreign affair
international law | comparative law | human rights | international criminal law | foreign affair
Citation Metrics
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Total3,768
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Last 6 Years844
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Last 6 Years / Total0.224
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