The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 1
Indigenous Knowledge
Environmental Conflicts
Environmental Justice
Interculturality
Fire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,845
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Environmental Justice
Climate Justice
Just transitions
Coal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
1,330
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Law
Politics
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,275
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
privacy
data protection
freedom of information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
175
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Competition Law
Antitrust
Compliance
White Collar Crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
138
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
intellectual property
competition law
media law
freedom of expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
295
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
104
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate Change Adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
213
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
IR theory
international law
constructivism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
96
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Law
Comparative law
Legal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
49
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crime fiction
contemporary american fiction
ecocriticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
48
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Corporate Law
Business Law
Commercial Law
Banking and Insurance Laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Competition Law and Emerging Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Iokiñe Rodríguez
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,829
1,845
0.652
Indigenous Knowledge
Environmental Conflicts
Environmental Justice
Interculturality
Fire
Gareth Edwards
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,164
1,330
0.615
Environmental Justice
Climate Justice
Just transitions
Coal
Alexander Brown
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
1,275
0.690
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Law
Politics
Philosophy
Karen Mc Cullagh
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
175
0.359
privacy
data protection
freedom of information
Andreas Stephan
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
138
0.312
Competition Law
Antitrust
Compliance
White Collar Crime
Sabine Jacques
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
295
0.732
intellectual property
competition law
media law
freedom of expression
Nikos Skoutaris
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
104
0.433
Ulysse Pasquier
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
213
0.973
Adriana Sinclair
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
96
0.468
IR theory
international law
constructivism
Stathis Banakas
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
49
0.297
Nathan Ashman
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
48
0.923
Crime fiction
contemporary american fiction
ecocriticism
Samuel Maireg Biresaw
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Corporate Law
Business Law
Commercial Law
Banking and Insurance Laws
Enyinnaya C Uwadi
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000