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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Japanese studies
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Last 6 Years
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1,164
669
0.575
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Ranking Based On Selection :2
Slavery
Jewish Diaspora
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
179
0.814
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Ranking Based On Selection :3
International Relations
International Political Economy
East Asia
ASEAN
Philippines
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
62
0.343
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Ranking Based On Selection :4
言語学、モンゴル諸語
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Last 6 Years
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145
71
0.490
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Ranking Based On Selection :5
linguistics
Indonesian languages
Malay
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116
92
0.793
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Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conflict and Peace Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
32
0.744
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Ranking Based On Selection :7
Migration
Sustainability
Labour
Japan
South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
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Ranking Based On Selection :8
Indian Classics
Indian Buddhism
Middle Indic
Altruism
Religion
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Last 6 Years
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36
11
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
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Ranking Based On Selection :10
gender and sexuality
urban space
fantasy
magical realism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Relations
Brazilian Politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Swahili
Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
歴史学
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Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
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Ranking Based On Selection :14
Linguistics
Pragmatics
English Language Teaching
Discourse Analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Anthropology
African Studies
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5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Migration
Multiculturalism
Media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cognitive anthropology and Social Sciences
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Last 6 Years
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3
3
1.000
Philip Seaton
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Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
669
0.575
Lúcio De Sousa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
179
0.814
Jenny Balboa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
62
0.343
International Relations
International Political Economy
East Asia
ASEAN
Philippines
山越康裕|Yasuhiro Yamakoshi
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Last 6 Years / Total
145
71
0.490
Asako Shiohara
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
92
0.793
Udeni Ariyarathna
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
32
0.744
Brandon Bodenstein
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
Hideaki Nakatani
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
11
0.306
Wakako Kumakura
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
Mina Qiao
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
Masukata Shuichiro
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Makoto Furumoto
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
Hiroki Ishikawa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Nivedita Kumari
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
Linguistics
Pragmatics
English Language Teaching
Discourse Analysis
Kana Miyamoto|宮本佳和
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5
5
1.000
Anita Schluter
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Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Hebatalla Omar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000