Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

United Nations Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / International Relations 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 :1
Japan
Dirk Messner
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,482
4,381
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Japan
Francis Baert
regional integration
regionalism
international organizations
international relations
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
334
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Nicolas Rost
Civil War
Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Peacekeeping
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
197
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Natalia Wagner
political sciences
history
culture
Latin-American history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
28
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,406
Japan
1,262
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk Messner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,482
4,381
0.351
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,193
Japan
15,105
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francis Baert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
334
0.465
regional integration
regionalism
international organizations
international relations
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,558
United States
259,997
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicolas Rost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
197
0.431
Civil War
Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Peacekeeping
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456,344
France
37,406
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Natalia Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
28
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586,220
France
39,655
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Golda El-Khoury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
37
0.378