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
Critical Geopolitics
Political Geography
Conflict Regions
Balkans
Caucasus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,428
5,741
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Politics
Environmental Politics
Political Theory
Museum Politics
Critical Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,621
2,280
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Communication
Research Methodology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
616
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
democracy
peacekeeping
foreign aid
political theory
Foucault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
1,280
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
state failure
Middle East politics
environmental security
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
1,112
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
659
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
European Union
International Relations
Security Studies
English School
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
652
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Politics of race and gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
178
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Dark Web
cryptomarkets
cybersecurity
cybercrime
darknet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
778
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
policy
administration
government
political science
bureaucracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
312
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Latin American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
149
0.206
Gerard Toal Gearóİd Ó Tuathail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,428
5,741
0.329
Critical Geopolitics
Political Geography
Conflict Regions
Balkans
Caucasus
Timothy W Luke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,621
2,280
0.237
International Politics
Environmental Politics
Political Theory
Museum Politics
Critical Theory
Craig Leonard Brians
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
616
0.223
Political Communication
Research Methodology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Laura Zanotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,115
1,280
0.605
democracy
peacekeeping
foreign aid
political theory
Foucault
Ariel Ahram
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
1,112
0.638
state failure
Middle East politics
environmental security
development
Andy Scerri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
659
0.450
Ioannis Yannis Stivachtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,399
652
0.466
European Union
International Relations
Security Studies
English School
Richard Shingles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
178
0.173
Politics of race and gender
Eric Jardine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,006
778
0.773
Dark Web
cryptomarkets
cybersecurity
cybercrime
darknet
Matthew Dull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
312
0.380
policy
administration
government
political science
bureaucracy
Ilja Luciak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
149
0.206
Latin American Politics