Citation Rankings
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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
Middle East Politics and International Relations
Turkey's Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,248
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Turkish Studies
Turkish Politics
Human Rights
Political Islam
Turkish Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
520
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
427
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Balkan Kadro dış politika EU foreign policy Turkey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
245
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
public administration theory
organizational theory
public administration ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
243
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Diaspora
Migration
Peace and Conflict Studies
Central Asia
Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
157
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Avrupa Çalışmaları
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
101
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
siyaset bilimi
Türk siyasal hayatı
siyaset kuramı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
66
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international relations theory
foreign policy analysis
European populist radical right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International Relations
European Union
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Uluslararası İlişkiler
Beden Dili
Müzakere Teknikleri
Liderlik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
middle east
foreign policy analysis
nationalism
minorities
social theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International Relations
Middle East Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Relations Theory
Foreign Policy
Communication Theories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,569
2,750
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Meliha Benli Altunışık
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,248
0.408
Middle East Politics and International Relations
Turkey's Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,384
4,547
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
İhsan Dağı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
520
0.238
Turkish Studies
Turkish Politics
Human Rights
Political Islam
Turkish Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,546
13,497
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pınar Bedirhanoğlu Toker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
427
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
738,907
13,762
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mustafa Türkeş
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
817
245
0.300
Balkan Kadro dış politika EU foreign policy Turkey
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,687
17,702
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yılmaz Üstüner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
586
243
0.415
public administration theory
organizational theory
public administration ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163,246
33,466
645
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Isik Kuscu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
157
0.604
Diaspora
Migration
Peace and Conflict Studies
Central Asia
Cyprus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,535
44,005
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zerrin Torun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
101
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,426,134
46,084
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fahriye Üstüner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
66
0.475
siyaset bilimi
Türk siyasal hayatı
siyaset kuramı
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,812,799
60,263
1,035
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erdem Ceydilek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
49
1.000
international relations theory
foreign policy analysis
European populist radical right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,863,682
61,869
1,074
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Burak Erdinç
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
International Relations
European Union
Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,191,104
73,162
1,352
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Burak Kürkçü
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Uluslararası İlişkiler
Beden Dili
Müzakere Teknikleri
Liderlik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,518
78,342
1,558
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kaan Namli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
middle east
foreign policy analysis
nationalism
minorities
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,518
78,342
1,558
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Recep T Teke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
International Relations
Middle East Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,518
78,342
1,558
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tugberk Samur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,367,123
79,216
1,609
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Özgün Ersin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
International Relations Theory
Foreign Policy
Communication Theories