Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 7 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025

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
Japan
Yuqing Xing
Global Value Chains
Chinese Economy
Foreign Direct Investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,133
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Japan
Stephan Litschig
Development
Education
Health
Political Economics
Microeconometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
514
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Japan
Matthew Brummer
Science
Technology
Innovation
Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
195
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Japan
Juan David Rodriguez-Rios
International Relations
Policy Analysis
Political Economy
Economic Development
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
77
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,268
Japan
5,408
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yuqing Xing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,133
0.296
Global Value Chains
Chinese Economy
Foreign Direct Investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,666
Japan
11,224
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michiko Iizuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
595
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,988
Japan
13,328
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephan Litschig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
514
0.514
Development
Education
Health
Political Economics
Microeconometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,831
Japan
15,250
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chikako Yamauchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
393
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,028,633
Japan
18,667
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Narushige Michishita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
92
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,811
Japan
21,183
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Brummer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
195
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,399,524
Japan
23,861
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Juan David Rodriguez-Rios
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
77
0.467
International Relations
Policy Analysis
Political Economy
Economic Development
Comparative Politics