Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 6 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
United Kingdom
Mark J Smith
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,682
5,997
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United Kingdom
Edward Wastnidge
Iran
Foreign Policy
Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Central Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
366
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United Kingdom
Georgina Holmes
Peacekeeping
security sector reform
international organisations
feminist security studies
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
223
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United Kingdom
Frangton Chiyemura
International Development
China-Africa Relations
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
133
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United Kingdom
Donna Smith
Politics and media
active citizenship
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
65
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,937
United Kingdom
2,258
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark J Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,682
5,997
0.217
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,086
United Kingdom
51,078
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward Wastnidge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
366
0.726
Iran
Foreign Policy
Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Central Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,297
United Kingdom
54,195
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Precious N Chatterje-Doody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
409
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,778
United Kingdom
58,878
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Georgina Holmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
223
0.641
Peacekeeping
security sector reform
international organisations
feminist security studies
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469,330
United Kingdom
75,577
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frangton Chiyemura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
133
0.964
International Development
China-Africa Relations
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639,124
United Kingdom
81,008
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donna Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
65
0.714