Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,852
9,449
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociolinguistics
interaction
ethnography
linguistic anthropology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,627
7,035
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
International Relations
International Political Theory
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,307
4,769
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
6,201
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
critical security studies
data
algorithms
borders
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,488
5,161
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Movements
Populism
Social media
Digital Politics
Digital Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,193
5,812
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
1,784
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
International Relations
European politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,677
1,948
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Middle Eastern history and politics
Islamic political history
Arab-Israeli conflict
small states in the international arena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
1,324
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Asian politics
democratization
counter insurgency terrorism political thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,339
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,516
1,251
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
ethics in international relations
just war
human rights in international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
1,009
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Islamist movements
protest networks
critical terrorism studies
democratisation
religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,309
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
international relations
european foreign/defence policy
intelligence
foresight
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
930
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
memory
gender
media
Eastern Europe
activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,302
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
comparative politics
latin america
legislative politics
budgets
natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,089
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Authoritarianism
Democratization
Peacebuilding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
1,489
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
international political economy
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
927
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,876
974
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Politics
participation
candidates gender voting behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
1,628
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Political Science
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,915
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Informal Governance
Economics of Crime
Maritime Security
Peace Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,398
1,085
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
comparative politics
regulation
arm's length governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,330
1,482
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Middle East politics
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
980
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social science and ageing research
development and evaluation of complex interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,523
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,968
2,596
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Didier Bigo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,852
9,449
0.380
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,271
3,004
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
B Rampton
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,627
7,035
0.311
Sociolinguistics
interaction
ethnography
linguistic anthropology
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,719
4,305
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Ned Lebow
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,307
4,769
0.276
International Relations
International Political Theory
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,430
6,406
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Mckevitt
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,583
6,201
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,845
7,829
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudia Aradau
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,488
5,161
0.492
critical security studies
data
algorithms
borders
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,209
10,101
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paolo Gerbaudo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,193
5,812
0.709
Social Movements
Populism
Social media
Digital Politics
Digital Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,080
10,324
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian Rowlands
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,023
1,784
0.222
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,651
12,181
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anand Menon
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,677
1,948
0.292
International Relations
European politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,645
14,146
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Efraim Karsh
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,635
1,324
0.235
Middle Eastern history and politics
Islamic political history
Arab-Israeli conflict
small states in the international arena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,419
16,519
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Martin Jones
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,339
0.284
Asian politics
democratization
counter insurgency terrorism political thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,092
17,059
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shaun Hargreaves Heap
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,516
1,251
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,005
18,729
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frost
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
1,009
0.251
ethics in international relations
just war
human rights in international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,654
21,097
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeroen Gunning
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,398
1,309
0.385
Islamist movements
protest networks
critical terrorism studies
democratisation
religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,969
21,468
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christoph O Meyer
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
930
0.281
international relations
european foreign/defence policy
intelligence
foresight
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,834
22,230
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anna Reading
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,151
1,302
0.413
memory
gender
media
Eastern Europe
activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,241
22,857
802
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrés Mejía Acosta
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,029
1,089
0.360
comparative politics
latin america
legislative politics
budgets
natural resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,074
22,897
804
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oisin Tansey
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,019
1,489
0.493
Authoritarianism
Democratization
Peacebuilding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,179
23,612
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Magnus Ryner
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,886
927
0.321
international political economy
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,146
23,680
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anthony Pereira
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,876
974
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,926
24,715
862
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rosie Campbell
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,689
1,628
0.605
Politics
participation
candidates gender voting behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,956
25,536
886
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Damien Bol
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,915
0.751
Political Science
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,871
26,530
924
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anja Shortland
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,398
1,085
0.452
Informal Governance
Economics of Crime
Maritime Security
Peace Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,427
26,987
934
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christel Koop
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,330
1,482
0.636
comparative politics
regulation
arm's length governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,370
28,013
964
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Reinoud Leenders
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
980
0.448
Middle East politics
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,873
29,124
1,000
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Euan Sadler
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,042
1,523
0.746
Social science and ageing research
development and evaluation of complex interventions