Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,338
9,079
0.373
* 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
22,262
6,775
0.304
* 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
17,033
4,576
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,275
5,920
0.482
* 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
10,227
4,937
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
1,726
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social Movements
Populism
Social media
Digital Politics
Digital Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,875
5,522
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
International Relations
European politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
1,878
0.286
* 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
5,519
1,247
0.226
* 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
4,604
1,279
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,456
1,198
0.269
* 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
3,959
972
0.246
* 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
3,306
1,243
0.376
* 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
3,257
875
0.269
* 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
3,077
1,229
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Authoritarianism
Democratization
Peacebuilding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,418
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
comparative politics
latin america
legislative politics
budgets
natural resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,031
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
international political economy
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
898
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
938
0.331
* 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
2,586
1,525
0.590
* 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
2,463
1,832
0.744
* 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
2,324
1,030
0.443
* 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
2,225
1,387
0.623
* 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
2,137
948
0.444
* 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
1,943
1,430
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,743
2,590
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Didier Bigo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,338
9,079
0.373
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,790
2,964
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
B Rampton
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,262
6,775
0.304
Sociolinguistics
interaction
ethnography
linguistic anthropology
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,943
4,247
205
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
17,033
4,576
0.269
International Relations
International Political Theory
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,968
6,391
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
12,275
5,920
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,292
7,816
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudia Aradau
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,227
4,937
0.483
critical security studies
data
algorithms
borders
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,496
10,167
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Rowlands
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
1,726
0.218
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,391
10,236
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paolo Gerbaudo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,875
5,522
0.701
Social Movements
Populism
Social media
Digital Politics
Digital Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,115
12,042
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anand Menon
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,572
1,878
0.286
International Relations
European politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,344
14,010
538
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Efraim Karsh
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,519
1,247
0.226
Middle Eastern history and politics
Islamic political history
Arab-Israeli conflict
small states in the international arena
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,917
16,397
605
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
4,604
1,279
0.278
Asian politics
democratization
counter insurgency terrorism political thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,569
16,802
615
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
4,456
1,198
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,375
18,457
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frost
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,959
972
0.246
ethics in international relations
just war
human rights in international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,285
20,990
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeroen Gunning
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,306
1,243
0.376
Islamist movements
protest networks
critical terrorism studies
democratisation
religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,018
21,191
736
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
3,257
875
0.269
international relations
european foreign/defence policy
intelligence
foresight
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,319
22,037
775
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anna Reading
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,077
1,229
0.399
memory
gender
media
Eastern Europe
activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,511
22,700
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oisin Tansey
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
1,418
0.481
Authoritarianism
Democratization
Peacebuilding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,131
22,799
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrés Mejía Acosta
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,929
1,031
0.352
comparative politics
latin america
legislative politics
budgets
natural resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,638
23,318
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Magnus Ryner
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
898
0.317
international political economy
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,011
23,339
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anthony Pereira
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,832
938
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,016
24,749
863
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rosie Campbell
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,586
1,525
0.590
Politics
participation
candidates gender voting behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,646
25,482
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Damien Bol
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,463
1,832
0.744
Political Science
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,504
26,430
920
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anja Shortland
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
1,030
0.443
Informal Governance
Economics of Crime
Maritime Security
Peace Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,215
27,148
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christel Koop
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,225
1,387
0.623
comparative politics
regulation
arm's length governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,162
27,765
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Reinoud Leenders
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
948
0.444
Middle East politics
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,548
29,323
1,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Euan Sadler
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
1,430
0.736
Social science and ageing research
development and evaluation of complex interventions