Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science Rankings 2025

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
Qatar
Hmoud Salem Olimat
social development
social work
social policy
social psychology
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,461
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Qatar
Abdelwahab El Affendi
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
358
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Qatar
Khalil Al Anani
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics and History
Islamism
Social Movements
Repression and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
602
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Qatar
Tariq Dana
Political economy
conflict and peace studies
Palestine studies
Colonialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
469
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Qatar
Abdelkarim Amengay
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics
Populism
European Politics
MENA Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
170
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Qatar
Ibrahim Khatib
Conflict Management
Identity Religion Democracy and conflict
Arab-Israeli conflict
Middle Eastern Politics
Political psychol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
113
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Qatar
Muhanad Seloom
National Security
Intelligence
Terrorism
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,936
Qatar
277
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hmoud Salem Olimat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,375
1,461
0.433
social development
social work
social policy
social psychology
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,483
Qatar
568
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Abdelwahab El Affendi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
358
0.261
political science
mass violence
democracy and democratization
Middle East politics
Islamism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,790
Qatar
659
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Khalil Al Anani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,005
602
0.599
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics and History
Islamism
Social Movements
Repression and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,620
Qatar
810
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tariq Dana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
600
469
0.782
Political economy
conflict and peace studies
Palestine studies
Colonialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,707
Qatar
1,045
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abdelkarim Amengay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
170
0.867
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics
Populism
European Politics
MENA Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,511,956
Qatar
1,216
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ibrahim Khatib
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
113
0.958
Conflict Management
Identity Religion Democracy and conflict
Arab-Israeli conflict
Middle Eastern Politics
Political psychol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,050,837
Qatar
1,533
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhanad Seloom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682