Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Nations Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science Rankings 2025
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
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,340
4,251
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
regional integration
regionalism
international organizations
international relations
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
332
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sustainable Transport
Urban mobility
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Transport Logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
456
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Civil War
Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Peacekeeping
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
194
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Chronic illness
Employment
Gender
Health Financing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
421
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
socio-economic determinants of health
gender health inequalities
urban health
research-to-policy translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
244
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mental Health
Maternal Health
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
178
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
political sciences
history
culture
Latin-American history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
27
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Digital Health
Gender
Qualitative Research
SRH
Child Development Outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
130
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
libraries
information management
access to information
Open Data
Open Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
21
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
36
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
social sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
29
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
bibliotheque
archive
gestion des connaissances
open science
data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
33
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Library
Publications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Youth Studies
CSE/SRHR
Gender Studies
Child marriage
VAC/VAW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Global Communication
Social Justice
Media Activism
Gender
Global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Transportation
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,515
1,265
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk Messner
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,340
4,251
0.344
Sustainability Research
Digital Transformations
Global Governance
Climate Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,936
15,015
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Francis Baert
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
714
332
0.465
regional integration
regionalism
international organizations
international relations
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,879
230,327
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Madan B Regmi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
456
0.662
Sustainable Transport
Urban mobility
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Transport Logistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,700
259,255
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicolas Rost
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
194
0.428
Civil War
Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Peacekeeping
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,440
17,480
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lavanya Vijayasingham
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
421
0.942
Chronic illness
Employment
Gender
Health Financing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,729
19,022
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fatima Ghani
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
244
0.711
socio-economic determinants of health
gender health inequalities
urban health
research-to-policy translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215,801
300,527
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Henia Dakkak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
178
0.777
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Mental Health
Maternal Health
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,348
37,220
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Natalia Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
27
0.201
political sciences
history
culture
Latin-American history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449,405
24,647
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald Musizvingoza
United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
130
0.992
Digital Health
Gender
Qualitative Research
SRH
Child Development Outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,502,191
339,416
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wouter Schallier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
21
0.181
libraries
information management
access to information
Open Data
Open Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,569,779
39,430
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Golda El-Khoury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
36
0.367
International Affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,634,368
40,539
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charaf Ahmimed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
29
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841,989
385,528
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antonin Benoît Diouf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
33
0.733
bibliotheque
archive
gestion des connaissances
open science
data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,855,214
387,324
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Escwa Library
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
Library
Publications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,939,451
398,406
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
José Roberto Luna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
28
0.875
Youth Studies
CSE/SRHR
Gender Studies
Child marriage
VAC/VAW
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205,934
430,870
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Keya Saxena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Global Communication
Social Justice
Media Activism
Gender
Global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,248,552
435,379
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juan Pablo Benitez Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Transportation
Urban Planning