Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of East Anglia 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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United Kingdom
Andrew J Jordan
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,768
12,009
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
John Street
Mass media
cultural politics
popular culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,829
3,208
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United Kingdom
Simon Watts
Postgraduate research
Q methodology
qualitative methods
personal relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
4,485
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Caitlin Notley
Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
3,718
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
Su Holmes
Reality TV
BBC
Celebrity Studies
Feminism
Eating disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
1,315
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Alan Finlayson
Political Theory
Rhetoric
British Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
1,386
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United Kingdom
Lee Jarvis
Terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Critical Security Studies
Critical Terrorism Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,317
2,002
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
Richard Hauxwell Baldwin
climate governance
carbon governance
sustainable consumption
environmental politics
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,573
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
Catherine Locke
Development
Gender
Migration
Life Course Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
799
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United Kingdom
Toby S James
Democracy
electoral integrity
electoral management
political leadership
democratic backsliding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,234
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United Kingdom
Simon Curtis
Global Cities
International Relations Theory
Assemblage Theory
Belt and Road Initiative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
913
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United Kingdom
Hazel Pettifor
social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
885
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United Kingdom
Michael L Frazer
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Ethics
History of Political Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
381
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United Kingdom
Pierre Bocquillon
Politics and International Relations
energy and climate policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
583
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United Kingdom
Lee Marsden
Politics
International Relations
Security
Religion
US foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
290
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United Kingdom
Victoria Cann
Feminism
Youth Studies
Gender
Identity Politics
Feminist Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
194
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United Kingdom
Elias Deutscher
Social Sciences
Competition Law
European Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,997
United Kingdom
1,587
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew J Jordan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,768
12,009
0.356
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,711
United Kingdom
8,152
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Street
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,829
3,208
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,210
United Kingdom
9,361
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Watts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,566
4,485
0.524
Postgraduate research
Q methodology
qualitative methods
personal relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,079
United Kingdom
16,280
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Caitlin Notley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,647
3,718
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,618
United Kingdom
18,297
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Su Holmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,007
1,315
0.328
Reality TV
BBC
Celebrity Studies
Feminism
Eating disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,049
United Kingdom
18,316
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Finlayson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,000
1,386
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,393
United Kingdom
20,935
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lee Jarvis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,317
2,002
0.604
Terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Critical Security Studies
Critical Terrorism Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,560
United Kingdom
28,143
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Hauxwell Baldwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,085
1,573
0.754
climate governance
carbon governance
sustainable consumption
environmental politics
energy policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,147
United Kingdom
28,973
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Locke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
799
0.403
Development
Gender
Migration
Life Course Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,138
United Kingdom
31,632
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Toby S James
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,234
0.732
Democracy
electoral integrity
electoral management
political leadership
democratic backsliding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,996
United Kingdom
35,045
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Simon Curtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
913
0.661
Global Cities
International Relations Theory
Assemblage Theory
Belt and Road Initiative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,007
United Kingdom
39,378
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hazel Pettifor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
885
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,893
United Kingdom
43,856
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael L Frazer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
381
0.476
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Ethics
History of Political Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,320
United Kingdom
45,715
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pierre Bocquillon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
700
583
0.833
Politics and International Relations
energy and climate policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,091
United Kingdom
45,817
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lee Marsden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
695
290
0.417
Politics
International Relations
Security
Religion
US foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,190
United Kingdom
63,135
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Victoria Cann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
194
0.752
Feminism
Youth Studies
Gender
Identity Politics
Feminist Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,684,672
United Kingdom
82,360
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elias Deutscher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
Social Sciences
Competition Law
European Law