Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Massachusetts Lowell 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
ITS
Transportation Safety
Traffic Control and Simulation
Sensing and Data Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
3,245
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Connected-Automated Vehicle
Human-Automation Interaction
Smart Citeis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
2,143
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
terrorism
counterterrorism
WMD
homeland security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
889
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Terrorism
Political Violence
Middle Eastern Politics
Security Policy
Far-Right Politics and Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,084
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
American Politics
State Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Direct Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
758
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Comparative Politics
Criminal and Political Violence
Latin America
Drug Trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,045
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
Political Economy
Ethnic Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
684
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Security Studies
International Relations
Civil Wars
Political Violence
Military Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
553
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International Security
International Relations
Securitization Theory
Identity
Foreign Policy Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
383
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
media freedom
political communication
human rights
repression & dissent
internet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
424
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
138
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political science
International relations
European Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
203
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Comparative Politics
Security
Gender
Policy
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,719
71,410
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yuanchang Xie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,046
3,245
0.643
ITS
Transportation Safety
Traffic Control and Simulation
Sensing and Data Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,390
109,685
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Danjue Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
2,143
0.755
Connected-Automated Vehicle
Human-Automation Interaction
Smart Citeis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,169
119,919
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Forest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
889
0.358
terrorism
counterterrorism
WMD
homeland security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,508
120,570
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arie Perliger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
1,084
0.440
Terrorism
Political Violence
Middle Eastern Politics
Security Policy
Far-Right Politics and Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,520
143,988
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joshua J Dyck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,855
758
0.409
American Politics
State Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Direct Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,977
159,911
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angélica Durán Martínez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,547
1,045
0.676
Comparative Politics
Criminal and Political Violence
Latin America
Drug Trafficking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,924
184,710
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ardeth Thawnghmung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
684
0.583
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
Political Economy
Ethnic Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,460
207,919
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher Linebarger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
553
0.610
Security Studies
International Relations
Civil Wars
Political Violence
Military Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,261
215,510
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jarrod Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
383
0.461
International Security
International Relations
Securitization Theory
Identity
Foreign Policy Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
796,471
230,013
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jenifer Whitten Woodring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
692
424
0.613
media freedom
political communication
human rights
repression & dissent
internet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,746
251,929
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Wooding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
138
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,862
271,576
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
George Lasha Takalandze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
203
0.540
Political science
International relations
European Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,136,196
422,875
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cecilia Idika Kalu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Comparative Politics
Security
Gender
Policy
Development