Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Regional Studies Highly Cited Researchers 120 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,346
13,849
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,072
6,293
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Southeast Asian History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,043
3,908
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,334
5,695
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,755
1,695
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,339
922
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,015
1,833
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,532
3,057
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
3,856
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
1,379
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
African Linguistics
Bantu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
2,517
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
African Politics
Civil War
Conflict
Political Violence
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
2,517
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,035
1,580
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
African Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,033
1,545
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,534
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,144
648
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
African literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,457
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
951
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,917
529
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
888
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
African carnivores
GIS
Human impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,546
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,074
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
African history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
786
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
732
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
560
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,110
7,122
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sarah Tishkoff
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,346
13,849
0.352
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,219
11,123
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lawrence Bobo
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,072
6,293
0.216
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,067
2,547
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
anthony reid
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,043
3,908
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,557
3,616
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward Aspinall
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,334
5,695
0.462
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,235
439
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Fowler
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,755
1,695
0.194
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,714
1,094
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christine Wong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,339
922
0.145
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,599
2,616
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Henning Melber
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,015
1,833
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,604
8,661
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kuntala Lahiri Dutt
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,532
3,057
0.553
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,110
855
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Warren Smit
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
3,856
0.755
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,302
15,871
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deborah Potts
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
1,379
0.274
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,657
2,009
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Koen Bostoen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,640
2,517
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,636
85,345
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zachariah Mampilly|Zachariah Mamphilly, Zachary Mampilly, Zachary Mamphilly
City University of New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,214
2,517
0.597
African Politics
Civil War
Conflict
Political Violence
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,700
1,460
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adams Bodomo
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,035
1,580
0.392
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,829
88,344
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Damtew Teferra
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,033
1,545
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,330
93,339
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Prendergast
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,738
2,534
0.678
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,794
13,862
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Damien Kingsbury
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,144
648
0.206
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,273
1,427
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,457
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,509
111,029
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Afe Adogame
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,931
951
0.324
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,803
49
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chee Kiong Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,917
529
0.181
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,621
2,321
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
888
0.338
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,256
124,738
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Paul Jacobson
Catawba College
Salisbury, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,546
0.628
African carnivores
GIS
Human impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,524
27,143
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elliott Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,354
1,074
0.456
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,121
27,565
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Branch
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
786
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,949
13,336
2,950
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Denise Dias Barros
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
732
0.367
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,859
31,462
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alastair Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
560
0.310
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance