Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
German Institute for Global and Area Studies Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Political Science
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,146
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Development Economics
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,850
2,352
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Politics
African politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
2,007
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Forced Migration
Climate Change
Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
2,341
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Sanctions and Interventions
Authoritarian Regimes
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,523
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
African Studies
development studies
informal institutions
governance
development cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
1,014
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Middle east
Food Security
Energy
Financial Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,119
1,203
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
424
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
political science
comparative political institutions
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
834
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
comparative politics
foreign policy analysis
area studies
East Asia
Australia and New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
739
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
Malaysian Politics
Party Politics
Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
875
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Politics Economy and Society in Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
741
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Global Governance
International Organizations
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,185
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Comparative Politics
Violent Conflict
State-Building
Political History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
1,040
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
civil-military relations
democratization
authoritarianism
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
880
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,065
877
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Political Science
Political Economy
Authoritarian Regimes
Resource Curse
Middle East Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
570
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Turkish Politics
Islamism
Populism
Diaspora
Middle East Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
893
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
International Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
854
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Emerging Powers
Global Governance
India
Climate Change
responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
403
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International politics
Chinese foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
626
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
transnationalism
militarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
365
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
405
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
migration
transnationalism
Middle East
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
376
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Authoritarianism
Comparative Politics
Middle East and North Africa
Repression
Legitimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
315
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,910
7,684
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Detlef Nolte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,556
2,146
0.386
Political Science
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,056
8,597
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jann Lay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,850
2,352
0.485
Development Economics
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,041
9,692
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthias Basedau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
2,007
0.479
Peace and Conflict Studies
Comparative Politics
African politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,672
13,373
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christiane J. Fröhlich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
2,341
0.868
Forced Migration
Climate Change
Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,805
14,875
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Von Soest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,299
1,523
0.662
International Sanctions and Interventions
Authoritarian Regimes
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,715
15,306
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dirk Kohnert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
1,014
0.462
African Studies
development studies
informal institutions
governance
development cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,554
15,655
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eckart Woertz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,119
1,203
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,093
15,792
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wolfgang Hein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
424
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,087
15,886
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mariana Llanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,069
834
0.403
political science
comparative political institutions
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,382
15,933
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patrick Köllner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
739
0.359
comparative politics
foreign policy analysis
area studies
East Asia
Australia and New Zealand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,244
16,062
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andreas Ufen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,029
875
0.431
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
Malaysian Politics
Party Politics
Malaysia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,567
18,422
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bert Hoffmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
741
0.463
Politics Economy and Society in Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,989
18,798
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Henning Schmidke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
1,185
0.770
Global Governance
International Organizations
International Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,297
19,334
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander De Juan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
1,040
0.712
Comparative Politics
Violent Conflict
State-Building
Political History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,442
19,386
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Kuehn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
880
0.606
civil-military relations
democratization
authoritarianism
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,668
22,661
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julia Grauvogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,065
877
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,219
22,767
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Richter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,055
570
0.540
Political Science
Political Economy
Authoritarian Regimes
Resource Curse
Middle East Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,993
23,063
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hakki Taş
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
893
0.870
Turkish Politics
Islamism
Populism
Diaspora
Middle East Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,463
24,273
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes Plagemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
854
0.931
International Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,568
24,900
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Miriam Prys-Hansen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
403
0.467
Emerging Powers
Global Governance
India
Climate Change
responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,223
24,917
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Georg Strüver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
626
0.727
International politics
Chinese foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,758
29,266
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicole Hirt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
365
0.641
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
transnationalism
militarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,512
32,187
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eric Stollenwerk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
405
0.886
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,016,430
34,504
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lea Müller-Funk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
376
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,959
34,937
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria Josua
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
315
0.827
Authoritarianism
Comparative Politics
Middle East and North Africa
Repression
Legitimation