Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

International Institute for Strategic 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
United Kingdom
Benjamin Schreer
Strategic Studies
Military Studies
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
643
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Evan A. Laksmana
Civil-military relations
Military studies
Maritime security
Foreign Policy
Southeast Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
838
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United Kingdom
Robert Ward
Japan
Geo-economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
79
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Simona R. Soare
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Defence innovation
Military AI
Quantum and Biotech
Transatlantic security and defence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
201
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
William Alberque
Nuclear Weapons
arms control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
180
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Hasan T. Alhasan
foreign policy
international relations
economic statecraft
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
64
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,211
United Kingdom
33,458
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Benjamin Schreer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,560
643
0.412
Strategic Studies
Military Studies
Security Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,847
United Kingdom
38,651
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Evan A. Laksmana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
838
0.730
Civil-military relations
Military studies
Maritime security
Foreign Policy
Southeast Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,527
United Kingdom
61,857
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
79
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,192,091
United Kingdom
64,010
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simona R. Soare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
201
0.798
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Defence innovation
Military AI
Quantum and Biotech
Transatlantic security and defence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,267
United Kingdom
69,331
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Alberque
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
180
0.963
Nuclear Weapons
arms control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,434,552
United Kingdom
73,935
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hasan T. Alhasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
64
0.451
foreign policy
international relations
economic statecraft
international political economy