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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terrorism
Security
Radical Islamist Movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
1,145
0.329
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International relations
Security studies
Power
Narrative
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,223
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
feminist peace and security studies
critical military and war studies
critical security studies
gender
narrativ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,156
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Crisis Management
Leadership studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
817
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leadership
organization
resistance
crisis management
civil-military collaboratio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
1,288
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
European security
Strategic Communication
Identity
Narrative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
783
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
strategy
nature and conduct of war
utility of force
war
orde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
521
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Land Warfare
Urban Warfare
Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference
Intelligence Analysis
Russian Warfare & Influence
C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
707
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public administration
crisis management
organizational learning
collaborative governance
disinformatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
636
0.565
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cultural sociology of war
contemporary warfare
conflict ethnography
chatnograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
521
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
psychology
organizational psychology
sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
712
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
War Studies
Strategic Studies
International Relations
Military Technology
Special Force
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
288
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gender
conflict
Myanmar
households
feminist method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
629
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fundamental concepts of social theory
the political use of armed force
state-formation
systems theory
European Histor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
254
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Political Sicence
governance
crisis management
governmentality
resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
537
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
322
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
International Relations
Security Studies
Global Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
274
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
work and organizational psychology
military
recruitmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
365
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
European security policy
European defence policy
Swedish security policy
Swedish defence policy
Nordic security and defenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
152
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Military Technology
Informatics
Computer Science
Information Security
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
234
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
war studies
political science
international relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
315
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
175
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
346
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
259
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
social movement studies
women's mobilisation
backlash
gender and conflict
Latin Americ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
355
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,553
4,578
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Magnus Ranstorp
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
1,145
0.329
Terrorism
Security
Radical Islamist Movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,386
6,398
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Linus Hagström
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,284
1,223
0.535
International relations
Security studies
Power
Narrative
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,466
6,806
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annick Wibben
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,102
1,156
0.550
feminist peace and security studies
critical military and war studies
critical security studies
gender
narrativ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,355
8,007
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fredrik Bynander
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
817
0.494
Crisis Management
Leadership studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,113
8,194
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aida Alvinius
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,577
1,288
0.817
Leadership
organization
resistance
crisis management
civil-military collaboratio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,006
8,803
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charlotte Wagnsson
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
783
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,846
8,817
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Angstrom
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
521
0.375
strategy
nature and conduct of war
utility of force
war
orde
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
633,054
9,401
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mikael Weissmann
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
707
0.579
Land Warfare
Urban Warfare
Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference
Intelligence Analysis
Russian Warfare & Influence
C
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,347
9,779
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edward Deverell
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,126
636
0.565
Public administration
crisis management
organizational learning
collaborative governance
disinformatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,104
10,995
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ilmari Käihkö
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
521
0.612
Cultural sociology of war
contemporary warfare
conflict ethnography
chatnograph
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,842
11,065
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alicia Ohlsson
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
837
712
0.851
psychology
organizational psychology
sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,970
11,546
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alastair Finlan
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
288
0.385
War Studies
Strategic Studies
International Relations
Military Technology
Special Force
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,229
11,770
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jenny Hedström
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
629
0.888
Gender
conflict
Myanmar
households
feminist method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
847,974
12,020
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Halden
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
254
0.380
Fundamental concepts of social theory
the political use of armed force
state-formation
systems theory
European Histor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,386
12,085
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Oscar Larsson
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
657
537
0.817
Political Sicence
governance
crisis management
governmentality
resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,263
12,515
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fredrik Doeser
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
322
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,324
12,517
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tom Lundborg
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
589
274
0.465
International Relations
Security Studies
Global Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,784
13,261
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johan Österberg
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
365
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,144
13,391
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Malena Britz
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
152
0.300
European security policy
European defence policy
Swedish security policy
Swedish defence policy
Nordic security and defenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,805
13,963
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johan Sigholm
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
234
0.511
Military Technology
Informatics
Computer Science
Information Security
Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,938
14,056
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
315
0.700
war studies
political science
international relation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,172
14,075
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Claes Wallenius
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
175
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,388
14,911
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Helena Hermansson
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
346
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,845
14,939
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kristin Ljungkvist
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
259
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,042
15,005
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julia Margaret Zulver
Swedish National Defence College
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
355
0.937
social movement studies
women's mobilisation
backlash
gender and conflict
Latin Americ