Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
US Naval War College 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
International law
law of the sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
1,090
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
international security
Russia
nuclear weapons
expertise
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
1,681
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
foreign policy analysis
political psychology
Iran
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
673
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
National Security
International Relations
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,868
915
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Russia/Eurasia
U.S. foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
455
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
international security
foreign policy
defense strategy
cyber
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
577
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
military history war anthropology insurgency fabulous hats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
277
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Korean/East Asian Politics and Security
International Relations
Deterence
Transitional Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
547
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Asia-Pacific
International Security
Transnational Challenges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
327
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International Law
China
Sea Power
Geostrategic Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
345
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
civil-military relations
US foreign policy
international security/law
comparative political economy
terrorism and insurgency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
319
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
527
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
History of science and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
242
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Civil-Military Relations
Military Coups
Conflict Studies
African Politics
US Foreign Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
353
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
security studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
270
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Conflict
Human Security
Maritime Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
462
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
European security
nonproliferation
South Asian security
Indian Ocean
deterrence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
107
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
395
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
China
international security
security studies
international law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
316
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
American presidency
American foreign policy
American political thought
Constitutional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
97
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Relations
Security Studies
Political Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
220
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Non-State Actors
Child Soldiering
Private Military & Security Companies
Military Coups and Democratization
Counterterrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
287
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Middle East
South Asia
Genocide Studies
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
179
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nuclear strategy
nonproliferation and disarmament
international relations
US foreign and defense policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
193
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
leader development
adult development
vertical development
employee wellbeing
eudaimonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
251
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,774
113,637
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Kraska
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,774
1,090
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,104
121,773
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tom Nichols
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
1,681
0.672
international security
Russia
nuclear weapons
expertise
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,667
145,706
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Houghton
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
673
0.359
foreign policy analysis
political psychology
Iran
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,867
146,050
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter J Dombrowski
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,868
915
0.490
National Security
International Relations
International Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,066
168,000
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nikolas Gvosdev
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
455
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,425
179,989
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Reveron
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,276
577
0.452
international security
foreign policy
defense strategy
cyber
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,701
182,647
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Montgomery Mcfate
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,239
277
0.224
military history war anthropology insurgency fabulous hats
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,054
187,351
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Terence Roehrig
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
547
0.465
Korean/East Asian Politics and Security
International Relations
Deterence
Transitional Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,685
188,292
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Smith
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
327
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,401
210,898
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter A Dutton
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
345
0.382
International Law
China
Sea Power
Geostrategic Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,639
216,627
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lindsay P Cohn
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
844
319
0.378
civil-military relations
US foreign policy
international security/law
comparative political economy
terrorism and insurgency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,752
216,891
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Caverley
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
527
0.627
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,876
219,294
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Aaron Dennis
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
818
242
0.296
History of science and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,084
219,573
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naunihal Singh
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
815
353
0.433
Civil-Military Relations
Military Coups
Conflict Studies
African Politics
US Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,622
225,532
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sam J Tangredi
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
755
270
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,683
245,394
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Curtis Bell
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
462
0.806
Political Conflict
Human Security
Maritime Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,257
252,963
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew C Winner
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
107
0.210
European security
nonproliferation
South Asian security
Indian Ocean
deterrence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,081
258,869
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Poznansky
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
395
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,621
259,842
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isaac B Kardon
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
316
0.685
China
international security
security studies
international law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,836
272,537
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen F Knott
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
97
0.255
American presidency
American foreign policy
American political thought
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,980
283,979
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Burak Kadercan
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
220
0.701
International Relations
Security Studies
Political Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,704
284,675
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher M. Faulkner
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
287
0.926
Non-State Actors
Child Soldiering
Private Military & Security Companies
Military Coups and Democratization
Counterterrorism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,324
284,769
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hayat Alvi
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
179
0.577
Middle East
South Asia
Genocide Studies
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122,876
286,768
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David A Cooper
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
193
0.645
Nuclear strategy
nonproliferation and disarmament
international relations
US foreign and defense policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,871
289,886
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liz Cavallaro
US Naval War College
Newport, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
283
251
0.887
leader development
adult development
vertical development
employee wellbeing
eudaimonia