Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Regional Studies Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* 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
37,973
15,572
0.410
* 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
28,388
7,168
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Southeast Asian History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
4,374
0.282
* 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
11,693
6,085
0.520
* 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
8,540
1,956
0.229
* 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
6,269
1,101
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
1,998
0.358
* 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
5,220
3,225
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
1,539
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,899
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
African Linguistics
Bantu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
2,681
0.621
* 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
3,946
2,607
0.661
* 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
3,836
1,743
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
African Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,828
1,677
0.438
* 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
3,468
2,654
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
801
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
African literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,529
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
617
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,035
0.368
* 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
2,530
971
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
African carnivores
GIS
Human impacts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,620
0.698
* 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
2,258
1,159
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
African history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
885
0.402
* 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
1,950
813
0.417
* 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
1,749
647
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,993
7,107
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sarah Tishkoff
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,973
15,572
0.410
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,607
10,926
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lawrence Bobo
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,388
7,168
0.253
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,498
2,504
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
anthony reid
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,508
4,374
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,539
3,650
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward Aspinall
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,693
6,085
0.520
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,610
423
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
8,540
1,956
0.229
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,692
1,039
528
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christine Wong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
1,101
0.176
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,378
2,718
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Henning Melber
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
1,998
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,325
8,697
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kuntala Lahiri Dutt
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,220
3,225
0.618
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,987
15,581
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Deborah Potts
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
1,539
0.315
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,918
871
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Warren Smit
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,899
0.822
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,055
2,046
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Koen Bostoen
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
2,681
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,088
86,692
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zachariah Mampilly|Zachariah Mamphilly, Zachary Mampilly, Zachary Mamphilly
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
2,607
0.661
African Politics
Civil War
Conflict
Political Violence
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,424
1,454
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adams Bodomo
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,836
1,743
0.454
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,856
88,618
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Damtew Teferra
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,828
1,677
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,603
95,208
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Prendergast
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
2,654
0.765
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,005
13,496
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Damien Kingsbury
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,069
801
0.261
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,792
1,431
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,529
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,905
42
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chee Kiong Tong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
617
0.214
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,253
110,477
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Afe Adogame
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,035
0.368
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,219
2,303
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,530
971
0.384
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,835
125,301
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Paul Jacobson
Catawba College
Salisbury, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,321
1,620
0.698
African carnivores
GIS
Human impacts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,908
26,896
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elliott Green
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
1,159
0.513
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,429
27,316
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Daniel Branch
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
885
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,508
13,015
2,909
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
1,950
813
0.417
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,243
31,013
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alastair Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
647
0.370
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance