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Highly Cited Researchers 87 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025

Citation Rankings highlight the world’s Highly Cited Researchers based on total and recent 6-year citation counts. These rankings reveal how widely and consistently a researcher’s work is cited, reflecting their level of scientific influence. Data is analyzed using near real-time metrics, with special attention to unethical practices and manipulative behaviors. To ensure transparency and data integrity, the reporting of potential violations is actively encouraged. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines. This ranking is unique to the AD Scientific Index.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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41,219
World Rank
1,764
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Economy | International Development | Political Science | Causal Inference | Inequalit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    20,859
  • Last 6 Years
    9,188
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.440
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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45,991
World Rank
1,968
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
International Relations | Global Governance | Legitimacy | Politikwissenschaf

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    27,319
  • Last 6 Years
    8,511
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.312
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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95,332
World Rank
4,108
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships | democratization | political parties | social democracy | social just

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,646
  • Last 6 Years
    4,967
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.266
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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99,527
World Rank
4,257
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Others
Immigration | citizenship | xenophobia | nationalism | populis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,040
  • Last 6 Years
    4,806
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.598
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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149,593
World Rank
6,282
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | Social Stratification | Social Inequality | Sociology of Education | Labor Market Researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    12,292
  • Last 6 Years
    3,416
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.278
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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171,856
World Rank
7,160
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Political Sociology | History of Economic Ideas | Comparative Capitalism | Public Polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,046
  • Last 6 Years
    3,023
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.429
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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194,361
World Rank
7,981
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Terrorism | Migration | Climate Change | Economic Development | Political Econom

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,857
  • Last 6 Years
    2,702
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.556
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Rankings

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195,187
World Rank
8,012
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Social Policy
child health and development | social epidemiology | social inequality | work-family interfac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    7,328
  • Last 6 Years
    2,691
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.367
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Rankings

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203,531
World Rank
8,350
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
behavioral and experimental economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    9,755
  • Last 6 Years
    2,588
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.265
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Rankings

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245,583
World Rank
9,915
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Others
Comparative Political Behavior | Political Representation and Interest Intermediation | Democrac

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,760
  • Last 6 Years
    2,159
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.246
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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250,982
World Rank
10,109
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Democracy | Authoritarianism | Democratic Theory | Democratization | Political Ideologie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,855
  • Last 6 Years
    2,113
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.740
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Rankings

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260,480
World Rank
10,470
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Comparative Politics | Political Violence | Conflict Resolution | Migration | Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,601
  • Last 6 Years
    2,035
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.782
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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256,369
World Rank
10,315
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology of work | labor process | global value chains and multinational companies | technologica

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,998
  • Last 6 Years
    2,068
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.690
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Rankings

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271,103
World Rank
10,812
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Comparative Politics | Authoritarianism | Protest | Quantitative Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,987
  • Last 6 Years
    1,954
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.983
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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286,336
World Rank
11,335
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,412
  • Last 6 Years
    1,846
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.765
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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310,733
World Rank
12,202
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
Political Communication | Social Media | Computational Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,784
  • Last 6 Years
    1,691
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.948
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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343,221
World Rank
13,333
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Others
Inequality | Health | Education | Labor Markets | Social Polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,053
  • Last 6 Years
    1,514
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.737
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Rankings

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346,137
World Rank
13,434
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Global Constitutionalism | Democracy | Human Rights | Rule of Law | Legal Structure of Market

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    4,469
  • Last 6 Years
    1,499
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.335
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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353,572
World Rank
13,698
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Others
Voting behavior | Income inequality | Party systems | Political attitude

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,500
  • Last 6 Years
    1,463
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.975
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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373,342
World Rank
14,386
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,429
  • Last 6 Years
    1,373
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.565
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Rankings

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375,198
World Rank
14,445
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
European Union Politics | European Commission | Politicization | Global Governance | Text Analysi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,086
  • Last 6 Years
    1,365
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.654
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Rankings

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392,590
World Rank
15,044
Country Rank
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Arts
Art markets | sociology of valuation | societal theor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,828
  • Last 6 Years
    1,292
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.338
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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410,441
World Rank
15,620
Country Rank
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics | Experimental Economics | Unethical Behavio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,566
  • Last 6 Years
    1,224
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.782
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Rankings

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432,903
World Rank
16,330
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics | Field Experiments | Economics of Philanthropy | Media Economics | Experimental Economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,563
  • Last 6 Years
    1,144
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.732
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Rankings

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451,234
World Rank
16,915
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Sociology
school-to-work transitions | education | sociology | methods | labour marke

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,385
  • Last 6 Years
    1,083
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.454
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