Table 4 Leading authors with publications, citations, and impact factors.

From: Global soft power in the 21st century: a two-decade global perspective

Rank

Ranking by total papers

Authors

M.L.C.

Authors

A.P.

1

Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

10

Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

298

2

Grix, Jonathan

9

Gill, Bates

71

3

Li, Xia

9

Horiuchi, Yusaku

71

4

Hartig, Florian

8

Giulianotti, Richard

67

5

Lien, Donald

7

Goldsmith, Benjamin E.

65

6

Tella, Oluwaseun

7

Paradise, James F.

64

7

Wang, Yupeng

7

Mattern, Janice Bially

63

8

Akbar, Ali

6

Huang, Yanzhong

62

9

Brannagan, Paul Michael

6

Brannagan, Paul Michael

61

10

Guo, Chunyan

6

Wang, Yiwei

59

11

Hong, Xiaonan

6

Grix, Jonathan

58

12

Horiuchi, Yusaku

6

Blechman, Bm

56

13

Li, Jing

6

Cho, Young Nam

52

14

Ma, Li

6

Jeong, Jong Ho

52

15

Pamment, James

6

Li, Mingjiang

51

Rank

Authors

H.I.

Authors

M.G.C.

1

Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

7

Nye, Joseph S., Jr.

1404

2

Grix, Jonathan

6

Eisenhardt, Kathleen M.

673

3

Horiuchi, Yusaku

5

Santos, Filipe M.

673

4

Lien, Donald

5

Gilboa, Eytan

361

5

Pamment, James

5

Blechman, Bm

354

6

Szostek, Joanna

5

Grix, Jonathan

343

7

Tella, Oluwaseun

5

Simmons, Beth A.

319

8

Brannagan, Paul Michael

4

Kelley, Judith G.

318

9

Ding, Sheng

4

Hyde-Price, A

298

10

Goldsmith, Benjamin E.

4

Giulianotti, Richard

275

11

Pierro, Antonio

4

Palazzo, Guido

267

12

Servaes, Jan

4

Rasche, Andreas

267

13

Tsygankov, Andrei P.

4

Scherer, Andreas Georg

267

14

Bettine, Marco

3

Spicer, André

267

15

Breslin, Shaun

3

Brannagan, Paul Michael

246

  1. A.P. Articles published, M.L.C. Most local cited, H.I. H-index., M.G.C. Most global citations.