Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 322 Scientists Citation in Australia Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,006
14,377
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
conflict management and negotiations
group processes and team effectiveness
research methodology
workplace diversity
politic
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,194
13,727
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
political philosophy
political theory
political science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,776
10,366
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,142
10,247
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sexual politics
international relations
globalisation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,725
4,202
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Welfare state
Comparative politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,863
2,734
0.125
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
feminist political theory
policy theory
gender mainstreaming
citizenship
Foucault studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
8,331
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
environmental politics
environmental justice
environmental political theory
climate justice
political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,577
10,048
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gender and International Relations
Gender
peace and security
feminist political economy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,403
6,720
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
politics
statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,107
4,443
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,718
3,732
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
3,027
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,239
2,891
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
IR theory
human rights
intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
2,985
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Governance
welfare states
public administration
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,906
2,205
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Environmental and climate politics
climate change
political theory
democratic theory
international relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
3,158
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Non-communicable disease epidemiology and public health intervention
clinical epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,433
10,130
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Policy success
policy failure
crisis management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,341
5,675
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Deliberative Democracy
Democracy
Environmental Governance
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,997
4,434
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
general equilibrium modelling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
1,667
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
politics
political economy
political science
Indonesian politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,465
1,784
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
governance
climate interventions
marine policy
marine science
polycentric governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
7,089
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International Relations
Visual Politics
Emotions
Political Theory
Korea
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,990
3,872
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,828
1,782
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,792
1,579
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,362
364
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Dryzek
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,006
14,377
0.271
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,213
451
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karen Jehn
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,194
13,727
0.291
conflict management and negotiations
group processes and team effectiveness
research methodology
workplace diversity
politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,159
522
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert E Goodin
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,776
10,366
0.242
political philosophy
political theory
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,796
791
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian McAllister
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,142
10,247
0.300
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,758
1,360
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dennis Altman
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,725
4,202
0.170
sexual politics
international relations
globalisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,631
1,620
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francis G Castles
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,863
2,734
0.125
Welfare state
Comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,954
2,011
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carol Bacchi
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
8,331
0.442
feminist political theory
policy theory
gender mainstreaming
citizenship
Foucault studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,883
2,063
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Schlosberg
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,577
10,048
0.541
environmental politics
environmental justice
environmental political theory
climate justice
political theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,440
2,934
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jacqui True
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,403
6,720
0.467
Gender and International Relations
Gender
peace and security
feminist political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,272
3,031
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon Jackman
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,107
4,443
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,556
3,495
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Reus Smit
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,718
3,732
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,440
3,532
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Keith Dowding
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,590
3,027
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,093
3,640
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ramesh Thakur
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,239
2,891
0.236
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,389
4,178
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tim Dunne
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,967
2,985
0.272
IR theory
human rights
intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,953
4,210
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Considine
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,906
2,205
0.202
Governance
welfare states
public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,728
4,416
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robyn Eckersley
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
3,158
0.303
Environmental and climate politics
climate change
political theory
democratic theory
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,733
4,417
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raja Ram Dhungana
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,433
10,130
0.971
Non-communicable disease epidemiology and public health intervention
clinical epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,754
4,476
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Allan McConnell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,341
5,675
0.549
Policy success
policy failure
crisis management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,562
4,640
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Simon Niemeyer
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,997
4,434
0.444
Deliberative Democracy
Democracy
Environmental Governance
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,114
4,761
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter B Dixon
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,783
1,667
0.170
general equilibrium modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,065
4,944
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard Robison
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,465
1,784
0.188
politics
political economy
political science
Indonesian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,468
5,083
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tiffany H Morrison
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,206
7,089
0.770
governance
climate interventions
marine policy
marine science
polycentric governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,501
5,216
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roland Bleiker
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,990
3,872
0.431
International Relations
Visual Politics
Emotions
Political Theory
Korea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,406
6,090
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin Reilly
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,828
1,782
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,112
6,124
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ian Clark
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,792
1,579
0.203
International Relations