Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social SciencesSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom 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
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,407
42,474
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,479
15,278
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
political economy
development economics
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,476
10,607
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,548
12,638
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
14,252
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,025
9,453
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,492
6,765
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,152
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Conflict
international relations
democratization
statistical methods
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,047
10,262
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,786
6,739
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
political theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,584
6,109
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political science
Public Policy
Regulation
European Studies
Research Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,509
8,065
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,066
6,884
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,852
9,449
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,355
14,560
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,183
7,746
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,016
6,426
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,968
7,727
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,142
9,173
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social & Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,013
6,426
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,565
5,008
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
NATO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,270
11,829
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political theory
legal theory
political philosophy
democratic theory
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
6,394
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Territory
Political Geography
Continental Philosophy
History of Political Thought
History of Geographical Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
7,812
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,282
264
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,407
42,474
0.436
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,497
355
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,469
554
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,479
15,278
0.233
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,531
1,444
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anke Hoeffler
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,476
10,607
0.291
political economy
development economics
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,997
1,587
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew J Jordan
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,548
12,638
0.366
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,508
1,828
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andy Stirling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
14,252
0.449
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,611
2,078
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duncan Snidal
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,025
9,453
0.326
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,289
2,131
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Simon Hix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,492
6,765
0.237
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,642
2,238
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark J Smith
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,152
0.261
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,235
2,283
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,047
10,262
0.379
Conflict
international relations
democratization
statistical methods
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,592
2,309
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Keating
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,786
6,739
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,897
2,337
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anne Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,584
6,109
0.230
political theory
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,012
2,343
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Claudio M Radaelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,509
8,065
0.304
Political science
Public Policy
Regulation
European Studies
Research Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,748
2,418
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Dunleavy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,066
6,884
0.264
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,787
2,588
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Didier Bigo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,852
9,449
0.380
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,699
2,684
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Phil Howard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,355
14,560
0.598
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,029
3,077
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Barry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,183
7,746
0.349
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,429
3,108
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher Hill
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,016
6,426
0.292
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,965
3,313
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stathis N Kalyvas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,968
7,727
0.369
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,184
3,500
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oliver P Richmond
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,142
9,173
0.455
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,533
3,532
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Geoffrey Evans
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,013
6,426
0.321
Social & Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,808
3,646
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ken Booth
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,565
5,008
0.256
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,630
3,726
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Webber
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,270
11,829
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,903
3,831
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Bellamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,851
6,394
0.339
Political theory
legal theory
political philosophy
democratic theory
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,156
4,014
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stuart Elden
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,193
7,812
0.429
Territory
Political Geography
Continental Philosophy
History of Political Thought
History of Geographical Thought