Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 1.230 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom 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
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,561
37,167
0.373
* 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
83,145
25,690
0.309
* 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
66,107
12,719
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
political economy
development economics
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,891
8,887
0.241
* 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
35,014
10,931
0.312
* 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
32,327
12,681
0.392
* 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
29,392
8,057
0.274
* 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
28,714
5,576
0.194
* 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
27,682
5,997
0.217
* 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
27,356
8,607
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,076
5,660
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Political science
Public Policy
Regulation
European Studies
Research Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
6,855
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
political theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
5,100
0.190
* 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
26,380
5,850
0.222
* 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
25,202
7,873
0.312
* 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
24,969
13,195
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,628
5,693
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,502
6,617
0.294
* 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
21,244
6,661
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social & Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,240
5,500
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,111
7,680
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,801
4,031
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
NATO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,753
10,748
0.544
* 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
19,074
5,510
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Political Science
Misinformation
Governance
Surveys
Experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,713
12,270
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,252
260
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,561
37,167
0.373
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,464
352
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,145
25,690
0.309
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,550
560
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,107
12,719
0.192
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,665
1,460
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anke Hoeffler
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,891
8,887
0.241
political economy
development economics
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,081
1,600
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
35,014
10,931
0.312
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,468
1,833
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andy Stirling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,327
12,681
0.392
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,780
2,084
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Duncan Snidal
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,392
8,057
0.274
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,584
2,151
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Simon Hix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,714
5,576
0.194
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,937
2,258
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
27,682
5,997
0.217
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,408
2,296
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
27,356
8,607
0.315
Conflict
international relations
democratization
statistical methods
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,842
2,338
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Keating
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,076
5,660
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,161
2,362
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Claudio M Radaelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
6,855
0.255
Political science
Public Policy
Regulation
European Studies
Research Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,163
2,363
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anne Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
5,100
0.190
political theory
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,945
2,438
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Dunleavy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
5,850
0.222
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,911
2,601
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Didier Bigo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,202
7,873
0.312
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,337
2,642
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Phil Howard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,969
13,195
0.528
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,885
3,056
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Hill
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,628
5,693
0.252
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,134
3,076
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew Barry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,502
6,617
0.294
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,150
3,335
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stathis N Kalyvas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,244
6,661
0.314
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,820
3,557
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Geoffrey Evans
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,240
5,500
0.272
Social & Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,176
3,580
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oliver P Richmond
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,111
7,680
0.382
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,056
3,666
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ken Booth
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,801
4,031
0.204
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,189
3,680
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Webber
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,753
10,748
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,226
3,856
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard Bellamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,074
5,510
0.289
Political theory
legal theory
political philosophy
democratic theory
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,406
3,955
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Reifler
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,713
12,270
0.656
Political Science
Misinformation
Governance
Surveys
Experiments