Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :126
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,558
8,211
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,542
6,492
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Governance
Public Administration
Comparative Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,281
14,973
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,246
9,714
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
International Economics
Development Economics
Political Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,142
8,082
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
international relations
globalization
innovation studies
innovation
science and technology policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
5,476
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
American politics
domestic and foreign policy
public opinion
economic and political inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,936
6,257
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
policy sciences
policy analysis
qualitative methodology
social and political philosophy
philosophy of social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,756
9,194
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
intelligence
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,686
7,524
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,654
5,201
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,377
4,630
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,338
9,079
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
sexual politics
international relations
globalisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,179
4,839
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
political economy
Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,130
8,356
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,943
5,236
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,922
7,067
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
transnationalism
urban theory
political geography
urban politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,739
7,044
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
social influence
politics
leadership
positive organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,731
8,882
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
Human Rights
International Relations Theory
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,679
6,298
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
international relations
political science
conflict
constructivism
qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,635
6,637
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,608
13,870
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
political science
political trust
comparative politics
political behavior
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
10,224
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
European political parties and elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
6,004
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Political Science
Law and Politics
Political Psychology
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
6,088
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
politique et organisation de la santé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,403
9,647
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,623
1,195
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Zürn Michael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,558
8,211
0.321
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,658
2,406
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Patrick Dunleavy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,542
6,492
0.254
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,118
12,894
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Christopher Ansell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,281
14,973
0.592
Governance
Public Administration
Comparative Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,177
12,920
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Andrew J Nathan
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,246
9,714
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,331
12,980
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Joshua Aizenman
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,142
8,082
0.321
International Economics
Development Economics
Political Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,502
1,118
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Daniele Archibugi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,043
5,476
0.219
international relations
globalization
innovation studies
innovation
science and technology policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,696
13,124
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Benjamin I Page
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,936
6,257
0.251
American politics
domestic and foreign policy
public opinion
economic and political inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,002
13,258
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
William N Dunn
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,756
9,194
0.371
policy sciences
policy analysis
qualitative methodology
social and political philosophy
philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,109
96
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
James R Flynn
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,686
7,524
0.305
intelligence
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,172
13,340
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Bernard Grofman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,654
5,201
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,677
13,554
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Robert S Erikson
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,377
4,630
0.190
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,744
2,589
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Didier Bigo
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,338
9,079
0.373
relations internationales
sécurité
international political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,021
1,326
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Dennis Altman
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,179
4,839
0.200
sexual politics
international relations
globalisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,101
13,755
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Daniel Treisman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,130
8,356
0.346
political economy
Russia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,474
13,914
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Nathaniel L Beck
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,943
5,236
0.219
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,516
13,935
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Carlos Alberto Torres
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,922
7,067
0.295
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,850
14,074
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Michael Peter Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,739
7,044
0.297
transnationalism
urban theory
political geography
urban politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,864
14,080
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Wayne Hochwarter
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,731
8,882
0.374
social influence
politics
leadership
positive organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,967
14,115
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Jack Donnelly
University of Denver
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,679
6,298
0.266
Human Rights
International Relations Theory
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,049
1,216
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Jeffrey T Checkel
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,635
6,637
0.281
international relations
political science
conflict
constructivism
qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,105
2,717
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Phil Howard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,608
13,870
0.588
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,212
281
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Marc Hooghe
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,557
10,224
0.434
political science
political trust
comparative politics
political behavior
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,310
14,245
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Richard S Katz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,497
6,004
0.256
European political parties and elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,324
14,252
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
James L Gibson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,490
6,088
0.259
Political Science
Law and Politics
Political Psychology
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,481
1,333
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Jean Louis Denis
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,403
9,647
0.412
politique et organisation de la santé