Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / International Relations 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 :151
Political Science
Law and Politics
Political Psychology
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,831
6,327
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
European political parties and elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,787
6,187
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
politique et organisation de la santé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,714
9,909
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
8,466
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
Constitutional politics
Canadian politics
Nationalism
Comparative federalism
Party Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,362
7,512
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,306
7,569
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
Political Theory
Social Theory
Critical Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Political Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
8,699
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
Economics
complexity
diversity
management
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,093
9,121
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
Comparative Politics
Welfare States
Democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,075
4,961
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
political communication
media sociology
globalization and journalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,025
7,593
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :161
Political Science
International Relations
Civil Wars
Immigration
Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,910
6,168
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :162
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,908
5,996
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
Political Science
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,795
5,597
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :164
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,453
6,461
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
international relations theory
international security
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,295
6,338
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
multilevel governance
network governance
organizational change
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,119
9,803
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,070
7,646
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,006
5,883
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
political ecology
territory
property
agrarian change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
8,162
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,881
5,469
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,867
6,331
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
Policy Analysis
Health Systems
Health Financing
Quality Improvement
Provider Behavior Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,852
13,597
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
14,027
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
Welfare state
Comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,679
3,378
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,456
15,098
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,542
14,259
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
James L Gibson
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,831
6,327
0.265
Political Science
Law and Politics
Political Psychology
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,616
14,286
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Richard S Katz
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,787
6,187
0.260
European political parties and elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,748
1,335
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Jean Louis Denis
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,714
9,909
0.418
politique et organisation de la santé
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,105
1,386
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Thomas Lemke
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
8,466
0.360
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,451
1,368
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Alain-G. Gagnon
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,362
7,512
0.322
Constitutional politics
Canadian politics
Nationalism
Comparative federalism
Party Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,570
1,406
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Christoph Knill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,306
7,569
0.325
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,725
14,733
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Mark Bevir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,236
8,699
0.374
Political Theory
Social Theory
Critical Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Political Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,988
14,836
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Scott E Page
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,093
9,121
0.395
Economics
complexity
diversity
management
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,029
14,854
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Evelyne Huber
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,075
4,961
0.215
Comparative Politics
Welfare States
Democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,109
14,889
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
Stephen D Reese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,025
7,593
0.330
political communication
media sociology
globalization and journalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,326
14,984
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
Nicholas Sambanis
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,910
6,168
0.269
Political Science
International Relations
Civil Wars
Immigration
Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,331
14,987
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Kaare Strom
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,908
5,996
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,552
15,079
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
David Vogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,795
5,597
0.246
Political Science
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,276
15,407
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Michael Delli Carpini
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,453
6,461
0.288
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,635
1,472
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Emanuel Adler
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,295
6,338
0.284
international relations theory
international security
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,021
172
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Dag Ingvar Jacobsen
University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,119
9,803
0.443
multilevel governance
network governance
organizational change
local government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,126
3,075
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Andrew Barry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,070
7,646
0.346
Political Geography
Science and Technology Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,281
15,794
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
José Antonio Cheibub
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,006
5,883
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,525
15,910
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Nancy Lee Peluso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
8,162
0.373
political ecology
territory
property
agrarian change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,557
15,923
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
Edward Mansfield
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,881
5,469
0.250
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,589
3,120
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Christopher Hill
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,867
6,331
0.290
Foreign policy analysis
EU
UK
Italy
France
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,623
223
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Arash Rashidian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,852
13,597
0.622
Policy Analysis
Health Systems
Health Financing
Quality Improvement
Provider Behavior Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,840
16,033
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Adam J Berinsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
14,027
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,038
1,574
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Francis G Castles
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,679
3,378
0.156
Welfare state
Comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,571
482
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Staffan I Lindberg
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,456
15,098
0.704
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democracy