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 :176
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
12,460
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
Political economy
industrial organization
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,039
9,187
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,927
5,023
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
International Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,877
12,650
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :180
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,868
7,630
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
political science
statistics
elections
american politics
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,821
5,143
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Political economy
comparative political economy
comparative politics
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,796
5,944
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :183
welfare states
European integration
political theory
Italian politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,531
5,045
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :184
Political philosophy
Economic & social ethics
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,469
5,964
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :185
political science
social capital
political participation
diversity
political consumerism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,381
7,098
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,046
9,086
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :187
International Political Economy
Global Value Chains
Transnational Governance
Political Economy of Development
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,037
8,766
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
International relations
game theory
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,957
5,097
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,947
6,691
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
International Relations
Political Psychology
Political Violence
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
10,888
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
Social & Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
6,331
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
International Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,905
3,816
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
critical international relations
global political economy
law and new constitutionalism
social and political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,854
4,370
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :194
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,838
9,651
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Political theory
Democratic theory
Democracy
Participation
Deliberative Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,594
8,331
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
4,949
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,446
3,716
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
American Politics
Public Policy
Political Economy
American Political Development
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,318
7,176
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
Political Theory
Legal theory
history of political thought
Indigenous politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
5,409
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,183
13,046
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,548
682
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Frank Esser
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,062
12,460
0.592
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,609
1,394
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Li An Zhou
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,039
9,187
0.437
Political economy
industrial organization
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,890
721
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Luis Moreno Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,927
5,023
0.240
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,012
16,931
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Hans De Wit
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,877
12,650
0.606
International Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,036
3,307
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
Stathis N Kalyvas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,868
7,630
0.366
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,148
16,986
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Jonathan N Katz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,821
5,143
0.247
political science
statistics
elections
american politics
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,217
17,012
852
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
Torben Iversen|Torben Iverson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,796
5,944
0.286
Political economy
comparative political economy
comparative politics
inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,940
1,517
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Maurizio Ferrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,531
5,045
0.246
welfare states
European integration
political theory
Italian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,081
361
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 184
Philippe Van Parijs
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,469
5,964
0.291
Political philosophy
Economic & social ethics
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,338
1,701
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Dietlind Stolle
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,381
7,098
0.348
political science
social capital
political participation
diversity
political consumerism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,269
3,501
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
Oliver P Richmond
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,046
9,086
0.453
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,299
367
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Stefano Ponte
Copenhagen Business School
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,037
8,766
0.437
International Political Economy
Global Value Chains
Transnational Governance
Political Economy of Development
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,520
17,891
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
James D Morrow
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,957
5,097
0.255
International relations
game theory
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,541
107
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
Andreas Schedler
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,947
6,691
0.335
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,567
17,911
901
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
Mitsuru Mukaigawara *
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,939
10,888
0.546
International Relations
Political Psychology
Political Violence
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,595
3,525
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Geoffrey Evans
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
6,331
0.318
Social & Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,659
17,946
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
John Arquilla
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,905
3,816
0.192
International Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,809
1,778
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
Stephen Gill
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,854
4,370
0.220
critical international relations
global political economy
law and new constitutionalism
social and political theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,865
1,748
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Macartan Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,838
9,651
0.486
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,554
1,817
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Mark E Warren
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,594
8,331
0.425
Political theory
Democratic theory
Democracy
Participation
Deliberative Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,856
3,645
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Ken Booth
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,491
4,949
0.254
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,966
18,467
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Steven J Brams
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,446
3,716
0.191
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,323
18,617
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Jacob S Hacker
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,318
7,176
0.371
American Politics
Public Policy
Political Economy
American Political Development
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,685
1,863
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
James Tully
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,197
5,409
0.282
Political Theory
Legal theory
history of political thought
Indigenous politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,730
779
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Markard Jochen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,183
13,046
0.680
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries