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 :176
Political economy
industrial organization
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,698
8,882
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :177
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
4,895
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :178
political science
statistics
elections
american politics
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,646
5,016
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :179
Political economy
comparative political economy
comparative politics
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,569
5,803
0.282
* 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
20,550
7,376
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :181
International Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
12,128
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :182
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,272
11,715
0.578
* 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
20,249
4,881
0.241
* 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
20,126
5,775
0.287
* 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
20,043
6,861
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :186
International relations
game theory
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
4,960
0.251
* 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
19,752
8,521
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :188
International Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,743
3,729
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :189
International Relations
Political Psychology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,719
10,703
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :190
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,679
8,753
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :191
critical international relations
global political economy
law and new constitutionalism
social and political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
4,276
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :192
Social & Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,632
6,101
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :193
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
6,445
0.329
* 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
19,552
9,425
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :195
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,288
3,599
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :196
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,239
4,822
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :197
Political theory
Democratic theory
Democracy
Participation
Deliberative Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,227
8,038
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :198
democracy
democratization
transition
authoritarianism
revolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,005
7,993
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :199
American Politics
Public Policy
Political Economy
American Political Development
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,002
6,983
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :200
political science
generational change
strategic voting
Condorcet
partisan realignment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,917
2,672
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,468
1,357
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 176
Li An Zhou
Peking University
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,698
8,882
0.429
Political economy
industrial organization
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,503
712
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 177
Luis Moreno Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
4,895
0.237
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,597
16,839
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 178
Jonathan N Katz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,646
5,016
0.243
political science
statistics
elections
american politics
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,790
16,921
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 179
Torben Iversen|Torben Iverson
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,569
5,803
0.282
Political economy
comparative political economy
comparative politics
inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,842
3,304
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 180
Stathis N Kalyvas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
7,376
0.359
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,520
17,217
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 181
Hans De Wit
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,295
12,128
0.598
International Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,598
704
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 182
Frank Esser
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,272
11,715
0.578
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,656
1,516
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 183
Maurizio Ferrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,249
4,881
0.241
welfare states
European integration
political theory
Italian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,982
361
55
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
20,126
5,775
0.287
Political philosophy
Economic & social ethics
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,204
1,706
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 185
Dietlind Stolle
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,043
6,861
0.342
political science
social capital
political participation
diversity
political consumerism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,956
17,784
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 186
James D Morrow
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,772
4,960
0.251
International relations
game theory
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,013
364
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 187
Stefano Ponte
Copenhagen Business School
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,752
8,521
0.431
International Political Economy
Global Value Chains
Transnational Governance
Political Economy of Development
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,044
17,820
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 188
John Arquilla
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,743
3,729
0.189
International Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,105
17,853
892
Ranking Based On Selection: 189
Mitsuru Mukaigawara *
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,719
10,703
0.543
International Relations
Political Psychology
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,236
3,497
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 190
Oliver P Richmond
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,679
8,753
0.445
International relations
peacebuilding
statebuilding
global governance
peace and conflict studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,292
1,763
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 191
Stephen Gill
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,659
4,276
0.218
critical international relations
global political economy
law and new constitutionalism
social and political theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,365
3,507
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 192
Geoffrey Evans
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,632
6,101
0.311
Social & Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,544
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 193
Andreas Schedler
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
6,445
0.329
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,576
1,747
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 194
Macartan Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,552
9,425
0.482
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,359
18,332
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 195
Steven J Brams
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,288
3,599
0.187
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,484
3,613
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 196
Ken Booth
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,239
4,822
0.251
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,516
1,823
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 197
Mark E Warren
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,227
8,038
0.418
Political theory
Democratic theory
Democracy
Participation
Deliberative Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,167
1,855
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 198
Lucan Way
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,005
7,993
0.421
democracy
democratization
transition
authoritarianism
revolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,176
18,660
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 199
Jacob S Hacker
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,002
6,983
0.367
American Politics
Public Policy
Political Economy
American Political Development
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,436
18,757
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 200
Paul Abramson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,917
2,672
0.141
political science
generational change
strategic voting
Condorcet
partisan realignment