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 :201
political science
public policy
state politics
policy diffusion
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,908
5,011
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
Political Theory
Legal theory
history of political thought
Indigenous politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,904
5,232
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
Political Science
Institutional Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Comparative Politics
Tax Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,841
4,613
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,643
12,533
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
NATO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,612
11,218
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
Political theory
legal theory
political philosophy
democratic theory
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,471
6,096
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
American politics
public opinion
World War II history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,417
2,859
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
democracy
elections
public opinion
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,408
4,499
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
popular politics
satire
television studies
political culture
civic engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,406
7,462
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
Political risk management
stakeholder engagement
corporate diplomacy
ESG
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,377
5,795
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
comparative politics
populism
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,186
14,978
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
Political science
international relations
power
international political economy
American foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,965
5,032
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
feminist political theory
policy theory
gender mainstreaming
citizenship
Foucault studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
8,972
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
Electoral Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
6,399
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Coalition politics
political parties
political competition
political institutions
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,909
5,212
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
Political theory
comparative political science
citizenship studies
migration studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,907
5,749
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
American politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
3,419
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
political theory
China studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,772
4,796
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,720
13,950
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
Territory
Political Geography
Continental Philosophy
History of Political Thought
History of Geographical Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,661
7,402
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
international relations
psychology
philosophy of social science
science diplomacy
positioning theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,504
5,221
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,467
5,007
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
Critical Geopolitics
Political Geography
Conflict Regions
Balkans
Caucasus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,428
5,741
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Theory of Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,425
3,598
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
Political Science
Misinformation
Governance
Surveys
Experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,360
12,418
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,461
18,771
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 201
William D Berry
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,908
5,011
0.265
political science
public policy
state politics
policy diffusion
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,474
1,866
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 202
James Tully
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,904
5,232
0.277
Political Theory
Legal theory
history of political thought
Indigenous politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,669
18,850
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 203
Sven Steinmo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,841
4,613
0.245
Political Science
Institutional Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Comparative Politics
Tax Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,220
795
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 204
Markard Jochen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,643
12,533
0.672
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,330
3,772
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 205
Mark Webber
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,612
11,218
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,785
3,816
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 206
Richard Bellamy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,471
6,096
0.330
Political theory
legal theory
political philosophy
democratic theory
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,956
19,337
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 207
Susan Welch
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,417
2,859
0.155
American politics
public opinion
World War II history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,982
19,348
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 208
John M Carey
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,408
4,499
0.244
democracy
elections
public opinion
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,985
19,349
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 209
Jeffrey P Jones
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,406
7,462
0.405
popular politics
satire
television studies
political culture
civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,095
19,395
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 210
Witold J Henisz
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,377
5,795
0.315
Political risk management
stakeholder engagement
corporate diplomacy
ESG
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,744
48
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 211
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,186
14,978
0.824
comparative politics
populism
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,490
19,937
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 212
David A Baldwin
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,965
5,032
0.280
Political science
international relations
power
international political economy
American foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,501
2,031
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 213
Carol Bacchi
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,962
8,972
0.499
feminist political theory
policy theory
gender mainstreaming
citizenship
Foucault studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,610
19,989
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 214
Milton Lodge
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
6,399
0.357
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
Electoral Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,698
239
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 215
Müller Wolfgang C
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,909
5,212
0.291
Coalition politics
political parties
political competition
political institutions
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,706
1,787
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 216
Rainer Bauböck
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,907
5,749
0.321
Political theory
comparative political science
citizenship studies
migration studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,944
20,114
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 217
Gary C Jacobson
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
3,419
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,146
1,735
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 218
Daniel A. Bell
Shandong University
Jinan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,772
4,796
0.270
political theory
China studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,321
1,235
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 219
Lars Tummers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,720
13,950
0.787
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,547
4,059
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 220
Stuart Elden
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,661
7,402
0.419
Territory
Political Geography
Continental Philosophy
History of Political Thought
History of Geographical Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,136
441
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 221
Luk Van Langenhove
Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,504
5,221
0.298
international relations
psychology
philosophy of social science
science diplomacy
positioning theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,275
2,034
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 222
Wolfgang Merkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,467
5,007
0.287
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,424
20,696
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 223
Gerard Toal Gearóİd Ó Tuathail
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,428
5,741
0.329
Critical Geopolitics
Political Geography
Conflict Regions
Balkans
Caucasus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,439
119
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 224
César Cansino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,425
3,598
0.206
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Theory of Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,677
4,150
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 225
Jason Reifler
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,360
12,418
0.715
Political Science
Misinformation
Governance
Surveys
Experiments