Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
American University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science 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 :26
International Relations
International Organizations
International Non-Governmental Organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
765
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Transnational movements
foreign fighters
military biotechnology
bioterrorism
US politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
829
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
319
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Middle eastern conflicts
civil society
minority issues
Hizbullah politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
302
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Political Science
Social Science
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
427
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
industrial relations
comparative politics
labor markets
international economics
Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
271
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Comparative Politics
Political Economy of Development
Urban Politics
India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
1,031
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
International Relations
Comparative Politics
China
Japan
East Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
238
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Political economy
international media
decolonial media studies
development communication
etc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
576
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
International Politics
International Political Economy
History
Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
435
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Political economy of development
identity politics
taxes
oil
and aid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
608
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
political violence
right-wing extremism
US militia movement
Loyalist Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
gentrification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
387
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
comparative democratization
religion and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
373
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Digital Politics
Political Communication
Storytelling
Disability Advocacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
673
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Political ecologies
agrarian change
land questions
agrarian struggles
rural social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
652
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
U.S. Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
American Politics
Strategic Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
513
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Political Science
Middle East Politics
Lebanese Politics
Communitarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
440
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
450
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
modern international history
globalization
global political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
198
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Democracy
Nigeria
African politics
democratization
comparative institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
493
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
politics & gender
social movements
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
358
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics
Contentious Politics
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
395
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
International Security
International Relations
Conflict
Middle East
Borders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
285
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Regional security
terrorism studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
249
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
IPE
Energy
Development
Neo-liberalism
Globalisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
201
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,729
176,549
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Susanna P Campbell
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
765
0.577
International Relations
International Organizations
International Non-Governmental Organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,383
177,697
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
David Malet
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
829
0.633
Transnational movements
foreign fighters
military biotechnology
bioterrorism
US politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,661
178,271
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Christopher Rudolph
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,301
319
0.245
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,912
480
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Hilal Khashan
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,267
302
0.238
Middle eastern conflicts
civil society
minority issues
Hizbullah politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,713
182,156
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ryan T Moore
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
427
0.343
Political Science
Social Science
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,190
185,317
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Stephen J Silvia
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
271
0.225
industrial relations
comparative politics
labor markets
international economics
Germany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,453
189,494
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Adam Michael Auerbach
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
1,031
0.897
Comparative Politics
Political Economy of Development
Urban Politics
India
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,329
195,988
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Quansheng Zhao
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,070
238
0.222
International Relations
Comparative Politics
China
Japan
East Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,003
2,363
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Last Moyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
576
0.547
Political economy
international media
decolonial media studies
development communication
etc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,953
40,863
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vassilis Fouskas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,019
435
0.427
International Politics
International Political Economy
History
Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,895
201,849
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Laura Paler
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
608
0.607
Political economy of development
identity politics
taxes
oil
and aid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,976
210,789
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Carolyn Gallaher
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
387
0.428
political violence
right-wing extremism
US militia movement
Loyalist Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
gentrification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,487
213,284
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Paul Christopher Manuel
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
373
0.425
comparative democratization
religion and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,416
214,234
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Filippo Trevisan
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
673
0.775
Digital Politics
Political Communication
Storytelling
Disability Advocacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,956
621
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Giuliano Martiniello
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
652
0.761
Political ecologies
agrarian change
land questions
agrarian struggles
rural social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741,195
216,288
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jordan Tama
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
513
0.606
U.S. Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
American Politics
Strategic Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,421
629
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Imad Salamey
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
440
0.531
Political Science
Middle East Politics
Lebanese Politics
Communitarianism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,725
3,595
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
ABDULKADIR ABDULLAHI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
450
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,737
22,323
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Philip Golub
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
198
0.245
modern international history
globalization
global political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,557
220,838
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Carl Levan
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
493
0.615
Democracy
Nigeria
African politics
democratization
comparative institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
771,654
223,314
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
777
358
0.461
politics & gender
social movements
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
831,278
5,253
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Nadine Sika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
395
0.606
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics
Contentious Politics
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,100
241,201
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Boaz Atzili
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
285
0.467
International Security
International Relations
Conflict
Middle East
Borders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,195
6,119
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Marco Pinfari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
517
249
0.482
Regional security
terrorism studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,226
52,012
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Michael F Keating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
201
0.433
IPE
Energy
Development
Neo-liberalism
Globalisation