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 :251
political communication
social media
Internet
collective action
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,090
5,085
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :252
Internet
communication
media
society
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,087
4,382
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :253
international relations
war
peacekeeping
international law
conflict management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,054
4,133
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :254
American Politics
Congress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,046
2,569
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :255
politics public policy law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,931
5,426
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :256
Global Political Economy
European Politics
BRICS
Turkish Politics
Turkish Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,174
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :257
Political Science
European Politics
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,838
2,347
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :258
international relations
causes of war
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,782
3,093
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :259
Gender and Politics
Political Institutions
Women and Politics
Political Representation
Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,767
8,136
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :260
Political Science
Political Economy
Public Opinion
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,666
4,468
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :261
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,634
3,695
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :262
European Studies
civil society
lobbying
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,629
1,920
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :263
political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,628
5,685
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :264
International relations
international political economy
global governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
3,599
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :265
Comparative Public Policy
Social Policy
Territorial Politics
Canadian Politics
Federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,612
8,560
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :266
political communication
social movements
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,569
10,207
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :267
Political Science
Public & Private Management
International Political Economy
Social Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,558
15,453
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :268
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
9,195
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :269
International Relations
Global Political Economy
Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,446
5,634
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :270
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,418
4,681
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :271
The American Presidency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,310
3,805
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :272
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Comparative Political Economy
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,249
1,518
0.100
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :273
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,223
3,840
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :274
political science
international relations
environment
globalization
trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,198
8,163
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :275
Democracia
participação
cidadania
movimentos sociais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,198
3,285
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,827
22,816
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 251
Bruce Bimber
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,090
5,085
0.316
political communication
social media
Internet
collective action
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,845
22,827
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 252
William Dutton
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,087
4,382
0.272
Internet
communication
media
society
politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,979
22,875
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 253
Paul Diehl
University of Texas Dallas
Richardson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,054
4,133
0.257
international relations
war
peacekeeping
international law
conflict management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,010
22,892
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 254
Keith Krehbiel
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,046
2,569
0.160
American Politics
Congress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,520
23,104
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 255
Anne Schneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,931
5,426
0.341
politics public policy law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,794
176
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 256
Ziya Öniş
Koç University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
5,174
0.326
Global Political Economy
European Politics
BRICS
Turkish Politics
Turkish Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,941
217
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 257
Jeremy Richardson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,838
2,347
0.148
Political Science
European Politics
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,194
23,367
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 258
John R Oneal
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,782
3,093
0.196
international relations
causes of war
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,255
23,384
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 259
Mona Lena Krook
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,767
8,136
0.516
Gender and Politics
Political Institutions
Women and Politics
Political Representation
Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,734
23,547
774
Ranking Based On Selection: 260
Michael Tomz
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,666
4,468
0.285
Political Science
Political Economy
Public Opinion
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,894
23,604
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 261
Clark Gibson
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,634
3,695
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,919
2,406
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 262
beate kohler koch
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,629
1,920
0.123
European Studies
civil society
lobbying
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,923
23,618
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 263
Jodi Dean
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,628
5,685
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,984
23,642
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 264
Miles Kahler
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,617
3,599
0.230
International relations
international political economy
global governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,005
2,423
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 265
Daniel Béland
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,612
8,560
0.548
Comparative Public Policy
Social Policy
Territorial Politics
Canadian Politics
Federalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,199
1,460
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 266
Rens Vliegenthart
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,569
10,207
0.656
political communication
social movements
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,252
46
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 267
Kittisak Jermsittiparsert|กิตติศักดิ์ เจิมสิทธิประเสริฐ
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,558
15,453
0.993
Political Science
Public & Private Management
International Political Economy
Social Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,738
23,944
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 268
Jonathan Nagler
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
9,195
0.595
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,795
23,968
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 269
Daniel W Drezner
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,446
5,634
0.365
International Relations
Global Political Economy
Foreign Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,920
2,158
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 270
Leonardo Morlino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,418
4,681
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,412
24,207
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 271
George C Edwards III
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,310
3,805
0.249
The American Presidency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,713
2,472
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 272
Gerhard Lehmbruch
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,249
1,518
0.100
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Comparative Political Economy
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,849
24,371
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 273
Sonia E Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,223
3,840
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,971
1,041
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 274
Thomas Bernauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,198
8,163
0.537
political science
international relations
environment
globalization
trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,976
620
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 275
Evelina Dagnino
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,198
3,285
0.216
Democracia
participação
cidadania
movimentos sociais