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 :3,751
International Peace and Security
IR Theory
Political Agency and Practical Reason
Governance and Diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
767
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,752
Political Science
Democracy Studies
Comparative Politics
Party Competition
Populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
745
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,753
democracy
gender
inequality and representation
political parties
European integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
1,039
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,754
international security
war
media
political communication
public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
726
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,755
migration
ethnic conflict
social policy
security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
189
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,756
Kazakhstan
Nationalism
authoritarianism
Central Asia
populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
829
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,757
Comparative Politics
Post-Communist Politics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
682
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,758
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
650
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,759
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
412
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,760
South Asia
Federalism
CPEC
Democracy
Majoritarianism Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
767
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,761
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Radicalization
Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
688
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,762
political elites
social structure and mobility
East European democratization
political attitudes and behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
247
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,763
Human rights
child labour
postcolonialism
race/ethnicity
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
838
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,764
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
512
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,765
Comparative Politics
EU Politics and Policies
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
1,024
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,766
Political science
politics of expertise
environmental policy
health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
849
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,767
Political Economy
Development
Public Economics
Economic History
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,320
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,768
Democracy
Political Parties
Elections
Latin American Politics
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
338
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,769
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
893
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,770
Comparative Public Policy
Lobbying
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
459
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,771
International Relations
Security Studies
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
1,307
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,772
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
958
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,773
Electoral politics and applied public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
481
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,774
Political Economy of Development
Comparative Politics
Methodology.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
1,338
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,775
democratic institutions
public corruption
government accountability
freedom of expression and access to public information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
817
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,718
2,819
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,751
Markus Kornprobst
Diplomatische Akademie Wien
Vienna, Austria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
767
0.522
International Peace and Security
IR Theory
Political Agency and Practical Reason
Governance and Diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,723
19,175
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,752
Simon Franzmann
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
745
0.507
Political Science
Democracy Studies
Comparative Politics
Party Competition
Populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,867
23,531
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,753
Zoe Lefkofridi
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
1,039
0.708
democracy
gender
inequality and representation
political parties
European integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,928
166,434
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,754
Trevor Thrall
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,467
726
0.495
international security
war
media
political communication
public opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,248
166,510
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,755
Martin O Heisler
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
189
0.129
migration
ethnic conflict
social policy
security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,608
34,543
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,756
Rico Isaacs
Lincoln University
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
829
0.566
Kazakhstan
Nationalism
authoritarianism
Central Asia
populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,636
166,596
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,757
Regina Smyth
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
682
0.466
Comparative Politics
Post-Communist Politics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,644
166,598
2,065
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,758
Kimuli Kasara
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,464
650
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,905
4,049
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,759
Михаил Григорьевич Миронюк Mikhail Mironyuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,463
412
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,074
34,568
906
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,760
Katharine Adeney
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
767
0.525
South Asia
Federalism
CPEC
Democracy
Majoritarianism Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,097
4,282
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,761
Eitan Alimi
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
688
0.471
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Radicalization
Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,379
3,339
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,762
Jacek Wasilewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,461
247
0.169
political elites
social structure and mobility
East European democratization
political attitudes and behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,527
34,586
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,763
Gurchathen Sanghera
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
838
0.574
Human rights
child labour
postcolonialism
race/ethnicity
social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,595
166,834
1,136
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,764
Arthur Melzer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,460
512
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,702
34,596
1,161
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,765
Edoardo Bressanelli
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
1,024
0.702
Comparative Politics
EU Politics and Policies
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,750
166,873
2,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,766
Ann Keller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,459
849
0.582
Political science
politics of expertise
environmental policy
health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,878
1,668
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,767
Felipe González
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,320
0.905
Political Economy
Development
Public Economics
Economic History
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,334
181
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,768
Angel E Alvarez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,457
338
0.232
Democracy
Political Parties
Elections
Latin American Politics
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,927
3,148
1,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,769
Shaohua Zhan
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
893
0.614
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,015
2,633
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,770
Raj Chari
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
459
0.316
Comparative Public Policy
Lobbying
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,073
10,213
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,771
Eugenio Cusumano
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
1,307
0.900
International Relations
Security Studies
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,150
3,132
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,772
June Wang
City University of Hong Kong
Coimbatore, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
958
0.659
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,259
167,269
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,773
David Damore
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,453
481
0.331
Electoral politics and applied public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,296
167,281
1,810
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,774
Nicolás Idrobo
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
1,338
0.921
Political Economy of Development
Comparative Politics
Methodology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,399
167,308
1,081
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,775
Jeannine E Relly
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,452
817
0.563
democratic institutions
public corruption
government accountability
freedom of expression and access to public information