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 :3,901
Public Administration
Evaluation
Innovation
Public Policy
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
639
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,902
Neuropolitics
Political Science
Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Neuroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
412
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,903
International Relations
Democratic Peace
Liberal Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
477
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,904
Media theory
Critical Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
464
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,905
Political Science
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Western and European Civilisation
Tradition of Liberty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
368
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,906
american political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
348
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,907
political communication
journalism
international news
terrorism
strategic communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
783
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,908
Research & innovation policy
research funding
societal value of research
open innovation in
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
749
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,909
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
668
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,910
democracy
tolerance
conflict resolution
corruption
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
611
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,911
hubungan internasional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
797
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,912
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
South Asian politics
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,062
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,913
Public governance
co-creation
public leadership
urban climate politics
global development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
595
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,914
Quantitative Methods
Armed Conflict
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
905
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,915
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
544
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,916
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
627
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,917
Religion and Politics
Religion and State
Religion and Schools
Social Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
522
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,918
Political Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
1,186
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,919
democracy
political communication
surveillance
privacy
agenda setting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
957
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,920
International Relations
Security and Defense Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
805
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,921
cycling and society
bicycling
Sociology
Environmental politics
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
753
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,922
Indonesian politics
comparative Southeast Asian politics
democratization
political parties
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
728
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,923
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
618
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,924
comparative politics
US politics
public administration
racial politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
424
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,925
African Studies
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
384
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,071
4,613
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,901
Morten Balle Hansen
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
639
0.460
Public Administration
Evaluation
Innovation
Public Policy
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,110
35,454
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,902
Darren Schreiber
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
412
0.297
Neuropolitics
Political Science
Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Neuroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,360
35,466
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,903
John Macmillan
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,387
477
0.344
International Relations
Democratic Peace
Liberal Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,621
8,473
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,904
Dilek Beybin Kejanlıoğlu
Giresun University
Giresun, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
464
0.335
Media theory
Critical Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,637
2,057
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,905
Joao Carlos Espada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
368
0.266
Political Science
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Western and European Civilisation
Tradition of Liberty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,890
171,590
1,229
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,906
Richard Herrera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
348
0.251
american political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,054
3,920
986
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,907
Cristina Archetti
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,384
783
0.566
political communication
journalism
international news
terrorism
strategic communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,552
4,624
927
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,908
Irene Ramos Vielba
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
749
0.542
Research & innovation policy
research funding
societal value of research
open innovation in
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,569
11,247
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,909
Michiko Iizuka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
668
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,589
8,406
848
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,910
Sten Widmalm
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,382
611
0.442
democracy
tolerance
conflict resolution
corruption
social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,757
4,659
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,911
Dimas Rizki Permadi
Universitas Islam Indonesia
Sleman, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
797
0.577
hubungan internasional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,186
3,924
989
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,912
Francesca R Jensenius
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,062
0.770
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
South Asian politics
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,551
3,929
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,913
Trond Vedeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,378
595
0.432
Public governance
co-creation
public leadership
urban climate politics
global development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,724
172,062
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,914
Amelia Hoover Green
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
905
0.657
Quantitative Methods
Armed Conflict
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,821
3,550
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,915
Matti Jutila
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,377
544
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,053
20,609
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,916
Marshall Beier
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
627
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,071
22,438
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,917
Marion Maddox
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,376
522
0.379
Religion and Politics
Religion and State
Religion and Schools
Social Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,133
24,313
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,918
Francis O'Connor
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
1,186
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,186
172,169
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,919
Elizabeth Stoycheff
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
957
0.696
democracy
political communication
surveillance
privacy
agenda setting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,226
4,680
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,920
Anak Agung Banyu Perwita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
805
0.585
International Relations
Security and Defense Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,245
35,604
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,921
Peter Cox
University of Chester
Chester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
753
0.548
cycling and society
bicycling
Sociology
Environmental politics
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,257
22,446
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,922
Dirk Tomsa
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
728
0.529
Indonesian politics
comparative Southeast Asian politics
democratization
political parties
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,527
24,329
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,923
Nicolò Conti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
618
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,573
172,274
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,924
KC Morrison
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
424
0.309
comparative politics
US politics
public administration
racial politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,580
172,278
1,680
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,925
Kidane Mengisteab
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,374
384
0.279
African Studies
Political science