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 :3,951
Belgium
Tanja Perko
Public Opinion
Media & Politics
Energy Policy
Risk Perception/Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
910
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,952
Germany
Julian Bernauer
Comparative Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
850
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,953
United States
Mohsen Milani
Modern Iran
Iranian Revolution
Comparative Revolutionary Movements
Iran's Foreign & Nuclear Policies
Politics of Persian Gulf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
403
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,954
Malaysia
Wan Asna Wan Mohd Nor
Political Development
Political Participation
Women and Politics
e-Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
815
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,955
United States
Robert L Ostergard Jr
Human Rights
Global Health Security
International Security
Africa
Intellectual Property Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
555
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,956
Australia
Christine Agius
International Relations
critical security studies
Sweden
gender
ontological security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
968
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,957
United States
Kerem Ozan Kalkan
American Politics
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
784
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,958
Philippines
Aileen SP Baviera
Asia Pacific security
international relations
South China Sea
Phiippines
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
595
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,959
Peru
Felipe Portocarrero
política social
historia económica
corrupción
tercer sector
voluntariado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
486
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,960
Belgium
Lucia Vesnic-Alujevic
political communication
digital politics
digital audiences
foresight
political participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
940
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,961
United Kingdom
Gabriel Siles Brügge
International Political Economy
European Union
Public Policy
Brexit
trade policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
788
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,962
Netherlands
Tom Powell
Political Communication
Psychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
1,217
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,963
United States
Eleanor Neff Powell
American Politics
Congress
Political Parties
Money in Politics
Legislatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
716
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,964
United States
Thomas J Vicino
Public Policy
Globalization
Urban Planning
Urban Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
576
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,965
New Zealand
Sean Phelan
Critical communication and media studies
neoliberalism
discourse theory
critical political theory
cultural politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
744
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,966
United States
Gordon Lafer
Political Science
Labor
Employment Policy
State policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
379
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,967
Canada
Alexander Lanoszka
International Security
International Relations
European Security
NATO
War
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
1,103
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,968
Mexico
Daniel Villavicencio
Políticas de Ciencia
Tecnología e Innovación
Sociología Económica
Sociología de la Innovación
Eco-innovación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
322
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,969
Canada
Lee JM Seymour
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Violence
Civil Wars
African Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
747
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,970
United States
Benjamin R Cole
comparative politics
public policy
complexity
state fragility
state failure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
473
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,971
United States
Douglas M Stinnett
International Relations
Geopolitical Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
445
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,972
Canada
Patrick Leblond
international political economy
international finance
international trade
economic integration
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
711
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,973
Hong Kong
William Smith
Political theory
deliberative democracy
cosmopolitanism
civil disobedience
direct action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
530
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,974
United States
Justin Wedeking
American Politics
Law and Courts
Judicial Politics
Public Opinion
and Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
782
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3,975
Japan
Christian Collet
American politics
comparative politics
public opinion
race and ethnicity
sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
536
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,114
Belgium
4,472
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,951
Tanja Perko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
910
0.669
Public Opinion
Media & Politics
Energy Policy
Risk Perception/Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,136
Germany
19,992
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,952
Julian Bernauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
850
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,244
United States
173,275
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,953
Mohsen Milani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
403
0.296
Modern Iran
Iranian Revolution
Comparative Revolutionary Movements
Iran's Foreign & Nuclear Policies
Politics of Persian Gulf
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,408
Malaysia
3,887
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,954
Wan Asna Wan Mohd Nor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
815
0.600
Political Development
Political Participation
Women and Politics
e-Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,466
United States
173,336
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,955
Robert L Ostergard Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
555
0.408
Human Rights
Global Health Security
International Security
Africa
Intellectual Property Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,595
Australia
22,584
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,956
Christine Agius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
968
0.713
International Relations
critical security studies
Sweden
gender
ontological security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,642
United States
173,381
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,957
Kerem Ozan Kalkan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
784
0.577
American Politics
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,683
Philippines
313
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,958
Aileen SP Baviera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
595
0.438
Asia Pacific security
international relations
South China Sea
Phiippines
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,697
Peru
431
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,959
Felipe Portocarrero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
486
0.358
política social
historia económica
corrupción
tercer sector
voluntariado
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,827
Belgium
4,478
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,960
Lucia Vesnic-Alujevic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
940
0.693
political communication
digital politics
digital audiences
foresight
political participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,871
United Kingdom
35,835
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,961
Gabriel Siles Brügge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
788
0.581
International Political Economy
European Union
Public Policy
Brexit
trade policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,515
Netherlands
10,583
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,962
Tom Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
1,217
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,658
United States
173,656
1,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,963
Eleanor Neff Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
716
0.529
American Politics
Congress
Political Parties
Money in Politics
Legislatures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,692
United States
173,666
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,964
Thomas J Vicino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
576
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,928
New Zealand
3,120
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,965
Sean Phelan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
744
0.550
Critical communication and media studies
neoliberalism
discourse theory
critical political theory
cultural politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,028
United States
173,769
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,966
Gordon Lafer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
379
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,107
Canada
20,776
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,967
Alexander Lanoszka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,352
1,103
0.816
International Security
International Relations
European Security
NATO
War
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,541
Mexico
4,382
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,968
Daniel Villavicencio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
322
0.238
Políticas de Ciencia
Tecnología e Innovación
Sociología Económica
Sociología de la Innovación
Eco-innovación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,685
Canada
20,801
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,969
Lee JM Seymour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
747
0.553
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Violence
Civil Wars
African Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,764
United States
173,951
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,970
Benjamin R Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
473
0.350
comparative politics
public policy
complexity
state fragility
state failure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,769
United States
173,952
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,971
Douglas M Stinnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
445
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,956
Canada
20,810
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,972
Patrick Leblond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
711
0.527
international political economy
international finance
international trade
economic integration
Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,005
Hong Kong
3,252
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,973
William Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,349
530
0.393
Political theory
deliberative democracy
cosmopolitanism
civil disobedience
direct action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,418
United States
174,121
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,974
Justin Wedeking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
782
0.581
American Politics
Law and Courts
Judicial Politics
Public Opinion
and Political Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,495
Japan
11,400
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,975
Christian Collet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
536
0.398
American politics
comparative politics
public opinion
race and ethnicity
sports