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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
19,992
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,952
Julian Bernauer
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,360
850
0.625
Comparative Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,244
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
3,887
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,954
Wan Asna Wan Mohd Nor
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
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
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
22,584
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,956
Christine Agius
Swinburne University of Technology
Hawthorn, Australia
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
173,381
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,957
Kerem Ozan Kalkan
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, United States
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
313
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,958
Aileen SP Baviera
University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
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
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
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
35,835
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,961
Gabriel Siles Brügge
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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
10,583
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,962
Tom Powell
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
1,217
0.899
Political Communication
Psychology
Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,658
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
173,666
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,964
Thomas J Vicino
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
576
0.425
Public Policy
Globalization
Urban Planning
Urban Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,928
3,120
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,965
Sean Phelan
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
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
173,769
412
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,966
Gordon Lafer
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
379
0.280
Political Science
Labor
Employment Policy
State policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,107
20,776
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,967
Alexander Lanoszka
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
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
4,382
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,968
Daniel Villavicencio
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Mexico City, Mexico
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
20,801
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,969
Lee JM Seymour
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
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
173,951
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,970
Benjamin R Cole
Simmons University
Boston, United States
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
173,952
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,971
Douglas M Stinnett
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,350
445
0.330
International Relations
Geopolitical Forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,956
20,810
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,972
Patrick Leblond
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
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
3,252
673
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,973
William Smith
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
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
174,121
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 3,974
Justin Wedeking
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
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
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