Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / International Relations 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 :76
European Politics
European Integration
European Union
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,150
11,184
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Comparative Political Institutions
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,108
5,600
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,814
13,509
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
история
антропология
этнология
политология
этничность
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,667
7,595
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
political science
Europe
France
discursive institutionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,478
11,243
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Political Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,451
10,686
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
International Security
International Relations Theory
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,346
13,326
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,128
6,407
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Epidemiología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
8,589
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Politics
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,737
6,790
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Science
Innovation
Politics
Sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,696
9,130
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
política comparada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,632
6,718
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
anthropology
psychology
evolutionary theory
political science
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,467
7,960
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
political theory
feminist theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,192
14,989
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Electoral Systems
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,189
6,124
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
international relations qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,830
11,233
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Political Science
environment
institutions
Brazil
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,772
7,244
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,763
8,623
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
international security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,688
8,918
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
history philosophy political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,545
4,926
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,474
9,029
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
experimental economics
behavioral game theory
auctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,454
7,512
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
International relations
international political economy
international security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,422
8,687
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
political science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,412
5,927
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Climate Change
International Relations
Political Economy
Statistical Methodology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,330
20,512
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,430
374
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Frank Schimmelfennig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,150
11,184
0.359
European Politics
European Integration
European Union
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,465
9,547
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
George Tsebelis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,108
5,600
0.180
Comparative Political Institutions
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,783
1,845
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Andy Stirling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,814
13,509
0.438
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,917
73
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Тишков Валерий Александрович (Valery Tishkov)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,667
7,595
0.248
история
антропология
этнология
политология
этничность
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,099
9,812
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Vivien A Schmidt
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,478
11,243
0.369
political science
Europe
France
discursive institutionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,132
875
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
André Blais
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,451
10,686
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,237
9,878
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Amitav Acharya
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,346
13,326
0.439
International Security
International Relations Theory
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,463
9,970
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Michael Laver
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,128
6,407
0.213
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,568
62
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Jorge Salmerón
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
8,589
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,939
10,192
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Bruce Bueno De Mesquita|Bruce B De Mesquita, Bruce De Mesquita, BB De Mesquita
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,737
6,790
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,992
10,214
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Roger Pielke Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,696
9,130
0.307
Science
Innovation
Politics
Sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,074
167
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Fernando Limongi
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,632
6,718
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,281
10,340
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Scott Atran
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,467
7,960
0.270
anthropology
psychology
evolutionary theory
political science
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,613
10,487
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Joan Tronto
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,192
14,989
0.513
political theory
feminist theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,619
10,490
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Matthew S Shugart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,189
6,124
0.210
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Electoral Systems
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,075
10,699
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Andrew Bennett
Georgetown University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,830
11,233
0.390
international relations qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,142
10,728
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Margaret E Keck
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,772
7,244
0.252
Political Science
environment
institutions
Brazil
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,156
1,023
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Ruud Koopmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,763
8,623
0.300
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,230
10,766
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Stephen M Walt
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,688
8,918
0.311
international security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,397
36
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Michael Ignatieff
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,545
4,926
0.173
history philosophy political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,495
2,060
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Duncan Snidal
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,474
9,029
0.317
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,528
10,892
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Charles A Holt
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,454
7,512
0.264
experimental economics
behavioral game theory
auctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,571
10,912
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
David A. Lake
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,422
8,687
0.306
International relations
international political economy
international security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,582
979
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Fen Hampson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,412
5,927
0.209
political science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,680
10,959
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Dustin Tingley
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,330
20,512
0.724
Climate Change
International Relations
Political Economy
Statistical Methodology
Education