Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Boston College Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Hans De Wit
International Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,064
12,824
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Christopher Kelly
Political Theory
Literature
History of Ideas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,016
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
David A Hopkins
American political parties
elections
Congress
public opinion
popular culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
955
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Ryan Patrick Hanley
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
History of Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
794
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Peter Krause
Middle East Politics
Political Violence
Civil War
Nationalism
International Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
549
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Helga Kristjánsdóttir
International economics
renewable energy
family economics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
533
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Timothy W Crawford
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
479
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Lauren Honig
Comparative Politics
African Politics
Political Economy of Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
206
0.877
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Joshua Byun
International Relations
Security Studies
Grand Strategy
Alliance Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Cigdem Benam
International Relations
Turkey
Political Science
Migration
Refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
37
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,216
United States
9,939
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans De Wit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,064
12,824
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,907
United States
144,100
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christopher Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
1,016
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,729
United States
149,759
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David A Hopkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,953
955
0.489
American political parties
elections
Congress
public opinion
popular culture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,468
United States
167,063
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ryan Patrick Hanley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,587
794
0.500
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
History of Philosophy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,697
United States
199,855
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Krause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
549
0.683
Middle East Politics
Political Violence
Civil War
Nationalism
International Security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,554
United States
202,315
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Helga Kristjánsdóttir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
533
0.626
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
750,400
United States
211,434
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Timothy W Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
479
0.382
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,118,754
United States
279,750
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lauren Honig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
206
0.877
Comparative Politics
African Politics
Political Economy of Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,537,149
United States
342,559
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joshua Byun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
International Relations
Security Studies
Grand Strategy
Alliance Politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,830,157
United States
382,880
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cigdem Benam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
37
0.552
International Relations
Turkey
Political Science
Migration
Refugees