Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 34 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
European Union
Governance
Comparative Regionalism
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,667
9,502
0.266
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
political sociology
comparative politics
social movements
political parties
civil society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
4,793
0.668
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
environmental politics
digital governance
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
3,754
0.730
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Political Science
Open Science
Scholarly Communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
1,924
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,358
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
European Union Studies
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Administrations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,231
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Voting
Elections
Campaigning
Experiments
Surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,187
0.335
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International and Comparative Political Economy
Institutions
Taxation
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
993
0.449
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Global and regional security governance
International Relations theory
Emotion research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
887
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Political communication
Framing
Right-wing media
US media system
Transnational Public Sphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
675
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Relations Theory
International Institutions
Global Governance
US Foreign Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
588
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Political Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
585
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Transformation
Poverty/Inequality
Development
Politics of Indicators and Quantification
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
471
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
democracy promotion
foreign policy
EU-US relations
post-soviet countries
information technologies and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
422
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Judicial Politics
Legal Mobilisation
European Union
Interest Groups
Environmental Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
334
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Politische Ideengeschichte
Korea
German Unification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
252
0.330
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Political theory
Islam in the non-Arab World
Global studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
247
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International Political Economy
Offshore Finance
Humanitarian Politics
International Development
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
240
0.322
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
229
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
political behaviour
comparative politics
legislative politics
European Union
transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
212
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
172
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The social dimension in the management of ecosystems
Co-design of adaptive governance solutions
Digitalization and social innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
149
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
140
0.446
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Comparative Politics
Constitutional Politics
Autocracies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
112
0.552
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International relations
terrorism
human rights
torture prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
98
0.119
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,093
1,489
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tanja Boerzel
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,667
9,502
0.266
European Union
Governance
Comparative Regionalism
Diffusion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,085
3,837
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Swen Hutter
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
4,793
0.668
political sociology
comparative politics
social movements
political parties
civil society
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,178
5,088
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genia Kostka
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,144
3,754
0.730
environmental politics
digital governance
China
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,065
10,136
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lisa Matthias
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
1,924
0.779
Political Science
Open Science
Scholarly Communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,781
13,506
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Moritz Sommer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
1,358
0.823
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,914
14,530
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hartlapp Miriam
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,231
0.290
European Union Studies
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Administrations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,629
14,906
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thorsten Faas
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,546
1,187
0.335
Voting
Elections
Campaigning
Experiments
Surveys
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,936
16,855
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Rixen
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,213
993
0.449
International and Comparative Political Economy
Institutions
Taxation
Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,911
18,153
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Koschut
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
887
0.694
Global and regional security governance
International Relations theory
Emotion research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,134
21,355
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Curd Benjamin Knüpfer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
767
675
0.880
Political communication
Framing
Right-wing media
US media system
Transnational Public Sphere
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
635,683
22,930
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lora Viola
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
588
0.676
International Relations Theory
International Institutions
Global Governance
US Foreign Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,681
23,005
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christoph Nguyen
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
740
585
0.791
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Political Behavior
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,352
25,921
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philipp Lepenies
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
471
0.441
Transformation
Poverty/Inequality
Development
Politics of Indicators and Quantification
Sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,095
27,579
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nelli Babayan
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
422
0.560
democracy promotion
foreign policy
EU-US relations
post-soviet countries
information technologies and politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,425
31,150
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andreas Hofmann
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
334
0.659
Judicial Politics
Legal Mobilisation
European Union
Interest Groups
Environmental Politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
996,616
35,574
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eun-Jeung Lee
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
764
252
0.330
Politische Ideengeschichte
Korea
German Unification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,005,995
35,894
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dietrich Reetz
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
247
0.313
Political theory
Islam in the non-Arab World
Global studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,658
36,417
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrea Binder
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
240
0.322
International Political Economy
Offshore Finance
Humanitarian Politics
International Development
International Relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,909
37,198
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jakob Huber
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
229
0.898
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,546
38,449
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lukas Obholzer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379
212
0.559
political behaviour
comparative politics
legislative politics
European Union
transparency
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,605
41,846
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Lammert
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
172
0.539
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,889
43,943
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christian Reichel
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
149
0.674
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The social dimension in the management of ecosystems
Co-design of adaptive governance solutions
Digitalization and social innovation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,276,752
44,810
525
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Eimer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
140
0.446
international political economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,382,025
47,989
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Fruhstorfer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
112
0.552
Comparative Politics
Constitutional Politics
Autocracies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,102
49,684
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Heinz Wolfgang S
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
98
0.119
International relations
terrorism
human rights
torture prevention