Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,066
6,884
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,492
6,765
0.237
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
political theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,584
6,109
0.230
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political Science
International Relations
International Institutions
European Union
European Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
3,494
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
China
International Relations
Visual International Relations
Thailand
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
3,366
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Institutions & Long-Run Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
3,327
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
political economy
institutions
Africa
development
land
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,686
2,887
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international relations
international political economy
global governance
global environmental politics
climate policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,018
2,831
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
First World War
History of International Relations
Modern Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,939
2,324
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Relations
Political Theory
Political Science
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
1,992
0.225
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
political science
comparative politics
international relations
Brazil
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
1,943
0.368
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Albania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,858
0.602
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
historical sociology
Hezbollah
social movements including Islamist and jihadist groups
Hamas
Arab-Israeli conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
1,824
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Relations
Security
War
Military
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
1,766
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
political theory
liberalism
multiculturalism
history of political thought
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
1,724
0.249
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
political science
European politics
political sociology
democratic theory
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,604
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,491
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Elections
Public Opinion
Electoral Psychology
Identity
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,323
0.344
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Russia
Eurasia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,146
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Health Policy & Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
1,127
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Comparative political institutions
ethnic conflict
electoral systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,907
965
0.247
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Economy
comparative crisis research
monetary integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
958
0.421
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
853
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
834
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,976
588
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,413
29,727
0.365
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,400
5,266
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patrick Dunleavy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,066
6,884
0.264
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,892
5,396
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Hix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,492
6,765
0.237
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,164
6,098
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anne Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,584
6,109
0.230
political theory
feminism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,000
11,425
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ulrich Sedelmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,574
3,494
0.278
Political Science
International Relations
International Institutions
European Union
European Politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,397
11,871
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William A Callahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
3,366
0.472
China
International Relations
Visual International Relations
Thailand
Asia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,431
11,998
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean Paul Faguet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,135
3,327
0.466
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Institutions & Long-Run Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,062
13,898
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catherine Boone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,686
2,887
0.432
political economy
institutions
Africa
development
land
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,076
14,153
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Falkner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,018
2,831
0.470
international relations
international political economy
global governance
global environmental politics
climate policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,054
16,931
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,939
2,324
0.212
First World War
History of International Relations
Modern Europe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,244
19,370
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
1,992
0.225
International Relations
Political Theory
Political Science
Ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,958
19,768
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kathryn Hochstetler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,284
1,943
0.368
political science
comparative politics
international relations
Brazil
environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,970
20,482
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lea Ypi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
1,858
0.602
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Albania
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,873
20,774
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fawaz A Gerges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,428
1,824
0.336
historical sociology
Hezbollah
social movements including Islamist and jihadist groups
Hamas
Arab-Israeli conflict
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,879
21,323
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tarak Barkawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,181
1,766
0.422
International Relations
Security
War
Military
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,538
21,711
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chandran Kukathas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,930
1,724
0.249
political theory
liberalism
multiculturalism
history of political thought
immigration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,539
22,910
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jonathan White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,470
1,604
0.649
political science
European politics
political sociology
democratic theory
political parties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,460
24,221
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Berliner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,491
0.694
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,035
26,317
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Bruter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
1,323
0.344
Elections
Public Opinion
Electoral Psychology
Identity
Research Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,591
28,936
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tomila Lankina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,351
1,146
0.487
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Russia
Eurasia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,390
29,269
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Renwick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
1,127
0.846
Health Policy & Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,894
32,061
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,907
965
0.247
Comparative political institutions
ethnic conflict
electoral systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,548
32,200
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Waltraud Schelkle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,273
958
0.421
Political Economy
comparative crisis research
monetary integration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,580
34,386
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sebastian Salas Vega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
853
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,647
34,812
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kai Spiekermann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
834
0.716
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of the Social Sciences