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Radboud University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
populism
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Political Economy
climate change
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
145
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
History of science
STS
human-animal studies
animal history
animal experimentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gender
Intersex
Power Relations
Norm Dynamics
Political Contestations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
International Relations
Conflict Studies and Humanitarian Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,676
2,934
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
populism
political parties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,706
6,880
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carolien Van Ham
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,053
7,812
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kristof Jacobs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,051
8,570
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bertjan Verbeek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,324
9,136
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saskia Ruth Lovell
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,268
9,407
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angela Wigger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,461
9,740
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maurits J Meijers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,206
10,219
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mathijs Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,924
10,316
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martijn Koster
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,887
11,139
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nora Stel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,982
13,707
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katerina Manevska
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,414
15,285
680
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,657
15,320
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gerry Alons
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,177
17,073
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bart Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254,464
20,143
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vinícius Mendes|Marcos Vinícius Isaias Mendes
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
145
0.935
International Political Economy
climate change
biodiversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,817
24,784
1,192
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Van Veen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
History of science
STS
human-animal studies
animal history
animal experimentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,091,783
26,390
1,270
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gijs Hablous
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Gender
Intersex
Power Relations
Norm Dynamics
Political Contestations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,120,480
26,521
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Darlí Magioni Junior
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
International Relations
Conflict Studies and Humanitarian Action