Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 25 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
democratic theory
political representation
gender and politics
mass media and politics
Brazilian politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
4,831
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
teoria política
gênero e política
teorias da democracia
política brasileira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
4,393
0.638
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,566
2,501
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
políticas públicas de alimentação e nutrição
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,788
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Political Behavior
Political Institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,307
1,774
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
political science
social movements
international politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,198
0.554
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Políticas agrícolas
agronegócio
desenvolvimento rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
911
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Comparative Politics
Parties and Party systems
Coalition Politics
Federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
748
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Política educacional
educação comparada
organismos internacionais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
623
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Política Externa Brasileira
Brazilian Foreign Policy
International History
História Internacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
605
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Primeiro interesse História das Relações Internacionais do Brasil
História do Rio da Prata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
553
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
public policy
political economy
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
461
0.521
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Direito à cidade
Segregação urbana
Espaço público
Neoliberalismo
Crise da democracia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
358
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Política Externa Brasileira
Estudos Asiáticos
Japão
China
Coreia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
324
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International relations
Brazil
política externa brasileira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
264
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Policy Diffusion
Public Policy
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
258
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Teoria das Relações Internacionais
Ciência Política
Direito
Integração Regional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
71
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ciência Política
História
Sociologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
67
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
corporate political activities
business strategy
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
57
0.582
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Relações Internacionais da China
Relações Brasil-China
Política Externa
Empresas Multinacionais Chinesas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
50
0.649
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Cultural Relations
Cultural Policy
border regions
regional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Economy
Publici Policy
Development Policy and Instittutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
14
0.500
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
História das Relações Internacionais
Política Externa Brasileira
Direitos Humanos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
International Relations Theory
Foreign Policy
International History
Brazilian Foreign Policy
Transboundary Waters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,189
1,189
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luis Felipe Miguel
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,923
4,831
0.442
democratic theory
political representation
gender and politics
mass media and politics
Brazilian politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,400
1,407
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Flávia Biroli
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,888
4,393
0.638
teoria política
gênero e política
teorias da democracia
política brasileira
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,100
3,528
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rebecca Abers|Rebecca Neaera Abers
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,566
2,501
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,649
5,858
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Elisabetta Recine
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,480
1,788
0.399
políticas públicas de alimentação e nutrição
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,707
5,923
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lucio Renno
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,307
1,774
0.334
Political Behavior
Political Institutions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,723
9,698
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marisa Von Bülow
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,162
1,198
0.554
political science
social movements
international politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,278
13,162
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gabriel Medina
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,110
911
0.432
Políticas agrícolas
agronegócio
desenvolvimento rural
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,703
15,877
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
André Borges
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
748
0.476
Comparative Politics
Parties and Party systems
Coalition Politics
Federalism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,167
18,528
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adriana Almeida Sales De Melo
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,417
623
0.440
Política educacional
educação comparada
organismos internacionais
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,779
18,916
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Antonio Carlos Lessa
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,091
605
0.289
Política Externa Brasileira
Brazilian Foreign Policy
International History
História Internacional
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,332
20,272
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco Doratioto
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,863
553
0.297
Primeiro interesse História das Relações Internacionais do Brasil
História do Rio da Prata
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,094
23,084
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paulo Du Pin Calmon
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
461
0.521
public policy
political economy
program evaluation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
837,803
26,860
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thiago Aparecido Trindade
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
358
0.534
Direito à cidade
Segregação urbana
Espaço público
Neoliberalismo
Crise da democracia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,295
28,263
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Henrique Altemani De Oliveira
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,420
324
0.228
Política Externa Brasileira
Estudos Asiáticos
Japão
China
Coreia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974,943
31,046
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rogério De Souza Farias
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
264
0.348
International relations
Brazil
política externa brasileira
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
985,965
31,399
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Denilson Bandeira Coêlho
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
258
0.472
Policy Diffusion
Public Policy
Political Behavior
Comparative Politics.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,582,759
45,893
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Jatobá
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
71
0.458
Teoria das Relações Internacionais
Ciência Política
Direito
Integração Regional
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,608,291
46,556
908
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gustavo Mesquita|Gustavo Rodrigues Mesquita
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
67
0.779
Ciência Política
História
Sociologia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,295
48,146
958
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Arnaldo Mauerberg Jr
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
57
0.582
corporate political activities
business strategy
political science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,721,357
49,495
993
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Danielly Ramos
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
50
0.649
Relações Internacionais da China
Relações Brasil-China
Política Externa
Empresas Multinacionais Chinesas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,047,013
59,682
1,264
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Solène Marié
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
International Cultural Relations
Cultural Policy
border regions
regional development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,085,442
61,079
1,294
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kleber Cerqueira
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
14
0.500
Political Economy
Publici Policy
Development Policy and Instittutions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,137,027
63,151
1,357
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Juliana Brito Santana Leal
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
História das Relações Internacionais
Política Externa Brasileira
Direitos Humanos
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,140,309
63,253
1,361
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wilton Dias
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
International Relations Theory
Foreign Policy
International History
Brazilian Foreign Policy
Transboundary Waters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,233,976
67,395
1,452
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stelle De Rocio Souza
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000