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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,814
13,509
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
European Politics
Euroscepticism
Populism
Unpolitics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,059
7,667
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political science
party politics
democracy
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
3,744
0.353
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
politics
climate policy
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
2,521
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
political economy of education
globalisation
conflict
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,772
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
environmental governance
energy
power
sustainability transitions
water governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,757
0.923
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
1,659
0.314
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
international relations
war
genocide
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
1,647
0.195
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International Relations
History
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,159
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Environmental Governance
Public Policy
Urban Sustainability
Regional Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
1,077
0.902
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
1,041
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sustainability transitions
Transformative Innovation Policy
Deep Transitions
urban transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,151
970
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Science Policy
Food and Agricultural Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
942
0.228
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
migration policy
politics of immigration
state theory
citizenship
racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
866
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
790
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Corruption
Germany
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
735
0.299
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Corruption
State Capture
Measuring Corruption
Public Procurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
691
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
International Relations
Feminist Queer Anti-colonial thought and struggles
War and Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
682
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
international relations
religions
dialogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
632
0.308
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Science Technology and Society Studies
Globalization and Development Studies
Innovation Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
570
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International development
gender
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
541
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Relations
Historical Sociology
Iranian Studies
Marxism
Kurdish Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
512
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Decolonial thought
Human rights
International Theory
Ethics
Continental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
440
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
political communication
news
social media
media regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
402
0.254
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
human rights
ethics
law
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
302
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,517
1,900
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andy Stirling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,814
13,509
0.438
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,847
4,322
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Taggart|Paul A. Taggart
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,059
7,667
0.509
European Politics
Euroscepticism
Populism
Unpolitics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,220
10,046
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Webb
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,610
3,744
0.353
political science
party politics
democracy
comparative politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,364
14,996
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew Lockwood
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,132
2,521
0.610
politics
climate policy
energy policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,371
20,371
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mario Novelli
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
1,772
0.553
political economy of education
globalisation
conflict
governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,723
20,495
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marie Claire Brisbois
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,757
0.923
environmental governance
energy
power
sustainability transitions
water governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,363
21,458
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Justin Rosenberg
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
1,659
0.314
International Relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,369
21,574
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Shaw
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
1,647
0.195
international relations
war
genocide
sociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,377
27,730
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benno Teschke
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,159
0.356
International Relations
History
Politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,008
29,066
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qianqing Lindsay Mai
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
1,077
0.902
Environmental Governance
Public Policy
Urban Sustainability
Regional Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,256
29,697
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sally R Munt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
1,041
0.277
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,860
31,007
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bipashyee Ghosh
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,151
970
0.843
Sustainability transitions
Transformative Innovation Policy
Deep Transitions
urban transport
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,721
31,490
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erik Millstone
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
942
0.228
Science Policy
Food and Agricultural Policies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,639
33,027
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Hampshire
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
866
0.526
migration policy
politics of immigration
state theory
citizenship
racism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,388
34,714
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kevin Gray
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,388
790
0.569
International Relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,306
35,994
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dan Hough
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
735
0.299
Corruption
Germany
Political Parties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,995
37,056
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth David Barrett|Liz David-Barrett
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
691
0.762
Corruption
State Capture
Measuring Corruption
Public Procurement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
596,732
37,298
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Melanie Richter Montpetit
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
682
0.810
International Relations
Feminist Queer Anti-colonial thought and struggles
War and Security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,039
38,549
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabio Petito
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,053
632
0.308
international relations
religions
dialogue
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
661,831
40,185
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Saurabh Arora
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
570
0.607
Science Technology and Society Studies
Globalization and Development Studies
Innovation Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,127
40,963
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Evie Browne
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
541
0.738
International development
gender
human rights
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,945
41,795
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kamran Matin
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
512
0.609
International Relations
Historical Sociology
Iranian Studies
Marxism
Kurdish Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,076
44,527
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Louiza Odysseos
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
440
0.373
Decolonial thought
Human rights
International Theory
Ethics
Continental Philosophy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,696
46,402
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
I Gaber
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
402
0.254
political communication
news
social media
media regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
918,168
52,719
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lara Coleman
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
614
302
0.492
human rights
ethics
law
resistance