Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / International Relations Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
democracy
development
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,517
45,363
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,885
33,689
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
American foreign politics
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,117
43,665
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,291
38,980
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,235
23,766
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,989
40,522
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Democratic theory
constitutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,157
17,195
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political-economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,548
19,471
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,367
23,164
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,648
28,378
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,322
19,012
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,175
11,398
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,798
14,773
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,655
17,847
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,679
14,714
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,214
9,329
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
28,698
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,479
17,509
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
political science
comparative politics
European Union
regionalism
international organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,104
19,160
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,833
20,418
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,217
18,058
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,121
21,311
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,281
14,339
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,025
19,754
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Political Science
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,857
14,870
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,221
542
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,517
45,363
0.286
democracy
development
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,393
622
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Keohane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,885
33,689
0.228
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,691
770
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph S Nye
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,117
43,665
0.326
American foreign politics
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,489
1,191
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pippa Norris
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,291
38,980
0.357
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,287
124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Will Kymlicka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,235
23,766
0.250
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,306
263
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,989
40,522
0.427
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,438
1,653
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jon Elster
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,157
17,195
0.185
Democratic theory
constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,606
1,724
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barry R Weingast
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,548
19,471
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,158
1,988
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter A Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,367
23,164
0.278
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,495
358
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,648
28,378
0.356
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,567
2,646
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dalton Russell J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,322
19,012
0.270
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,588
303
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philippe C. Schmitter
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,175
11,398
0.162
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,634
2,683
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Guillermo O'Donnell
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,798
14,773
0.212
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,063
2,894
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Pierson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,655
17,847
0.268
American Politics
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,360
545
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,679
14,714
0.227
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,439
253
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,214
9,329
0.145
Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,665
3,170
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James H Fowler
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
28,698
0.457
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,742
3,210
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathryn Sikkink
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,479
17,509
0.280
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,005
3,838
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gary Marks
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,104
19,160
0.342
political science
comparative politics
European Union
regionalism
international organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,071
3,872
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert M Entman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,833
20,418
0.366
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,214
56
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,217
18,058
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,240
394
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Donatella Della Porta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,121
21,311
0.387
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,735
4,192
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Wendt
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,281
14,339
0.269
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,806
339
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Olivier François Bertrand
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,025
19,754
0.373
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,854
4,245
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Fearon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,857
14,870
0.281
Political Science
International Relations