Citation Rankings
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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
France
Colin Hay
political economy
political science
globalisation
political analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,551
8,479
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
France
Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux
Political Psychology
Political Communication
Attitude Formation
Intuition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,765
4,119
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
France
Romain Lachat
Electoral behaviour
Electoral systems
Political attitudes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
3,765
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
France
Francois Gemenne
Migration
Environmental politics
Climate Change
Displacement
Environmental Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,462
4,057
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
France
Jan Rovny
Party Politics
Political Competition
Dimensionality
Ethnic Politics
Eastern Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,020
3,984
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
France
Olivier Costa
Political science
EU studies
Legislative studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
968
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Thierry Vedel
Internet and politics
Political communication
Media studies
Big Data and politics
Political visualizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
708
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
France
Richard Balme
politique comparée
politiques publiques
gouvernance internationale
environnement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
363
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
France
Caterina Froio
Politics
political parties
political participation
media
right-wing extremism & populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,795
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
France
Florence Faucher
political parties
forms of mobilisation
political anthropology
symbolic politics and policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
438
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
France
Helene Thiollet
political science
migration studies
comparative politics
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
643
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
France
Thomas Aguilera
Public policies
urban governance
social movements
comparison
methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
527
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,103
France
521
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Hay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,551
8,479
0.319
political economy
political science
globalisation
political analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,221
France
2,946
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin (Vin) Arceneaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,765
4,119
0.470
Political Psychology
Political Communication
Attitude Formation
Intuition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,291
France
3,333
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nonna Mayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,995
2,311
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,531
France
3,497
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Romain Lachat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,703
3,765
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,779
France
4,399
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francois Gemenne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,462
4,057
0.628
Migration
Environmental politics
Climate Change
Displacement
Environmental Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,339
France
4,798
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Rovny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,020
3,984
0.662
Party Politics
Political Competition
Dimensionality
Ethnic Politics
Eastern Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,981
France
6,201
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pascal Perrineau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,790
833
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,795
France
6,984
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cornelia Woll
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,305
1,483
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,052
France
7,969
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Lequesne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,775
1,020
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,503
France
8,589
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laura Morales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
1,361
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,071
France
8,830
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emiliano Grossman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,377
1,572
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,815
France
9,840
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Olivier Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,001
968
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,203
France
10,125
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jenny Andersson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,906
1,530
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,781
France
11,097
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Florence Haegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
833
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,521
France
11,433
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thierry Vedel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,518
708
0.281
Internet and politics
Political communication
Media studies
Big Data and politics
Political visualizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,753
France
11,635
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Richard Balme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,472
363
0.147
politique comparée
politiques publiques
gouvernance internationale
environnement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,072
France
13,031
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stéphane Lacroix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,123
953
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,120
France
13,205
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Caterina Froio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,795
0.860
Politics
political parties
political participation
media
right-wing extremism & populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,800
France
13,403
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olivier Dabène
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,051
733
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,369
France
15,538
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Henri Rey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
294
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,146
France
15,564
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elise Massicard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,636
704
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,512
France
17,437
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Kerrouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,341
493
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,825
France
18,540
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Florence Faucher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,188
438
0.369
political parties
forms of mobilisation
political anthropology
symbolic politics and policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,217
France
21,269
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Helene Thiollet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
643
0.731
political science
migration studies
comparative politics
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,358
France
22,971
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Aguilera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
527
0.729
Public policies
urban governance
social movements
comparison
methods