Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Conflict
international relations
democratization
statistical methods
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,545
9,845
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,455
4,388
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political theory
discourse analysis
poststructuralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,552
5,317
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,948
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
political science
comparative politics
representation
elections
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,586
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Political violence
civil war
human rights
gender and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,221
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social statistics
Research methods
Network science
Political science
Public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,292
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
International Relations
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
European Union
Peacekeeping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,718
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public opinion
political psychology
survey methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
1,953
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
political theory
gender theory
feminist theory
the body
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
981
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Science
Legislative Studies
Legislatures
Irish Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,585
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Parties
Ideology
Political Polarization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
1,350
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Comparative politics
Federalism
US politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
285
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
political behaviour
party politics
new democracies
democratisation
Postcommunism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,573
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Science
Comparative Politics
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
1,575
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Central Banks
Central Bank
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
884
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
International Security
Counterinsurgency
Civil-Military Relations
Econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
486
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Big Data
Development politics
Africa
Identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
339
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Political Economy
Economic Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
227
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Theory
Equality
Global Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
309
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Environmental politics
Environmental attitudes
Corporate green commitments
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Political Economy
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Economics
International Relations
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,113
2,278
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,545
9,845
0.371
Conflict
international relations
democratization
statistical methods
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,232
4,442
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Whiteley
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,455
4,388
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,293
5,172
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Howarth
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,552
5,317
0.365
political theory
discourse analysis
poststructuralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,911
13,435
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tobias Böhmelt
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,792
3,948
0.682
International Relations
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,306
13,942
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lawrence Ezrow
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,551
2,586
0.466
political science
comparative politics
representation
elections
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,139
14,704
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reed Wood
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,221
0.616
Political violence
civil war
human rights
gender and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,195
15,994
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Leifeld
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
3,292
0.695
Social statistics
Research methods
Network science
Political science
Public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,021
18,690
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dorussen Han
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,895
1,718
0.441
International Relations
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
European Union
Peacekeeping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,599
19,256
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Johns
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,732
1,953
0.523
Public opinion
political psychology
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,466
21,444
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Moya Lloyd
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,199
981
0.307
political theory
gender theory
feminist theory
the body
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,524
22,165
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shane Martin
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,050
1,585
0.520
Political Science
Legislative Studies
Legislatures
Irish Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,929
22,901
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Royce Carroll
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,909
1,350
0.464
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Parties
Ideology
Political Polarization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,774
25,378
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David H Mckay
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,481
285
0.115
Comparative politics
Federalism
US politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,963
29,876
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Filip Kostelka
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,573
0.839
political behaviour
party politics
new democracies
democratisation
Postcommunism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,752
32,106
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akitaka Matsuo
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
1,575
0.959
Political Science
Comparative Politics
NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,454
38,891
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ana Carolina Garriga
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
884
0.804
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Central Banks
Central Bank
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,517
43,223
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ulrich Pilster
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
834
486
0.583
International Security
Counterinsurgency
Civil-Military Relations
Econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,556
45,336
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Daniel Berger
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
339
0.469
Big Data
Development politics
Africa
Identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,699
45,979
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Santiago Oliveros
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
227
0.331
Political Economy
Economic Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,879
52,476
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David V Axelsen
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
438
309
0.705
Political Theory
Equality
Global Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,179,686
93,259
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dafni Kalatzi Pantera
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Environmental politics
Environmental attitudes
Corporate green commitments
Political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202,066
93,681
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Farzad Vaziri
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Political Economy
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,391,568
96,672
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zbigniew Chechliński
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Economics
International Relations
International Political Economy