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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,221
Country Rank
542
Institution Rank : 31
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Francis Fukuyama](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
democracy
development
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,517
45,363
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,391
Country Rank
619
Institution Rank : 10
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7038.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Robert Keohane](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2a/1500724.jpg)
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
World Rank
1,693
Country Rank
770
Institution Rank : 69
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Joseph S Nye](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/1386598.jpg)
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
World Rank
2,130
Country Rank
993
Institution Rank : 91
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Gary King](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/16/1348616.jpg)
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,130
43,061
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,486
Country Rank
1,190
Institution Rank : 112
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Pippa Norris](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/52/1386032.jpg)
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
World Rank
3,306
Country Rank
260
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5173.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Ruth Wodak](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
World Rank
3,364
Country Rank
123
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/30118.png)
![Canada](/flags/ca.png)
![Will Kymlicka](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/641256.jpg)
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,210
23,094
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,438
Country Rank
1,653
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1736.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Jon Elster](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Democratic theory
constitutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,157
17,195
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
3,610
Country Rank
1,726
Institution Rank : 88
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Barry R Weingast](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/74/1649674.jpg)
Political-economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,548
19,471
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
4,167
Country Rank
1,995
Institution Rank : 165
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Peter A Hall](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/04/1394760.jpg)
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
World Rank
4,498
Country Rank
355
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5296.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Barry Buzan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/54/1563859.jpg)
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
World Rank
4,600
Country Rank
367
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5296.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Sonia Livingstone](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4f/1123486.jpg)
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,640
31,625
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
5,575
Country Rank
2,653
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10891.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Dalton Russell J](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/50/1748865.jpg)
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
World Rank
5,595
Country Rank
306
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2432.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Philippe C. Schmitter](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/62/1854042.jpg)
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
World Rank
5,639
Country Rank
2,688
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11399.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Guillermo O'Donnell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/87/1623473.jpg)
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
World Rank
6,071
Country Rank
2,896
Institution Rank : 73
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Paul Pierson](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,655
17,847
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,373
Country Rank
545
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14639.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Ron Johnston](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ef/4322674.jpg)
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
World Rank
6,449
Country Rank
254
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3549.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Claus Offe](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,214
9,329
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,682
Country Rank
3,179
Institution Rank : 67
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10896.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![James H Fowler](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/86/1771503.jpg)
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
World Rank
8,018
Country Rank
3,848
Institution Rank : 46
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11240.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Gary Marks](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/80/1458058.jpg)
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
World Rank
8,086
Country Rank
3,881
Institution Rank : 9
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2834.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Robert M Entman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,833
20,418
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
8,232
Country Rank
57
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1537.png)
![Hong Kong](/flags/hk.png)
![Shaoguang Wang 王绍光](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,217
18,058
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
8,258
Country Rank
397
Institution Rank : 7
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7691.png)
![Italy](/flags/it.png)
![Donatella Della Porta](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8b/1792333.jpg)
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
World Rank
8,750
Country Rank
4,201
Institution Rank : 21
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6547.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Alexander Wendt](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/56/894585.jpg)
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
World Rank
8,868
Country Rank
4,256
Institution Rank : 204
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![James Fearon](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Political Science
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,857
14,870
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,221
Country Ranking
542
Institution Ranking
31
Francis Fukuyama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,517
45,363
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,391
Country Ranking
619
Institution Ranking
10
Robert Keohane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,885
33,689
0.228
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7038.jpg)
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,693
Country Ranking
770
Institution Ranking
69
Joseph S Nye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,117
43,665
0.326
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
American foreign politics
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
2,130
Country Ranking
993
Institution Ranking
91
Gary King
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,130
43,061
0.365
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Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
2,486
Country Ranking
1,190
Institution Ranking
112
Pippa Norris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,291
38,980
0.357
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3215.jpg)
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,306
Country Ranking
260
Institution Ranking
5
Ruth Wodak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,989
40,522
0.427
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5173.jpg)
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,364
Country Ranking
123
Institution Ranking
1
Will Kymlicka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,210
23,094
0.245
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/30118.png)
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,438
Country Ranking
1,653
Institution Ranking
35
Jon Elster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,157
17,195
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
3,610
Country Ranking
1,726
Institution Ranking
88
Barry R Weingast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,548
19,471
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
4,167
Country Ranking
1,995
Institution Ranking
165
Peter A Hall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,367
23,164
0.278
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Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
4,498
Country Ranking
355
Institution Ranking
2
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,648
28,378
0.356
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5296.png)
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
4,600
Country Ranking
367
Institution Ranking
3
Sonia Livingstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,640
31,625
0.402
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5296.png)
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,575
Country Ranking
2,653
Institution Ranking
21
Dalton Russell J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,322
19,012
0.270
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10891.jpg)
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,595
Country Ranking
306
Institution Ranking
1
Philippe C. Schmitter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,175
11,398
0.162
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2432.png)
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
5,639
Country Ranking
2,688
Institution Ranking
25
Guillermo O'Donnell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,798
14,773
0.212
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11399.jpg)
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,071
Country Ranking
2,896
Institution Ranking
73
Paul Pierson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,655
17,847
0.268
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
American Politics
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,373
Country Ranking
545
Institution Ranking
14
Ron Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,679
14,714
0.227
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/14639.png)
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,449
Country Ranking
254
Institution Ranking
6
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,214
9,329
0.145
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Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6,682
Country Ranking
3,179
Institution Ranking
67
James H Fowler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,828
28,698
0.457
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10896.jpg)
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,018
Country Ranking
3,848
Institution Ranking
46
Gary Marks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,104
19,160
0.342
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11240.png)
political science
comparative politics
European Union
regionalism
international organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,086
Country Ranking
3,881
Institution Ranking
9
Robert M Entman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,833
20,418
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,232
Country Ranking
57
Institution Ranking
17
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,217
18,058
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,258
Country Ranking
397
Institution Ranking
7
Donatella Della Porta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,121
21,311
0.387
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sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,750
Country Ranking
4,201
Institution Ranking
21
Alexander Wendt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,281
14,339
0.269
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International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
8,868
Country Ranking
4,256
Institution Ranking
204
James Fearon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,857
14,870
0.281
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
Political Science
International Relations