Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
160,798
46,842
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,564
34,756
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
American foreign politics
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,319
45,124
0.331
* 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
111,191
40,379
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,481
41,728
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,323
24,373
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Democratic theory
constitutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,137
17,714
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political-economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,502
20,001
0.219
* 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
84,637
23,962
0.283
* 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
80,961
29,323
0.362
* 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
71,443
19,840
0.278
* 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
70,982
11,774
0.166
* 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
70,476
15,215
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,661
18,355
0.271
* 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
65,250
15,115
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,608
9,539
0.148
* 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
63,820
29,498
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,213
18,022
0.285
* 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
56,973
19,816
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,652
21,074
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
22,159
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,037
18,572
0.331
* 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
54,095
14,864
0.275
* 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
53,487
20,154
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Political Science
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,393
15,275
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,231
541
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160,798
46,842
0.291
democracy
development
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,410
621
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Keohane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,564
34,756
0.232
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,692
761
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph S Nye
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,319
45,124
0.331
American foreign politics
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,494
1,184
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pippa Norris
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,191
40,379
0.363
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,318
262
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,481
41,728
0.432
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,329
124
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Will Kymlicka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,323
24,373
0.253
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,485
1,662
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
94,137
17,714
0.188
Democratic theory
constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,660
1,730
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barry R Weingast
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,502
20,001
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,176
1,981
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter A Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,637
23,962
0.283
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,505
356
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,961
29,323
0.362
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,589
2,645
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dalton Russell J
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,443
19,840
0.278
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,643
301
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philippe C. Schmitter
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,982
11,774
0.166
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,701
2,701
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
70,476
15,215
0.216
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,104
2,891
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Pierson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,661
18,355
0.271
American Politics
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,473
551
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,250
15,115
0.232
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,574
254
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,608
9,539
0.148
Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,706
3,168
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
63,820
29,498
0.462
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,837
3,235
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathryn Sikkink
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,213
18,022
0.285
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,044
3,828
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
56,973
19,816
0.348
political science
comparative politics
European Union
regionalism
international organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,118
3,864
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
56,652
21,074
0.372
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,226
392
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Donatella Della Porta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,189
22,159
0.394
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,269
57
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,037
18,572
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,775
4,190
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Wendt
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,095
14,864
0.275
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,933
340
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Olivier François Bertrand
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,487
20,154
0.377
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,956
4,273
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Fearon
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,393
15,275
0.286
Political Science
International Relations