Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
George Washington University 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
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,141
21,391
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
international relations
international organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,619
12,849
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
China
International Relations of Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,565
5,315
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Relations
International Security
Peace Operations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,340
4,790
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Middle East
Political Science
New Media
Islamist Movements
Arab Uprising
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,140
2,973
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Intellectual Property
International Trade
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
2,088
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political Science
comparative politics
Middle East politics
authoritarianism
comparative constitutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
2,063
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,523
1,412
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political Communication
Platform Accountability
Artificial Intelligence
Online News
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
1,867
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
American Politics
Representation
Elections
State Politics
Local Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
3,639
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,100
2,170
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Judicial Politics
American Politics
Supreme Court
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
912
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
1,507
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political science
political communication
public opinion
elections
women and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
1,779
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Science
Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
1,257
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Comparative Politics
democracy
electoral rules
Peru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
637
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
comparative politics
political economy of development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,818
2,005
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
American Politics
Chinese Politics
Regulation
Public Participation
Technology and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
890
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
American politics
judicial politics
U.S. Supreme Court
public opinion
judicial power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,165
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political science
legislatures
Congress
public policy
public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
551
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nation-building
State-building
Civil Wars
Nationalism
Diasporas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
1,196
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
politics
inequality
policymaking
racial equity
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
656
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Violence
Civil War
Ethnic Politics
State Building
Sub-Saharan Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
756
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
international security
foreign policies of firms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
181
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
comparative politics
party politics
democratization
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
775
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,083
3,844
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert M Entman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,141
21,391
0.374
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,435
6,350
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martha Finnemore
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,619
12,849
0.309
international relations
international organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,639
21,047
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Shambaugh
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,565
5,315
0.303
China
International Relations of Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,055
31,647
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul D Williams
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,340
4,790
0.388
International Relations
International Security
Peace Operations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,718
43,064
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Lynch
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,140
2,973
0.325
Middle East
Political Science
New Media
Islamist Movements
Arab Uprising
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,115
50,548
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susan K Sell
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,738
2,088
0.270
Intellectual Property
International Trade
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,360
57,681
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nathan J Brown
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,681
2,063
0.309
Political Science
comparative politics
Middle East politics
authoritarianism
comparative constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,275
58,868
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Forrest Maltzman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,523
1,412
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,058
70,546
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Hindman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,261
1,867
0.355
Political Communication
Platform Accountability
Artificial Intelligence
Online News
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,137
77,115
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christopher Warshaw
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,711
3,639
0.772
American Politics
Representation
Elections
State Politics
Local Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,092
85,950
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael K Miller
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,100
2,170
0.529
Comparative Politics
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,980
87,332
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul J Wahlbeck
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,014
912
0.227
Judicial Politics
American Politics
Supreme Court
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,762
90,980
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kimberly J Morgan
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,796
1,507
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,569
99,557
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danny Hayes
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,355
1,779
0.530
Political science
political communication
public opinion
elections
women and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,979
107,534
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert Orttung
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,005
1,257
0.418
Political Science
Russia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,538
111,903
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cynthia Mcclintock
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
637
0.225
Comparative Politics
democracy
electoral rules
Peru
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,346
112,408
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eric Kramon
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,818
2,005
0.711
comparative politics
political economy of development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,317
114,865
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven J Balla
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
890
0.326
American Politics
Chinese Politics
Regulation
Public Participation
Technology and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,821
130,346
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brandon L Bartels
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,165
0.519
American politics
judicial politics
U.S. Supreme Court
public opinion
judicial power
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,419
141,925
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eric D Lawrence
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
551
0.281
Political science
legislatures
Congress
public policy
public opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,059
152,938
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harris Mylonas
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
1,196
0.694
Nation-building
State-building
Civil Wars
Nationalism
Diasporas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,217
155,398
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Rigby
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
656
0.391
politics
inequality
policymaking
racial equity
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,845
195,619
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Janet I Lewis
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
756
0.704
Political Violence
Civil War
Ethnic Politics
State Building
Sub-Saharan Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,611
202,518
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joanna Spear
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
181
0.182
international security
foreign policies of firms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,996
209,611
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marko Zilovic
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
916
775
0.846
comparative politics
party politics
democratization
nationalism