Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Radboud 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
populism
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
4,265
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,195
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,631
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
990
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,374
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
851
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
337
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,094
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
976
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
845
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
726
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
436
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
253
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
336
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Political Economy
climate change
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
150
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
History of science
STS
human-animal studies
animal history
animal experimentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
International Relations
Conflict Studies and Humanitarian Action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Gender
Intersex
Power Relations
Norm Dynamics
Political Contestations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,482
4,381
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
4,265
0.774
populism
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,709
7,270
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bertjan Verbeek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,195
0.438
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,251
7,963
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carolien Van Ham
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,631
0.698
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,913
8,633
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Angela Wigger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
990
0.489
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,174
9,355
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kristof Jacobs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,374
0.781
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,025
9,743
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mathijs Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
851
0.525
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,224
10,591
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
337
0.246
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,791
11,032
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saskia Ruth Lovell
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,094
0.879
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,896
11,627
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maurits J Meijers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
976
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,600
11,636
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martijn Koster
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
845
0.773
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,064
12,388
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nora Stel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
726
0.773
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,239
13,325
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Katerina Manevska
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
436
0.574
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,124
14,899
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bart Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
253
0.482
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,004
15,415
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gerry Alons
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
336
0.701
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,383,371
21,176
968
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vinícius Mendes|Marcos Vinícius Isaias Mendes
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
150
0.938
International Political Economy
climate change
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,839,193
25,021
1,186
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Van Veen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
47
1.000
History of science
STS
human-animal studies
animal history
animal experimentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,128,236
26,503
1,269
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darlí Magioni Junior
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
International Relations
Conflict Studies and Humanitarian Action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,132,320
26,519
1,270
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gijs Hablous
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Gender
Intersex
Power Relations
Norm Dynamics
Political Contestations