Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Emory University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection :1
American elections and voting behavior
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
7,089
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
influence
strategy
campaigns
media
diplomacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
4,638
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,873
5,086
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Judicial Politics
Comparative Politics
Latin America
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
5,727
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
5,851
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
political sociology
political science
industrial relations
culture
film
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,720
1,015
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political economy
international politics
international institutions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
815
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,547
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
American Politics
Judicial Politics
Law and Courts
Political Institutions
Policing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
2,368
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
comparative politics
postcommunist transitions
social welfare
inequality
political institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
1,074
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Gender Politics
Women and Politics
Race Ethnicity and Poiltics
Intersectionality
State Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
1,260
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Formal political theory
congress
bureaucracy
political institutions
American Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,563
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Julia Kristeva
psychoanalysis and politics
psychoanalytic theory
feminist philosophy
Hannah Arendt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
619
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political Science
American Politics
Elections
Racial and Ethnic Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
964
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
614
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
American Politics
Public Policy
Legislative Studies
Elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
734
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Comparative politics
elections and voting
political communication
East-Central Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
299
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Executive branch politics and policymaking
legislative politics
separation of powers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
459
0.844
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
377
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Comparative Politics
Conflict
Clientelism
Electoral Manipulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
319
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Conflict
Development
Political Economy
Political Science
Natural Resources
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
328
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Judicial Politics
African Politics
Public Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
18
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Opinion
Political Communication
Democracy & Autocracy
International Cooperation
Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative Politics
Authoritarian Regimes
Political Methodology
Formal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Comparative Political Economy
Historical Political Economy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,021
21,282
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alan I Abramowitz
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,411
7,089
0.407
American elections and voting behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,622
24,972
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Holli A Semetko
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,217
4,638
0.305
influence
strategy
campaigns
media
diplomacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,373
32,981
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennifer Gandhi
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,873
5,086
0.428
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,248
45,485
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeffrey Staton
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,641
5,727
0.663
Judicial Politics
Comparative Politics
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,240
54,634
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adam N Glynn
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,096
5,851
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,655
57,342
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexander Hicks
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,720
1,015
0.151
political sociology
political science
industrial relations
culture
film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,586
76,627
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Reinhardt
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,744
815
0.172
Political economy
international politics
international institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,765
77,565
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cliff Carrubba
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,669
1,547
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,228
80,987
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tom Clark
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
2,368
0.536
American Politics
Judicial Politics
Law and Courts
Political Institutions
Policing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,335
81,875
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Remington
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,356
1,074
0.247
comparative politics
postcommunist transitions
social welfare
inequality
political institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,462
86,613
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Beth Reingold
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
1,260
0.311
Gender Politics
Women and Politics
Race Ethnicity and Poiltics
Intersectionality
State Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,123
99,491
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Patty
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
1,563
0.466
Formal political theory
congress
bureaucracy
political institutions
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,644
149,504
846
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
NoëLle Mcafee
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,793
619
0.345
Julia Kristeva
psychoanalysis and politics
psychoanalytic theory
feminist philosophy
Hannah Arendt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,693
187,631
1,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bernard L Fraga|Bernard Fraga
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,171
964
0.823
Political Science
American Politics
Elections
Racial and Ethnic Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,758
211,112
1,117
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danielle F Jung
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
899
614
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,487
212,714
1,127
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Zachary Peskowitz
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
734
0.832
American Politics
Public Policy
Legislative Studies
Elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
737,415
216,006
1,148
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hubert Tworzecki
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
849
299
0.352
Comparative politics
elections and voting
political communication
East-Central Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,066
248,895
1,352
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexander Bolton
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
459
0.844
Executive branch politics and policymaking
legislative politics
separation of powers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,989
249,834
1,357
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natália Salgado Bueno
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
377
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,003,552
268,968
1,480
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Miguel R Rueda
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
405
319
0.788
Comparative Politics
Conflict
Clientelism
Electoral Manipulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,012,540
270,412
1,488
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Renard Sexton
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
328
0.828
Conflict
Development
Political Economy
Political Science
Natural Resources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,927
382,352
2,006
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Salmon A Shomade
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
18
0.346
Judicial Politics
African Politics
Public Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,910,753
394,060
2,065
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eddy Sf Yeung
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Public Opinion
Political Communication
Democracy & Autocracy
International Cooperation
Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,946,330
398,724
2,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Allison K Cuttner
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
Comparative Politics
Authoritarian Regimes
Political Methodology
Formal Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,224,536
431,988
2,223
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bradley O Erickson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Comparative Political Economy
Historical Political Economy