Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University West 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Advanced Industrial Demoracies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
1,787
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International Security
Counter-terrorism
Intelligence
European Union
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
3,099
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Institutions
Accountability
Electoral Systems
Political Parties
Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,721
870
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International Financial markets
Contagion
Herding
Asset Pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,582
1,106
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Public management
Public administration
Science policy
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,062
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy
Domestic Sources of Great Power Wars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
504
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political science
urban politics
citizenship
public participation
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,206
981
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Migration
Refugees and Asylum
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
751
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
laws of politics
American presidential elections
PollyVote
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
371
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
International Relations
Food Politics and Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,027
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Natural resources politics
gender and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
803
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
polityka przestrzenna
ład przestrzenny
niesprawność władz publicznych
narzędzia polityki przestrzennej
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
690
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
212
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
American Politics
State Politics
Political Inequality
Economic Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
687
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
international politics
international security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
364
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
pollitics
public policy
agriculture and food politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
293
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
American Politics
Race & Politics
Religion & Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
364
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Congress
Bureaucracy
Political Institutions
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
348
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
173
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nationalism
Scottish Politics
British Politics
Diaspora
Veterans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
408
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
political science
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
156
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
conflict
sosial responsability
diversity
managemet styles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
291
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Economics and Finance
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
271
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International Relations
Communication
Ocean Governance
Science and Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
298
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International politics
strategy
security
Africa
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
135
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,834
51,772
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Donley Studlar
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,549
1,787
0.237
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Advanced Industrial Demoracies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,479
14,737
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sarah Leonard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,365
3,099
0.578
International Security
Counter-terrorism
Intelligence
European Union
Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,595
115,292
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erik Herron
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,721
870
0.320
Political Institutions
Accountability
Electoral Systems
Political Parties
Eastern Europe and Eurasia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,491
119,409
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Huimin Li
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,582
1,106
0.428
International Financial markets
Contagion
Herding
Asset Pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,514
123,284
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sooho Lee
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,459
1,062
0.432
Public management
Public administration
Science policy
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,402
128,939
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joe D Hagan
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,291
504
0.220
Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy
Domestic Sources of Great Power Wars
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,784
6,251
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laurence Piper
University West
Trollhättan, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,206
981
0.445
Political science
urban politics
citizenship
public participation
local government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,151
30,617
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phillip Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
751
0.403
Migration
Refugees and Asylum
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,129
177,682
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alfred G Cuzán
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
371
0.283
laws of politics
American presidential elections
PollyVote
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,630
3,016
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lere Amusan
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,027
0.799
International Relations
Food Politics and Policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,663
3,130
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victor Ojakorotu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
803
0.658
Natural resources politics
gender and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,600
4,631
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maciej J. Nowak Zut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
690
0.638
polityka przestrzenna
ład przestrzenny
niesprawność władz publicznych
narzędzia polityki przestrzennej
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,870
198,155
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeff Worsham
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
212
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,488
199,316
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Franko
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,034
687
0.664
American Politics
State Politics
Political Inequality
Economic Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,676
2,126
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sarka Waisova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,020
364
0.357
international politics
international security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
712,058
42,400
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alan Greer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
293
0.318
pollitics
public policy
agriculture and food politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,283
210,208
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthew Jacobsmeier
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
914
364
0.398
American Politics
Race & Politics
Religion & Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,280
214,250
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jason A Macdonald
West Virginia University
Morgantown, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
348
0.399
Congress
Bureaucracy
Political Institutions
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,640
228,435
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heather Ad Mbaye
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
173
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,821
46,621
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Murray Stewart Leith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
408
0.594
Nationalism
Scottish Politics
British Politics
Diaspora
Veterans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,943
2,062
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Reisz
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
636
156
0.245
political science
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,108
4,613
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan Visagie
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
611
291
0.476
conflict
sosial responsability
diversity
managemet styles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,185
257,248
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lei Zhu
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
271
0.561
International Economics and Finance
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,107,452
59,956
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Carolijn Van Noort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
298
0.952
International Relations
Communication
Ocean Governance
Science and Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,109,604
284,819
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Donovan Chau
University of West Florida
Pensacola, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
135
0.433
International politics
strategy
security
Africa
Asia