Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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 science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,080
5,050
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
politics
governance
Foucault
security studies
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
5,004
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Private Governance
Environmental Policy
Private Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
4,027
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Latin American politics
North America
Mexico
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,258
2,934
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
political science
Canadian politics
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,205
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Relations
Civil-Military Relations
Alliances
Ethnic Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
1,188
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
political economy
public sector economics
fiscal systems
internal migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
650
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
international relations
political science
theory
historiography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,048
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Refugee Studies
Global Politics
African Politics
International Organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
1,311
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Marketing
Consumer Behavior
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,729
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Relations theory
ethics and International Relations
ethics of care
feminist ethics
global justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,368
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
international political economy
international relations
global finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
451
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Development
gender
Colombia
Bolivia
postcolonial theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
849
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brazil
Brasil
foreign policy
south america
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
647
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
European Union
democracy and legitimacy
Canada-EU relations
comparative regionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
657
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Behaviour
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
538
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Canadian politics
gender
race
representation
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
900
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political Parties
Elections
Party Organization
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
1,070
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Comparative Politics
Post-Soviet Politics
Nationalism
Ethnicity
Authoritarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
730
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
international relations
international political economy
South African foreign policy
Canadian foreign policy
philosophy of h
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
677
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Canadian Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behaviour
Immigrants
Immigration Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
473
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
international relations
military and strategic studies
security studies
defence studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
249
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Canadian politics
public administration
religion and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
226
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
232
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Israeli-Palestinian relations
political science
Jewish politics
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
190
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,209
996
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fen Hampson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,080
5,050
0.174
political science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,159
2,875
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Walters
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
5,004
0.350
politics
governance
Foucault
security studies
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,923
4,045
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graeme Auld
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
4,027
0.368
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Private Governance
Environmental Policy
Private Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,919
6,321
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Laura Macdonald
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,258
2,934
0.404
Latin American politics
North America
Mexico
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,573
8,640
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Cross
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,205
0.424
political science
Canadian politics
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,581
10,043
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen Saideman
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
1,188
0.271
International Relations
Civil-Military Relations
Alliances
Ethnic Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,741
11,146
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stanley L Winer
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
650
0.169
political economy
public sector economics
fiscal systems
internal migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,413
11,356
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian C Schmidt
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,048
0.279
international relations
political science
theory
historiography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,541
12,258
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Milner
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
1,311
0.385
Refugee Studies
Global Politics
African Politics
International Organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,231
12,572
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
José I Rojas Méndez
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,729
0.526
International Marketing
Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,720
12,675
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fiona Robinson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,368
0.422
International Relations theory
ethics and International Relations
ethics of care
feminist ethics
global justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,909
14,767
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Randall Germain
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
451
0.173
international political economy
international relations
global finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,526
14,919
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cristina Rojas
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
849
0.331
Development
gender
Colombia
Bolivia
postcolonial theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,956
15,318
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sean Burges
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
647
0.263
Brazil
Brasil
foreign policy
south america
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,855
16,377
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Achim Hurrelmann
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
657
0.299
European Union
democracy and legitimacy
Canada-EU relations
comparative regionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,272
19,175
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brenda O Neill
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
538
0.326
Political Behaviour
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,987
19,455
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erin Tolley
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
900
0.561
Canadian politics
gender
race
representation
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,951
21,336
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott Pruysers
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
1,070
0.806
Political Parties
Elections
Party Organization
Political Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,591
22,148
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Paul Goode
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
730
0.595
Comparative Politics
Post-Soviet Politics
Nationalism
Ethnicity
Authoritarianism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,071
22,624
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Hornsby
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
677
0.579
international relations
international political economy
South African foreign policy
Canadian foreign policy
philosophy of h
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,772
25,316
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen E White
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
473
0.534
Canadian Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behaviour
Immigrants
Immigration Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,818
25,462
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elinor Sloan
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
249
0.285
international relations
military and strategic studies
security studies
defence studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,070
27,549
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jonathan Malloy
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
686
226
0.329
Canadian politics
public administration
religion and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,865
28,523
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rachel Coulter
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
603
232
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,134
29,023
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mira Sucharov
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
564
190
0.337
Israeli-Palestinian relations
political science
Jewish politics
international relations