Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deakin 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Chinese Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,596
2,800
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Religion and Politics
Populism
Emotions
Authoritarianism
Digital Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
4,366
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Middle East Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,819
1,864
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Middle East Politics
Middle East Heritage
Democracy
Heritage Studies
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
2,050
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Policing
Surveillance
Security
Governing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
610
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Securitization Studies
Critical Security Studies
Societal Security
LGBT rights
Central Asia and Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
943
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
hate crime
online hate
terrorism
migration
prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
1,271
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Foreign Policy Analysis
Diplomacy
Security and Strategic Studies
South Asia
Middle East
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,211
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
international relations theory
China's international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
715
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
penal abolition theory
politics praxis
Women's Imprisonment and Post-Release Survival
Supermax and Solitary Confinement
Deat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
629
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
393
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Democratization
International Political Economy
Religion and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
676
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
political philosophy
legal philosophy
immigration law and policy
international law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
408
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
International Relations
Global Governance
G20
International Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
342
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Comparative Politics
Party Politics
Constitutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
324
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
300
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Swedish politics
unionism
social movements
Indonesian politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
55
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
159
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
134
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,810
6,148
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Baogang He
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,596
2,800
0.369
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Chinese Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,289
6,778
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ihsan Yilmaz
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,946
4,366
0.629
Religion and Politics
Populism
Emotions
Authoritarianism
Digital Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,330
11,729
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shahram Akbarzadeh
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,819
1,864
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,727
13,917
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Benjamin Isakhan
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,042
2,050
0.674
Middle East Politics
Middle East Heritage
Democracy
Heritage Studies
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,961
20,211
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Darren Palmer
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,689
610
0.361
Policing
Surveillance
Security
Governing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,932
20,626
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cai Wilkinson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
943
0.579
Securitization Studies
Critical Security Studies
Societal Security
LGBT rights
Central Asia and Russia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,632
21,371
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matteo Vergani
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,529
1,271
0.831
hate crime
online hate
terrorism
migration
prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,202
21,799
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zahid Shahab Ahmed
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,211
0.822
Foreign Policy Analysis
Diplomacy
Security and Strategic Studies
South Asia
Middle East
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,274
24,724
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chengxin Pan
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
715
0.632
international relations theory
China's international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,638
25,204
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bree Carlton
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
629
0.582
penal abolition theory
politics praxis
Women's Imprisonment and Post-Release Survival
Supermax and Solitary Confinement
Deat
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
787,990
28,691
898
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Hundt
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
393
0.530
international political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,340
29,083
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Galib Bashirov
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
676
0.955
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Democratization
International Political Economy
Religion and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,575
29,090
910
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew J Lister
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
408
0.576
political philosophy
legal philosophy
immigration law and policy
international law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,451
29,834
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Steven Slaughter
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
642
342
0.533
International Relations
Global Governance
G20
International Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,004
32,047
1,052
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zim Nwokora
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
324
0.792
Comparative Politics
Party Politics
Constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,106
32,128
1,061
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Ferguson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
300
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,121,972
33,145
1,114
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Vandenberg
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
55
0.183
Swedish politics
unionism
social movements
Indonesian politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244,222
34,384
1,173
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Danielle Chubb
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
159
0.713
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416,602
36,648
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Hatherell
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
134
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,059,746
45,175
1,681
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew Thomas
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,148,030
46,241
1,713
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ravi Dutt Bajpai
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
International Relations