Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Duke 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
Duke University Department of Political Science and School of Law
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,217
8,225
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
comparative politics
political parties
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,545
10,068
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Statistics
Social Science
Prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,949
4,501
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
2,037
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
American Politics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,389
2,075
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Comparative politics
political economy
Latin American politics
political institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
1,046
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Authoritarian Politics
Corruption
Foreign Direct Investment
Governance
Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,660
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
international relations
international norms
democracy promotion
human trafficking
ratings and rankings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,335
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
comparative political economy
development
decentralized governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
1,890
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
environmental peacebuilding
resource curse
climate change and migration
energy transitions
water politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,884
2,745
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International Security
Mediation
Nuclear Proliferation
Peacekeeping
Gender Peace and Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,302
2,562
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
China
corruption
bureaucracy
representation
information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
1,257
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
2,331
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
1,718
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Relations
Voting
China
Game Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
747
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
US Politics
Social Class
Representation
Popular Culture
Foster Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,817
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
political philosophy
theology and politics
continental theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
764
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Collective Action
Formal Theory
Political Violence
Social Networks
Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
1,123
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
interest groups
gender
political participation
philanthropy
gun control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
1,230
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
disaster recovery
environmental policy
politics
decision making
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
1,148
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Conflict
Repression
Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
698
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
game theory
international bargaining
models of war
political transitions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
292
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
355
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
256
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
International relations
political economy
Chinese foreign economic relations
China-Africa relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
241
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,024
6,183
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mathew Mccubbins
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,217
8,225
0.195
Duke University Department of Political Science and School of Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,388
7,705
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Herbert Kitschelt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,545
10,068
0.275
comparative politics
political parties
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,530
27,503
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael D Ward
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,949
4,501
0.323
Statistics
Social Science
Prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,091
34,904
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph Grieco
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,192
2,037
0.182
International relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,014
37,650
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael C Munger
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,389
2,075
0.200
American Politics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,396
59,945
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karen L Remmer
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,351
1,046
0.165
Comparative politics
political economy
Latin American politics
political institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,735
60,065
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edmund Malesky
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,337
3,660
0.578
Authoritarian Politics
Corruption
Foreign Direct Investment
Governance
Vietnam
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,668
61,227
760
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Judith Kelley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,192
2,335
0.377
international relations
international norms
democracy promotion
human trafficking
ratings and rankings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,099
63,603
783
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik Wibbels
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,927
1,890
0.319
comparative political economy
development
decentralized governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,311
63,980
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erika Weinthal
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,884
2,745
0.467
environmental peacebuilding
resource curse
climate change and migration
energy transitions
water politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,992
69,633
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kyle Beardsley
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,302
2,562
0.483
International Security
Mediation
Nuclear Proliferation
Peacekeeping
Gender Peace and Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,706
90,140
953
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Melanie Manion
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,814
1,257
0.330
China
corruption
bureaucracy
representation
information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,714
94,179
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher D Johnston
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
2,331
0.649
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,525
96,485
1,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pablo Beramendi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
1,718
0.494
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,591
98,221
1,023
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emerson MS Niou
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
747
0.220
International Relations
Voting
China
Game Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,686
115,590
1,161
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Carnes
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,683
1,817
0.677
US Politics
Social Class
Representation
Popular Culture
Foster Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,393
122,183
1,204
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Allen Gillespie
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
764
0.309
political philosophy
theology and politics
continental theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,035
125,355
1,233
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David A Siegel
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,373
1,123
0.473
Collective Action
Formal Theory
Political Violence
Social Networks
Identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,286
129,737
1,255
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kristin A Goss
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,245
1,230
0.548
interest groups
gender
political participation
philanthropy
gun control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,875
165,753
1,485
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth Albright
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,483
1,148
0.774
disaster recovery
environmental policy
politics
decision making
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,013
212,585
1,750
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Livia Isabella Schubiger|Livia Schubiger, Livia I. Schubiger
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
879
698
0.794
Conflict
Repression
Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,410
213,640
1,756
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bahar Leventoglu
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
869
292
0.336
game theory
international bargaining
models of war
political transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,986
230,402
1,815
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carol Atkinson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
705
355
0.504
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,989
50,886
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Coraline Goron
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
256
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,510
53,091
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pippa Morgan
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
241
0.976
International relations
political economy
Chinese foreign economic relations
China-Africa relations