Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 18 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
Latin American Politics
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,130
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Relations
Global Governance
Global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
1,989
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Institutions
Brazilian Politics
Constitutionalism
Populism
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
1,156
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Administration
Political Science
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,103
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
ciência política
instituições políticas
política comparada
partidos e eleições
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
451
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Política
Corrupção
Burocracia
Orçamento
Legislativo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
690
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ciência Política
Adminstração Pública
Relação Estado/Sociedade
Ideologias Políticas
Políticas Públicas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
453
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ciência Política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
581
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
704
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Relações Internacionais
Política Externa Brasileira
Gestão Pública
Oriente Médio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
778
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
international relations
international business
international management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
271
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
lobby
grupos de interesse
democracia
advocacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
291
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ciência Política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
188
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
International Relations
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
162
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ciencia política
opinião pública
experimentos
imigração
racismo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
150
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ciência Política
Economia Política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
93
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ciência Política
Metodos Quantitativos
Estudos Eleitorais
Estudos Legislativos
Financiamento de Campanha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
60
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Corruption and Anti-Corruption Policies
Judicial Politics
Elections
Causal Inference and Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,158
4,983
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cesar Zucco
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,651
2,130
0.458
Political Science
Latin American Politics
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,840
6,821
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oliver Stuenkel
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,654
1,989
0.544
International Relations
Global Governance
Global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,427
8,991
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cláudio Couto|Cláudio Gonçalves Couto, Claudio G. Couto, C. Couto
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
1,156
0.399
Political Institutions
Brazilian Politics
Constitutionalism
Populism
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,768
14,266
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gregory Michener
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,845
1,103
0.598
Administration
Political Science
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,576
16,235
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
George Avelino
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,591
451
0.283
ciência política
instituições políticas
política comparada
partidos e eleições
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,597
17,608
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sérgio Praça
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,444
690
0.478
Política
Corrupção
Burocracia
Orçamento
Legislativo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,251
19,875
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francisco Fonseca
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,246
453
0.364
Ciência Política
Adminstração Pública
Relação Estado/Sociedade
Ideologias Políticas
Políticas Públicas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,454
20,522
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leandro Molhano Ribeiro
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,194
581
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,633
21,734
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcos Tourinho
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
704
0.636
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,055
22,211
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guilherme Casarões
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
778
0.726
Relações Internacionais
Política Externa Brasileira
Gestão Pública
Oriente Médio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,340
27,758
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ana Lucia Malheiros Guedes
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
759
271
0.357
international relations
international business
international management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,056
31,847
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andréa Cristina Oliveira Gozetto
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
291
0.511
lobby
grupos de interesse
democracia
advocacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,104
36,854
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Márcio Grijó Vilarouca
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
188
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,379
38,516
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
162
0.566
International Relations
International Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254,411
40,281
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cíntia Soares Rodrigues
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
150
0.652
ciencia política
opinião pública
experimentos
imigração
racismo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493,543
45,033
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Gil Dantas
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
93
0.705
Ciência Política
Economia Política
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,507,184
45,331
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Denisson Silva
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
60
0.469
Ciência Política
Metodos Quantitativos
Estudos Eleitorais
Estudos Legislativos
Financiamento de Campanha
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,070,614
61,247
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thiago Do Nascimento Fonseca
Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas Fundação Getulio Vargas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Corruption and Anti-Corruption Policies
Judicial Politics
Elections
Causal Inference and Machine Learning