Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Christian Welzel
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,985
16,508
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
comparative politics
governments
chief executives
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,073
1,322
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Tobias Lenz
International Relations
international organizations
comparative regionalism
EU foreign policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,731
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Michael Koß
Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
368
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Michelangelo Vercesi
(picture credit: Ecpr)
Comparative Government
Political Elites and Leadership
Politics and Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
431
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Michael Rose
Comparative Politics
Sustainability Governance
Transdisciplinarity
Democratic Innovations
Future Generations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
379
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Belen Gonzalez
political conflict
state violence
international politics
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
283
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Alexandr Burilkov
International security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
153
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Alexander Leipold
Political Science
Public Policy
Tax Policy
Network Analysis
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
25
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,353
Germany
618
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Welzel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,985
16,508
0.423
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,837
Germany
5,992
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,073
1,322
0.187
comparative politics
governments
chief executives
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,180
Germany
14,379
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tobias Lenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
1,731
0.741
International Relations
international organizations
comparative regionalism
EU foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,452
Germany
23,879
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Koß
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
368
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,576
Germany
29,307
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michelangelo Vercesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
431
0.797
(picture credit: Ecpr)
Comparative Government
Political Elites and Leadership
Politics and Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,606
Germany
33,348
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Rose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
379
0.943
Comparative Politics
Sustainability Governance
Transdisciplinarity
Democratic Innovations
Future Generations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,358
Germany
36,650
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Belen Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
283
0.882
political conflict
state violence
international politics
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,164,224
Germany
39,774
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stefan Kruse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
234
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,568
Germany
44,044
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexandr Burilkov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
153
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,975,102
Germany
61,226
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Leipold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
25
0.893
Political Science
Public Policy
Tax Policy
Network Analysis
Political Sociology