Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Citizenship
Critical Security Studies
International Political Sociology
Critical Refugee Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
2,104
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Political Economy
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Security
Counter-guerrilla warfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,847
1,021
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
International Relations
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
812
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Comparative politics
Elections
Institutions
Ethnic politics
Gender and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
798
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Latin American policy
social science research methods
comparative public opinion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,106
1,250
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
578
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Relations Theory
Postcolonial Theory
Decolonization
Political Violence
Third Worldism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
430
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
labour movements
union renewal
working-class politics
social movements
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
347
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Comparative Politics
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
335
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
political science
health policy
public engagement
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
137
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
political theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
159
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Relations
Political Theory
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
71
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
International Relations
Postcolonial Theory
Feminist Theory
Popular Cultures
Contemporary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Energy Transition
Resource Extraction
Critical Minerals
Public Policy
Political Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,232
7,467
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Nyers
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,085
2,104
0.346
Citizenship
Critical Security Studies
International Political Sociology
Critical Refugee Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,270
7,726
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Stubbs
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,847
1,021
0.175
International Political Economy
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Security
Counter-guerrilla warfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,120
9,481
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert O Brien
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
812
0.173
International Relations
International Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,584
16,048
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Bird
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,269
798
0.352
Comparative politics
Elections
Institutions
Ethnic politics
Gender and politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,604
16,748
722
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michelle Dion
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,106
1,250
0.594
Latin American policy
social science research methods
comparative public opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
566,399
20,708
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marshall Beier
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,403
578
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,975
27,544
1,018
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alina Sajed
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
430
0.630
International Relations Theory
Postcolonial Theory
Decolonization
Political Violence
Third Worldism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
827,814
27,710
1,024
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephanie Ross
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
347
0.519
labour movements
union renewal
working-class politics
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,120
29,079
1,071
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Netina Tan
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
335
0.601
Comparative Politics
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,026
35,938
1,338
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katherine Boothe
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
137
0.460
political science
health policy
public engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,213,640
37,829
1,430
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Inder S Marwah
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
159
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602,212
47,201
1,809
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Di Gregorio
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
71
0.710
International Relations
Political Theory
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,093,792
55,974
2,104
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emily Merson
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
International Relations
Postcolonial Theory
Feminist Theory
Popular Cultures
Contemporary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,336,065
59,322
2,218
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John P Hayes
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Energy Transition
Resource Extraction
Critical Minerals
Public Policy
Political Ecology