Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 160 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
Democratic theory
constitutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Finance
Asset Pricing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,008
7,883
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
6,052
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
5,552
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Politics
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
5,922
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,811
22,445
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,314
9,078
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,908
4,012
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,374
4,587
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,122
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
9,311
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
2,511
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
political science
statistics
psychometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,082
9,370
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Political Science
Political Economy
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
3,842
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
6,503
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Latin American Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,942
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
health
climate
environment
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,317
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
2,793
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,571
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
international relations
international political economy
political economy
transparency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,733
2,321
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Democracy
Cultural Sociology
Ethnography
Urban Sociology
Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
2,514
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
International order
sovereignty
post-Western IR
Central Asia
post-Soviet Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
3,424
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Political Science
Political Economy
Russia
Corruption
Autocracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
2,032
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
International Finance
Macroeconomics
and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
1,263
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International history
cultural studies
gender history
Italy
contemporary Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
1,261
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,569
1,684
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jon Elster
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
Democratic theory
constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,359
8,133
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Hodrick
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,008
7,883
0.219
International Finance
Asset Pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,759
9,169
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean L Cohen
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
6,052
0.183
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,056
10,164
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Laver
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
5,552
0.180
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,629
10,420
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bruce Bueno De Mesquita|Bruce B De Mesquita, Bruce De Mesquita, BB De Mesquita
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
5,922
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,511
11,260
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joshua A Tucker
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,811
22,445
0.779
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,105
12,801
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew J Nathan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,314
9,078
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,522
13,841
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert S Erikson
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,908
4,012
0.161
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,486
14,228
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nathaniel L Beck
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,374
4,587
0.188
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,711
18,774
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven J Brams
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,122
0.159
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,549
22,992
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Nagler
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
9,311
0.561
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,341
32,892
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John Huber
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
2,511
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,552
32,966
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin Goodrich
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,082
9,370
0.776
political science
statistics
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,996
35,641
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Stasavage
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
3,842
0.342
Political Science
Political Economy
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,309
39,911
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Suresh Naidu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
6,503
0.648
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,282
42,664
738
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Victoria Murillo
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,942
0.313
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Latin American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,678
45,223
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen J Connor
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,317
0.262
health
climate
environment
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,632
48,854
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher T Dawes
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,163
2,793
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,910
51,215
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shanker Satyanath
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,762
2,571
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,441
51,402
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
B Peter Rosendorff
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,733
2,321
0.300
international relations
international political economy
political economy
transparency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,098
52,567
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gianpaolo Baiocchi
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
2,514
0.333
Democracy
Cultural Sociology
Ethnography
Urban Sociology
Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,410
52,669
875
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Cooley
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,529
3,424
0.455
International order
sovereignty
post-Western IR
Central Asia
post-Soviet Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,811
55,383
904
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Timothy M Frye
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,124
2,032
0.285
Political Science
Political Economy
Russia
Corruption
Autocracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,972
58,910
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Blair Henry
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
1,263
0.190
International Finance
Macroeconomics
and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,849
61,715
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Victoria De Grazia
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
1,261
0.200
International history
cultural studies
gender history
Italy
contemporary Europe