Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,152
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Theory and Thought
Peace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,447
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Sociology
Militarism
Military Sociology
Civil-military Relations
Military Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
985
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Iran
Foreign Policy
Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Central Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
410
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Human Systems
Collaborative Practices
Community Storytelling
Qualitative Methods
Group Process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
366
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
405
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peacekeeping
security sector reform
international organisations
feminist security studies
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
244
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
International Development
China-Africa Relations
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
118
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Politics and media
active citizenship
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
67
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Political communication
political campaigning
political branding
voting behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Relations
China Foreign Policy
International Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
48
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
History
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
32
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environment
politics
indigenous peoples
legislative process
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
10
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citizen Competence
Consent
Indigenous Studies
Urban Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Politics of Media
Civil Society
Philippine Government
Environmental Politics and Disaster Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
10
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
international relations
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Political Science
Political Theory and Gandhian Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
3
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
International Relations
Discourse Analysis
Norm Diffusion
Orthography
Phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
post-communist political transformation processes in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
local self-government in the R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
12
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Political Science
International Relations
Theories of International Relations
Japanese Foreign Policy
Human Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hebrew Languages
Semitic Languages
Language and Politics and Political discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public Governance
Public Policy
Urban Studies
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International Relations
Higher Education
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Political Philosophy
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
4
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Relations & Politics
Liquid Modernity
Human Trafficking & Human Rights
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,642
2,238
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark J Smith
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,152
0.261
Environmental Studies
International Studies
Development
Citizenship
Political Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,894
7,361
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
B Arun Kumar
Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
Rajasthan, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
1,447
0.495
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Theory and Thought
Peace
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,349
3,262
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yagil Levy|Yagil Levi, יגיל לוי
Open University of Israel
Ra'anana, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,375
985
0.415
Political Sociology
Militarism
Military Sociology
Civil-military Relations
Military Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,750
51,114
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward Wastnidge
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
410
0.840
Iran
Foreign Policy
Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Central Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,308
7,479
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alexios Brailas
Hellenic Open University
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
366
0.822
Human Systems
Collaborative Practices
Community Storytelling
Qualitative Methods
Group Process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,352
54,393
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Precious N Chatterje-Doody
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
405
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,436
58,985
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Georgina Holmes
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
244
0.728
Peacekeeping
security sector reform
international organisations
feminist security studies
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,501,553
76,692
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Frangton Chiyemura
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
118
0.959
International Development
China-Africa Relations
Sustainable Energy
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,623,746
80,621
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Donna Smith
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
67
0.736
Politics and media
active citizenship
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,773,127
10,736
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Panos A Koliastasis
Hellenic Open University
Patras, Greece
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
Political communication
political campaigning
political branding
voting behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,801,871
3,485
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Enrico Gloria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
48
0.873
International Relations
China Foreign Policy
International Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,846,151
1,427
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alexios Alecou
Open University of Cyprus
Latsia, Cyprus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
32
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,964,725
4,517
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ruth Lusterio-Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
10
0.313
Environment
politics
indigenous peoples
legislative process
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997,749
4,787
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maileenita Penalba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
Citizen Competence
Consent
Indigenous Studies
Urban Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,008,332
4,864
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Perlita M Frago-Marasigan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
10
0.370
Politics of Media
Civil Society
Philippine Government
Environmental Politics and Disaster Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,024,244
4,980
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edcel John A Ibarra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
international relations
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,028,027
97,491
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Naresh Dadhich
Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
Rajasthan, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
3
0.120
Political Science
Political Theory and Gandhian Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,043,447
5,138
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frances Antoinette Cruz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
International Relations
Discourse Analysis
Norm Diffusion
Orthography
Phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,089,045
31,864
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ihor Moroz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
12
0.632
post-communist political transformation processes in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
local self-government in the R
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,110,596
5,745
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maria Thaemar Tana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Political Science
International Relations
Theories of International Relations
Japanese Foreign Policy
Human Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,123,042
1,739
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
A Shakour
Al Quds Open University
Lisboa, Palestine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
12
0.750
Hebrew Languages
Semitic Languages
Language and Politics and Political discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,126,230
8,989
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nguyen Minh Doi
Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Public Governance
Public Policy
Urban Studies
Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,150,374
6,161
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nelson Cainghog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
International Relations
Higher Education
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,216
1,322
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Khagendra Prasai
Nepal Open University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
4
0.286
Political Philosophy
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,155,347
6,196
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Archill Niña Capistrano
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
International Relations & Politics
Liquid Modernity
Human Trafficking & Human Rights
Gender