Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 56 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
27,650
World Rank
552
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political economy | political science | globalisation | political analysi
political economy | political science | globalisation | political analysi
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Total27,563
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Last 6 Years7,922
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
75,508
World Rank
1,809
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total13,237
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Last 6 Years2,616
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Last 6 Years / Total0.198
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
110,166
World Rank
2,863
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total9,625
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Last 6 Years2,281
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Last 6 Years / Total0.237
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
114,948
World Rank
3,025
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political Psychology | Political Communication | Attitude Formation | Intuitio
Political Psychology | Political Communication | Attitude Formation | Intuitio
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Total9,271
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Last 6 Years4,268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.460
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
123,309
World Rank
3,275
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total8,705
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Last 6 Years2,269
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Last 6 Years / Total0.261
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,213
World Rank
3,537
Country Rank
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Electoral behaviour | Electoral systems | Political attitude
Electoral behaviour | Electoral systems | Political attitude
Citation Metrics
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Total8,231
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Last 6 Years3,689
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
149,037
World Rank
4,121
Country Rank
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Migration | Environmental politics | Climate Change | Displacement | Environmental Migratio
Migration | Environmental politics | Climate Change | Displacement | Environmental Migratio
Citation Metrics
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Total7,315
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Last 6 Years4,245
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Last 6 Years / Total0.580
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
162,160
World Rank
4,582
Country Rank
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Party Politics | Political Competition | Dimensionality | Ethnic Politics | Eastern Europ
Party Politics | Political Competition | Dimensionality | Ethnic Politics | Eastern Europ
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Total6,749
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Last 6 Years4,140
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Last 6 Years / Total0.613
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
238,964
World Rank
7,165
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total4,544
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Last 6 Years1,367
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Last 6 Years / Total0.301
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
268,473
World Rank
8,132
Country Rank
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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Total3,998
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Last 6 Years1,039
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
291,924
World Rank
8,917
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total3,630
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Last 6 Years1,284
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
296,716
World Rank
9,071
Country Rank
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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Total3,561
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Last 6 Years1,509
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Last 6 Years / Total0.424
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
321,470
World Rank
9,912
Country Rank
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Political science | EU studies | Legislative studie
Political science | EU studies | Legislative studie
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Total3,239
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Last 6 Years928
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
327,241
World Rank
10,101
Country Rank
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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Total3,171
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Last 6 Years1,567
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Last 6 Years / Total0.494
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
355,175
World Rank
11,017
Country Rank
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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Total2,866
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Last 6 Years846
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
378,199
World Rank
11,799
Country Rank
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Internet and politics | Political communication | Media studies | Big Data and politics | Political visualization
Internet and politics | Political communication | Media studies | Big Data and politics | Political visualization
Citation Metrics
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Total2,648
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Last 6 Years658
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Last 6 Years / Total0.248
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
379,630
World Rank
11,846
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
politique comparée | politiques publiques | gouvernance internationale | environnemen
politique comparée | politiques publiques | gouvernance internationale | environnemen
Citation Metrics
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Total2,635
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Last 6 Years371
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Last 6 Years / Total0.141
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
384,479
World Rank
11,984
Country Rank
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Politics | political parties | political participation | media | right-wing extremism & populis
Politics | political parties | political participation | media | right-wing extremism & populis
Citation Metrics
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Total2,592
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Last 6 Years2,151
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Last 6 Years / Total0.830
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
427,226
World Rank
13,388
Country Rank
74
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total2,251
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Last 6 Years906
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
433,808
World Rank
13,588
Country Rank
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total2,204
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Last 6 Years644
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Last 6 Years / Total0.292
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
501,436
World Rank
15,576
Country Rank
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total1,793
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Last 6 Years283
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Last 6 Years / Total0.158
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
505,741
World Rank
15,693
Country Rank
82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total1,770
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Last 6 Years695
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Last 6 Years / Total0.393
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
573,357
World Rank
17,594
Country Rank
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total1,453
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Last 6 Years475
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Last 6 Years / Total0.327
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
612,638
World Rank
18,621
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political science | comparative politics | parties | environment | symbolic politic
political science | comparative politics | parties | environment | symbolic politic
Citation Metrics
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Total1,300
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Last 6 Years463
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Last 6 Years / Total0.356
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
672,888
World Rank
20,215
Country Rank
106
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
political science | migration studies | comparative politics | international relation
political science | migration studies | comparative politics | international relation
Citation Metrics
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Total1,098
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Last 6 Years793
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Last 6 Years / Total0.722
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