Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California Los Angeles Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations 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
Political Economy
Climate Change
Political Science
Resource Curse
Democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,372
8,640
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,955
7,609
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political economy
Russia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,623
8,797
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
empires
political theory
European union
European indentity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
3,496
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,864
1,195
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Politics
Latinos
Voting and Elections
Survey Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,496
1,938
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Latino Politics
Chicano Studies
Elections
Public Opinion
Voting Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
3,172
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political Institutions
Japanese Politics
Electoral Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
920
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
violent conflict
policing
sensitive questions
research design
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
2,346
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Political economy
development
SE Asia
social network analysis
survey and field experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,774
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
American Politics
Representation
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
1,445
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Israeli-Palestinian relations
Israeli politics and society
Jewish politics
anti-Semitism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
757
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban Sociology
Politics
Racial & Ethnic Inequality
Culture
Sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
1,071
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,216
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Parties
Representation
Public Opinion
Congress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
768
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Migration
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
870
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
917
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Immigration
Social Movements
Race
Latinx Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
796
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Urban politics
Cities
Environment
Social movements
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
596
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Comparative politics
political economy of development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
630
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Political Theory
Legal Philosophy
Italian Political Thought
Cultural Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
218
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
103
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
71
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
American Politics
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
442
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Paulo Freire
education
early childhood development
international development
geopolitics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
52
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,254
12,473
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Ross
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,372
8,640
0.328
Political Economy
Climate Change
Political Science
Resource Curse
Democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,576
13,466
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlos Alberto Torres
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,955
7,609
0.305
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,202
13,744
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Treisman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,623
8,797
0.357
political economy
Russia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,644
24,983
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anthony Pagden
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,212
3,496
0.230
empires
political theory
European union
European indentity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,335
56,305
923
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Arthur Stein
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,864
1,195
0.174
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,053
59,053
949
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gary Segura
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,496
1,938
0.298
Politics
Latinos
Voting and Elections
Survey Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,863
59,951
957
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matt A Barreto
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,386
3,172
0.497
Latino Politics
Chicano Studies
Elections
Public Opinion
Voting Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,734
95,648
1,392
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Thies
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
920
0.260
Political Institutions
Japanese Politics
Electoral Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,707
100,525
1,445
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Graeme Blair
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
2,346
0.710
violent conflict
policing
sensitive questions
research design
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,575
127,511
1,696
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cesi Cruz
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,774
0.763
Political economy
development
SE Asia
social network analysis
survey and field experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,767
134,097
1,757
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chris Tausanovitch
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
1,445
0.674
American Politics
Representation
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,580
160,559
2,025
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dov Waxman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
757
0.479
Israeli-Palestinian relations
Israeli politics and society
Jewish politics
anti-Semitism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,882
170,828
2,128
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcus Anthony Hunter
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,409
1,071
0.760
Urban Sociology
Politics
Racial & Ethnic Inequality
Culture
Sexuality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,185
172,780
2,152
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,379
1,216
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
626,565
188,880
2,313
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew D Atkinson
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
768
0.665
Political Parties
Representation
Public Opinion
Congress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,077
194,037
2,360
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Margaret E Peters
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
870
0.797
Migration
international political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,017
194,789
2,370
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darin Christensen
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
917
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,285
199,139
2,415
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chris Zepeda Millan
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
796
0.772
Immigration
Social Movements
Race
Latinx Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,647
233,452
2,832
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Veronica Herrera
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
596
0.878
Urban politics
Cities
Environment
Social movements
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,281
235,271
2,856
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luke Sonnet
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
630
0.952
Comparative politics
political economy of development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,253
235,724
2,867
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aaron Thomas
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
218
0.331
Political Theory
Legal Philosophy
Italian Political Thought
Cultural Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,813
237,355
2,892
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Scott C James
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
103
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,934
240,154
2,937
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Richard D Anderson Jr
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
71
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
959,627
261,699
3,371
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel M Thompson
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
442
0.980
American Politics
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,031
299,291
4,205
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Octavio Pescador
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
52
0.212
Paulo Freire
education
early childhood development
international development
geopolitics