Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
democratization
deliberation
computational social science
energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,978
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
American Poliitcs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
1,234
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political Science
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Moral Psychology
Survey Experiments
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,267
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Information Systems Implementation
power and politics in IT
IT in developing countries
institutional aspects of Information S
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
1,262
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political Science
American Politics
State Politics
Legislatures
Ideology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,524
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,447
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
920
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
political philosophy
ethics
public policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,104
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
judicial politics
legal reform
rule of law
constitutional courts
sentencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
809
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Presidency
Texas Politics
Public Opinion
Unilateral Power
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
629
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political News
Media effects
Digital news
Access to Information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
679
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative Politics
Political Communications
Elections
Legislatures
Latin America
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
743
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Welfare Policy
Health Care Inequality
Public Management
Panel Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
711
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
710
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Latino Politics and Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
394
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Relations
Public Opinion
East Asian Studies
Taiwan
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
671
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Latino politics
immigration
public opinion
geographic information systems
statistical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
247
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
American Political Development
American Political Thought
Executive Power
Early Republic
Presidency
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
191
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
314
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
judicial politics
law and courts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
335
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
History of Political Thought
Hegel
Nietzsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
188
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
political science
corruption
electoral systems
personal vote
pork barrel politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
112
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Congress
Presidency
Political Parties
APD
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
75
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political Science
Terrorism
Political Violence
Gender and Conflict
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
154
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
political science
political behavior
race
ethnicity
and politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
Ryan Kennedy
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,541
3,978
0.608
democratization
deliberation
computational social science
energy
Kent Tedin
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
1,234
0.219
Scott Clifford
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,994
4,267
0.854
Political Science
Political Psychology
Public Opinion
Moral Psychology
Survey Experiments
Leiser Silva
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
1,262
0.363
Information Systems Implementation
power and politics in IT
IT in developing countries
institutional aspects of Information S
Boris Shor
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,524
0.449
Political Science
American Politics
State Politics
Legislatures
Ideology
Nikolay Marinov
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
1,447
0.503
International Relations
Eduardo Aleman
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
920
0.333
Daniel Engster
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,088
1,104
0.529
political philosophy
ethics
public policy
Lydia Tiede
University of Houston
Houston, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
809
0.498
judicial politics
legal reform
rule of law
constitutional courts
sentencing
Brandon Rottinghaus
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,486
629
0.423
Presidency
Texas Politics
Public Opinion
Unilateral Power
Lindita Camaj
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
679
0.614
Political News
Media effects
Digital news
Access to Information
Iñaki Sagarzazu
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
743
0.705
Comparative Politics
Political Communications
Elections
Legislatures
Latin America
Ling Zhu
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
711
0.735
Welfare Policy
Health Care Inequality
Public Management
Panel Data Analysis
Bayesian Statistics
Francisco Cantú
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
956
710
0.743
Jason Casellas
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
394
0.526
Latino Politics and Public Policy
Yao-Yuan Yeh
University of Saint Thomas Houston
Saint Paul, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
718
671
0.935
International Relations
Public Opinion
East Asian Studies
Taiwan
China
Jeronimo Cortina
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
247
0.394
Latino politics
immigration
public opinion
geographic information systems
statistical methods
Jeremy D Bailey
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
191
0.453
American Political Development
American Political Thought
Executive Power
Early Republic
Presidency
J Tyson Chatagnier
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
314
0.746
Alex Badas
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
335
0.971
judicial politics
law and courts
Jeffrey Church
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
188
0.642
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
History of Political Thought
Hegel
Nietzsche
Tanya Bagashka
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
112
0.609
political science
corruption
electoral systems
personal vote
pork barrel politics
Craig Goodman
University of Houston Victoria
Victoria, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
75
0.408
Congress
Presidency
Political Parties
APD
Michael J Soules
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
154
1.000
Political Science
Terrorism
Political Violence
Gender and Conflict
Tanika Raychaudhuri
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
political science
political behavior
race
ethnicity
and politics