Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 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 science
comparative politics
European Union
multilevel governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,306
20,143
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political science
Comparative politics
Political behavior
European Union
Multilevel governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,965
18,509
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political science
public policy
policing
capital punishment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,935
15,350
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Comparative Politics
Welfare States
Democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,130
5,012
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Comparative Democratization
International Institutions
European Union
Postcommunist Politics
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,022
4,701
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
political communication
open source
identity politics
computational social science
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
7,213
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
state politics
interest groups
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,734
2,155
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,726
2,216
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Comparative politics
Mid East
Africa
Asia
LGBTQ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,467
2,291
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thailand
politics
precarious work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,048
1,838
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
politics
campaigns
media
social movements
collective action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,468
4,947
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Representation
State Politics
Parties
Campaigns and Elections
Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
2,157
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
1,200
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Politics of Education
Teacher Quality
Teacher and Student Assignment
Continuous Improvement Research
Scaling up
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,787
2,000
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Health care politics
Health care policy
Health reform
Medicare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
1,106
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
political communication
public opinion
social media
data
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,312
2,995
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
U.S. Supreme Court
Judicial Politics
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
637
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
democratic theory
historical injustice
multiculturalism
political theory
liberalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
675
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
American politics
Congress
Elections
Institutional Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
787
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
National boundaries
cultural diversity
immigration
globalization
Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,288
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
660
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Executive politics
Political Behavior
Latin American Politics
Government Formation
Executive Approval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,011
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Ecology
Feminist Energy Geographies
Environmental Justice
Resource Geography
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
959
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political Communication
Political Psychology
Media and Politics
Moral Psychology
Race and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
977
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
international relations
conflict processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
570
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,019
3,824
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gary Marks
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,306
20,143
0.351
political science
comparative politics
European Union
multilevel governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,342
4,930
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Liesbet Hooghe
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,965
18,509
0.378
Political science
Comparative politics
Political behavior
European Union
Multilevel governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,250
6,282
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Baumgartner
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,935
15,350
0.366
political science
public policy
policing
capital punishment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,046
14,895
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evelyne Huber
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,130
5,012
0.217
Comparative Politics
Welfare States
Democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,927
35,685
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Milada Anna Vachudova
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,022
4,701
0.427
Comparative Democratization
International Institutions
European Union
Postcommunist Politics
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,449
36,208
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Deen Freelon
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
7,213
0.664
political communication
open source
identity politics
computational social science
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,758
36,655
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virginia Gray
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,734
2,155
0.201
state politics
interest groups
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,833
36,687
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pamela J Conover
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,726
2,216
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,602
52,176
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Reynolds
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,467
2,291
0.307
Comparative politics
Mid East
Africa
Asia
LGBTQ
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,282
54,974
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kevin Hewison
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,048
1,838
0.261
Thailand
politics
precarious work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,732
59,288
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Kreiss
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,468
4,947
0.765
politics
campaigns
media
social movements
collective action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,973
62,165
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas M Carsey
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
2,157
0.352
Representation
State Politics
Parties
Campaigns and Elections
Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,604
63,975
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Hartlyn
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,923
1,200
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,898
91,039
828
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lora Cohen Vogel
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,787
2,000
0.528
Politics of Education
Teacher Quality
Teacher and Student Assignment
Continuous Improvement Research
Scaling up
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,722
91,837
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Oberlander
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,740
1,106
0.296
Health care politics
Health care policy
Health reform
Medicare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,173
100,361
889
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shannon C Mcgregor
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,312
2,995
0.904
political communication
public opinion
social media
data
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,916
104,304
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kevin T Mcguire
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
637
0.203
U.S. Supreme Court
Judicial Politics
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,828
112,125
978
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeff Spinner Halev
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,826
675
0.239
democratic theory
historical injustice
multiculturalism
political theory
liberalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,075
118,017
1,014
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jason Roberts
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
787
0.300
American politics
Congress
Elections
Institutional Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,728
135,455
1,131
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rahsaan Maxwell
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,111
1,288
0.610
National boundaries
cultural diversity
immigration
globalization
Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,491
138,729
1,150
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mark Crescenzi
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
660
0.324
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,487
141,053
1,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cecilia Martinez Gallardo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
1,011
0.512
Executive politics
Political Behavior
Latin American Politics
Government Formation
Executive Approval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,873
154,551
1,246
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gabriela Valdivia
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
959
0.567
Political Ecology
Feminist Energy Geographies
Environmental Justice
Resource Geography
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,337
181,345
1,402
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Timothy J Ryan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
977
0.779
Political Communication
Political Psychology
Media and Politics
Moral Psychology
Race and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,704
183,481
1,417
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen Gent
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,225
570
0.465
international relations
conflict processes