Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Oxford 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
development economics
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,304
10,444
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,895
9,332
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,112
14,332
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,868
7,630
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social & Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
6,331
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,197
4,009
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
IR/IPE
China
climate change
transnational governance
COVID-19 responses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
14,494
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Artificial Intelligence
Safety
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,373
10,406
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political and social theory
European critical theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,942
3,258
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,516
5,377
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
International political economy
international relations theory
global regulation and governance
regional integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
2,739
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
International Relations
Europe
Empires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,154
2,773
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
comparative politics
democracy
presidentialism
Latin America
Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
3,722
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
politics
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
1,331
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
African Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,499
2,212
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Comparative politics
Gender
Corruption
Trust
Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
7,857
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
political economy
experiments
behavioral economics
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,916
2,430
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Political science
British politics
political behaviour
elections
voting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,690
4,741
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Politics and International Relations
European Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,587
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Comparative Democratization
Post-Communist Politics
Ethnic Conflict
Migrants
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,815
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Energy Security
Energy Policy
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
2,103
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,077
1,407
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Politics and ethics of immigration
citizenship
refugees and forced migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,583
1,896
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative politics
political behavior
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,861
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,336
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,565
1,441
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anke Hoeffler
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,304
10,444
0.288
political economy
development economics
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,651
2,068
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Duncan Snidal
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,895
9,332
0.323
International politics
international relations
international organizations
global governance
international institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,039
2,691
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Phil Howard
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,112
14,332
0.594
Technology
Politics
International Affairs
Political Communication
Internet and Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,080
3,307
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stathis N Kalyvas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,868
7,630
0.366
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Civil Conflict
Political Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,642
3,525
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Geoffrey Evans
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,931
6,331
0.318
Social & Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,651
4,294
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Hurrell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,197
4,009
0.233
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,632
4,454
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Hale
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
14,494
0.868
IR/IPE
China
climate change
transnational governance
COVID-19 responses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,223
6,464
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allan Dafoe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,373
10,406
0.841
Artificial Intelligence
Safety
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,577
6,728
683
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lois McNay
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,942
3,258
0.273
Political and social theory
European critical theory
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,203
7,012
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan Wolff
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,516
5,377
0.467
Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,224
7,691
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Walter Mattli
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
2,739
0.259
International political economy
international relations theory
global regulation and governance
regional integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,571
8,029
767
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kalypso Nicolaidis
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,154
2,773
0.273
International Relations
Europe
Empires
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,689
8,485
799
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy J Power
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
3,722
0.387
comparative politics
democracy
presidentialism
Latin America
Brazil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,152
9,384
863
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ivor Crewe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
1,331
0.153
politics
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,133
9,607
877
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
William Beinart
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,499
2,212
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,008
9,929
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anna Petherick
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,256
7,857
0.952
Comparative politics
Gender
Corruption
Trust
Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,849
10,358
914
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Raymond Duch
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,916
2,430
0.307
political economy
experiments
behavioral economics
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,940
10,648
931
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Tilley
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,690
4,741
0.617
Political science
British politics
political behaviour
elections
voting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,206
13,466
1,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Zielonka
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,587
0.270
Politics and International Relations
European Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,575
14,728
1,171
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gwendolyn Sasse
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,815
0.342
Comparative Democratization
Post-Communist Politics
Ethnic Conflict
Migrants
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,996
15,167
1,203
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Oliver Inderwildi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,139
2,103
0.409
Energy Security
Energy Policy
Environmental Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,344
15,345
1,214
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen Whitefield
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,077
1,407
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,132
16,738
1,296
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthew J Gibney
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,583
1,896
0.414
Politics and ethics of immigration
citizenship
refugees and forced migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,810
18,565
1,412
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elias Dinas
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,861
0.712
Comparative politics
political behavior
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,252
19,249
1,454
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ben Ansell
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,821
2,336
0.611