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
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Africa
South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,469
2,379
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political behaviour
political parties
social movements
green politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,051
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
International relations
cooperation and institutions
political economy
environmental and energy politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,219
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Intra-party politics
elections
parliaments
ideology
computational methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
812
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Scottish Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
218
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Political Behaviour
Parliaments
British and Scottish Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
411
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
party organization
party regulation
EU governance
voting behavior
constitutionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
287
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political Science
Party Politics
Legislative Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Robert Mattes
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,469
2,379
0.319
Democratization
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Africa
South Africa
Wolfgang Rüdig
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,051
0.310
Political behaviour
political parties
social movements
green politics
Patrick Bayer
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,478
1,219
0.825
International relations
cooperation and institutions
political economy
environmental and energy politics
Zachary Greene
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,063
812
0.764
Intra-party politics
elections
parliaments
ideology
computational methods
Neil Mcgarvey
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
968
218
0.225
Mark Shephard
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
411
0.495
Political Behaviour
Parliaments
British and Scottish Politics
Gabriela Borz
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
287
0.592
party organization
party regulation
EU governance
voting behavior
constitutionalism
Daniel Braby
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Political Science
Party Politics
Legislative Studies