Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
14,252
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
European Politics
Euroscepticism
Populism
Unpolitics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,493
8,054
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
political science
party politics
democracy
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,869
3,954
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
international relations
war
genocide
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,676
1,723
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
1,730
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
politics
climate policy
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,308
2,676
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Science Policy
Food and Agricultural Policies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
983
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,086
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International Relations
History
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
1,188
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
political economy of education
globalisation
conflict
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,821
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Corruption
Germany
Political Parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
760
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
international relations
religions
dialogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
649
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
environmental governance
energy
power
sustainability transitions
water governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
1,915
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
migration policy
politics of immigration
state theory
citizenship
racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
892
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
political communication
news
social media
media regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
425
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
839
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Music Geography
Soundscape
Governance & Policies
Urban Sustainability
Regional Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,124
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sustainability transitions
Transformative Innovation Policy
Deep Transitions
urban transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
1,043
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Decolonial thought
Human rights
International Theory
Ethics
Continental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
473
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Science Technology and Society Studies
Globalization and Development Studies
Innovation Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
611
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Corruption
State Capture
Measuring Corruption
Public Procurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
748
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Relations
Feminist Queer Anti-colonial thought and struggles
War and Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
725
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Relations
Historical Sociology
Iranian Studies
Marxism
Kurdish Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
531
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
International development
gender
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
586
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
human rights
ethics
law
resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
316
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,508
1,828
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andy Stirling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,757
14,252
0.449
science and technology studies
science policy
ecological economics
risk
uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,251
4,914
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Taggart|Paul A. Taggart
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,493
8,054
0.520
European Politics
Euroscepticism
Populism
Unpolitics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,424
7,521
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Webb
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,869
3,954
0.364
political science
party politics
democracy
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,759
9,467
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Shaw
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,676
1,723
0.199
international relations
war
genocide
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,982
14,684
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Justin Rosenberg
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,373
1,730
0.322
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,719
17,651
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Lockwood
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,308
2,676
0.621
politics
climate policy
energy policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,063
18,066
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erik Millstone
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,187
983
0.235
Science Policy
Food and Agricultural Policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,132
19,371
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sally R Munt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
1,086
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,366
21,413
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Benno Teschke
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,310
1,188
0.359
International Relations
History
Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,626
21,603
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mario Novelli
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,268
1,821
0.557
political economy of education
globalisation
conflict
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,001
25,849
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dan Hough
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
760
0.306
Corruption
Germany
Political Parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,855
28,695
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fabio Petito
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,084
649
0.311
international relations
religions
dialogue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,109
28,861
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marie Claire Brisbois
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,062
1,915
0.929
environmental governance
energy
power
sustainability transitions
water governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,684
32,341
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Hampshire
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
892
0.532
migration policy
politics of immigration
state theory
citizenship
racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,211
33,126
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
I Gaber
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
425
0.265
political communication
news
social media
media regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,605
34,948
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kevin Gray
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,439
839
0.583
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,648
37,462
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qianqing Lindsay Mai
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
1,124
0.905
Music Geography
Soundscape
Governance & Policies
Urban Sustainability
Regional Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,977
37,645
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bipashyee Ghosh
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
1,043
0.850
Sustainability transitions
Transformative Innovation Policy
Deep Transitions
urban transport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,059
37,798
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Louiza Odysseos
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,217
473
0.389
Decolonial thought
Human rights
International Theory
Ethics
Continental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,795
41,147
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Saurabh Arora
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
611
0.617
Science Technology and Society Studies
Globalization and Development Studies
Innovation Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,575
41,577
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elizabeth David Barrett|Liz David-Barrett
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
748
0.776
Corruption
State Capture
Measuring Corruption
Public Procurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,300
42,840
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melanie Richter Montpetit
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
885
725
0.819
International Relations
Feminist Queer Anti-colonial thought and struggles
War and Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,830
43,185
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kamran Matin
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
531
0.612
International Relations
Historical Sociology
Iranian Studies
Marxism
Kurdish Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,031
44,594
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Evie Browne
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
787
586
0.745
International development
gender
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,960
47,465
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lara Coleman
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
316
0.503
human rights
ethics
law
resistance