Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Westminster Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Rankings 2025

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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United Kingdom
Graham Smith
Democracy
Citizen Participation
Democratic Innovations
Climate Politics
Environmental Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,900
4,848
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Rohit Lekhi
International economic policy
international political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
410
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United Kingdom
John E Owens
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
176
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Ben Fagan Watson
Environment
Climate change
Social science
action research
participatory research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
540
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
Daniel Conway
LGBT rights
Pride parades
South African politics and society
masculinities and war resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
287
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Jamileh Kadivar
Middle East
Political Science
International Relations
Media and Communications
Women Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United Kingdom
Claudio Lanza
international relations
mimetic theory
peace and conflict studies
rivalry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,612
United Kingdom
7,310
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Graham Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,900
4,848
0.445
Democracy
Citizen Participation
Democratic Innovations
Climate Politics
Environmental Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,304
United Kingdom
38,245
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rohit Lekhi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
410
0.358
International economic policy
international political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,715
United Kingdom
41,766
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John E Owens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
176
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,063
United Kingdom
43,429
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ben Fagan Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
540
0.656
Environment
Climate change
Social science
action research
participatory research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,908
United Kingdom
47,480
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Conway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
606
287
0.474
LGBT rights
Pride parades
South African politics and society
masculinities and war resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493,395
United Kingdom
76,368
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jamileh Kadivar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
Middle East
Political Science
International Relations
Media and Communications
Women Affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,207,696
United Kingdom
93,796
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudio Lanza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
international relations
mimetic theory
peace and conflict studies
rivalry