Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Victoria University of Wellington 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
New Zealand
Wendy Larner
human geography
sociology
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,604
2,722
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
Jack Vowles
Political Behaviour
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,265
699
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
David Capie
International relations
Asia-Pacific security
regionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
411
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
New Zealand
Sandra Grey
Democracy
citizen activism
tertiary education policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
397
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
New Zealand
Maria Bargh
Maori and Indigenous politics and economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
636
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Ben Thirkell-White
Global Governance
International Finance
Poverty Reduction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
148
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Alexander Bukh
International Relations
Area Studies
Northeast Asia
Territorial Disputes
Civil Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
311
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
New Zealand
Xavier Marquez
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Non-democratic politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
347
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
New Zealand
Eli Elinoff
Politics
Development
Citizenship
Environment
Thailand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
334
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,709
New Zealand
416
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wendy Larner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,604
2,722
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,937
New Zealand
1,670
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jack Vowles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,265
699
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,039
New Zealand
3,165
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Capie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,318
411
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,125
New Zealand
3,452
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sandra Grey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
397
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,361
New Zealand
3,453
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Bargh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
636
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,446
New Zealand
4,128
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ben Thirkell-White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
148
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,043
New Zealand
4,186
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexander Bukh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
311
0.478
International Relations
Area Studies
Northeast Asia
Territorial Disputes
Civil Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,354
New Zealand
4,294
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fiona Barker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
301
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,887
New Zealand
4,382
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xavier Marquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
542
347
0.640
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Non-democratic politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,465
New Zealand
4,454
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emily Beausoleil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
429
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,033
New Zealand
4,629
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eli Elinoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
334
0.791