Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Highly Cited Researchers 15.596 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
democracy
development
governance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,532
41,084
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,802
29,382
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
American foreign politics
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,589
39,409
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,837
35,889
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,561
37,167
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,888
20,779
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Democratic theory
constitutions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Political-economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,604
16,764
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,138
19,441
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,145
25,690
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,418
16,754
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,651
12,680
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,618
9,526
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
American Politics
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,614
15,596
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,107
12,719
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Theory
Political Sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,093
7,560
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,091
26,261
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
international relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,083
15,179
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,100
18,674
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
political science
comparative politics
European Union
multilevel governance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,095
17,392
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,527
19,445
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political economy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,786
15,774
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,979
12,651
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
IR Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,748
17,563
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,453
17,962
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,212
524
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,532
41,084
0.248
democracy
development
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425
624
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Keohane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,802
29,382
0.194
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686
751
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph S Nye
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,589
39,409
0.282
American foreign politics
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,492
1,179
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pippa Norris
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,837
35,889
0.315
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,252
260
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ruth Wodak
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,561
37,167
0.373
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,355
128
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Will Kymlicka
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97,888
20,779
0.212
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,561
1,678
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jon Elster
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
Democratic theory
constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,722
1,756
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barry R Weingast
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,604
16,764
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,368
2,072
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter A Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,138
19,441
0.231
Comparative politics
comparative political economy
institutional analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,464
352
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,145
25,690
0.309
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,647
2,673
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dalton Russell J
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,418
16,754
0.231
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,755
2,717
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guillermo O'Donnell
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,651
12,680
0.177
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,760
311
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philippe C. Schmitter
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,618
9,526
0.133
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,189
2,931
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul Pierson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,614
15,596
0.227
American Politics
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,549
560
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,107
12,719
0.192
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,733
260
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,093
7,560
0.116
Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,734
3,181
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James H Fowler
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,091
26,261
0.403
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,904
3,267
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathryn Sikkink
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,083
15,179
0.237
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,073
3,841
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert M Entman
George Washington University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,100
18,674
0.321
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,075
3,843
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Marks
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,095
17,392
0.299
political science
comparative politics
European Union
multilevel governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,214
397
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Donatella Della Porta
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,527
19,445
0.338
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,391
58
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,786
15,774
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,839
4,214
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alexander Wendt
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,979
12,651
0.230
International relations
quantum theory
and philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,902
4,245
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Mearsheimer
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,748
17,563
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,984
346
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olivier François Bertrand
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,453
17,962
0.330
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach