Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 7 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
United States
William Galston
political theory american politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
3,997
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Danielle Resnick
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,800
3,089
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Shadi Hamid
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
1,098
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Richard V Reeves
Inequality
gender
social mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,709
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Rush Doshi
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,419
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Fergus Hanson
foreign policy
ediplomacy
polling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
450
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Amy J Nelson
Political Science
International Relations
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Decision Making and Negotiation
Emerging Technol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
328
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,095
United States
22,063
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William Galston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,158
3,997
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,839
United States
66,047
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Danielle Resnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,800
3,089
0.533
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,260
United States
121,461
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shadi Hamid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,559
1,098
0.429
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,044
United States
122,997
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard V Reeves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,508
1,709
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,007
United States
166,889
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rush Doshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,419
0.945
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,495
United States
189,214
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fergus Hanson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
450
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,637
United States
231,508
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amy J Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
708
328
0.463
Political Science
International Relations
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Decision Making and Negotiation
Emerging Technol
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