Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 44 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
political science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,080
5,050
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
solitude
aloneliness
social withdrawal
unsociability
shyness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,384
10,708
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
politics
governance
Foucault
security studies
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
5,004
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Private Governance
Environmental Policy
Private Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
4,027
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Latin American politics
North America
Mexico
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,258
2,934
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
political science
Canadian politics
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,205
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Relations
Civil-Military Relations
Alliances
Ethnic Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
1,188
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
political economy
public sector economics
fiscal systems
internal migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
650
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
international relations
political science
theory
historiography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,048
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Refugee Studies
Global Politics
African Politics
International Organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
1,311
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Marketing
Consumer Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,729
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Relations theory
ethics and International Relations
ethics of care
feminist ethics
global justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,368
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Transportation Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,540
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
international political economy
international relations
global finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
451
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Development
gender
Colombia
Bolivia
postcolonial theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
849
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brazil
Brasil
foreign policy
south america
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
647
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
European Union
democracy and legitimacy
Canada-EU relations
comparative regionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
657
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
social determinants of child health
children's rights
climate change
mixed-methods research
community resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
907
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Political Behaviour
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
538
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Canadian politics
gender
race
representation
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
900
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Political Parties
Elections
Party Organization
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
1,070
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Comparative Politics
Post-Soviet Politics
Nationalism
Ethnicity
Authoritarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
730
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
international relations
international political economy
South African foreign policy
Canadian foreign policy
philosophy of h
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
677
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Canadian Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behaviour
Immigrants
Immigration Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
473
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
international relations
military and strategic studies
security studies
defence studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
249
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,152
995
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fen Hampson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,080
5,050
0.174
political science
international affairs
Canadian foreign policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,939
1,157
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Coplan
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,384
10,708
0.406
solitude
aloneliness
social withdrawal
unsociability
shyness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,019
2,873
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Walters
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,310
5,004
0.350
politics
governance
Foucault
security studies
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,722
4,042
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Graeme Auld
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,929
4,027
0.368
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Private Governance
Environmental Policy
Private Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,615
6,314
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laura Macdonald
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,258
2,934
0.404
Latin American politics
North America
Mexico
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,159
8,628
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William Cross
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
2,205
0.424
political science
Canadian politics
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,087
10,030
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Saideman
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,390
1,188
0.271
International Relations
Civil-Military Relations
Alliances
Ethnic Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,193
11,131
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stanley L Winer
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,846
650
0.169
political economy
public sector economics
fiscal systems
internal migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,855
11,341
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brian C Schmidt
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,753
1,048
0.279
international relations
political science
theory
historiography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,937
12,242
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Milner
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,402
1,311
0.385
Refugee Studies
Global Politics
African Politics
International Organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,615
12,555
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
José I Rojas Méndez
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
1,729
0.526
International Marketing
Consumer Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,102
12,657
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fiona Robinson
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,368
0.422
International Relations theory
ethics and International Relations
ethics of care
feminist ethics
global justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,439
13,353
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karim Ismail
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,013
1,540
0.511
Transportation Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,164
14,747
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Randall Germain
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
451
0.173
international political economy
international relations
global finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,777
14,899
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cristina Rojas
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
849
0.331
Development
gender
Colombia
Bolivia
postcolonial theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,184
15,297
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sean Burges
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
647
0.263
Brazil
Brasil
foreign policy
south america
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,020
16,355
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Achim Hurrelmann
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,200
657
0.299
European Union
democracy and legitimacy
Canada-EU relations
comparative regionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,011
16,451
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefania Maggi
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
907
0.416
social determinants of child health
children's rights
climate change
mixed-methods research
community resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,238
19,150
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brenda O Neill
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
538
0.326
Political Behaviour
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,931
19,430
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Erin Tolley
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,603
900
0.561
Canadian politics
gender
race
representation
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,733
21,308
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Scott Pruysers
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
1,070
0.806
Political Parties
Elections
Party Organization
Political Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,312
22,119
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
J Paul Goode
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,227
730
0.595
Comparative Politics
Post-Soviet Politics
Nationalism
Ethnicity
Authoritarianism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,740
22,593
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Hornsby
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,169
677
0.579
international relations
international political economy
South African foreign policy
Canadian foreign policy
philosophy of h
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
730,181
25,283
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen E White
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
473
0.534
Canadian Politics
Public Opinion
Political Behaviour
Immigrants
Immigration Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,212
25,429
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elinor Sloan
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
249
0.285
international relations
military and strategic studies
security studies
defence studies