Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 219 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
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: 2
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,399
9,418
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,714
5,576
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
political theory
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
5,100
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
5,850
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
anthropology and development
NGOs and civil society
agrarian change
Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
5,491
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Political Science
International Relations
International Institutions
European Union
European Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,719
2,867
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
First World War
History of International Relations
Modern Europe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,075
1,935
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Inequality
Social Policy
Social Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,823
2,050
0.189
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Child protection
risk management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,218
2,857
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,157
4,032
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
International Relations
Political Theory
Political Science
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,931
1,590
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
statistics psychometrics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
2,296
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
China
International Relations
Visual International Relations
Thailand
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
2,966
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Institutions & Long-Run Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
2,896
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
political theory
liberalism
multiculturalism
history of political thought
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,992
1,402
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
political economy
institutions
Africa
development
land
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,783
2,458
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
international relations
international political economy
global governance
global environmental politics
climate policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,148
2,563
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
historical sociology
Hezbollah
social movements including Islamist and jihadist groups
Hamas
Arab-Israeli conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,521
1,519
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
political science
comparative politics
international relations
Brazil
environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
1,698
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
2,183
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
International Relations
Security
War
Military
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,507
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Housing
urbanisation
labour-markets
migration
urban poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,996
1,816
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Comparative political institutions
ethnic conflict
electoral systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,947
804
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elections
Public Opinion
Electoral Psychology
Identity
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,894
1,106
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,465
352
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Barry Buzan
Citation Metrics
Total
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
14,440
1,258
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jane Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,399
9,418
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,590
2,151
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Hix
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,714
5,576
0.194
political science
comparative politics
European politics
European Union
electoral systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,169
2,363
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anne Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
5,100
0.190
political theory
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,951
2,438
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick Dunleavy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
5,850
0.222
Political science
Public Policy
Public Management
Public Administration
Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,180
3,260
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,624
5,491
0.254
anthropology and development
NGOs and civil society
agrarian change
Bangladesh
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,570
6,438
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ulrich Sedelmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,719
2,867
0.225
Political Science
International Relations
International Institutions
European Union
European Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,364
7,511
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Stevenson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,075
1,935
0.175
First World War
History of International Relations
Modern Europe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,785
7,678
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Hills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,823
2,050
0.189
Inequality
Social Policy
Social Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,108
8,170
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eileen Munro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,218
2,857
0.280
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,791
8,220
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrick Sturgis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,157
4,032
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,412
9,351
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chris Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,931
1,590
0.178
International Relations
Political Theory
Political Science
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,877
9,774
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Irini Moustaki
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,569
2,296
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,131
11,423
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William A Callahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
2,966
0.407
China
International Relations
Visual International Relations
Thailand
Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,896
11,479
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean Paul Faguet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,248
2,896
0.400
Political Economy
Comparative Politics
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Institutions & Long-Run Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,399
11,855
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chandran Kukathas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,992
1,402
0.201
political theory
liberalism
multiculturalism
history of political thought
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,251
12,185
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Catherine Boone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,783
2,458
0.362
political economy
institutions
Africa
development
land
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,495
13,261
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Falkner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,148
2,563
0.417
international relations
international political economy
global governance
global environmental politics
climate policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,698
14,591
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fawaz A Gerges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,521
1,519
0.275
historical sociology
Hezbollah
social movements including Islamist and jihadist groups
Hamas
Arab-Israeli conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,045
15,025
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kathryn Hochstetler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,340
1,698
0.318
political science
comparative politics
international relations
Brazil
environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,451
17,228
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jouni Kuha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,529
2,183
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,212
18,107
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tarak Barkawi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,507
0.354
International Relations
Security
War
Military
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,512
19,018
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sunil Kumar Sahu *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,996
1,816
0.454
Housing
urbanisation
labour-markets
migration
urban poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,340
19,196
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paul Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,947
804
0.204
Comparative political institutions
ethnic conflict
electoral systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,366
19,369
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Bruter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,894
1,106
0.284
Elections
Public Opinion
Electoral Psychology
Identity
Research Methods