Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 268 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
Democratic theory
constitutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Finance
Asset Pricing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,008
7,883
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
6,052
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
MOST (multiphase optimization strategy)
design of optimization trials
health
behavioral science
quantitative methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,940
13,824
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
5,552
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Politics
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
5,922
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,811
22,445
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,314
9,078
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,908
4,012
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Political Methodology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,374
4,587
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
microeconomics
biosocial science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,681
13,104
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
13,227
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,122
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
9,311
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
inequality
culture
development
gender
sovereign debt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,285
4,698
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social inequality
Built environment
Transportation
Chronic disease
Neighborhood effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
4,353
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
adolescent psychology
sexuality
gender
feminist research
qualitative methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
3,257
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
2,511
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
political science
statistics
psychometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,082
9,370
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Political Science
Political Economy
History
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
3,842
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Child Psychiatry
Stress
Social Epidemiology
Research Methods
Causation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,705
2,708
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
6,503
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
female executives
gender discrimination
careers
work -life balance
workforce diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
2,598
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Latin American Politics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,942
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
health
climate
environment
sustainable development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,317
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,561
1,678
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jon Elster
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,178
14,752
0.155
Democratic theory
constitutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,315
8,112
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Hodrick
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,008
7,883
0.219
International Finance
Asset Pricing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,709
9,147
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean L Cohen
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,102
6,052
0.183
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,862
9,209
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linda M Collins
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,940
13,824
0.420
MOST (multiphase optimization strategy)
design of optimization trials
health
behavioral science
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,003
10,142
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Laver
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,827
5,552
0.180
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,574
10,397
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bruce Bueno De Mesquita|Bruce B De Mesquita, Bruce De Mesquita, BB De Mesquita
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,362
5,922
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,454
11,237
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joshua A Tucker
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,811
22,445
0.779
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,036
12,773
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew J Nathan
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,314
9,078
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,449
13,811
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert S Erikson
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,908
4,012
0.161
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,413
14,198
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathaniel L Beck
New York University
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,374
4,587
0.188
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,050
16,540
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Cesarini
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,681
13,104
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,968
18,067
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ali Diabat
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,186
13,227
0.655
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,614
18,734
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven J Brams
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,605
3,122
0.159
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,432
22,946
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Nagler
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,593
9,311
0.561
Elections
Political Behavior
Political Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,868
23,496
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raquel Fernandez
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,285
4,698
0.288
inequality
culture
development
gender
sovereign debt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,931
28,408
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kathryn M Neckerman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,835
4,353
0.315
Social inequality
Built environment
Transportation
Chronic disease
Neighborhood effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,061
30,626
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Deborah Tolman
City University of New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,926
3,257
0.252
adolescent psychology
sexuality
gender
feminist research
qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,161
32,825
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Huber
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,111
2,511
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,370
32,898
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benjamin Goodrich
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,082
9,370
0.776
political science
statistics
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,802
35,567
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Stasavage
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,234
3,842
0.342
Political Science
Political Economy
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,991
37,372
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
J Blake Turner
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,705
2,708
0.253
Child Psychiatry
Stress
Social Epidemiology
Research Methods
Causation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,091
39,829
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suresh Naidu
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
6,503
0.648
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,164
41,244
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karen S Lyness
City University of New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,694
2,598
0.268
female executives
gender discrimination
careers
work -life balance
workforce diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,051
42,579
738
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria Victoria Murillo
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,390
2,942
0.313
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Latin American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,431
45,133
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen J Connor
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,860
2,317
0.262
health
climate
environment
sustainable development