Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 70 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
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,525
37,957
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,713
3,921
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Science
International Relations
Civil Wars
Migration Immigration
Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,248
5,228
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,767
5,416
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,177
4,639
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political risk management
stakeholder engagement
corporate diplomacy
ESG
CSR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
5,222
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Faith-based organizations
volunteerism
reentry
international social development
social work education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,393
4,222
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nationalism & ethnic politics
Power sharing
Constitutional design
Partitions & Secessions
Unifications and Reunifications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,124
3,146
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Media and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
10,066
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
American politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,345
8,715
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Homelessness
Assisted Housing Policy
Policy Analysis Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,359
4,971
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Middle East Politics
Comparative Politics
Agent-Based Modeling
Social Science Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,528
1,520
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
international relations
military innovation
religion
leadership
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
4,725
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Comparative Politics
Decentralization
Local Governance
Federalism
Participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,355
2,836
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ethics
economics
politics
health
health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
2,253
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,396
1,657
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
immigration
ethnic and racial politics
urban politics
American politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
1,787
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
labor economics
public economics
industrial organization
macro/labor
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,926
4,353
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Politics of inequality
health policy
social policy
qualitative methods
comparative political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
2,314
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Political Economy of Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
3,386
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
youth aging out of foster care
child welfare
natural mentoring
resiliency
domestic minor sex trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
2,154
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Comparative politics
Russian/post-communist studies
comparative labor
international development
qualitative methodology & ph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
1,212
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Transportation planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
2,573
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Political Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,262
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Political Behavior
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
1,354
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,740
784
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Duncan J Watts
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,525
37,957
0.276
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,225
6,258
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard J Gelles
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,713
3,921
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,566
15,081
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Sambanis
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,248
5,228
0.225
Political Science
International Relations
Civil Wars
Migration Immigration
Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,565
15,504
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Delli Carpini
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,767
5,416
0.238
Political Communication
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,880
16,053
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward Mansfield
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,177
4,639
0.209
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,499
19,438
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Witold J Henisz
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,995
5,222
0.275
Political risk management
stakeholder engagement
corporate diplomacy
ESG
CSR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,076
25,106
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ram Cnaan
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,393
4,222
0.274
Faith-based organizations
volunteerism
reentry
international social development
social work education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,465
25,656
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brendan O Leary
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,124
3,146
0.208
Nationalism & ethnic politics
Power sharing
Constitutional design
Partitions & Secessions
Unifications and Reunifications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,945
26,199
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matt Levendusky
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,846
10,066
0.678
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Media and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,805
27,239
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dan Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,345
8,715
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,052
29,533
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dennis Culhane
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,359
4,971
0.372
Homelessness
Assisted Housing Policy
Policy Analysis Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,503
46,806
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian Lustick
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,528
1,520
0.178
Middle East Politics
Comparative Politics
Agent-Based Modeling
Social Science Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,611
52,387
731
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael C Horowitz
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
4,725
0.625
international relations
military innovation
religion
leadership
forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,642
53,717
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tulia Falleti
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,355
2,836
0.386
Comparative Politics
Decentralization
Local Governance
Federalism
Participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,588
55,927
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jennifer Prah Ruger
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,027
2,253
0.321
ethics
economics
politics
health
health care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,845
60,740
808
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Samuel Freeman
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,396
1,657
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,812
61,694
821
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Jones Correa
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,283
1,787
0.284
immigration
ethnic and racial politics
urban politics
American politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,857
64,820
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ioana Marinescu
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,926
4,353
0.735
labor economics
public economics
industrial organization
macro/labor
economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,535
76,140
949
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julia Lynch
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
2,314
0.476
Politics of inequality
health policy
social policy
qualitative methods
comparative political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,977
77,127
954
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Guy Grossman
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,783
3,386
0.708
Political Economy of Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,862
89,173
1,084
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Johanna KP Greeson
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,971
2,154
0.542
youth aging out of foster care
child welfare
natural mentoring
resiliency
domestic minor sex trafficking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,645
91,086
1,110
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rudra Sil
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
1,212
0.314
Comparative politics
Russian/post-communist studies
comparative labor
international development
qualitative methodology & ph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,221
92,116
1,122
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erick Guerra
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,795
2,573
0.678
Transportation planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,239
96,429
1,173
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kok Chor Tan
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,565
1,262
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,925
109,993
1,298
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marc Meredith
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,963
1,354
0.457
Political Behavior
Political Economy