Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
6,445
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Judicial Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,036
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political parties
federalism
clientelism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,043
551
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
terrorism
political violence
nationalism
electoral politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
727
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political Economy
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
500
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
relaciones internacionales
política exterior
Estados Unidos
América Latina
diplomacia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
685
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
política exterior
narcotráfico
seguridad nacional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
387
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sociologia del derecho
jueces
tribunales
regulacion
acceso a la informacion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
226
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
political philosophy
political theory
democratic theory
applied ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
433
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
representation
political parties
political institutions
Legislative politics
comparative politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
551
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
políticas públicas
evaluación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
192
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ciencia Política
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
199
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Política y gestión educativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
190
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sociología del crimen
sociología de la violencia
sociología de la acción colectiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
171
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Drogas
Género
violencia criminal
metodologías mixtas
sociología de las emociones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
104
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Drug Policy
Latin America
Cannabis Legalization
Politics of Policymaking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
76
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mexican politics
Political Elites
Student Movements Authoritarian Regimes
Clientelism
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
81
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
políticas urbanas
gestión urbana
desarrollo regional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
opinión pública
psicología política y comportamiento electoral
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Science
Urban Politics
Latin American Studies
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Escritura
literatura medieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Democracy
Dictatorship
Inequality
Public Provision
Accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Federalism
Comparative legislatures
Political Parties
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Género y Derecho
ESS
Participación Ciudadana
Democracia
Gobiernos abiertos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,552
104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Schedler
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,566
6,445
0.329
comparative politics
democratic crises
polarization
trust
concept analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
354,124
2,132
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Julio Rios Figueroa
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,595
1,036
0.399
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Judicial Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,039
2,784
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joy Langston
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,043
551
0.270
Political parties
federalism
clientelism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,607
3,448
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Luis De LA Calle
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
727
0.433
terrorism
political violence
nationalism
electoral politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,000
3,580
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Francisco Javier Aparicio
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
500
0.310
Political Economy
Political Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,579
3,847
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jorge Schiavon
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
685
0.458
relaciones internacionales
política exterior
Estados Unidos
América Latina
diplomacia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,608
4,275
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jorge Chabat
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
387
0.289
política exterior
narcotráfico
seguridad nacional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,352
6,070
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sergio Lopez Ayllon
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
895
226
0.253
Sociologia del derecho
jueces
tribunales
regulacion
acceso a la informacion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,446
6,196
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claudio Lopez Guerra
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
870
433
0.498
political philosophy
political theory
democratic theory
applied ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,530
6,546
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aldo Ponce Ugolini
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
551
0.684
representation
political parties
political institutions
Legislative politics
comparative politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,122
8,717
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Claudia V Maldonado Trujillo
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
192
0.391
políticas públicas
evaluación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,224,602
12,030
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carlos A Pérez Ricart
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
199
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,804
12,201
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Manuel Arzola Franco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
190
0.876
Política y gestión educativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,660
12,329
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edgar Guerra
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
171
0.807
Sociología del crimen
sociología de la violencia
sociología de la acción colectiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489,862
16,303
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angélica Ospina
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
104
0.874
Drogas
Género
violencia criminal
metodologías mixtas
sociología de las emociones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,560,464
17,902
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jonas Von Hoffmann
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
76
0.760
Drug Policy
Latin America
Cannabis Legalization
Politics of Policymaking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564,119
17,981
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sebastián Garrido De Sierra
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
81
0.818
Mexican politics
Political Elites
Student Movements Authoritarian Regimes
Clientelism
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,795,152
23,454
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Manlio F. Castillo
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
49
0.942
políticas urbanas
gestión urbana
desarrollo regional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,985,712
28,650
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Salvador Vázquez Del Mercado
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
opinión pública
psicología política y comportamiento electoral
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,129,318
32,670
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ivan Souza Vieira
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
Political Science
Urban Politics
Latin American Studies
Comparative Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,309,041
38,731
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emilio Enrique Navarro Hernández
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
Escritura
literatura medieval
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,773
38,863
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adrián Mauricio Aguilar Orta
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Democracy
Dictatorship
Inequality
Public Provision
Accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,773
38,863
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joel Mendoza Gómez
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Federalism
Comparative legislatures
Political Parties
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,452
39,772
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ana Luisa Cardona Landeros
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
Mexico City, Mexico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Género y Derecho
ESS
Participación Ciudadana
Democracia
Gobiernos abiertos