i10 Productivity
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Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,509,841 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,477 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Francis Fukuyama
democracy
development
governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
251
0.459
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Joseph S Nye
American foreign politics
international relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
231
0.489
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Pippa Norris
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
242
0.586
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Jon Elster
Democratic theory
constitutions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
170
0.430
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Robert Keohane
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
164
0.443
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Jie Chen 陈捷
Chinese Politics
Survey Research
Quantitative Research
Political Support
Political Participation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
211
0.728
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Jean L Cohen
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
105
0.386
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Carlos Alberto Torres
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
120
0.458

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Joshua Aizenman
International Economics
Development Economics
Political Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
122
0.526
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Dalton Russell J
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
121
0.517
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
William Dutton
Internet
communication
media
society
politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
85
0.386
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Michael S Lewis Beck
elections
voting behavior
political behavior
forecasting
political methodology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
124
0.569
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Amitav Acharya
International Security
International Relations
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
120
0.545
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Jeffrey P Jones
popular politics
satire
television studies
political culture
civic engagement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
103
0.464
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Michael Peter Smith
transnationalism
urban theory
political geography
urban politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
104
0.493
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Steven J Brams
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
66
0.319
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Kevin P Gallagher
international political economy
development studies
environment and development
Latin America
China
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
119
0.583
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
William R Thompson
international relations
international security
international conflict
political science
international political economy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
102
0.507
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Joshua Cohen
Political Philosophy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
92
0.449
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Mark Bevir
Political Theory
Social Theory
Critical Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Political Thought
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
123
0.612
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francis Fukuyama
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
251
0.459
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joseph S Nye
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
231
0.489
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pippa Norris
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
242
0.586
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon Elster
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
170
0.430
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Keohane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
164
0.443
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernard Grofman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
121
0.379
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jie Chen 陈捷
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
211
0.728
Chinese Politics
Survey Research
Quantitative Research
Political Support
Political Participation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barry R Weingast
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
140
0.526
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean L Cohen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
105
0.386
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carlos Alberto Torres
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
120
0.458
Political sociology of education
Comparative and International Education
Latin American Studies
Global Citizenship Education

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wendy Brown
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
156
0.642
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joshua Aizenman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
122
0.526
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dalton Russell J
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
121
0.517
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Dutton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
85
0.386
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael S Lewis Beck
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
124
0.569
elections
voting behavior
political behavior
forecasting
political methodology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amitav Acharya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
120
0.545
International Security
International Relations
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeffrey P Jones
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
103
0.464
popular politics
satire
television studies
political culture
civic engagement
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Peter Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
104
0.493
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephan Haggard
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
88
0.411
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
William Clyde Wilcox
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
70
0.350
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven J Brams
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
66
0.319
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kevin P Gallagher
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
119
0.583
international political economy
development studies
environment and development
Latin America
China
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William R Thompson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
102
0.507
international relations
international security
international conflict
political science
international political economy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Cohen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
92
0.449
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Bevir
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
123
0.612
Political Theory
Social Theory
Critical Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Political Thought