Top institutions in the United States for Political Science & Public Administration
Which institutions in the United States have the most top-cited scientists in Political Science & Public Administration?
423 researchers in the United States whose main subfield is Political Science & Public Administration are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 0.6% of all listed authors in the United States, and 1st of 35 countries in the subfield. 420 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Stanford University has the most (18), followed by University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (17) and Harvard University (17). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
423
0.6% of all in the United States
In the global top 100,000
420
99.3% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#1
of 35 countries in Political Science & Public Administration
Highest-ranked
#34
Ostrom, Elinor
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The top 100 in Political Science & Public Administration in the United States, in order
- 1Ostrom, ElinorIndiana University Bloomington
- 2Hainmueller, JensStanford University
- 3Inglehart, Ronald F.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 4Druckman, James N.University of Rochester
- 5Mudde, Cas E.University of Georgia
- 6Norris, PippaHarvard University
- 7Fraser, NancyThe New School
- 8Gerring, JohnThe University of Texas at Austin
- 9Iyengar, ShantoStanford University
- 10Moynihan, Donald P.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 11Peters, B. GuyUniversity of Pittsburgh
- 12Pierson, PaulUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 13King, GaryHarvard University
- 14Mutz, Diana C.University of Pennsylvania
- 15Thelen, KathleenMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- 16Krosnick, Jon A.Resources For The Future Inc.
- 17Mahoney, JamesNorthwestern University
- 18Schmidt, Vivien A.Boston University
- 19Bozeman, BarryArizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus
- 20Young, Iris MarionThe University of Chicago
- 21Fearon, James D.Stanford University
- 22Ansell, Christopher K.University of California, Berkeley
- 23Nyhan, BrendanFaculty of Arts and Sciences
- 24Roberts, Margaret E.University of California, San Diego
- 25Fowler, James H.University of California, San Diego
- 26Axelrod, Robert M.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 27Dalton, Russell J.University of California, Irvine
- 28Putnam, Robert D.John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 29Treisman, Daniel S.University of California, Los Angeles
- 30Levendusky, Matthew S.University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
- 31Tingley, Dustin H.Harvard University
- 32Fung, ArchonJohn F. Kennedy School of Government
- 33Levitsky, Steven R.Harvard University
- 34Berinsky, Adam J.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 35Lelkes, YphtachUniversity of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communications
- 36Hooghe, LiesbetThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 37Sabatier, Paul A.University of California, Davis
- 38Mansbridge, Jane J.John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 39Soroka, Stuart N.University of California, Los Angeles
- 40Bryson, John M.University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 41Bartels, Larry M.Vanderbilt University
- 42Ross, Michael L.University of California, Los Angeles
- 43Krook, Mona LenaRutgers University–New Brunswick
- 44Svolik, Milan W.Yale University
- 45Kapucu, NaimUniversity of Central Florida
- 46Voeten, ErikGeorgetown University
- 47Przeworski, AdamNew York University
- 48Kitschelt, Herbert P.Duke University
- 49Weyland, KurtThe University of Texas at Austin
- 50Barberá, PabloMeta
- 51Scott, James C.Yale University
- 52Abbott, Kenneth W.Arizona State University
- 53Weible, Christopher M.University of Colorado Denver
- 54Tronto, Joan C.University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- 55Diamond, LarryHoover Institution
- 56Baum, Matthew A.John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 57Tucker, Joshua A.New York University
- 58Lijphart, ArendUniversity of California, San Diego
- 59Prior, MarkusPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs
- 60Couper, Mick P.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 61Fukuyama, FrancisStanford University
- 62Milner, Helen V.Princeton University
- 63Hetherington, Marc J.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 64Hopkins, Daniel J.University of Pennsylvania
- 65Lubell, Mark N.University of California, Davis
- 66Perry, James L.Indiana University Bloomington
- 67Broockman, David E.University of California, Berkeley
- 68Grimmer, JustinHoover Institution
- 69Mason, LillianaJohns Hopkins University
- 70Abramowitz, Alan I.Emory University
- 71Gilens, MartinUniversity of California, Los Angeles
- 72Malhotra, NeilStanford Graduate School of Business
- 73Konisky, David M.Indiana University Bloomington
- 74Huddy, LeonieStony Brook University
- 75Marks, GaryThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 76Coppock, AlexanderNorthwestern University
- 77Lawless, Jennifer L.University of Virginia
- 78Meckling, Jonas O.University of California, Berkeley
- 79Bevir, MarkUniversity of California, Berkeley
- 80Tarrow, Sidney G.Cornell University
- 81Tourangeau, RogerWestat, Inc.
- 82Santos, Boaventura De SousaUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
- 83Van Ryzin, Gregg G.School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University–Newark
- 84Wood, Elisabeth JeanYale University
- 85Davenport, Christian A.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- 86de Genova, Nicholas P.University of Houston
- 87Landemore, Hélène E.Yale University
- 88Tomz, Michael R.Stanford University
- 89Pepinsky, Thomas B.Cornell University
- 90Uslaner, Eric M.University of Maryland, College Park
- 91Lupu, NoamVanderbilt University
- 92Jones, Michael D.Clemson University
- 93Vachudova, Milada AnnaThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 94Carpenter, Daniel P.Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- 95Uscinski, Joseph E.University of Miami
- 96Groves, Robert M.Georgetown University
- 97Tavits, MargitWashington University in St. Louis
- 98Nabatchi, TinaMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- 99Gerber, Alan S.Yale University
- 100Enders, Adam M.University of Louisville
423 listed scientists in Political Science & Public Administration in the United States
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