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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 is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Austria
Laurenz Ennser Jedenastik
Austrian politics
political parties
political elites
political institutions
welfare states
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,602
1,894
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Austria
Kai Leichsenring
social policy
integrated care
long-term care
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
924
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Türkiye
Süleyman Özdemir|Suleyman Ozdemir, Ozdemir, S.
Refah Devleti (Welfare State)
Sosyal Politika (Social Policy)
Yoksulluk (Poverty)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
920
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Croatia
Teo Matkovic
Social policy
employment
education
social stratification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
648
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Türkiye
Oğuz Karadeniz
sosyal güvenlik
emeklilik
sağlık
işgücü piyasaları
eğitim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
621
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Hungary
Anikó Bernát
Social policy research on vulnberable social groups
especially minorities (the Roma)
migrants and refugees
disabled people
c
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
619
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Poland
Sławomir Kalinowski
poverty
rural areas
smart villages
rural studies
social inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
731
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
North Macedonia
Marjan Petreski
Labor markets
Monetary policy
Survey data econometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
467
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Estonia
Kadri Täht
social inequality
labor market
work and family reconciliation
work time flexibility
cross-national comparative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
508
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Türkiye
Hakan Karabacak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
285
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Türkiye
Suat Uğur
Sosyal Politika
Sosyal Güvenlik
Social Policy
Çalışma Ekonomisi
Yönetim Ve Çalışma Sosyolojisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
333
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Türkiye
Zeki Parlak
çalışma sosyolojisi ve emek piyasaları
refah devleti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
300
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Türkiye
Teoman Akpinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
519
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Türkiye
Sefa Çetin
stratejik yönetim
yerel yönetimler
kamu yönetimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
403
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Austria
Stefan Angel
Social Policy
Economic Inequality
Labor Economics
Housing
Consumer Debt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
411
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Türkiye
Nuray Gökçek Karaca
Sosyal Politika
İş Yaşamı
Dezavantajlılar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
288
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Russia
Виктор Борисович Тасеев Viktor B. Taseev
Социальная политика
демография
государственное и муниципальное управление
управление персоналом
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
170
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Türkiye
Seda Topgül
iş-yaşam dengesi
çalışma psikolojisi
dezavantajlı gruplar
sosyal sermaye
sosyal politikalar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
401
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Türkiye
Mustafa Aykac
Çalışma Ekonomisi
Endüstri İlişkileri
Sosyal Politika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
239
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Türkiye
Fatih Altun
Sosyal Politika
Sosyal Girişimcilik
Sosyal Hizmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
378
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Türkiye
Gülşen Çetin Aydin
Sosyal Politika
Çalışma Psikolojisi
Toplumsal Cinsiyet
Örgütsel Davranış
İnsan Kaynakları
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
380
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Russia
Роман Губарев
эффективность труда
качество труда
социальная политика
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
349
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Türkiye
Mehmet Öçal
Sosyal Politika
Çalışma Koşulları
İnsani Çalışma Standartları
Toplumsal Refah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
382
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Türkiye
Mehmet Atilla Güler
Sosyal Politika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
321
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Türkiye
Esin Karacan
sosyal politika
insan kaynakları yönetimi
iş sağlığı ve güvenliği
örgütsel davranış
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
251
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,300
Austria
1,964
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laurenz Ennser Jedenastik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,602
1,894
0.728
Austrian politics
political parties
political elites
political institutions
welfare states
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,990
Austria
2,060
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kai Leichsenring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
924
0.382
social policy
integrated care
long-term care
ageing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,579
Türkiye
4,783
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Süleyman Özdemir|Suleyman Ozdemir, Ozdemir, S.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
920
0.435
Refah Devleti (Welfare State)
Sosyal Politika (Social Policy)
Yoksulluk (Poverty)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,879
Croatia
439
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Teo Matkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
648
0.450
Social policy
employment
education
social stratification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,446
Türkiye
8,662
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oğuz Karadeniz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
621
0.475
sosyal güvenlik
emeklilik
sağlık
işgücü piyasaları
eğitim
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,450
Hungary
2,254
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anikó Bernát
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
619
0.679
Social policy research on vulnberable social groups
especially minorities (the Roma)
migrants and refugees
disabled people
c
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,940
Poland
5,247
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sławomir Kalinowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
908
731
0.805
poverty
rural areas
smart villages
rural studies
social inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,687
North Macedonia
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marjan Petreski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
857
467
0.545
Labor markets
Monetary policy
Survey data econometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,504
Estonia
410
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kadri Täht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
508
0.599
social inequality
labor market
work and family reconciliation
work time flexibility
cross-national comparative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,837
Türkiye
14,307
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hakan Karabacak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
781
285
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,411
Türkiye
14,487
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Suat Uğur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
771
333
0.432
Sosyal Politika
Sosyal Güvenlik
Social Policy
Çalışma Ekonomisi
Yönetim Ve Çalışma Sosyolojisi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,753
Türkiye
15,160
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zeki Parlak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
300
0.412
çalışma sosyolojisi ve emek piyasaları
refah devleti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,910
Türkiye
16,172
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Teoman Akpinar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
667
519
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,366
Türkiye
17,064
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sefa Çetin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
403
0.652
stratejik yönetim
yerel yönetimler
kamu yönetimi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,729
Austria
4,236
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefan Angel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
411
0.709
Social Policy
Economic Inequality
Labor Economics
Housing
Consumer Debt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
863,229
Türkiye
18,123
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nuray Gökçek Karaca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565
288
0.510
Sosyal Politika
İş Yaşamı
Dezavantajlılar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,173
Russia
9,222
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Виктор Борисович Тасеев Viktor B. Taseev
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
170
0.304
Социальная политика
демография
государственное и муниципальное управление
управление персоналом
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
885,680
Türkiye
18,972
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Seda Topgül
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
401
0.764
iş-yaşam dengesi
çalışma psikolojisi
dezavantajlı gruplar
sosyal sermaye
sosyal politikalar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
906,499
Türkiye
19,896
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mustafa Aykac
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494
239
0.484
Çalışma Ekonomisi
Endüstri İlişkileri
Sosyal Politika
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,536
Türkiye
20,036
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fatih Altun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
490
378
0.771
Sosyal Politika
Sosyal Girişimcilik
Sosyal Hizmet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,629
Türkiye
20,243
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gülşen Çetin Aydin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
380
0.784
Sosyal Politika
Çalışma Psikolojisi
Toplumsal Cinsiyet
Örgütsel Davranış
İnsan Kaynakları
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,264
Russia
10,237
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Роман Губарев
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
349
0.724
эффективность труда
качество труда
социальная политика
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,936
Türkiye
21,824
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mehmet Öçal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
382
0.849
Sosyal Politika
Çalışma Koşulları
İnsani Çalışma Standartları
Toplumsal Refah
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,118
Türkiye
21,835
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mehmet Atilla Güler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
321
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,681
Türkiye
22,079
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Esin Karacan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
251
0.564
sosyal politika
insan kaynakları yönetimi
iş sağlığı ve güvenliği
örgütsel davranış