Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe Business & Management / Public Administration Highly Cited Researchers 1.562 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
Bureaucracy
Organization Studies
Sociology
Public Administration
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,377
8,660
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,073
11,429
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Informal economy
undeclared work
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,792
11,879
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
public administration
governance
public management
mediatization
branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,099
10,566
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
public management
health policy
health care management
organization studies
public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,480
8,236
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ethnic Minorities
Multiculturalism
Muslims in the West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,912
7,169
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
systematic reviews
research synthesis
priority setting
public involvement
international development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,207
13,270
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
public management
Public sector reforms
public administration
central civil service
Organization Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,356
9,636
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public administration
central civil service
comparative public reforms
organization theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
10,355
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Public Policy
Public Service Motivation
Choice
Competition
Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,111
3,858
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Public policy analysis
Organizational and practice studies
Interpretive methodologies & methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,327
8,416
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
public management public services management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,222
12,088
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
public administration
crisis management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,936
12,448
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
governance
public administration
partnerships
policy-making
privatization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,073
7,156
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Public Policy
Democratic Engagement
Randomized Controlled Trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
7,241
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
POLITICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT
ENGLAND
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,921
7,338
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
collaborative governance
public innovation
democracy
political leadership
politicians
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,465
10,540
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,812
7,479
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Public and Social Policies
Economic policy
Health policy
Public health policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,416
3,540
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Public economics
economics of social policy
pensions
higher education finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,389
2,929
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Public Mental Health
Epidemiology
Aging
Dementia
Cognitive Decline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,880
9,250
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Public Management
Public Governance
Public Administration
Co-Production
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,564
6,120
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
public administration
digital government
e-government
public sector innovation
ICT and new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
8,886
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
diplomacy
globalisation
global governance
public administration
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,355
5,231
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Comparative Public Policy
Policy Integration
Climate Change Adaptation
Data Driven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,861
11,056
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,913
112
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Du Gay
Copenhagen Business School
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,377
8,660
0.209
Bureaucracy
Organization Studies
Sociology
Public Administration
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,920
130
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Geert Bouckaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,073
11,429
0.300
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,133
1,695
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Colin C Williams
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,792
11,879
0.352
Informal economy
undeclared work
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,737
531
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erik Hans Klijn
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,099
10,566
0.329
public administration
governance
public management
mediatization
branding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,390
1,906
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ewan Ferlie
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,480
8,236
0.262
public management
health policy
health care management
organization studies
public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,180
2,037
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tariq Modood
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,912
7,169
0.240
Ethnic Minorities
Multiculturalism
Muslims in the West
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,042
2,109
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sandy Oliver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,207
13,270
0.454
systematic reviews
research synthesis
priority setting
public involvement
international development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,122
110
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Per Laegreid
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,356
9,636
0.340
public management
Public sector reforms
public administration
central civil service
Organization Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,740
114
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tom Christensen
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,869
10,355
0.372
Public administration
central civil service
comparative public reforms
organization theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,860
2,336
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julian Le Grand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,111
3,858
0.142
Public Policy
Public Service Motivation
Choice
Competition
Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,078
736
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dvora Yanow
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,327
8,416
0.320
Public policy analysis
Organizational and practice studies
Interpretive methodologies & methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,238
2,460
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen P Osborne
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,222
12,088
0.461
public management public services management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,305
870
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Arjen Boin
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,936
12,448
0.520
public administration
crisis management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,006
911
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joop Koppenjan
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,073
7,156
0.310
governance
public administration
partnerships
policy-making
privatization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,116
3,157
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter John
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
7,241
0.328
Public Policy
Democratic Engagement
Randomized Controlled Trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,561
3,197
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
SIMON LEE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,921
7,338
0.335
POLITICS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT
ENGLAND
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,676
329
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eva Sørensen
Roskilde University
Roskilde, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,465
10,540
0.491
collaborative governance
public innovation
democracy
political leadership
politicians
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,117
1,131
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Bovens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,812
7,479
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,260
848
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vicente Navarro
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,416
3,540
0.182
Public and Social Policies
Economic policy
Health policy
Public health policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,325
4,353
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicholas Barr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,389
2,929
0.168
Public economics
economics of social policy
pensions
higher education finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,299
954
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emiliano Albanese
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,880
9,250
0.548
Public Mental Health
Epidemiology
Aging
Dementia
Cognitive Decline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,699
4,621
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tony Bovaird
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,564
6,120
0.369
Public Management
Public Governance
Public Administration
Co-Production
Performance Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,877
1,492
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Victor Bekkers
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,860
8,886
0.560
public administration
digital government
e-government
public sector innovation
ICT and new media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,416
2,275
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diane Stone
European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,355
5,231
0.341
diplomacy
globalisation
global governance
public administration
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,983
1,608
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robbert Biesbroek
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,861
11,056
0.744
Comparative Public Policy
Policy Integration
Climate Change Adaptation
Data Driven