Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Europe History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology Highly Cited Researchers 1.649 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
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,020
5,518
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Politikwissenschaft
Sociology of Religion
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Political Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
4,919
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Landscape design
Landscape planning
climate
thermal comfort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,924
5,146
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Classics
Roman religion
urban religion
Theory of religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
3,988
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Religionssoziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
2,427
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
kelam felsefe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,979
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pentateuch
Deuteronomistic History
Prophetic Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,489
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Indian Philosophy
Theories of Religion
Postcolonial theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
1,993
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tefsir
Kuran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
3,715
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Altruism
Compassion
Positive Psychology
Practical Theology
Volunteer Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,473
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
eco-anxiety
climate anxiety
ecotheology
environmental education
climate education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
5,546
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
gençlik dindarlığı
ölüm psikolojisi
değerler psikolojisi ve eğitimi
islam psikolojisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
2,107
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hebrew Bible
Pentateuch
Ancient Judaism
Old Testament
Second Temple Judaism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,269
2,077
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Religion
Spirituality
Witchcraft
Cultural Evolution
Cultural Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
3,465
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kelam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,228
1,920
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
St Anthony Abbot in Early Modern Theology and Art
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
1,030
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Iranian languages
Central Asia
Manichaeism
Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,668
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Buddhist thought
Buddhist practice
Buddhist ethics
meditation
mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
1,573
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
ancient philosophy
early Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
1,280
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hebrew Bible
Ancient Israel
Ancient Arabia
Semitic Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
1,053
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Buddhist ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
1,225
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kelam Anabilim dalı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,401
2,066
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,326
1,215
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Islam
Sufism
Terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,897
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,170
1,483
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Birgit Meyer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,020
5,518
0.344
Africa
religion
pentecostalism
materiality
senses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,181
3,612
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gert Pickel
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,889
4,919
0.414
Politikwissenschaft
Sociology of Religion
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Political Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,967
347
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hasan Yılmaz
Atatürk University
Erzurum, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,924
5,146
0.471
Landscape design
Landscape planning
climate
thermal comfort
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,288
4,370
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joerg Ruepke|Jörg Rüpke, Jorg Rupke
Universität Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,039
3,988
0.397
Classics
Roman religion
urban religion
Theory of religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,691
4,433
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Detlef Pollack
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,919
2,427
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,036
513
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mustafa Yıldız
Karabük University
Karabük, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,635
3,979
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,076
2,291
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Römer
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,489
0.343
Pentateuch
Deuteronomistic History
Prophetic Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,600
12,017
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard King
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
1,993
0.289
Indian Philosophy
Theories of Religion
Postcolonial theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,224
810
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mehmet Akif Koç
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,711
3,715
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,027
933
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anne Birgitta Pessi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
2,473
0.382
Altruism
Compassion
Positive Psychology
Practical Theology
Volunteer Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,782
1,067
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Panu Pihkala
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,780
5,546
0.960
eco-anxiety
climate anxiety
ecotheology
environmental education
climate education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,977
1,177
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hayati Hökelekli
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
2,107
0.388
gençlik dindarlığı
ölüm psikolojisi
değerler psikolojisi ve eğitimi
islam psikolojisi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,933
2,981
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Konrad Schmid
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,269
2,077
0.394
Hebrew Bible
Pentateuch
Ancient Judaism
Old Testament
Second Temple Judaism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,873
15,302
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aiyana K. Willard
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,242
3,465
0.661
Religion
Spirituality
Witchcraft
Cultural Evolution
Cultural Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,414
1,237
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mustafa Bilal Öztürk
Dokuz Eylül University
İzmir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,228
1,920
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,230
15,605
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stuart Clark
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
1,030
0.201
St Anthony Abbot in Early Modern Theology and Art
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,284
16,125
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Sims Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,668
0.338
Iranian languages
Central Asia
Manichaeism
Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,880
16,229
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Harvey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,889
1,573
0.322
Buddhist thought
Buddhist practice
Buddhist ethics
meditation
mindfulness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,112
2,046
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Troels Engberg Pedersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
1,280
0.266
ancient philosophy
early Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,334
3,304
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ernst Axel Knauf
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,581
1,053
0.230
Hebrew Bible
Ancient Israel
Ancient Arabia
Semitic Languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,912
17,594
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Damien Keown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,423
1,225
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,002
1,674
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yusuf Şevki Yavuz
Marmara University
İstanbul, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,401
2,066
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,857
17,917
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Pattison
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,326
1,215
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,361
2,268
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Sedgwick
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,238
1,897
0.448