Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Belgium Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Public Administration in Belgium Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,299
12,996
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,757
6,629
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
1,370
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
public administration
public management
HRM
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,507
3,487
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
public management
public administration
coproduction
civil society
welfare policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
4,709
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
public policy
industrial and corporate change
political economy of international business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,601
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
public administration
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
3,186
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
innovation policy
public administration
public management
digital governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
1,942
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Finance
Inequality and poverty
Microsimulation
labour supply
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
730
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Administration
Public Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,476
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
public accountability
democratic governance
public-private partnerships
collaborative governance
depoliticization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
1,093
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Local Government
Multi-Level Governance
Public Policy Analysis
Assessment and Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
628
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public administration and public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
685
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Digital Government
Digital Transformation
Public Administration
Public Management
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
620
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public administration
Transparency
Government communication
Social media
Place branding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
496
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Public finance
Local governments
Fiscal policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
215
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
public policy
public administration
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
460
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public policy
public administration
public management
policy learning
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
337
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Sustainability Transitions
Renewable Energy Governance
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
168
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Social Movements
Queering Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
225
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public management
ownership and governance
national accounts
transport economy
culture economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
80
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
public procurement
data analysis
transparency
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
36
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public administration
public law
freedom of information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
49
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Public administration
Public management
performance management
performance measurement
efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
72
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public sector governance
development cooperation
comparative civil service
policy transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
91
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,839
127
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Bouckaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,299
12,996
0.348
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,010
782
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Van De Walle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,757
6,629
0.564
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,307
1,007
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henry Tulkens
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,398
1,370
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,259
1,271
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Annie Hondeghem
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,507
3,487
0.464
public administration
public management
HRM
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,577
1,289
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bram Verschuere
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,391
4,709
0.637
public management
public administration
coproduction
civil society
welfare policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,156
1,986
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Drahokoupil
European Trade Union Institute
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,555
2,601
0.571
public policy
industrial and corporate change
political economy of international business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,770
2,148
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Trui Steen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,158
3,186
0.766
public administration
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,560
2,931
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Veiko Lember
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,719
1,942
0.714
innovation policy
public administration
public management
digital governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,040
3,590
873
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
André Decoster
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,984
730
0.368
Public Finance
Inequality and poverty
Microsimulation
labour supply
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,847
3,833
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Wynen
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,785
1,476
0.827
Public Administration
Public Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,386
4,937
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tom Willems
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
1,093
0.970
public accountability
democratic governance
public-private partnerships
collaborative governance
depoliticization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,228
5,334
1,018
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ellen Wayenberg
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
942
628
0.667
Local Government
Multi-Level Governance
Public Policy Analysis
Assessment and Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,420
5,741
737
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stéphane Moyson
Université Catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
685
0.875
Public administration and public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,531
6,158
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Luca Tangi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
620
0.990
Digital Government
Digital Transformation
Public Administration
Public Management
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
898,281
6,442
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vincent Mabillard
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
496
0.947
Public administration
Transparency
Government communication
Social media
Place branding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,552
6,536
1,193
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stijn Goeminne
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
215
0.427
Public finance
Local governments
Fiscal policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,023
6,736
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giovanni Esposito
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
460
0.987
public policy
public administration
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,713
7,728
1,408
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bishoy Louis Zaki
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
337
0.994
public policy
public administration
public management
policy learning
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,200,705
8,747
1,905
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jasminka Young
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
168
0.680
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Sustainability Transitions
Renewable Energy Governance
Environmental Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,877
8,758
1,910
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Diego Galego
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
225
0.915
Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Social Movements
Queering Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,363,077
9,967
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christophe Goethals
Haute École Robert Schuman
Chevigny, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
80
0.476
Public management
ownership and governance
national accounts
transport economy
culture economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,460
10,006
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ivo Locatelli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
36
0.217
public procurement
data analysis
transparency
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,376,136
10,058
2,203
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Frankie Schram
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
49
0.301
public administration
public law
freedom of information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,428,692
10,405
2,291
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jesse Stroobants
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
72
0.500
Public administration
Public management
performance management
performance measurement
efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,468,063
10,687
905
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
91
0.695
Public sector governance
development cooperation
comparative civil service
policy transfer