Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Switzerland Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science in Switzerland 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
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,848
53,643
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Transport Planning
Agent-based Modelling
Survey Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,608
23,611
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Political Economics
Public Economics
Law and Economics
Economics and Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,034
9,792
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
European Politics
European Integration
European Union
International Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
11,655
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computer Vision
Transportation
Autonomous driving
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Artificial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,051
26,130
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,527
13,174
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Transportation Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,821
10,143
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Transport and Mobility
Discrete Choice
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,038
9,550
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,269
12,642
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,447
13,301
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Traffic Control
Transportation
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,051
11,037
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Economy
Public Finance
Economic Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,524
3,167
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
political science
conflict research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,345
7,064
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
political science
international relations
environment
globalization
trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
8,742
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social policy
welfare state
labour market policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,497
5,075
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
auxin transport
p-glycoprotein
ABC transporter
plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,111
6,262
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
comparative public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,750
6,239
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Information science
Bioinformatics
Text Mining
Information Retrieval
Lifesciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,318
9,920
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
political economy
redistribution
unequal representation
labor markets
trade unions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,003
4,340
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Information Retrieval
Data Science
Text Mining
Digital Libraries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,310
5,641
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Relations
Global Governance
Sanctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,600
2,688
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political science
Public policy
Digital technology & politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
5,184
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative politics
political parties
populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,025
3,909
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Welfare state
comparative political economy
parties and interest organizations
political participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
3,201
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,064
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dirk Helbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,122
111
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,848
53,643
0.867
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,152
208
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kay Axhausen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,608
23,611
0.507
Transport Planning
Agent-based Modelling
Survey Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,385
339
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alois Stutzer
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,034
9,792
0.288
Political Economics
Public Economics
Law and Economics
Economics and Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,555
374
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank Schimmelfennig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
11,655
0.367
European Politics
European Integration
European Union
International Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,240
385
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexandre Alahi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,051
26,130
0.842
Computer Vision
Transportation
Autonomous driving
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Artificial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,758
396
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anita Riecher Rössler
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,527
13,174
0.432
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,860
444
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marco Laumanns
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,821
10,143
0.352
Transportation Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,211
617
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michel Bierlaire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,038
9,550
0.415
Transport and Mobility
Discrete Choice
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,191
682
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frank Esser
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,269
12,642
0.594
Political Communication
Journalism
Comparative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,149
775
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Markard Jochen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,447
13,301
0.684
Sustainability Transitions
Innovation Systems
Policies & Politics
Organisations & Industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,624
857
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nikolas Geroliminis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,051
11,037
0.611
Traffic Control
Transportation
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Optimization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,594
895
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gebhard Kirchgässner
Universität Saint Gallen
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,524
3,167
0.181
Political Economy
Public Finance
Economic Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,266
907
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lars Erik Cederman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,345
7,064
0.407
political science
conflict research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,690
1,016
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomas Bernauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,829
8,742
0.552
political science
international relations
environment
globalization
trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,225
1,043
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Giuliano Bonoli
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,497
5,075
0.327
Social policy
welfare state
labour market policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,194
1,086
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Geisler
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,111
6,262
0.414
auxin transport
p-glycoprotein
ABC transporter
plant biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,005
1,202
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frédéric Varone
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,750
6,239
0.454
comparative public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,779
1,240
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patrick Ruch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,318
9,920
0.745
Information science
Bioinformatics
Text Mining
Information Retrieval
Lifesciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,936
1,278
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonas Pontusson
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,003
4,340
0.334
political economy
redistribution
unequal representation
labor markets
trade unions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,261
1,461
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fabio Crestani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,310
5,641
0.499
Information Retrieval
Data Science
Text Mining
Digital Libraries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,148
1,577
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Biersteker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,600
2,688
0.254
International Relations
Global Governance
Sanctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,699
1,606
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fabrizio Gilardi
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,351
5,184
0.501
Political science
Public policy
Digital technology & politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,223
1,655
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Betz Hans Georg
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,025
3,909
0.390
Comparative politics
political parties
populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,700
1,748
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Klaus Armingeon
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,478
3,201
0.338
Welfare state
comparative political economy
parties and interest organizations
political participation