Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Public Administration in Germany 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 Administration
Agile Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,861
8,095
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Computational Social Science
Critical Data Studies
Social Network Analysis
Information Visualization
Algorithms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
6,897
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Public Administration
Public Policy
Organisational Theory
Verwaltungswissenschaft
Politikwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,316
2,318
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Public Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,436
2,247
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Energy security
Global Policy
International Political Economy
global energy governance
energy transition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
4,184
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Policy
Political Economy
Policy Process Theory
Multiple Streams Framework
German Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
2,673
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Digital Media
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,547
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Management
Comparative Public Administration
Public Sector Reform
Performance Management
Organization Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
2,217
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Policy
Third Sector
Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,281
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Economics
Gender Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
1,125
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Public administration
public policy
organization theory
interest groups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
492
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative Public Policy
Welfare State
Narrative Policy Framework
Gender and Politics
Evidence and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
1,436
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Energy Policy
European Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,807
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
political economy
welfare state
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
711
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Public Administration & Public Governance
Comparative Social Policy Analysis
Governance
Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,066
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
multilevel governance
public administration
intergovernmental relations
fiscal federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
833
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Performance Based Contracting
Procurement and Supply Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,357
0.827
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Corporate Governance
Public Management
Collaborative Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
809
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
568
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
892
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public Corporate Governance
Public Management
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
812
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Multilevel Governance
Public Administration
European Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
900
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Governance
Energy Cooperatives
Energiewende
Network Industries
New Institutional Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
756
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative Public Policy
Public Administration
European Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
845
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
policy analysis
politics of expertise
EU politics
policy making
public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
598
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,230
3,505
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ines Mergel
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,861
8,095
0.682
Public Administration
Agile Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,155
4,441
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jürgen Pfeffer
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
6,897
0.714
Computational Social Science
Critical Data Studies
Social Network Analysis
Information Visualization
Algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,501
4,619
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Werner Jann
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,316
2,318
0.249
Public Administration
Public Policy
Organisational Theory
Verwaltungswissenschaft
Politikwissenschaft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,123
5,105
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christoph Reichard
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,436
2,247
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,810
6,305
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andreas C Goldthau
Universität Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,826
4,184
0.613
Energy security
Global Policy
International Political Economy
global energy governance
energy transition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,299
7,125
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Reimut Zohlnhöfer
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,023
2,673
0.444
Public Policy
Political Economy
Policy Process Theory
Multiple Streams Framework
German Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,612
8,163
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andreas Jungherr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
3,547
0.693
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Digital Media
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,032
9,613
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerhard Hammerschmid
Hertie School of Governance
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,195
2,217
0.528
Public Management
Comparative Public Administration
Public Sector Reform
Performance Management
Organization Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,433
12,291
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephan Grohs
Universität Speyer
Speyer, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,020
1,281
0.424
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Policy
Third Sector
Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,300
13,515
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jana Schuetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,639
1,125
0.426
Public Economics
Gender Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,440
13,675
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marian Döhler
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
492
0.190
Public administration
public policy
organization theory
interest groups
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,416
15,032
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sonja Blum
FernUniversität in Hagen
Hagen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
1,436
0.640
Comparative Public Policy
Welfare State
Narrative Policy Framework
Gender and Politics
Evidence and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,639
15,037
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicole Herweg
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,242
1,807
0.806
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Energy Policy
European Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,127
16,779
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Achim Kemmerling
Universität Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,867
711
0.381
political economy
welfare state
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,317
17,320
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tanja Klenk
Helmut Schmidt Universität
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,066
0.603
Public Administration & Public Governance
Comparative Social Policy Analysis
Governance
Welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,983
17,534
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nathalie Behnke
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
833
0.480
multilevel governance
public administration
intergovernmental relations
fiscal federalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,455
18,091
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andreas Glas
Universität der Bundeswehr München
Neubiberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,357
0.827
Performance Based Contracting
Procurement and Supply Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,004
19,063
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michèle Morner
Universität Speyer
Speyer, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,487
809
0.544
Corporate Governance
Public Management
Collaborative Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,658
19,436
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Solveig Richter
Universität Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,437
568
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,739
20,502
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sylvia Veit
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,292
892
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,896
21,161
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ulf Papenfuß
Zeppelin Universität
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
812
0.669
Public Corporate Governance
Public Management
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,846
21,237
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan Becker
Thünen Institute
Braunschweig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
900
0.748
Multilevel Governance
Public Administration
European Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,712
21,472
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jakob R Müller
Universität Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
756
0.642
Governance
Energy Cooperatives
Energiewende
Network Industries
New Institutional Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,709
22,582
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Adam
Zeppelin Universität
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,062
845
0.796
Comparative Public Policy
Public Administration
European Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,862
22,996
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Falk Daviter
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,024
598
0.584
policy analysis
politics of expertise
EU politics
policy making
public administration