Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Strategic Management 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
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Management
Umwelt
Nachhaltigkeit
Unternehmertum
Accounting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,004
26,429
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Management and organisation theory
strategic alliances and networks
project-based organizing
creativity and entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,594
10,191
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Multinational enterprises
foreign direct investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
5,480
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Intellectual Property
Patents
Trademarks
Hidden Champions
Mittelstand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,185
13,942
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Industrial relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,748
6,937
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Corporate Governance
Entrepreneurship
Innovation and Technology
Technology Transfer
Family Firms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,090
8,379
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Corporate Communications
Communication Management
Public Relations
Strategic Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,058
8,048
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Alliances
Coopetition
Innovation
Cultural Distance
Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,709
10,511
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Strategic management
financial performance
sustainability
industrial ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
9,146
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health Care Management
Health Economics
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,631
6,088
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,432
3,350
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
IT Management
Healthcare IT
Platform Ecosystems
Digital Innovation
IT Outsourcing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,552
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Industrial Organization
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
5,694
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Management and Organization Theory
Inter-organizational Relations
Trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,854
2,966
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
International Business
Human Resource Management
Emerging Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,814
2,934
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Strategy and Organization
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
2,905
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Strategy
Innovation
Organizational Capabilities
Dynamic Capabilities
Value Cocreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
5,133
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Management
especially strategy and leadership
organizational behavior
diversity
cultural industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,606
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Management Science
Operations Research
Logistics
Production Management
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
2,636
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Management
Organization Theory
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
2,989
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Management
Innovation management
Innovation ecosystems
Organization theory
Open innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
4,040
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Strategic Foresight
Corporate Foresight
Scenario Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,238
4,884
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,235
3,594
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
2,146
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,594
228,880
0.816
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,011
459
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stefan Schaltegger
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,004
26,429
0.562
Management
Umwelt
Nachhaltigkeit
Unternehmertum
Accounting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,960
784
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jörg Sydow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,594
10,191
0.295
Management and organisation theory
strategic alliances and networks
project-based organizing
creativity and entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,696
1,673
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sarianna Lundan
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
5,480
0.265
Multinational enterprises
foreign direct investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,882
1,846
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joern Block
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,185
13,942
0.727
Intellectual Property
Patents
Trademarks
Hidden Champions
Mittelstand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,555
2,244
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gregory Jackson
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,748
6,937
0.414
Corporate governance
Corporate social responsibility
Industrial relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,479
2,384
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erik E Lehmann
Universität Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,090
8,379
0.521
Corporate Governance
Entrepreneurship
Innovation and Technology
Technology Transfer
Family Firms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,630
2,389
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ansgar Zerfass|Ansgar Zerfaß
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,058
8,048
0.501
Corporate Communications
Communication Management
Public Relations
Strategic Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,260
2,965
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ricarda Bouncken
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,709
10,511
0.767
Alliances
Coopetition
Innovation
Cultural Distance
Knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,023
3,822
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timo Busch
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
9,146
0.823
Strategic management
financial performance
sustainability
industrial ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,827
4,021
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonas Schreyögg
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,631
6,088
0.573
Health Care Management
Health Economics
Health Services Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,256
4,585
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
joachim henkel
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,432
3,350
0.355
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,735
4,612
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Armin Heinzl
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,396
4,552
0.484
IT Management
Healthcare IT
Platform Ecosystems
Digital Innovation
IT Outsourcing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,476
4,686
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tobias Kretschmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,266
5,694
0.615
Industrial Organization
Strategic Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,267
5,519
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Guido Moellering
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,854
2,966
0.378
Management and Organization Theory
Inter-organizational Relations
Trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,979
5,543
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dirk Holtbrügge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,814
2,934
0.375
International Business
Human Resource Management
Emerging Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,086
5,917
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Birgit Renzl
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,344
2,905
0.396
Strategy and Organization
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,586
6,617
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ralf Wilden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,557
5,133
0.783
Strategy
Innovation
Organizational Capabilities
Dynamic Capabilities
Value Cocreation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,355
6,649
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sabine Boerner
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,525
2,606
0.399
Management
especially strategy and leadership
organizational behavior
diversity
cultural industries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,412
6,891
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gerhard Wäscher
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,291
2,636
0.419
Management Science
Operations Research
Logistics
Production Management
Supply Chain Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,517
6,977
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jochen Koch
Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt Oder
Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
2,989
0.481
Management
Organization Theory
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,570
7,232
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oliver Alexy
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,958
4,040
0.678
Management
Innovation management
Innovation ecosystems
Organization theory
Open innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,850
8,065
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Victor Tiberius
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,238
4,884
0.932
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Strategic Foresight
Corporate Foresight
Scenario Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,965
8,068
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Schwens
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,235
3,594
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,018
8,418
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thomas Hutzschenreuter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,973
2,146
0.432