Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations 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
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,608
9,539
0.148
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,616
17,048
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
European Union
Governance
Comparative Regionalism
Diffusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,028
11,150
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
8,943
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,887
8,472
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
8,466
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,306
7,569
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,838
9,651
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
5,154
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Comparative Politics
Political Behaviour
Political Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,334
5,412
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
European Studies
civil society
lobbying
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
1,976
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Comparative Political Economy
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,340
1,547
0.101
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,604
2,937
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
3,376
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ethics and Political Philosopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,149
5,748
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
political behaviour
representative democracy
European integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,033
3,803
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Comparative Politics
Comparative Political Parties
European Integration
German Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,755
3,972
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
International Relations
European Integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,596
3,421
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Political Science
Political Theory
Public Policy
Interest Groups
Political Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
2,191
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Welfare States
Political Economy
German Political System
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
3,829
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Politische Soziologie
electoral politics
party competition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,006
1,316
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
political science
political theory
theory of democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,761
3,739
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,605
4,547
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political science
public policy
political economy
public administration
European Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
7,323
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Politische Einstellungen
politisches Verhalten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,807
1,592
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,581
254
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Claus Offe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,608
9,539
0.148
Political Theory
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,438
620
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Welzel
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,616
17,048
0.430
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,516
760
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tanja Boerzel
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,028
11,150
0.318
European Union
Governance
Comparative Regionalism
Diffusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,789
998
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ruud Koopmans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,607
8,943
0.302
Political Sociology
Comparative Politics
Immigration
Migration
Social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,910
1,202
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zürn Michael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,887
8,472
0.327
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,143
1,386
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Lemke
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,542
8,466
0.360
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,608
1,406
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christoph Knill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,306
7,569
0.325
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,913
1,748
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Macartan Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,838
9,651
0.486
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,929
2,049
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Merkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,653
5,154
0.292
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,134
2,302
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan W. van Deth
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,334
5,412
0.331
Comparative Politics
Political Behaviour
Political Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,985
2,432
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
beate kohler koch
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,719
1,976
0.126
European Studies
civil society
lobbying
democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,824
2,504
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gerhard Lehmbruch
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,340
1,547
0.101
Comparative Politics
Public Policy
Comparative Political Economy
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,643
2,679
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Winfried (Friedrich) Schulz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,604
2,937
0.201
Political Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,743
3,052
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thomas König
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
3,376
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,692
3,091
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rainer Forst
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,149
5,748
0.437
Ethics and Political Philosopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,526
3,133
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hermann Schmitt
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,033
3,803
0.292
political behaviour
representative democracy
European integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,124
3,538
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Poguntke
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,755
3,972
0.338
Comparative Politics
Comparative Political Parties
European Integration
German Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,474
3,591
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Diez
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,596
3,421
0.295
International Relations
European Integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,020
3,840
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Volker Schneider
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,984
2,191
0.199
Political Science
Political Theory
Public Policy
Interest Groups
Political Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,902
4,084
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philip Manow
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,399
3,829
0.368
Welfare States
Political Economy
German Political System
Political Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,210
4,263
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Franz Pappi
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,006
1,316
0.132
Politische Soziologie
electoral politics
party competition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,996
4,391
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yves Sintomer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,761
3,739
0.383
political science
political theory
theory of democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,838
4,466
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Harald Schoen
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,605
4,547
0.473
Political Science
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,109
4,481
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jale Tosun
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,581
7,323
0.764
Political science
public policy
political economy
public administration
European Union
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,483
4,897
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oscar Gabriel
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,807
1,592
0.181
Politische Einstellungen
politisches Verhalten