Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
theory and doctrine of public law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,149
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
digital forensic science
digital forensics
computer security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,634
3,516
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Constitutional Political Economy
New Institutional Economics
Public Choice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,935
4,217
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,394
2,501
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
organizational justice
selection
personal goals
leadership
organizational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,786
3,319
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
criminology
neighborhoods
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
2,263
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
crime
virtual reality
affect and cognition
dual-process models
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
3,250
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,392
1,638
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
law and economics
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,246
1,254
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
European Politics
Public Policy
European Union
International Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
1,119
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theory and numerics for pdes
conservation laws
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,868
1,155
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
philosophy of law
social philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,927
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Science & Technology Studies
Science & Technology Policy
Responsible Research and Innovation
Social Justice
Environmental Ju
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
1,775
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
EU law
migration
asylum
citizenship
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,792
1,318
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Politische Geographie
Stadtforschung
Kritische Kriminologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,351
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Legal History
European Private Law
Law and Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,030
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
law
technology
GDPR
data protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
2,155
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
research in coaching outcomes and process research.
development of the counsellor and psychotherapist personality and gender justice in organisations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,140
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
intergroup relations
aggression and violence
morality and justice
meta-analysis
psychological methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,511
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Law
European Law
Financial Law
Legal Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
981
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
conflict
identity
state formation
forensic anthropology
transitional justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
879
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Law of Obligations
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Alternative Dispute Resolution
European Private Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
1,099
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Criminal & Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Neuroethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,511
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
poverty
economic vulnerability
labour markets
social change
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
1,169
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,385
910
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gunther Teubner
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,861
8,936
0.280
private law
sociology of law
legal theory
contract law
legal pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,654
3,104
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Armin Von Bogdandy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,193
5,149
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,792
4,017
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Felix Freiling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,634
3,516
0.331
digital forensic science
digital forensics
computer security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,243
4,338
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefan Voigt
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,935
4,217
0.424
Constitutional Political Economy
New Institutional Economics
Public Choice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,178
5,169
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hoffmann Riem
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,394
2,501
0.298
Digitalisierung
Innovation
rechtliche Regulierung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,083
6,407
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Günter W Maier
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,786
3,319
0.489
organizational justice
selection
personal goals
leadership
organizational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,257
8,078
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dietrich Oberwittler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,227
2,263
0.433
criminology
neighborhoods
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,187
8,825
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jean-Louis Van Gelder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
3,250
0.691
crime
virtual reality
affect and cognition
dual-process models
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,602
9,297
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mattias Kumm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,392
1,638
0.373
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,932
9,582
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hans Bernd Schäfer
Bucerius Law School
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,246
1,254
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,418
9,740
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Susanne K Schmidt
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,162
1,119
0.269
European Politics
Public Policy
European Union
International Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,006
10,312
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dietmar Kroener
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,868
1,155
0.299
Theory and numerics for pdes
conservation laws
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,657
11,399
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Laura Valentini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
1,927
0.569
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
philosophy of law
social philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,033
12,846
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ruth Müller
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,865
1,775
0.620
Science & Technology Studies
Science & Technology Policy
Responsible Research and Innovation
Social Justice
Environmental Ju
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,124
13,092
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Thym
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,792
1,318
0.472
EU law
migration
asylum
citizenship
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,704
13,151
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bernd Belina
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,351
0.487
Politische Geographie
Stadtforschung
Kritische Kriminologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,570
13,206
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nils Jansen
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,030
0.373
Legal History
European Private Law
Law and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,172
14,797
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michèle Finck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
2,155
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,539
15,113
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heidi Möller
Universität Kassel
Kassel, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,240
1,140
0.509
research in coaching outcomes and process research.
development of the counsellor and psychotherapist personality and gender justice in organisations.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,837
15,570
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gunnar Lemmer
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,511
0.707
intergroup relations
aggression and violence
morality and justice
meta-analysis
psychological methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,879
15,571
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthias Goldmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
981
0.459
International Law
European Law
Financial Law
Legal Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,244
15,608
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Markus Hoehne
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
879
0.413
conflict
identity
state formation
forensic anthropology
transitional justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,835
15,752
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thomas Riehm
Universität Passau
Passau, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,097
1,099
0.524
Law of Obligations
Comparative Law
Legal Theory
Alternative Dispute Resolution
European Private Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,085
15,762
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christoph Bublitz
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,095
1,511
0.721
Criminal & Human Rights Law
Legal Philosophy
Neuroethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
431,339
15,930
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jean Yves Gerlitz
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,061
1,169
0.567
poverty
economic vulnerability
labour markets
social change
social justice