Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Slovenia Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science in Slovenia Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 relations
Communication management
Strategic communication
Corporate communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,619
5,790
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social Networks
Network Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,153
3,338
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
comparative methods
mixed methods
online interviews
online focus groups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
2,231
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
political parties
interest groups
policy analysis
democracy
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,175
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cultural studies
nostalgia
Balkan studies
graffiti
visual culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,053
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
building information modeling
automation in construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
856
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,087
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
political science
public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
436
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
information science
bibliometrics
science mapping
information literacy
research evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
993
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
FDI
internationalization
foreign trade
international business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
651
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social policy
housing policy
social exclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
782
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
information society
digital inequalities
internet access
digital skills
survey research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
926
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
ICT & aging
Gerontechnology
Mobile usability
Internet Studies
Survey Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
944
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
complex systems
network science
computational social science
synchronization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
753
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
library collection management
bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
478
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sustainable transport
Green logistics
Electric vehicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
747
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
social policy
housing
social innovations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
370
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
social gerontology
sociology of health and disease
family carers of old people
new technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
554
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
political sociology
social theory
modernization
development
social transformations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
275
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
International Relations
International Political Economy
European Integrations
Public policy
Philosophy of Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
490
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
357
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Network analysis
Statstics
Multivaraite analysis
Simulations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
303
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
political science
public administration
leadership studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
327
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic data (FRBR)
library catalogs
human-computer interaction
user interfaces
user exper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
221
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
preschool education
didactics
social sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
236
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,509
47
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Verčič Dejan
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,619
5,790
0.459
Public relations
Communication management
Strategic communication
Corporate communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,889
49
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrej Mrvar
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,153
3,338
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,712
292
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bojana Lobe
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,108
2,231
0.718
comparative methods
mixed methods
online interviews
online focus groups
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,836
304
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Danica Fink Hafner
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,175
0.397
political parties
interest groups
policy analysis
democracy
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,251
319
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mitja Velikonja
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,053
0.375
cultural studies
nostalgia
Balkan studies
graffiti
visual culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,471
464
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Danijel Rebolj
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,781
856
0.481
building information modeling
automation in construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,320
468
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Milan Batista
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,087
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,284
496
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Miro Haček
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,626
436
0.268
political science
public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,097
498
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tomaz Bartol
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
993
0.616
information science
bibliometrics
science mapping
information literacy
research evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,820
504
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andreja Jaklič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,580
651
0.412
FDI
internationalization
foreign trade
international business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,633
549
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masa Filipovic Hrast
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
782
0.547
social policy
housing policy
social exclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,753
563
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Darja Grošelj
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,391
926
0.666
information society
digital inequalities
internet access
digital skills
survey research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,736
576
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andraž Petrovčič
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
944
0.709
ICT & aging
Gerontechnology
Mobile usability
Internet Studies
Survey Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,315
589
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zoran Levnajić
Faculty of Information Studies in Novo Mesto
Novo mesto, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
753
0.586
complex systems
network science
computational social science
synchronization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,945
610
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juznic Primoz
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,229
478
0.389
library collection management
bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,290
618
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matjaz Knez
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
747
0.617
Sustainable transport
Green logistics
Electric vehicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,130
626
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Srna Mandic
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
370
0.309
social policy
housing
social innovations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,269
780
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simona Hvalič Touzery
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
554
0.691
social gerontology
sociology of health and disease
family carers of old people
new technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,449
820
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matej Makarovič
School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
275
0.386
political sociology
social theory
modernization
development
social transformations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,407
834
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marko Lovec
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
678
490
0.723
International Relations
International Political Economy
European Integrations
Public policy
Philosophy of Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,696
850
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elen Twrdy
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
357
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,887
906
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aleš Žiberna
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
303
0.539
Network analysis
Statstics
Multivaraite analysis
Simulations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,643
910
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simona Kukovic
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
327
0.587
political science
public administration
leadership studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,038
913
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tanja Mercun
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
221
0.400
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic data (FRBR)
library catalogs
human-computer interaction
user interfaces
user exper
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,660
1,054
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marta Licardo
University of Maribor
Maribor, Slovenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
419
236
0.563
preschool education
didactics
social sciences