Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences 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
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
nuclear architecture
4D nucleome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,987
6,502
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,013
7,324
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
human evolution
brain evolution
RNA-seq
iPSC
comparative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,479
9,589
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
The circadian clock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Attention
Visual Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sociology
Methods of Social Research
Inequality
Family Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,372
3,742
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Sozialpsychologie
Methodenlehre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
English language
Linguistics
English Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Linguistic theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,194
3,707
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Political Science
International Relations
European Politics
European Union
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,980
3,105
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology of Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
1,709
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
AI in Management
Business Analytics
Computational Social Science
AI for Good
Causal ML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
6,040
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Archaeology
Prehistoric Archaeology
Aegean Prehistory
Archaeological Science
Bronze Age
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
5,520
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Comparative Government
Public Administration
Public Policy
Time and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,519
1,291
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Relations
Global Governance
International Institutions
Indirect Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,898
2,287
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
gender
biopolitics
sociological theories
cultural studies
care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
2,702
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,449
161
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,240
566
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Cremer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,987
6,502
0.159
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,137
944
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dieter Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,466
958
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Padberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,250
1,073
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frank Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,280
1,403
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christoph Knill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,013
7,324
0.318
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,544
1,543
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wolfgang Enard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,479
9,589
0.446
human evolution
brain evolution
RNA-seq
iPSC
comparative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,671
1,549
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martha Merrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,093
1,692
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Sauseng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,662
1,715
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hermann J. Mueller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,338
2,832
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felix Schönbrodt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,397
2,964
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Josef Brüderl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,372
3,742
0.280
Sociology
Methods of Social Research
Inequality
Family Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,992
3,553
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mario Gollwitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,813
3,675
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hans-Jörg Schmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,194
3,707
0.331
English language
Linguistics
English Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Linguistic theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,421
4,385
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Adrian Meule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,537
5,313
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Berthold Rittberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,980
3,105
0.389
Political Science
International Relations
European Politics
European Union
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,712
5,690
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hans J. Pongratz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
1,709
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,471
5,971
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sabine Walper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,214
6,152
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Feuerriegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,871
6,040
0.879
AI in Management
Business Analytics
Computational Social Science
AI for Good
Causal ML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,909
6,296
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philipp W. Stockhammer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
5,520
0.823
Archaeology
Prehistoric Archaeology
Aegean Prehistory
Archaeological Science
Bronze Age
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,375
6,468
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Klaus H Goetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,519
1,291
0.198
Comparative Government
Public Administration
Public Policy
Time and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,756
6,830
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,828
7,126
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bernhard Zangl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,898
2,287
0.388
International Relations
Global Governance
International Institutions
Indirect Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,488
7,429
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Paula-Irene Villa (Braslavsky)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,640
2,702
0.479
gender
biopolitics
sociological theories
cultural studies
care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,871
8,663
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katja Bertsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience