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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
André Hajek
geriatrics
health-related quality of life
loneliness
psychosocial factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,723
6,251
0.930
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Christian Brettschneider
Health Economics
Quality of Life Research
Public Health
Mental Health
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
3,588
0.748
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Tom Stargardt
Health Economic Evaluation
Pharmaceutical Regulation
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
3,033
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Michael Bauer
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
Climate Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
2,623
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Grischa Perino
Economics
Environmental Economics
Climate Policy
Emission Trading
Behavioural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,905
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Andreas Lange
experimental economics
environmental economics
public economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,852
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Thomas Siedler
Health Economics
Labor Economics
Family Economics
Applied Microeconometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,850
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Wolf Georg Ringe
Financial Regulation
Capital Markets
Corporate Law
Insolvency Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
1,733
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Moritz A Drupp
Environmental Economics
Public Economics
Sustainability
Inequality
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,364
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Jan Marcus
Causality
Economics of Education
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,978
1,348
0.681
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Frank Schiemann
Sustainability Accounting
Sustainability Disclosure
Carbon Disclosure
Organizational Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
1,313
0.808
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Germany
Martin Spindler
Econometrics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Causal Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
1,044
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Germany
Felix Roth
Intangibles and LPG
Economics of EMU
Public Support for the Euro
Trust and Growth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
895
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Germany
Ulrich Fritsche
Applied Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
883
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Germany
Arne Heise
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
763
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Germany
Fred Steinmetz
Gambling
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain
Gaming
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
587
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Germany
Stephan Buse
Frugal Innovation
Global Innovation Management
International Business Strategy
Mobile Commerce
Mobile Banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
586
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Germany
Erich Gundlach
Economic growth and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
549
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Germany
Markus Nöth
Behavioral Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
542
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Germany
Tamer Çetin
Regulatory Policy
Competition Policy
Data Science
Machine Learning
Causal AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
504
0.451
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Germany
Gerd Muehlheusser
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
452
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Germany
Alexander Szimayer
Financial Economics
Financial Econometrics
Mathematical Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
445
0.348
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Germany
Timo Heinrich
Microeconomics
Market Design
Behavioural Economics
Behavioural Operations
Digital Transformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546
420
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Germany
Deniz Dilan Karaman Örsal
Theoretical Econometrics
Applied Econometrics
Empirical Macroeconomics
Economic Demography
Text Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
412
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Germany
Claudia Schwirplies
public economics
environmental economics
behavioral economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
317
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,129
Germany
2,890
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
André Hajek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,723
6,251
0.930
geriatrics
health-related quality of life
loneliness
psychosocial factors
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,711
Germany
5,644
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Brettschneider
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
3,588
0.748
Health Economics
Quality of Life Research
Public Health
Mental Health
Gerontology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,057
Germany
6,818
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tom Stargardt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,140
3,033
0.590
Health Economic Evaluation
Pharmaceutical Regulation
Health Services Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,203
Germany
7,883
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Bauer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
2,623
0.663
Monetary Economics
Financial Economics
Climate Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,245
Germany
10,614
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Grischa Perino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,161
1,905
0.603
Economics
Environmental Economics
Climate Policy
Emission Trading
Behavioural Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,586
Germany
10,872
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Lange
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,852
0.385
experimental economics
environmental economics
public economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,913
Germany
10,887
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Siedler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,850
0.488
Health Economics
Labor Economics
Family Economics
Applied Microeconometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,303
Germany
11,490
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wolf Georg Ringe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,810
1,733
0.455
Financial Regulation
Capital Markets
Corporate Law
Insolvency Law
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,292
Germany
13,907
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Moritz A Drupp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,632
1,364
0.836
Environmental Economics
Public Economics
Sustainability
Inequality
Behavioral Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,897
Germany
14,049
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan Marcus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,978
1,348
0.681
Causality
Economics of Education
Health Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,205
Germany
14,319
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frank Schiemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,624
1,313
0.808
Sustainability Accounting
Sustainability Disclosure
Carbon Disclosure
Organizational Performance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,533
Germany
16,731
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Spindler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
1,044
0.816
Econometrics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Causal Machine Learning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,708
Germany
18,451
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Felix Roth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,761
895
0.508
Intangibles and LPG
Economics of EMU
Public Support for the Euro
Trust and Growth
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,575
Germany
18,622
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrich Fritsche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,297
883
0.384
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,829
Germany
20,301
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arne Heise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
763
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,286
Germany
23,303
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fred Steinmetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
593
587
0.990
Gambling
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain
Gaming
Economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,374
Germany
23,305
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephan Buse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
586
0.301
Frugal Innovation
Global Innovation Management
International Business Strategy
Mobile Commerce
Mobile Banking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,326
Germany
24,081
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Erich Gundlach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,328
549
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,105
Germany
24,240
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Markus Nöth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
542
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,576
Germany
25,091
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tamer Çetin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
504
0.451
Regulatory Policy
Competition Policy
Data Science
Machine Learning
Causal AI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,463
Germany
26,562
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gerd Muehlheusser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,043
452
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,669
Germany
26,775
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Szimayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,280
445
0.348
Financial Economics
Financial Econometrics
Mathematical Finance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,209
Germany
27,631
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Timo Heinrich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
546
420
0.769
Microeconomics
Market Design
Behavioural Economics
Behavioural Operations
Digital Transformation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,910
Germany
27,897
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deniz Dilan Karaman Örsal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
796
412
0.518
Theoretical Econometrics
Applied Econometrics
Empirical Macroeconomics
Economic Demography
Text Mining
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,600
Germany
31,827
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claudia Schwirplies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
317
0.791
public economics
environmental economics
behavioral economics