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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
populism
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
research methods
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
3,683
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Energy policy
energy market modeling
EU road transportation sector
climate change
energy market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
2,987
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
2,366
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
action research
validity
organizational change
gender
diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,450
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,158
0.897
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Civil Society
Development cooperation
global citizenship
private development initiatives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
762
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
EU
SADC
gender
interregionalism
LGBTI rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
658
0.456
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
581
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
civil society
international development
partnership
advocacy
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
516
0.614
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Empathy
Attention
Science validity and integrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
358
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
international development
civil society
volunteering
charitable giving
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
298
0.656
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,676
2,934
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
populism
political parties
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,661
3,157
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Eisinga
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
3,683
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,845
3,898
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Guzay Pasaoglu
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
2,987
0.804
Energy policy
energy market modeling
EU road transportation sector
climate change
energy market
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,084
4,854
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rob Van Der Heijden
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
2,366
0.374
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,706
6,880
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carolien Van Ham
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,398
7,176
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inge Bleijenbergh
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,450
0.617
action research
validity
organizational change
gender
diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,053
7,812
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristof Jacobs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,905
8,388
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Serena Daalmans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,158
0.897
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,051
8,570
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bertjan Verbeek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,324
9,136
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Saskia Ruth Lovell
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,268
9,407
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Angela Wigger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,461
9,740
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maurits J Meijers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,206
10,219
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mathijs Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,924
10,316
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martijn Koster
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
556,425
10,549
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lau Schulpen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
762
0.537
Civil Society
Development cooperation
global citizenship
private development initiatives
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,887
11,139
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nora Stel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,461
11,283
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anna Van Der Vleuten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
658
0.456
EU
SADC
gender
interregionalism
LGBTI rights
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,618
11,902
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luuk Van Kempen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
581
0.503
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,052
12,556
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Willem Elbers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
516
0.614
civil society
international development
partnership
advocacy
disability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
777,982
13,707
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Katerina Manevska
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,662
14,676
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yingying Han
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
358
0.947
Empathy
Attention
Science validity and integrity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,414
15,285
680
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,657
15,320
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gerry Alons
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,297
15,792
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sara Kinsbergen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
298
0.656
international development
civil society
volunteering
charitable giving
sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,177
17,073
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bart Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity