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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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Birgit Pfau Effinger
relationship between culture and institutions
work-welfare relationship
family policy
care policy
women's employment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
2,341
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Simone Rödder
sociology of science
science communication
science policy
media & communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
831
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Martin Seeliger
Arbeits-
Organisations- und Politische Soziologie
Cultural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
830
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Katharina Manderscheid
Soziologie
Mobilität und Verkehr
soziale Ungleichheit
Nachhaltigkeit
Lebensführung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
796
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Jürgen Beyer
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Organizations
Institutional Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
755
0.212
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Germany
Thomas Frisch
Valuation and Evaluation
Climate Change
Tourism
Urban Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
217
0.751
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Germany
Marcel Sebastian
Sociology
Human Animal Studies
Neo-Institutionalism
Social Movement Studies
Microsociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
127
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Germany
Rebecca Endtricht
Soziologie
Sozialpsychologie
Kriminologie
Identität
quantitative Sozialforschung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
102
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Christoph Van Dülmen|Christoph van Duelmen
Sociology
mobility and transport
social inequalities
mobility justice
mixed methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
62
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Germany
Sören Altstaedt
Sociology of the Future
Sustainability
Climate Change
Cultural Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Germany
Christine Neubert
sociology
qualitative methods
architecture
everyday life
construction industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,467
Germany
8,760
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Birgit Pfau Effinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
2,341
0.264
relationship between culture and institutions
work-welfare relationship
family policy
care policy
women's employment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,343
Germany
19,313
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simone Rödder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
831
0.584
sociology of science
science communication
science policy
media & communications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,912
Germany
19,325
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Seeliger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
830
0.761
Arbeits-
Organisations- und Politische Soziologie
Cultural Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,655
Germany
19,781
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Katharina Manderscheid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,406
796
0.566
Soziologie
Mobilität und Verkehr
soziale Ungleichheit
Nachhaltigkeit
Lebensführung
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,662
Germany
20,409
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jürgen Beyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,560
755
0.212
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Organizations
Institutional Change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,067,284
Germany
37,909
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Frisch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
217
0.751
Valuation and Evaluation
Climate Change
Tourism
Urban Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,314,397
Germany
45,828
887
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcel Sebastian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
127
0.580
Sociology
Human Animal Studies
Neo-Institutionalism
Social Movement Studies
Microsociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,415,851
Germany
48,843
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rebecca Endtricht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
102
1.000
Soziologie
Sozialpsychologie
Kriminologie
Identität
quantitative Sozialforschung
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625,460
Germany
54,331
1,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christoph Van Dülmen|Christoph van Duelmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
62
0.954
Sociology
mobility and transport
social inequalities
mobility justice
mixed methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,575
Germany
55,267
1,047
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sören Altstaedt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
Sociology of the Future
Sustainability
Climate Change
Cultural Sociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,777,868
Germany
57,755
1,099
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christine Neubert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
sociology
qualitative methods
architecture
everyday life
construction industry