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 management
public administration
co-production
co-creation
third sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,696
6,571
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
public policy
comparative public administration
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
1,477
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Corporate Sustainability Strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,258
2,938
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Europeanization
EU compliance
implementation
enforcement and evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
922
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Civil Service
Health Policy
Health Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
653
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
trade theory
trade policy
foreign direct investment
fair trade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
288
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
policy interactions
framing
scales
conflicts
interpretive research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
385
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Opinion
Media
Terrorism
immigration
EU integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
497
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Values
Street-Level Craftsmanship
Governance
Ethics
Integrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
263
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Corporate Social Responsibility
Fighting Corruption
Organizational Legitimacy
Multinational Companies
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
164
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental governance
collaborative governance
public administration
collaborative planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
115
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Administration
Public Policy
Organisation Theory
Digitalisation
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
47
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
virtue ethics
organizational design
military
division of labour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
business ecosystems
collaborative innovation
ethnography
innovation management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
bestuurskunde
public administration
local government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Information Sciences
Business Administration
Group Model Building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Taco Brandsen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,696
6,571
0.614
public management
public administration
co-production
co-creation
third sector
Michiel S De Vries
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
1,477
0.436
public policy
comparative public administration
local government
Sjors Witjes
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,258
2,938
0.902
Corporate Sustainability Strategies
Ellen Mastenbroek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
922
0.444
Europeanization
EU compliance
implementation
enforcement and evaluation
Christiaan Lako
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
653
0.569
Civil Service
Health Policy
Health Management
Albert De Vaal
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,057
288
0.272
trade theory
trade policy
foreign direct investment
fair trade
Maartje Van Lieshout
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
385
0.410
policy interactions
framing
scales
conflicts
interpretive research
Marijn Van Klingeren
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
654
497
0.760
Public Opinion
Media
Terrorism
immigration
EU integration
Hester Paanakker
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
263
0.739
Public Values
Street-Level Craftsmanship
Governance
Ethics
Integrity
Stefan Schembera
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
164
0.812
Corporate Social Responsibility
Fighting Corruption
Organizational Legitimacy
Multinational Companies
Global Governance
Emma Avoyan
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
115
0.975
Environmental governance
collaborative governance
public administration
collaborative planning
Ina Radtke
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
47
0.870
Public Administration
Public Policy
Organisation Theory
Digitalisation
Migration
Liesbeth Gulpers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
virtue ethics
organizational design
military
division of labour
S James Ellis
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
business ecosystems
collaborative innovation
ethnography
innovation management
Ronald Vuijk
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
bestuurskunde
public administration
local government
Mats J Ouborg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Information Sciences
Business Administration
Group Model Building