Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Public Administration Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
public governance
trust
performance management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,624
13,260
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
6,778
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
public administration
public management
HRM
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
3,539
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
public administration
public management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,231
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
innovation policy
public administration
public management
digital governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,965
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Finance
Inequality and poverty
Microsimulation
labour supply
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
744
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Sustainability Transitions
Renewable Energy Governance
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
168
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Social Movements
Queering Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
225
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
public administration
public law
freedom of information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
49
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public administration
Public management
performance management
performance measurement
efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
72
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Digital Transformation
Public Administration
Public Values
Coordination
EU
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
114
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Political Executive
Comparative Politics
Ministerial Advisers
Westminster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
60
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Administration
Public Policy
Policy Capacity
Policy Advisory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
public management
local government
public sector reforms
education management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
29
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Behavioral Public Policy
Behavioral Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
public policy science and technology
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
11
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
evidence and policy
uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,786
128
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Geert Bouckaert
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,624
13,260
0.352
public management
public administration
public governance
trust
performance management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,325
777
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steven Van De Walle
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
6,778
0.568
public administration
public management
bureaucracy
public services
behavioral public administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,105
1,271
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annie Hondeghem
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,580
3,539
0.467
public administration
public management
HRM
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,476
2,153
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Trui Steen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,202
3,231
0.769
public administration
public management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,150
2,938
738
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Veiko Lember
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,741
1,965
0.717
innovation policy
public administration
public management
digital governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,961
3,595
877
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
André Decoster
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,000
744
0.372
Public Finance
Inequality and poverty
Microsimulation
labour supply
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,843
8,756
1,907
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jasminka Young
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
168
0.680
Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Sustainability Transitions
Renewable Energy Governance
Environmental Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,022
8,767
1,912
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diego Galego
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
225
0.915
Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Social Movements
Queering Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,377,088
10,065
2,203
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frankie Schram
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
49
0.301
public administration
public law
freedom of information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,603
10,410
2,291
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jesse Stroobants
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
72
0.500
Public administration
Public management
performance management
performance measurement
efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,517,192
11,045
2,470
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maxim Chantillon
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
114
0.983
Digital Transformation
Public Administration
Public Values
Coordination
EU
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,752,501
12,408
2,840
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Heath Pickering
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
60
0.968
Political Executive
Comparative Politics
Ministerial Advisers
Westminster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,778,413
12,540
2,869
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kiflie Worku Angaw
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
57
1.000
Public Administration
Public Policy
Policy Capacity
Policy Advisory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,811,870
12,707
2,927
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arman Gasparyan
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
29
0.558
public management
local government
public sector reforms
education management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,855,819
12,909
2,983
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pieter Raymaekers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
Behavioral Public Policy
Behavioral Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,393
13,611
3,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Isidora González Ríos
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
11
0.478
public policy science and technology
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202,716
14,242
3,326
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wouter Lammers
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
evidence and policy
uncertainty