The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
795
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
552
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Science
Conflict Research
Ethnic Politics
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,366
1,386
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
International Political Economy
Institutional Economics
History of Economic Ideas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
408
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
165
0.490
Birger P Priddat
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,175
795
0.190
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Matthias Kettner
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,860
552
0.193
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Nils Christian Bormann
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,366
1,386
0.586
Political Science
Conflict Research
Ethnic Politics
Democracy
Joachim Zweynert
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,423
408
0.287
International Political Economy
Institutional Economics
History of Economic Ideas
Jens Harbecke
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
165
0.490
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Philosophy of Cognitive Science