Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science 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
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,448
7,715
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Political Science
International Relations
European Politics
European Union
Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
3,230
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
AI in Management
Business Analytics
Computational Social Science
AI for Good
Causal ML
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,655
6,818
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Comparative Government
Public Administration
Public Policy
Time and Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
1,374
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relations
Global Governance
International Institutions
Indirect Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,028
2,389
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
gender
biopolitics
sociological theories
cultural studies
care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,794
2,842
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
International Relations
International Political Economy
Security Studies
international institutions
private actors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
825
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Quantitative methods
Measurement
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,129
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
European Union Politics
Comparative Politics
Political Parties
Political Trust
Public Opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,153
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
European Parliament
European Union Politics
Legislative Politics
Comparative Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
890
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Theory
Democratic Theory
Liberalism
Religion and Politics
Populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
254
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative public policy
legislative behavior
religion
gender
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
405
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Political Science
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
483
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
international relations theory
international political theory
critical theory
practice theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
401
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
political behavior
comparative politics
environmental politics
causal inference
political methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
420
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Politische Urteilsbildung
historisch-politische Bildung
Menschenrechtsbildung
Demokratiebildung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
222
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
migration
democratization
human rights
public opinion
European politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
351
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
261
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
174
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public Policy
Public Administration
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Relations
International Political Economy
Global Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
76
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,633
1,415
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christoph Knill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,448
7,715
0.329
Comparative Public Policy
Comparative Public Administration
Regulation
Environmental Policy
Morality Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,318
5,359
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Berthold Rittberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,126
3,230
0.397
Political Science
International Relations
European Politics
European Union
Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,844
5,675
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Feuerriegel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,655
6,818
0.891
AI in Management
Business Analytics
Computational Social Science
AI for Good
Causal ML
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,910
6,564
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Klaus H Goetz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,628
1,374
0.207
Comparative Government
Public Administration
Public Policy
Time and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,676
7,172
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernhard Zangl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,028
2,389
0.396
International Relations
Global Governance
International Institutions
Indirect Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,560
7,439
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paula-Irene Villa (Braslavsky)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,794
2,842
0.491
gender
biopolitics
sociological theories
cultural studies
care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,660
17,519
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andreas Kruck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,760
825
0.469
International Relations
International Political Economy
Security Studies
international institutions
private actors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,447
17,717
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Xavier Fernández i Marín
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,129
0.654
Quantitative methods
Measurement
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,240
18,226
569
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniela Braun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,153
0.703
European Union Politics
Comparative Politics
Political Parties
Political Trust
Public Opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,173
22,448
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steffen Hurka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,091
890
0.816
European Parliament
European Union Politics
Legislative Politics
Comparative Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,735
25,444
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karsten Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
254
0.308
Political Theory
Democratic Theory
Liberalism
Religion and Politics
Populism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,482
29,697
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eva-Maria Euchner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
405
0.736
Comparative public policy
legislative behavior
religion
gender
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,462
30,005
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dovilė Rimkutė
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
534
483
0.904
Political Science
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,559
31,363
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sebastian Schindler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
401
0.834
international relations theory
international political theory
critical theory
practice theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,448
32,336
742
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lukas Rudolph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
420
0.931
political behavior
comparative politics
environmental politics
causal inference
political methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,390
34,906
778
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Markus Gloe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
222
0.584
Politische Urteilsbildung
historisch-politische Bildung
Menschenrechtsbildung
Demokratiebildung
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,363
35,321
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Neureiter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
351
0.951
migration
democratization
human rights
public opinion
European politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,138,465
38,791
835
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Astrid Séville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
261
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,351,143
45,908
915
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Verena Benoit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
174
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,660,495
54,505
1,014
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Constantin Kaplaner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
Public Policy
Public Administration
Computational Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,680,519
55,013
1,020
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Benjamin Daßler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
76
0.987
International Relations
International Political Economy
Global Governance