Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Radboud University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science Rankings 2025
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
research methods
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
3,683
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
2,366
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
populism
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Energy policy
energy market modeling
EU road transportation sector
climate change
energy market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
2,987
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
action research
validity
organizational change
gender
diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,450
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
EU
SADC
gender
interregionalism
LGBTI rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
658
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Civil Society
Development cooperation
global citizenship
private development initiatives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
762
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,158
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
581
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Learning
Development
Training
Gender
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
230
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
civil society
international development
partnership
advocacy
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
516
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
international development
civil society
volunteering
charitable giving
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
298
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,710
3,337
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Eisinga
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,322
3,683
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,181
3,821
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Van Der Heijden
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,327
2,366
0.374
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,236
4,482
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,194
3,970
0.764
populism
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,563
5,765
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guzay Pasaoglu
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
2,987
0.804
Energy policy
energy market modeling
EU road transportation sector
climate change
energy market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,595
7,274
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bertjan Verbeek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,637
1,119
0.424
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,234
7,787
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inge Bleijenbergh
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
1,450
0.617
action research
validity
organizational change
gender
diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,414
8,035
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carolien Van Ham
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,231
1,534
0.688
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,594
8,590
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angela Wigger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
949
0.481
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,994
9,450
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kristof Jacobs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,661
1,285
0.774
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,636
9,703
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mathijs Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
813
0.516
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,420
10,130
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna Van Der Vleuten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
658
0.456
EU
SADC
gender
interregionalism
LGBTI rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,260
10,215
457
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lau Schulpen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
762
0.537
Civil Society
Development cooperation
global citizenship
private development initiatives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,168
10,470
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
324
0.239
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,548
10,704
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Serena Daalmans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
1,158
0.897
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,979
11,202
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Luuk Van Kempen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,154
581
0.503
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,745
11,232
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Saskia Ruth Lovell
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,148
1,000
0.871
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,427
11,656
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martijn Koster
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
798
0.761
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,309
11,855
535
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maurits J Meijers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
889
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,497
12,331
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
SJ Van Zolingen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
915
230
0.251
Learning
Development
Training
Gender
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,536
12,467
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nora Stel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
678
0.763
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,907
12,736
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Willem Elbers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
840
516
0.614
civil society
international development
partnership
advocacy
disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,642
13,282
598
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Katerina Manevska
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
420
0.566
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,805
14,857
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bart Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
243
0.476
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,787
15,399
677
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerry Alons
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
322
0.692
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,588
15,554
687
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sara Kinsbergen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
454
298
0.656
international development
civil society
volunteering
charitable giving
sustainability