Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Radboud University 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
research methods
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
3,866
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,482
2,513
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
populism
political parties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
4,265
0.774
* 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
3,872
3,132
0.809
* 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
2,726
1,195
0.438
* 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
2,451
1,540
0.628
* 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
2,336
1,631
0.698
* 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
2,026
990
0.489
* 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
1,759
1,374
0.781
* 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
1,620
851
0.525
* 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
1,484
684
0.461
* 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
1,443
786
0.545
* 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
1,371
337
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
1,232
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,094
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
609
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
976
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
845
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
726
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Learning
Development
Training
Gender
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
239
0.258
* 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
865
539
0.623
* 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
760
436
0.574
* 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
525
253
0.482
* 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
479
336
0.701
* 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
460
304
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,813
3,310
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rob Eisinga
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,542
3,866
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,256
3,833
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rob Van Der Heijden
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,482
2,513
0.388
transport
infrastructure planning
regional economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,482
4,381
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrej Zaslove
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,507
4,265
0.774
populism
political parties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,140
5,721
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Guzay Pasaoglu
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,872
3,132
0.809
Energy policy
energy market modeling
EU road transportation sector
climate change
energy market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,709
7,270
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bertjan Verbeek
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,726
1,195
0.438
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Organizations
Crisis Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,030
7,751
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inge Bleijenbergh
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,451
1,540
0.628
action research
validity
organizational change
gender
diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,251
7,963
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carolien Van Ham
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,631
0.698
Comparative politics
democratization
autocratization
legitimacy
election fraud
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,913
8,633
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angela Wigger
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,026
990
0.489
capitalist crises
debt
competition/competitiveness
EU industrial policy
critical political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,174
9,355
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kristof Jacobs
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,759
1,374
0.781
Democratic innovations
populism
referenda
electoral systems
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,025
9,743
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mathijs Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
851
0.525
peacebuilding - civil society - land conflict - land reform - local governance - state formation - Burundi - DRC - Uganda
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,839
10,179
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna Van Der Vleuten
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
684
0.461
EU
SADC
gender
interregionalism
LGBTI rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,347
10,317
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lau Schulpen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,443
786
0.545
Civil Society
Development cooperation
global citizenship
private development initiatives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,224
10,591
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcel Wissenburg
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
337
0.246
Politieke theorie
politieke filosofie
milieufilosofie
milieuethiek
dierenethiek
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,548
10,605
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Serena Daalmans
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
1,232
0.903
Television
Representation
Morality
Culture
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,791
11,032
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Saskia Ruth Lovell
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
1,094
0.879
Democracy
Clientelism
Populism
Political Behavior
Policy Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,316
11,240
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Luuk Van Kempen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,189
609
0.512
poverty
well-being
impact evaluation
civil society
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,896
11,627
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maurits J Meijers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
976
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,600
11,636
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martijn Koster
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
845
0.773
political anthropology
urban anthropology
citizenship
anthropology of the state
urban development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
704,064
12,388
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nora Stel
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
726
0.773
migration
conflict
Middle East
epistemic politics
transnational governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,718
12,467
556
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
SJ Van Zolingen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
925
239
0.258
Learning
Development
Training
Gender
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,782
12,776
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Willem Elbers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
539
0.623
civil society
international development
partnership
advocacy
disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,239
13,325
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Katerina Manevska
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
436
0.574
Political and cultural change
Political Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Intergroup Relations
Employment Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,124
14,899
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bart Van Leeuwen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
525
253
0.482
Urban citizenship
recognition theory
social diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,004
15,415
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerry Alons
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
336
0.701
Common Agricultural Policy
Trade Policy
Transatlantic Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Policy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
951,484
15,654
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sara Kinsbergen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
460
304
0.661
international development
civil society
volunteering
charitable giving
sustainability