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
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Media
Digital Business
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,211
18,848
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,093
3,896
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Journalism
Media
Communication Research
Comparative Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,698
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Media Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,146
4,929
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Political communication
media effects
political journalism
elections
public opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,243
5,239
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Industrial Organization
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,856
5,304
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marketing
Information Systems
Pricing
Behavioral Economics
Innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
4,129
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Strategy
Innovation
Organizational Capabilities
Dynamic Capabilities
Value Cocreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
4,869
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Marketing
Services
Brand Management
Customer Management
Service Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
1,499
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Media audiences
Online journalism
Computational journalism
Automated journalism
Convergence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,850
2,748
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Corporate Reputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,482
1,851
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Innovation
Multinational Firms
Knowledge Economy
Financial Constraints
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
1,514
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Entertainment research
propaganda
extremism
mobile communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,788
3,243
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Innovation
New Product Development
Managerial and Team Decision-Making
Healthcare Services
Goal Striving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
1,724
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Personnel Economics
Economics of VET
Industrial Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
1,198
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,506
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Administration
Political Institutions
Public Policy
Blame Avoidance
Blame Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
596
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Public Administration
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
Thomas Hess
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,211
18,848
0.645
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Media
Digital Business
Hans-Bernd Brosius
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,093
3,896
0.276
Thomas Hanitzsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,352
7,698
0.577
Journalism
Media
Communication Research
Comparative Studies
Heinrich Hussmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,146
4,929
0.486
Media Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
Software Technology
Carsten Reinemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,243
5,239
0.567
Political communication
media effects
political journalism
elections
public opinion
Tobias Kretschmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,856
5,304
0.599
Industrial Organization
Strategic Management
Martin Spann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
4,129
0.471
Marketing
Information Systems
Pricing
Behavioral Economics
Innovation
Ralf Wilden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,276
4,869
0.776
Strategy
Innovation
Organizational Capabilities
Dynamic Capabilities
Value Cocreation
Anton Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,144
1,499
0.244
Marketing
Services
Brand Management
Customer Management
Service Marketing
Neil Thurman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,850
2,748
0.470
Media audiences
Online journalism
Computational journalism
Automated journalism
Convergence
Manfred Schwaiger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,482
1,851
0.413
Monika Schnitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,213
1,514
0.359
Innovation
Multinational Firms
Knowledge Economy
Financial Constraints
Diana Rieger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,788
3,243
0.856
Entertainment research
propaganda
extremism
mobile communication
Jelena Spanjol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,325
1,724
0.518
Innovation
New Product Development
Managerial and Team Decision-Making
Healthcare Services
Goal Striving
Samuel Muehlemann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
1,198
0.457
Personnel Economics
Economics of VET
Industrial Relations
Constanze Rossmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,506
0.630
Markus Hinterleitner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
596
0.880
Public Administration
Political Institutions
Public Policy
Blame Avoidance
Blame Games
Dionys Zink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
Public Administration
Public Policy
Comparative Politics