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Universität Witten Herdecke Highly Cited Researchers Citation History, Philosophy, Theology Rankings 2025

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Germany
Birger P Priddat
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,073
922
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Germany
Matthias Kettner
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,766
588
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Germany
Nils Christian Bormann
Political Science
Conflict Research
Ethnic Politics
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,517
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Germany
Joachim Zweynert
International Political Economy
Institutional Economics
History of Economic Ideas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
471
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Germany
Jens Harbecke
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
319
173
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,895
Germany
9,679
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Birger P Priddat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,073
922
0.226
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,467
Germany
12,875
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Matthias Kettner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,766
588
0.213
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,560
Germany
14,842
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nils Christian Bormann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,517
0.680
Political Science
Conflict Research
Ethnic Politics
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,365
Germany
19,516
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joachim Zweynert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
471
0.340
International Political Economy
Institutional Economics
History of Economic Ideas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,362
Germany
36,753
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Harbecke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
173
0.542
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Economics
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Philosophy of Cognitive Science