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
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
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
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
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
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
Birger P Priddat
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,073
922
0.226
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Matthias Kettner
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,766
588
0.213
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Nils Christian Bormann
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,230
1,517
0.680
Political Science
Conflict Research
Ethnic Politics
Democracy
Joachim Zweynert
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,385
471
0.340
International Political Economy
Institutional Economics
History of Economic Ideas
Jens Harbecke
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
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