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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,854
2,870
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Democracy
Citizenship
Migration
Governance
Case Study Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
2,496
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Childhood cancer
psychosocial late effects
follow-up care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
3,928
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
soziologische theorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
700
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Empirical Research Methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,786
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Statistics
Medicine
Drug Development
Biostatistics
Evidence-based Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,589
1,005
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
international economic law
media and cultural law and policy
digital technologies
Internet governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,357
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Digital Marketing
User-generated content
Social Media
AI
NFTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,228
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
776
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
sociology
culture
networks
text analysis
digital sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,602
695
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,186
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,086
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
political economy
comparative politics
international relations
climate change policy
energy policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
1,038
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
842
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
906
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
645
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
394
0.837
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
135
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Health Communication
Media Use & Effects
Media Psychology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
375
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Anthropology
Ethics
Conservation
Environmental Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
97
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sociology
Organization Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
230
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Öffentliches Recht
Gesundheitsrecht
Wettbewerbsrecht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
172
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Comparative Politics
Migration
Citizenship
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
264
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Childhood Cancer
Late Effects
Epidemiology
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
282
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Mental Health
Health Sciences
Psychosocial research
Childhood Cancer
Survivorship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
275
0.993
Rainer Diaz Bone
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,854
2,870
0.419
Joachim Blatter
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,377
2,496
0.391
Democracy
Citizenship
Migration
Governance
Case Study Methodology
Gisela Michel
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,137
3,928
0.640
Cornelia Bohn
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,276
700
0.214
Alrik Thiem
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,830
1,786
0.631
Empirical Research Methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Methodology
Dirk Lehnick
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,589
1,005
0.388
Statistics
Medicine
Drug Development
Biostatistics
Evidence-based Medicine
Mira Burri
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,227
1,357
0.609
international economic law
media and cultural law and policy
digital technologies
Internet governance
Reto Hofstetter
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,815
1,228
0.677
Digital Marketing
User-generated content
Social Media
AI
NFTs
Daniel Speich Chassé
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
776
0.482
Sophie Muetzel
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,602
695
0.434
sociology
culture
networks
text analysis
digital sociology
Sarah Mantwill
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,465
1,186
0.810
Stefan Essig
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,086
0.746
Lena Schaffer
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,288
1,038
0.806
political economy
comparative politics
international relations
climate change policy
energy policy
Leif Brandes
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
842
0.674
Katharina Roser
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,222
906
0.741
Manuel Oechslin
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,104
645
0.584
Patrick Schenk
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
394
0.837
Nicolas F Diebold
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
135
0.314
Alexander Ort
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
375
0.921
Health Communication
Media Use & Effects
Media Psychology
Public Health
Frank Muttenzer
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
97
0.272
Anthropology
Ethics
Conservation
Environmental Policy
Sven Kette
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
230
0.659
Bernhard Rütsche
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
172
0.533
Samuel D Schmid
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
264
0.871
Comparative Politics
Migration
Citizenship
Democracy
Salome Christen
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
282
0.946
Childhood Cancer
Late Effects
Epidemiology
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
Sc Erika Harju
Universität Luzern
Luzern, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
275
0.993
Mental Health
Health Sciences
Psychosocial research
Childhood Cancer
Survivorship