Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 87 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,420
7,699
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,288
8,486
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
4,452
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
3,112
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
behavioral and experimental economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,574
2,393
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,463
1,894
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Immigration
citizenship
xenophobia
nationalism
populism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,617
4,359
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,478
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,745
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
2,387
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,377
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
1,163
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
622
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
1,779
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Democratic Theory
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
924
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,845
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Comparative Politics
Political Violence
Conflict Resolution
Migration
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,892
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
971
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,203
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,636
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,260
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Inequality
Health
Education
Labor Markets
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,354
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
437
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
905
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Comparative Politics
Authoritarianism
Protest
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,707
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,962
1,208
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zürn Michael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,420
7,699
0.291
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,783
1,759
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Macartan Humphreys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,288
8,486
0.418
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,293
2,084
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Merkel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
4,452
0.248
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,707
3,546
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heike Solga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,063
3,112
0.258
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,882
4,610
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steffen Huck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,574
2,393
0.250
behavioral and experimental economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,765
5,248
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernhard Wessels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,463
1,894
0.224
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,713
5,810
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc Helbling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,617
4,359
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,970
6,229
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,117
2,478
0.348
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,251
6,501
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dieter Plehwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,794
2,745
0.404
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,393
9,225
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Meierrieks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
2,387
0.526
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,306
9,402
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mattias Kumm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,436
1,377
0.310
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,041
11,034
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Hutter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
1,163
0.321
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,892
11,685
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sigurt Vitols
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
622
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,052
13,574
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Krzywdzinski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
1,779
0.658
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,112
13,577
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thamy Pogrebinschi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,704
924
0.342
Democratic Theory
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
371,778
14,023
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johannes Gerschewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,577
1,845
0.716
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,233
14,447
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexandra Scacco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,461
1,892
0.769
Comparative Politics
Political Violence
Conflict Resolution
Migration
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,623
15,141
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian Brzinsky-Fay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
971
0.424
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,560
15,283
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ruth Ditlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,253
1,203
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,739
15,561
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lena Hipp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,193
1,636
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,859
16,494
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Rauh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,987
1,260
0.634
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,576
16,918
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jan Paul Heisig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,904
1,354
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,883
17,796
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alessandra Rusconi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,748
437
0.250
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,734
17,818
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Heiko Giebler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
905
0.519
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,842
17,821
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sebastian Hellmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
1,707
0.980
Comparative Politics
Authoritarianism
Protest
Quantitative Methods