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Germany 44 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Rankings - 2025

Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impactThe h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellenceRankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fieldsPremium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Matzarakis
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
58
0.716
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Ottenbacher
Hospitality Management and Marketin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wörndl
recommender systems
mobile applications
user modeling
human-computer interaction
e-touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Römhild Regina
Migration
Tourismus
Mittelmeerethnologie
Grenzregime
Europäisierun
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hasso Spode
Tourismus
tourism
Sucht
addiction
Alkoho
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manuel Woltering
Wirtschaftsgeographie
Tourismusforschung
Regionalökonomi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexis Papathanassis
Cruise Tourism Managemen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Axel Dreyer
Tourismusmarketing
Weintourismus
Sporttourismus
Servicequalitä
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
9
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vladimir Otrachshenko
Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental Valuation
Climate Change
Health
Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hakki Taş
Turkish Politics
Islamism
Populism
Diaspora
Middle East Politic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800

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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Manfred Rolfes
Angewandte Stadtforschung
(Un-)Sicherheit
Risiko und Raum
Touristische Raumsemantiken und Tourismusräum
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edgar Kreilkamp
Tourismus
Tourismusmanagement
Strategisches Managemen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diem Trinh Le
travel behaviour
smart mobility
sustainable mobility
urban and transport plannin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jaime Serra
Tourism Demand
Tourist Behavior
Applied Econometrics
Tourist Preferences
Demography and Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Benjamin Boudou
Political theory
migration
democracy
hospitalit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erik Aschenbrand
Urbanization
Landscape
Protected Areas
Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Werner Gronau
Tourism Mobilities
Destination Management
Rural Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sabrina Seeler
Sustainability
Transformation
Destination Development
Resident Perspective
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Bauder
GPS
GIS
Tracking Technologies
Mobility
Touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Sand
adventure
tourism
outdoor
sport
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julian Reif
Geography of Tourism
Tracking Technologies
Business Travel
Urban Tourism
Digital Visito
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vanessa Wijngaarden
multi-species encounters
ethnography
decolonization of knowledge
African studies
tourism studie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kerstin Heuwinkel
Tourismussoziologie
Tourismuswissenschaft
Sociology of touris
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Matzarakis
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
58
0.716
Biometeorology
Climate Impact Research
Urban Climate
Climate and Touris
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Ottenbacher
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
29
0.967
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wörndl
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
recommender systems
mobile applications
user modeling
human-computer interaction
e-touris
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Römhild Regina
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Migration
Tourismus
Mittelmeerethnologie
Grenzregime
Europäisierun
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hasso Spode
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Manuel Woltering
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
Wirtschaftsgeographie
Tourismusforschung
Regionalökonomi
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alexis Papathanassis
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Axel Dreyer
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
9
0.500
Tourismusmarketing
Weintourismus
Sporttourismus
Servicequalitä
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vladimir Otrachshenko
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental Valuation
Climate Change
Health
Touris
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hakki Taş
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
Turkish Politics
Islamism
Populism
Diaspora
Middle East Politic

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Manfred Rolfes
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
Angewandte Stadtforschung
(Un-)Sicherheit
Risiko und Raum
Touristische Raumsemantiken und Tourismusräum
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernd Eisenstein
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Edgar Kreilkamp
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
Tourismus
Tourismusmanagement
Strategisches Managemen
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Diem Trinh Le
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
travel behaviour
smart mobility
sustainable mobility
urban and transport plannin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jaime Serra
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
Tourism Demand
Tourist Behavior
Applied Econometrics
Tourist Preferences
Demography and Touris
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Benjamin Boudou
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Erik Aschenbrand
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Werner Gronau
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Tourism Mobilities
Destination Management
Rural Touris
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sabrina Seeler
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Sustainability
Transformation
Destination Development
Resident Perspective
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Astrid Menz
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Bauder
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Manuel Sand
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julian Reif
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Geography of Tourism
Tracking Technologies
Business Travel
Urban Tourism
Digital Visito
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vanessa Wijngaarden
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
multi-species encounters
ethnography
decolonization of knowledge
African studies
tourism studie
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kerstin Heuwinkel
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
Tourismussoziologie
Tourismuswissenschaft
Sociology of touris