i10 Productivity
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center 87 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Germany
Wolfgang Merkel
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
73
0.351
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Germany
Zürn Michael
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
98
0.521
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Germany
Bernhard Wessels
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
59
0.391
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Germany
Heike Solga
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
68
0.489
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Germany
Steffen Huck
behavioral and experimental economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
57
0.606
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Germany
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
61
0.693
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Germany
Macartan Humphreys
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
55
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Germany
Marc Helbling
Immigration
citizenship
xenophobia
nationalism
populism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
57
0.770
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Germany
Michael Hutter
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
29
0.403
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Germany
Martin Krzywdzinski
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
50
0.794

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Germany
Sigurt Vitols
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
16
0.276
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Germany
Dieter Plehwe
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Germany
Daniel Meierrieks
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Germany
Thamy Pogrebinschi
Democratic Theory
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
26
0.591
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Germany
Heiko Giebler
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
24
0.558
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Germany
Mattias Kumm
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Germany
Alessandra Rusconi
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Germany
Lena Hipp
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Germany
Christian Rauh
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Germany
Michael Wrase
Öffentliches Recht
Rechtssoziologie
Sozialrecht
Bildungsrecht
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Germany
Jan Paul Heisig
Inequality
Health
Education
Labor Markets
Social Policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Germany
Johannes Gerschewski
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
21
0.840
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Germany
Christian Brzinsky-Fay
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Germany
Matthew D. Stephen
International Relations
Rising Powers
Global Political Economy
Global Governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
19
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Germany
Julia Pohle
internet governance
digital policy
digital sovereignty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wolfgang Merkel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
73
0.351
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zürn Michael
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
98
0.521
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bernhard Wessels
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
59
0.391
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heike Solga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
68
0.489
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steffen Huck
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
57
0.606
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
61
0.693
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Macartan Humphreys
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
55
0.714
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Helbling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
57
0.770
Immigration
citizenship
xenophobia
nationalism
populism
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Hutter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
29
0.403
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Krzywdzinski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
50
0.794
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sigurt Vitols
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
16
0.276
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dieter Plehwe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Meierrieks
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
39
0.867
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thamy Pogrebinschi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
26
0.591
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heiko Giebler
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
24
0.558
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mattias Kumm
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessandra Rusconi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
17
0.447
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lena Hipp
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
28
0.848
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christian Rauh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Wrase
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
Öffentliches Recht
Rechtssoziologie
Sozialrecht
Bildungsrecht
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jan Paul Heisig
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
Inequality
Health
Education
Labor Markets
Social Policy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johannes Gerschewski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
21
0.840
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Brzinsky-Fay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Matthew D. Stephen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
19
0.905
International Relations
Rising Powers
Global Political Economy
Global Governance
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julia Pohle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
internet governance
digital policy
digital sovereignty