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Sociology and Education Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Julia Haas
Google (United States)
2
Fabian Pettig
University of Graz
3
Andrea Breitenbach
Philipps University of Marburg
4
Julia Schuler
Leipzig University
5
Jörg Döring
University of Siegen
6
Laura Rebecca Runge
Unknown
7
Michaela Jašová
Unknown
8
Marcel Sebastian
Universität Hamburg
9
Anna Cornelia Reinhardt
Osnabrück University
10
Markus Holzinger
Volkswagen Group (Germany)

Rising Stars Papers

1
Learning in Relation with a Changing World: Thinking Beyond ESD 1 and ESD 2 Towards ESD 3
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development|2024
7 cit.
2
Recentring the Political in Education for Sustainable Development: Participatory Photovoice Research as Prefigurative Politics Towards Social-ecological Transformation
Australian Journal of Environmental Education|2024
5 cit.
3
Bücher des Wissens in der Fischer Bücherei (1952–1970)
Leipziger Jahrbuch zur Buchgeschichte|2024
1 cit.
4
Professional emotional neutrality and the role of background emotion work in the slaughterhouse
Agriculture and Human Values|2025
0 cit.
5
Transformatives Lernen und (Berufs-)Biografien im Kontext von Nachhaltigkeit und BNE-Lehrkräfteprofessionalisierung
Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung|2026
0 cit.
6
Carlos Spoerhase, <i>Kurzfassungen. Über das Komprimieren von Literatur</i> . Wallstein, Göttingen 2024. 95 S., € 14,90.
Arbitrium|2026
0 cit.
7
Nachhaltigkeit und Tiere (Glossarbeitrag Soziologie der Nachhaltigkeit)
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster|2026
0 cit.
8
Normative Robustness as a Frontier for Non-Verifiable Reasoning in LLMs
arXiv (Cornell University)|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Désirée Waibel
University of Bremen
2
Johanna Stadlbauer
University of Graz
3
Annette Leonhardt
LMU Klinikum
4
Christiane Carri
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
5
Florian Eßer
Osnabrück University
6
Katja Ludwig
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
7
Hans Schiefele
Unknown
8
Claudia Equit
University of Münster
9
Sylka Scholz
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
10
Marlen Niederberger
University of Design Schwäbisch Gmünd

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Delphi studies in social and health sciences—Recommendations for an interdisciplinary standardized reporting (DELPHISTAR). Results of a Delphi study
PLoS ONE|2024
158 cit.
2
Das Delphi-Verfahren: Methodik, Varianten und Anwendungsbeispiele
Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen|2022
42 cit.
3
Argument-based QUalitative Analysis strategy (AQUA) for analyzing free-text responses in health sciences Delphi studies
MethodsX|2023
23 cit.
4
„Weil es oft Buskinder sind“ – kulturelle Teilhabe und Jugendarbeit in peripher(isiert)en ländlichen Regionen im Spannungsfeld differenter Regionalisierungsstrategien
Soziale Passagen|2023
11 cit.
5
All Keypoints You Need: Detecting Arbitrary Keypoints on the Body of Triple, High, and Long Jump Athletes
Unknown Journal|2023
9 cit.
6
Jugendbeteiligung in peripher(isiert)en ländlichen Regionen – zur Verschränkung von Jugend- und Raumkonstruktionen in den Partizipationsperspektiven kommunaler Entscheidungsträger
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research|2023
7 cit.
7
Caring Boyhood? A Qualitative Study of the Complex Relation Between Care, Adolescence, and Masculinity
Men and Masculinities|2024
6 cit.
8
Fürsorge sichtbar werden lassen – eine tiefenhermeneutische Analyse der Lebenswelten männlicher Jugendlicher
GENDER – Zeitschrift für Geschlecht Kultur und Gesellschaft|2022
5 cit.
9
Der verschlossene Ort – Zur Refiguration außerschulischer pädagogischer Räume in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie
Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research|2022
4 cit.
10
Was wird unter einer Public-Health-Intervention verstanden? Ergebnisse eines Delphi-Prozesses im deutschsprachigen Raum
Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen|2023
3 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Alexandra Georgakopoulou
King's College London
2
Mareike Kunter
Goethe University Frankfurt
3
Anselm Strauss
California Department of Education
4
Jürgen Baumert
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
5
Stefan Thomas
Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin
6
Richard M. Ryan
University of Rochester
7
Jane Mills
La Trobe University
8
Heinz Mandl
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
9
Kurt Reusser
Zurich University of the Arts
10
Renate Valtin
Freie Universität Berlin

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
34.5k cit.
2
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
Psychological Inquiry|2000
32.1k cit.
3
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
27.6k cit.
4
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
18.2k cit.
5
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1988
15.4k cit.
6
The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2003
13.3k cit.
7
Grounded theory research: Procedures, canons, and evaluative criteria
Qualitative Sociology|1990
10.9k cit.
8
Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health.
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne|2008
6.5k cit.
9
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2020
5.2k cit.
10
The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality
Journal of Research in Personality|1985
5k cit.

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