Towards a migration letters index: The most influential works and authors in migration studies

Abstract

In this review paper, we refresh and update our earlier ranking list based on citations in the field of migration studies. The results are categorised and presented separately for books and reports, articles and book chapters as well as for authors. In our latest rankings, we present an updated version of the most linfluential works of all time, but with a focus on the five years period from 2011 to 2016. The results of our ranking for the last five year period are in line with most impact factor calculations that are available. Using the Google Scholar citation database and Ann Harzing software, we have created ranking lists of the most cited articles, books and authors in migration studies.