In 2025, Prof. Jan vom Brocke is once again among the world’s top 2% most-cited researchers. The Stanford University and Elsevier have published their latest ranking of internationally leading scholars, recognizing the significant impact that the listed researchers have in their respective fields.

Jan vom Brocke, Chair of Information Systems and Business Process Management, ranks first in Germany for Information Systems, 5th in the EU and 68th worldwide out of 18,546 scholars. Also listed for the School of Business and Economics is the now emeritus Professor of Information Systems, Prof. Gottfried Vossen. In total, the University of Münster is represented by 160 researchers.

Details on the ranking methodology and individual placements can be found here.