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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,661
247,877
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
migration
citizenship
race
ethnciity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,370
16,918
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
sociology
sociology of health and illness
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,286
25,504
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Political Sociology
Governance
Public Policy
Political Science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,807
9,795
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociology of Religion
Health Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
5,627
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Medication Safety
Healthcare Communication
Patient Participation
Transitions of Care
Aged Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,663
8,174
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Popular music
youth culture
cultural sociology
ethnography.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,371
6,792
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sociology of education
literacy
media
cultural studies
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,414
3,556
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social-ecological systems
socio-economic metabolism
sustainable use of natural resources
sustainable consumption and producti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,675
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Food Security
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,517
3,417
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
sociology of health and medicine
science and technology studies
sociology of risk
gender/men and masculinities studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,497
3,067
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sociology
Sociology of Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Qualitative Research
Social Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
6,965
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Time use
domestic work
work-family reconciliation
work and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,882
3,257
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gender
affect
food
sexuality
oceans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
3,235
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sociology
Social Stratification
Education
Longitudinal Surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
2,877
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
environmental sociology
food and agriculture
climate governance
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,590
3,362
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
China
labor
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,570
2,222
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,244
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Violence Prevention
Violence Against Women
Gender and Violence
Men and Masculinities
Feminist Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
5,203
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
sociology
sexuality
HIV/AIDS
masculinity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
2,114
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
sociology
more-than-human studies
tourism
art
museums
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,582
3,177
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Social Theory
Political Theory
Sociology
Neoliberalism
Biopolitics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
5,155
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
economic sociology
social theory
feminist theory
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,720
3,015
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
political sociology
political economy
asian studies
southeast asian studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,671
3,882
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
feminist theory
biopolitics
reproduction
sociology
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,977
2,492
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,661
247,877
0.785
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,711
287
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Castles
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,370
16,918
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,725
288
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Deborah Lupton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,286
25,504
0.445
sociology
sociology of health and illness
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,723
654
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Marsh
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,807
9,795
0.266
Political Sociology
Governance
Public Policy
Political Science.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,622
1,991
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Ezzy
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,228
5,627
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,534
2,073
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elizabeth Manias
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,663
8,174
0.463
Medication Safety
Healthcare Communication
Patient Participation
Transitions of Care
Aged Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,642
2,128
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andy Bennett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,371
6,792
0.391
Popular music
youth culture
cultural sociology
ethnography.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,044
2,745
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carmen Luke
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,414
3,556
0.247
sociology of education
literacy
media
cultural studies
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,452
2,962
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Heinz Schandl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,673
7,675
0.561
Social-ecological systems
socio-economic metabolism
sustainable use of natural resources
sustainable consumption and producti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,442
3,018
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Geoffrey Lawrence
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,517
3,417
0.253
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Food Security
Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,388
3,367
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alan Petersen
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,497
3,067
0.245
sociology of health and medicine
science and technology studies
sociology of risk
gender/men and masculinities studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,286
3,474
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alex Broom
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
6,965
0.569
Sociology
Sociology of Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Qualitative Research
Social Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,008
3,582
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Bittman
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,882
3,257
0.274
Time use
domestic work
work-family reconciliation
work and health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,054
3,869
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elspeth Probyn
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,057
3,235
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,180
3,976
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gary Marks
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,835
2,877
0.266
Sociology
Social Stratification
Education
Longitudinal Surveys
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,560
4,104
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stewart Lockie
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,590
3,362
0.317
environmental sociology
food and agriculture
climate governance
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,768
4,111
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anita Chan
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,570
2,222
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,849
4,347
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jack Barbalet
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,244
0.322
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,560
4,383
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Flood
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,021
5,203
0.519
Violence Prevention
Violence Against Women
Gender and Violence
Men and Masculinities
Feminist Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,163
4,577
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Dowsett
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
2,114
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,463
4,595
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adrian Franklin
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,582
3,177
0.332
sociology
more-than-human studies
tourism
art
museums
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,417
4,791
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melinda Cooper
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
5,155
0.556
Social Theory
Political Theory
Sociology
Neoliberalism
Biopolitics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,854
5,119
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adkins Lisa
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,720
3,015
0.346
economic sociology
social theory
feminist theory
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,585
5,144
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vedi Hadiz
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,671
3,882
0.448
political sociology
political economy
asian studies
southeast asian studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,595
5,621
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Catherine Waldby
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,977
2,492
0.312
feminist theory
biopolitics
reproduction
sociology
political economy