Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
asia Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Policy Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,727
8,566
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,204
3,672
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social Development
Empowerment
Social Philosophy
Social Policy
Community Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,568
4,244
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Water management
Irrigation Performance Assessment
Impact assessment
Vulnerability and Poverty assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
1,932
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
community intervention and community empowerment
poverty alleviation programmes
social policy and welfare studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
3,379
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
3,545
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
935
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
child maltreatment
child poverty
adolescent problem behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
776
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Urban poverty
Housing
Planning
Urban Inequality
Urbanisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,802
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
poverty
labour
financial inclusion
mixed methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
701
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,317
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
health financing
micro health insurance
health systems
equity
poverty mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
774
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Welfare State
Social Policy
Bureaucracy
Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
490
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Human Capital
Poverty
Rural Development
Policy Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
975
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Welfare state
comparative social policy
East Asia and Greater China studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
494
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Affordable Housing
Housing Issues
Land Administration and Development of Housing
Urban and Rural Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
547
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
poverty and social exclusion - child poverty and child well-being - adolescent health behaviours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
519
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Poverty
inequality
pro-poor growth
Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
545
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Policy
Welfare State
Ageing
East Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
371
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Policy India democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
305
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
labor migration
social networks
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
347
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Social inequality
status anxiety
precarity
social well-being
subjective well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
393
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Decentralised Governance & Development
Poverty
Nutrition
Human Development
Kerala Model of Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
270
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Development Studies
Water Management
Adaptation
Multidimensional Poverty
SDGs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
372
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
social policy
social welfare
disability studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
292
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,586
1,836
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Linxiu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,727
8,566
0.483
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,880
107
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Waqar Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,204
3,672
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,777
407
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zainal Fadri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,568
4,244
0.646
Social Development
Empowerment
Social Philosophy
Social Policy
Community Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,250
72
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Upali Amarasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,591
1,932
0.346
Water management
Irrigation Performance Assessment
Impact assessment
Vulnerability and Poverty assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,297
578
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Isbandi R Adi
Universitas Indonesia
Depok, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,344
3,379
0.632
community intervention and community empowerment
poverty alleviation programmes
social policy and welfare studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,349
23
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ullah Akm Ahsan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,258
3,545
0.674
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,624
1,246
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Intizar Hussain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
935
0.301
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,590
5,580
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ick Joong Chung
Ewha Womens University
Incheon, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
776
0.260
child maltreatment
child poverty
adolescent problem behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,876
7,414
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gautam Bhan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,802
0.626
Urban poverty
Housing
Planning
Urban Inequality
Urbanisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,959
410
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Imran Matin
BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
701
0.276
poverty
labour
financial inclusion
mixed methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,873
4,307
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Siswi Jayanti
Universitas Diponegoro
Semarang, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,458
1,317
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,995
948
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shehrin Shaila Mahmood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
774
0.602
health financing
micro health insurance
health systems
equity
poverty mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,661
10,338
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jae Jin Yang|J Yang, JJ Yang, 양 재진
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,272
490
0.385
Welfare State
Social Policy
Bureaucracy
Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,519
30,260
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yu Bai
Minzu University of China
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
975
0.920
Human Capital
Poverty
Rural Development
Policy Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,837
4,789
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shih-Jiunn Shi (施世駿)
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
494
0.577
Welfare state
comparative social policy
East Asia and Greater China studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
748,264
5,831
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norazmawati Sani
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
822
547
0.665
Affordable Housing
Housing Issues
Land Administration and Development of Housing
Urban and Rural Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,738
3,917
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maggie Lau
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
519
0.645
poverty and social exclusion - child poverty and child well-being - adolescent health behaviours
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
779,866
3,890
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ikram Ali Maliki Ti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
751
545
0.726
Poverty
inequality
pro-poor growth
Agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
798,000
13,866
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Young Jun Choi
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
371
0.520
Social Policy
Welfare State
Ageing
East Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,006
27,136
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yamini Aiyar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
305
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,336
638
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aubrey Tabuga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
347
0.516
labor migration
social networks
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,943
15,604
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carola Hommerich
Sophia University
Tokyo, Japan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
393
0.600
Social inequality
status anxiety
precarity
social well-being
subjective well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
851,020
29,765
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jos Chathukulam
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Bangalore,, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
609
270
0.443
Decentralised Governance & Development
Poverty
Nutrition
Human Development
Kerala Model of Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,312
32,247
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bejoy K Thomas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
372
0.694
Development Studies
Water Management
Adaptation
Multidimensional Poverty
SDGs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
954,118
17,753
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maryam Sharifian Sani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
292
0.642
social policy
social welfare
disability studies