Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 233 Scientists Citation in Australia Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Masculinities
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,825
38,902
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,873
33,431
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
global health
development policy
human rights
forced migration
humanitarian response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,588
9,458
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cultural studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
4,565
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
17,431
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban and Regional Studies
Economic Geography
Creative Work
Sustainability
Tourism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,518
5,404
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social cognitive theory
cyberbullying
gender development
moral disengagement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,232
6,559
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
motivation
gender
choice
STEM
coping
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,829
7,266
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social science
environmental management
agriculture
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,794
6,164
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sexuality
gender
transgender
transsexual
Hong Kong
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
7,320
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociology of sport
sport policy
sport for development
terrorism
violent extremism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,709
6,541
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
return to work
mental health
psychosocial factors
measurement
gender and sex
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,369
5,970
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,019
4,909
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Indigenous tourism
sociology of tourism
tourism planning
critical tourism
tourism geographies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,634
7,283
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cultural tourism
heritage management
world heritage
Chinese tourism
arts events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
2,824
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
cultural studies
cinema studies
martial arts studies
Hong Kong
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
931
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cultural Economy
Creative Cities
cultural policy
creative industries
China
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,828
2,298
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
mines and community conflict
industry responses to development dilemmas
organisational change
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
4,759
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
energy demand
smart homes
social practices
gender
AI voice assistants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,611
4,488
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
social robotics
cognitive science
complex systems
computational neuroscience
artificial intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,299
2,118
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cultural geography
Indigenous natural resource management
social impact assessment
environmental planning
water resource man
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
3,629
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
stereotypes
prejudice reduction
intergroup contact
intergroup emotions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,097
3,397
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Health economics
social policy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,036
3,121
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social theory
health and place
social innovation
mental illness
housing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,972
3,560
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
LGBTIQ health
HIV
public health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
4,836
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,407
87
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Raewyn Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,825
38,902
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,887
345
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
H Teede
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,873
33,431
0.609
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,354
955
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Barry Zwi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,588
9,458
0.309
global health
development policy
human rights
forced migration
humanitarian response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,358
1,347
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ien Ang
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
4,565
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,674
1,671
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tuhin Biswas
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,468
17,431
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,937
2,434
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chris Gibson
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,518
5,404
0.327
Urban and Regional Studies
Economic Geography
Creative Work
Sustainability
Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,080
2,717
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kay Bussey
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,232
6,559
0.431
social cognitive theory
cyberbullying
gender development
moral disengagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,178
2,811
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Helen MG Watt
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,829
7,266
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,014
3,810
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Helen Ross
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,794
6,164
0.523
social science
environmental management
agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,374
3,826
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sam Winter
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,754
7,320
0.623
Sexuality
gender
transgender
transsexual
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,166
4,316
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ramon Spaaij
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,709
6,541
0.611
sociology of sport
sport policy
sport for development
terrorism
violent extremism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,666
4,470
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Smith
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,369
5,970
0.576
return to work
mental health
psychosocial factors
measurement
gender and sex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,534
4,637
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William Doherty
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,019
4,909
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,109
4,850
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Freya Higgins Desbiolles
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,634
7,283
0.756
Indigenous tourism
sociology of tourism
tourism planning
critical tourism
tourism geographies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,777
5,793
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hilary du Cros
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,155
2,824
0.346
cultural tourism
heritage management
world heritage
Chinese tourism
arts events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,875
6,014
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Meaghan Morris
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
931
0.117
cultural studies
cinema studies
martial arts studies
Hong Kong
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,682
6,104
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Justin O Connor
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,828
2,298
0.294
Cultural Economy
Creative Cities
cultural policy
creative industries
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,858
6,116
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deanna Kemp
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,819
4,759
0.609
mines and community conflict
industry responses to development dilemmas
organisational change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,838
6,303
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yolande Strengers
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,611
4,488
0.590
energy demand
smart homes
social practices
gender
AI voice assistants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,086
6,576
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Janet Wiles
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,299
2,118
0.290
social robotics
cognitive science
complex systems
computational neuroscience
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,415
6,740
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sue Jackson
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,141
3,629
0.508
Cultural geography
Indigenous natural resource management
social impact assessment
environmental planning
water resource man
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,389
6,788
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefania Paolini
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,097
3,397
0.479
stereotypes
prejudice reduction
intergroup contact
intergroup emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,711
6,853
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leonie Segal
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,036
3,121
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,102
6,919
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cameron Duff
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,972
3,560
0.511
social theory
health and place
social innovation
mental illness
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,861
7,482
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adam Bourne
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,445
4,836
0.750