Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 336 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,954
23,788
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
migration
citizenship
race
ethnciity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,443
14,772
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Political Sociology
Governance
Public Policy
Political Science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,827
8,453
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology of Religion
Health Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,763
4,905
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Medication Safety
Healthcare Communication
Patient Participation
Transitions of Care
Aged Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,617
7,859
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Popular music
youth culture
cultural sociology
ethnography.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,063
6,101
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sociology of education
literacy
media
cultural studies
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
3,131
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
14,365
7,256
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Food Security
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,823
3,003
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sociology
Sociology of Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Qualitative Research
Social Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,860
6,547
0.509
* 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
12,777
2,647
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Time use
domestic work
work-family reconciliation
work and health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
2,858
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
gender
affect
food
sexuality
oceans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,395
2,842
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
environmental sociology
food and agriculture
climate governance
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,894
3,010
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
China
labor
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,743
1,783
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Violence Prevention
Violence Against Women
Gender and Violence
Men and Masculinities
Feminist Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
4,748
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
2,949
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sociology
more-than-human studies
tourism
art
museums
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,877
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sociology
sexuality
HIV/AIDS
masculinity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
1,960
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Theory
Political Theory
Sociology
Neoliberalism
Biopolitics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,784
4,836
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
political sociology
political economy
asian studies
southeast asian studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,014
3,513
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
economic sociology
social theory
feminist theory
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
2,794
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sociology
Education
Qualitative Research
Phenomenology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,232
2,809
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
feminist theory
biopolitics
reproduction
sociology
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,201
2,183
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sociology
Social Stratification
Education
Longitudinal Surveys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,107
1,973
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,676
295
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Deborah Lupton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,954
23,788
0.397
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,783
300
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen Castles
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,443
14,772
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,083
675
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Marsh
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,827
8,453
0.223
Political Sociology
Governance
Public Policy
Political Science.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,357
2,032
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Douglas Ezzy
University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,763
4,905
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,857
2,059
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elizabeth Manias
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,617
7,859
0.422
Medication Safety
Healthcare Communication
Patient Participation
Transitions of Care
Aged Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,805
2,153
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andy Bennett
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,063
6,101
0.338
Popular music
youth culture
cultural sociology
ethnography.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,715
2,846
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carmen Luke
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,731
3,131
0.213
sociology of education
literacy
media
cultural studies
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,834
2,959
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heinz Schandl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,365
7,256
0.505
Social-ecological systems
socio-economic metabolism
sustainable use of natural resources
sustainable consumption and producti
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,158
3,115
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geoffrey Lawrence
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,823
3,003
0.217
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Food Security
Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,725
3,446
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alex Broom
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,860
6,547
0.509
Sociology
Sociology of Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Qualitative Research
Social Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,322
3,477
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alan Petersen
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,777
2,647
0.207
sociology of health and medicine
science and technology studies
sociology of risk
gender/men and masculinities studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,317
3,650
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Bittman
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,234
2,858
0.234
Time use
domestic work
work-family reconciliation
work and health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,488
3,951
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elspeth Probyn
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,395
2,842
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,289
4,229
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stewart Lockie
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,894
3,010
0.276
environmental sociology
food and agriculture
climate governance
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,821
4,302
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anita Chan
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,743
1,783
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,909
4,387
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael Flood
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,533
4,748
0.451
Violence Prevention
Violence Against Women
Gender and Violence
Men and Masculinities
Feminist Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,327
4,403
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jack Barbalet
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,493
2,949
0.281
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,432
4,684
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Adrian Franklin
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,942
2,877
0.289
sociology
more-than-human studies
tourism
art
museums
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,712
4,739
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gary Dowsett
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,837
1,960
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,318
4,769
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melinda Cooper
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,784
4,836
0.494
Social Theory
Political Theory
Sociology
Neoliberalism
Biopolitics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,420
5,213
420
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Vedi Hadiz
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,014
3,513
0.390
political sociology
political economy
asian studies
southeast asian studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,643
5,223
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adkins Lisa
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,998
2,794
0.311
economic sociology
social theory
feminist theory
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,490
5,740
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ashwin Kumar
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,232
2,809
0.341
Sociology
Education
Qualitative Research
Phenomenology
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,016
5,759
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Catherine Waldby
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,201
2,183
0.266
feminist theory
biopolitics
reproduction
sociology
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,622
5,850
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gary Marks
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,107
1,973
0.243
Sociology
Social Stratification
Education
Longitudinal Surveys