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
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
1,169
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
socialization
generations
children and youth
values
time and media use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,421
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
relational sociology
political semiotics
wicked problems
political theory
power
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
699
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
youth and childhood studies
civic participation
vulnerability
NEET youth
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
394
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
gender studies
sociology of gender
intersectionality
critical studies on men and masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
330
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
religious policy of the Soviet Union
secularization
history and sociology of (non)religion
(non)religion and nature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
213
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Urban and housing
residential studies
Qualitative research
Biographical methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
122
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
141
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
Demography
Family studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
84
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
social theory
Western Marxism
sociology of higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
63
0.863
Airi Alina Allaste
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
1,169
0.350
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
Veronika Kalmus
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,421
0.449
socialization
generations
children and youth
values
time and media use
Peeter Selg
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
868
699
0.805
relational sociology
political semiotics
wicked problems
political theory
power
Mai Beilmann
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
394
0.812
youth and childhood studies
civic participation
vulnerability
NEET youth
social capital
Kadri Aavik
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
381
330
0.866
gender studies
sociology of gender
intersectionality
critical studies on men and masculinities
Atko Remmel
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
213
0.810
religious policy of the Soviet Union
secularization
history and sociology of (non)religion
(non)religion and nature
Katrin Paadam
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
122
0.578
Urban and housing
residential studies
Qualitative research
Biographical methods
Kairit Kall
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
141
0.712
Kadri Rootalu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
84
0.542
Martin Aidnik
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
63
0.863
social theory
Western Marxism
sociology of higher education