Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 66 Scientists Citation in Finland 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
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,678
8,377
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
working life
organizational and medical sociology
mental health
occupational health
interdisciplinary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,832
5,335
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,870
2,206
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
translation studies
sociology of translation
institutional translation
retranslation
translation ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,654
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
1,498
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pragmatics
text & discourse
construction grammar
dialectology
sociology of language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
1,658
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sociology of education
education policy
higher education
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,297
987
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Social technologies
User Experience
Sustainable HCI
Critical Design
Socio-technical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
2,403
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Information society
labour markets
sociology of work
knowledge work
telework
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
1,937
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sociology
policy studies
education
governance
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
2,281
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociology
social theory
cultural theory
historical sociology
political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
703
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
gender
parenting
migrant integration
interpreting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,773
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
children of immigrants
intergenerational social inequality
educational inequalities
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,465
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
gender studies
queer studies
intersectionality
visual culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,098
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociology and politics of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
1,292
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Migration
Care work
Race and Ethnicity
Class
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
1,392
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
772
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
children
family
day care
digitalization of childhood
socialization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
440
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sociology
culture
consumption
stratification
social change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
774
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Childhood
ethnography
institutional action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
266
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Civil Society
Environmental Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
646
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
gender
body norms
fat studies
social class
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
724
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sociology
employee well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
951
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social interaction
counseling
psychotherapy
emotion
conversation analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
659
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sociology of consumption
service design
stratification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
547
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,118
99
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pertti Alasuutari
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,678
8,377
0.264
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,760
397
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ari Väänänen
Finnish Institute Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,832
5,335
0.416
working life
organizational and medical sociology
mental health
occupational health
interdisciplinary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,295
495
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pekka Sulkunen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,870
2,206
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,160
1,002
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kaisa Koskinen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,087
2,654
0.436
translation studies
sociology of translation
institutional translation
retranslation
translation ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,149
1,030
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hannu Simola
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,950
1,498
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,364
1,065
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jan Ola Östman
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
1,658
0.287
pragmatics
text & discourse
construction grammar
dialectology
sociology of language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,507
1,187
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Osmo Kivinen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,297
987
0.186
sociology of education
education policy
higher education
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,136
1,421
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas Olsson
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,450
2,403
0.540
Social technologies
User Experience
Sustainable HCI
Critical Design
Socio-technical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,229
1,575
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pasi Pyöriä
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,999
1,937
0.484
Information society
labour markets
sociology of work
knowledge work
telework
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,076
1,798
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristiina Brunila
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,481
2,281
0.655
sociology
policy studies
education
governance
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,013
1,947
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Risto Heiskala
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,194
703
0.220
sociology
social theory
cultural theory
historical sociology
political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,258
2,009
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaana Vuori
University of Eastern Finland
Joensuu, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,095
1,773
0.573
gender
parenting
migrant integration
interpreting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,472
2,070
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elina Kilpi Jakonen
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
1,465
0.488
children of immigrants
intergenerational social inequality
educational inequalities
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,716
2,440
637
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leena Maija Rossi
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,476
1,098
0.443
gender studies
queer studies
intersectionality
visual culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,278
2,491
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Janne Varjo
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,414
1,292
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,400
2,555
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lena Näre
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,340
1,392
0.595
Migration
Care work
Race and Ethnicity
Class
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,407
2,909
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mikko Niemelä
University of Turku
Turku, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,942
772
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,636
2,939
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anja Riitta Lahikainen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,917
440
0.230
children
family
day care
digitalization of childhood
socialization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,703
3,078
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Semi Purhonen
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,796
774
0.431
Sociology
culture
consumption
stratification
social change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,466
3,140
783
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harriet Strandell
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,745
266
0.152
Childhood
ethnography
institutional action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,652
3,457
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tapio Litmanen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
646
0.439
Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Civil Society
Environmental Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,477
3,744
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hannele Harjunen
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
724
0.558
gender
body norms
fat studies
social class
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,706
3,786
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tiina Saari
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,268
951
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,368
4,170
1,015
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liisa Voutilainen
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,067
659
0.618
social interaction
counseling
psychotherapy
emotion
conversation analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,914
4,299
1,039
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nina Kahma
University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
547
0.543
Sociology of consumption
service design
stratification