Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 787 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom 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
mobility
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,435
34,965
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,113
29,284
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,260
30,229
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
qualitative research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,723
28,327
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,022
53,905
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political economy
social theory
state theory
governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,721
19,419
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wellbeing
Care
Health and Social Care
Age
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,646
23,046
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,863
12,020
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
medical sociology
primary care
health services research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,566
16,521
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
consumer culture
social theory
globalization
the body
the super-rich
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,763
7,448
0.144
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,948
13,939
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gender
empowerment
poverty
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
15,420
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sociology
Inequality
Cultural sociology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,613
11,654
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
implementation science
medical sociology
science and technology studies
health services research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,563
16,772
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social practice
energy demand
consumption
everyday life
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,161
14,898
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
electoral behaviour
social inequality
ethnicity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,140
7,534
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social simulation
agent-based modelling
computational sociology
innovation networks
policy evaluation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,787
7,021
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sociology gender violence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,694
9,292
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,621
12,459
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,664
10,714
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sociology
health
health care
end-of-life care
social research methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
7,661
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
disability
bioethics
medical sociology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,737
12,969
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,620
8,462
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
see: bevskeggs@com digital sociology
social reproduction and care
media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,556
6,893
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,960
8,518
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,539
121
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Urry
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,435
34,965
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
C Wright Mills
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,113
29,284
0.209
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,718
138
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nikolas Rose
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,260
30,229
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,455
190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Silverman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114,723
28,327
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,675
208
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trisha Greenhalgh
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,022
53,905
0.490
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,723
381
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bob Jessop
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,721
19,419
0.241
Political economy
social theory
state theory
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,187
525
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jason Powell
University of Chester
Chester, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,646
23,046
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,682
669
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Goldthorpe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,863
12,020
0.201
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,205
805
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Pope
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,566
16,521
0.308
medical sociology
primary care
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,736
843
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mike Featherstone
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,763
7,448
0.144
consumer culture
social theory
globalization
the body
the super-rich
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,310
993
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Margaret S Archer
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,948
13,939
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,276
1,077
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Naila Kabeer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,617
15,420
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,901
1,292
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mike Savage
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,613
11,654
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,934
1,298
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carl May|Carl R May
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,563
16,772
0.424
implementation science
medical sociology
science and technology studies
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,181
1,321
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shove Elizabeth
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,161
14,898
0.380
social practice
energy demand
consumption
everyday life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,984
1,587
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anthony F Heath
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,140
7,534
0.214
electoral behaviour
social inequality
ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,265
1,614
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nigel Gilbert
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,787
7,021
0.202
social simulation
agent-based modelling
computational sociology
innovation networks
policy evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,178
1,703
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sylvia Walby
City University London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,694
9,292
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,245
1,708
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Nazroo
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,621
12,459
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,124
1,794
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sue Ziebland
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,664
10,714
0.328
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,535
1,838
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clive Seale
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,259
7,661
0.237
Sociology
health
health care
end-of-life care
social research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,048
1,886
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tom Shakespeare
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,737
12,969
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,511
2,065
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alan Warde
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,620
8,462
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,665
2,418
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
beverley skeggs
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,556
6,893
0.260
see: bevskeggs@com digital sociology
social reproduction and care
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,589
2,499
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kate Hunt
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,960
8,518
0.328