Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Hong Kong Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Sociology in Hong Kong Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,589
11,094
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
2,250
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,890
1,952
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,555
1,313
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
577
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,208
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,091
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,119
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
1,881
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
790
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
508
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
654
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
700
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
449
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
cultural sociology
social theory
race and ethnicity
creative industries
digital sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
386
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
426
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
139
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Gender
Family
Work
Urbanization
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
286
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Gender
Digital Platform
Social Media
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
194
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Public
Techno-Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
200
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
147
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
186
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sociology
Social Policy
New Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
24
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
gender
sexuality
sex work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
46
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,154
86
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Baehr
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,589
11,094
0.243
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,568
1,655
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cheris Shun Ching Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
2,250
0.525
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,328
1,780
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arthur Sakamoto
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,890
1,952
0.502
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,451
2,358
509
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Susanne Yp Choi 蔡ç‰è
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,555
1,313
0.514
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,019
2,390
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuet Wah Cheung
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
North Point, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,496
577
0.231
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,657
2,589
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ku Hok Bun å¤å¦æ–Œ
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,163
1,208
0.558
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,153
2,603
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christian Greiffenen
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,137
1,091
0.511
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,969
2,640
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aaron Koh
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,119
0.539
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,329
2,716
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jaemin Lee
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
1,881
0.958
Sociology
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,132
2,749
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lei Jin
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
790
0.411
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,268
2,990
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agnes Ku
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
508
0.318
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,705
3,148
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hua Zhong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,408
654
0.464
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,030
3,395
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yuying Tong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
700
0.585
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,914
3,715
761
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheung Nwt
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
934
449
0.481
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835,996
4,162
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chew Matthew M
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
615
386
0.628
cultural sociology
social theory
race and ethnicity
creative industries
digital sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,681
4,303
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hei-Hang Hayes Tang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
426
0.801
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
916,687
4,445
1,004
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amy Sim
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
139
0.288
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,886
4,976
1,005
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jing Song
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
286
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,193
5,660
1,106
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ling Han
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
194
0.878
Gender
Digital Platform
Social Media
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,249,169
5,725
911
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tin-Yuet Ting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
200
0.948
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Public
Techno-Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,286,800
5,898
1,141
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Siqi Han
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
147
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292,620
5,931
1,173
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gordon Brett
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
186
0.979
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,531,015
6,808
1,061
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chung-Tai Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
24
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,400
7,185
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cassini Sai Kwan Chu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
46
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639,164
7,187
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pildoo Sung
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
81
1.000
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital