Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 147 Scientists Citation in Israel 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
Israel
Batia Laufer
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
10,255
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Israel
Malka Hovav
Theoretical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,886
3,497
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Israel
Naama Friedmann
Neuropsychology of Language
Aphasia
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
cognitive neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,897
3,713
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Israel
Wendy Sandler
Sign Language
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,488
3,323
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Israel
Mira Ariel
Pragmatics
Semantics/pragmatics interface
grammaticalization
reference
accessibility theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,295
2,448
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Israel
Susan Rothstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
1,813
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Israel
Idan Landau
Generative Grammar
Syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,049
2,161
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Israel
Michael E Stone
Armenian Studies
Second Temple Jewish literature and thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,872
1,499
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Israel
Irit Meir
Linguistics
Sign Languages
Language Emergence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,464
1,837
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Israel
Michal Ben Shachar
Neurobiology of Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
White matter pathways
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,947
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Israel
Nomi Erteschik Shir
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
984
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Israel
Tami Katzir
Reading
Dyslexia
motivation
intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,793
1,838
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Israel
Elinor Saiegh Haddad
Arabic language and literacy development
L2 literacy
Reading development and difficulties
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
2,360
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Israel
Sharon Armon Lotem
Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,299
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Israel
Joel Walters
LINGUISTICS
bilingualism
development language disorder
aphasia
schizophrenia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,847
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Israel
Gabriel Stanovsky
Computational Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
3,339
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Israel
Reuven Tsur
Cognitive Poetics
Poetic Prosody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
956
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Israel
Shira Wolosky
poetics
hermeneutics
religion
Jewish American culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
751
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Israel
Tal Siloni
Generative Grammar
Syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,423
662
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Israel
Julia Horvath
linguistic theory
syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
520
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Israel
Omri Abend
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
2,441
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Israel
Anat Prior
Bilingualism
Executive Function
Learning Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,133
1,531
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Israel
Gitit Kave
Language and aging
Dementia
Word retrieval
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,357
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Israel
Rama Novogrodsky
Language acquisition
Language impairment
Sign language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
1,390
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Israel
Yael Maschler
discourse and grammar
interactional linguistics
discourse markers
bilingual discourse
spoken Hebrew syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,046
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,893
Israel
97
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Batia Laufer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
10,255
0.291
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,640
Israel
393
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Malka Hovav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,886
3,497
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,042
Israel
706
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Naama Friedmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,897
3,713
0.341
Neuropsychology of Language
Aphasia
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
cognitive neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,153
Israel
743
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wendy Sandler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,488
3,323
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,262
Israel
764
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mira Ariel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,295
2,448
0.238
Pragmatics
Semantics/pragmatics interface
grammaticalization
reference
accessibility theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,728
Israel
1,208
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susan Rothstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
1,813
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,100
Israel
1,278
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Idan Landau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,049
2,161
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,101
Israel
1,312
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael E Stone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,872
1,499
0.218
Armenian Studies
Second Temple Jewish literature and thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,572
Israel
1,660
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Irit Meir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,464
1,837
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,050
Israel
1,779
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michal Ben Shachar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,072
1,947
0.384
Neurobiology of Language
Cognitive Neuroscience
White matter pathways
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,449
Israel
1,806
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nomi Erteschik Shir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
984
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,576
Israel
1,873
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tami Katzir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,793
1,838
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,574
Israel
2,142
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elinor Saiegh Haddad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,206
2,360
0.561
Arabic language and literacy development
L2 literacy
Reading development and difficulties
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,138
Israel
2,312
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sharon Armon Lotem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
2,299
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,487
Israel
2,317
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joel Walters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,824
1,847
0.483
LINGUISTICS
bilingualism
development language disorder
aphasia
schizophrenia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,194
Israel
2,378
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gabriel Stanovsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
3,339
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,109
Israel
2,385
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Reuven Tsur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
956
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,358
Israel
2,521
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shira Wolosky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,424
751
0.219
poetics
hermeneutics
religion
Jewish American culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,414
Israel
2,522
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tal Siloni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,423
662
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,872
Israel
2,645
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julia Horvath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
520
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,371
Israel
2,689
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Omri Abend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,164
2,441
0.771
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,042
Israel
2,707
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anat Prior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,133
1,531
0.489
Bilingualism
Executive Function
Learning Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,679
Israel
2,878
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gitit Kave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,357
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,004
Israel
2,935
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rama Novogrodsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
1,390
0.497
Language acquisition
Language impairment
Sign language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,615
Israel
2,953
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yael Maschler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,046
0.376
discourse and grammar
interactional linguistics
discourse markers
bilingual discourse
spoken Hebrew syntax