Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Nigeria Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Sociology in Nigeria Rankings 2025
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
Medical Sociology
Social gerontology with bias in nutrition and mental health
Social Demography
Bioethics
Qualitative data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,031
28,520
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Demography of Ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,206
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Demography
Medical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
382
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,081
2,093
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociology
Migration and Diaspora Studies
Development Studies.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,629
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Gender and women studies
family studies
reproductive health
health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,310
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
agricultural / rural sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
973
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Development
Public policy
Crime
Gender
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,156
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
Medical Sociology
Bioethics
Global Health
Social Problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,388
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Industrial Sociology (HRM)
Communication and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,179
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Social Informatics
Information Behaviour
Information Policy
Knowledge Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,255
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sociology
Medical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
977
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gender
rural development
health
nutrition
inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,229
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sociology
Medical Sociology
Sexuality
Ageing
Traditional Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
726
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Gender Issues
Marriage
Sex and Family Counselling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
614
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Deviance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
571
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology
Contextual Studies
Qualitative Methodology
Political Sociology
Development Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
668
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Criminology
Sociology
Victimology and Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
949
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sociology and Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
420
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sociology and Industrial Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
883
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social Studies
Curriculum Studies and Educational Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
556
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
population studies
health sociology
maternal health
adolescent sexuality
child health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
573
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Development
Social Problems and Health Related Issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
716
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Industrial Sociology
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
511
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sociology of the Media
Nollywood Studies
Development Communication
African Theatre
Cultural Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
675
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,752
27
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,031
28,520
0.792
Medical Sociology
Social gerontology with bias in nutrition and mental health
Social Demography
Bioethics
Qualitative data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,217
248
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elias Olukorede Wahab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,887
4,206
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,220
411
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Israel Olatunji Orubuloye
Afe Babalola University
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,942
382
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,146
583
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gabriel Ademola Olatunji
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,081
2,093
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,088
995
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olayinka Akanle
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,077
1,629
0.784
Sociology
Migration and Diaspora Studies
Development Studies.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,642
1,087
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nkoli Ezumah
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,310
0.671
Gender and women studies
family studies
reproductive health
health systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,183
1,296
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Albert Ukaro Ofuoku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
973
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,876
1,299
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anthony Abayomi Adebayo
Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,729
1,156
0.669
Development
Public policy
Crime
Gender
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,656
1,303
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jimoh Amzat
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Sokoto, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,388
0.805
Sociology
Medical Sociology
Bioethics
Global Health
Social Problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,674
1,363
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Imhonopi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,655
1,179
0.712
Industrial Sociology (HRM)
Communication and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,741
1,492
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Funmilola O. Omotayo|Funmilola Olubunmi Omotayo, F. O. Omotayo
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,255
0.817
Social Informatics
Information Behaviour
Information Policy
Knowledge Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,393
1,588
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ali Abdullahi Arazeem
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,472
977
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,587
1,602
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven M Cole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,462
1,229
0.841
gender
rural development
health
nutrition
inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,959
1,979
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ojo Melvin Agunbiade
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
726
0.599
Sociology
Medical Sociology
Sexuality
Ageing
Traditional Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,218
2,142
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Ogechi Esere
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
614
0.540
Gender Issues
Marriage
Sex and Family Counselling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,565
2,215
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aderinto Yinka
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
571
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,176
2,313
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,061
668
0.630
Sociology
Contextual Studies
Qualitative Methodology
Political Sociology
Development Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,854
2,339
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard A. Aborisade
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,053
949
0.901
Criminology
Sociology
Victimology and Security Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662,402
2,368
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aluko Mabayoje Anthony Olaniyi
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
420
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,731
2,409
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Festus Asamu
Landmark University
Omu-Aran, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
883
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,672
2,437
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Babatunde Adeniyi Adeyemi
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
556
0.544
Social Studies
Curriculum Studies and Educational Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,813
2,559
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ezebunwa E Nwokocha
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
573
0.578
population studies
health sociology
maternal health
adolescent sexuality
child health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,220
2,581
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muhammed, Ay
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
987
716
0.725
Development
Social Problems and Health Related Issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,573
2,616
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ogunbameru Olakunle Abiona
Osun State University
Oshogbo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
511
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,873
2,738
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Osakue S. Omoera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
675
0.708
Sociology of the Media
Nollywood Studies
Development Communication
African Theatre
Cultural Communication