Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 234 Scientists Citation in Netherlands 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
sociale bewegingen
protestgedrag
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,758
8,259
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microfoundations for the social sciences
Governance in organizations
workings of social norms
self-regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,523
8,423
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Socioeconomic inequalities in health
ageing
epidemiology
sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,095
19,374
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology
Social Gerontology
Loneliness
Personal Networks
Aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,776
11,189
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sociology
adolescence
social networks
bullying
peer relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,374
9,779
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sociale wetenschappen
sociologie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,687
5,851
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology
Political Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,888
5,327
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology
social stratification
education
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,794
3,645
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
families
life course
ageing
social policy
loneliness
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
5,388
0.390
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sociology
gender studies
cultural studies
qualitative methodology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,945
3,794
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociology
educational sciences
inequality
divorce
nobility
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,235
3,637
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Conservation and development
political ecology
neoliberalism
Africa
biodiversity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,074
6,412
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
family work
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,978
6,657
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Migration
Transnationalism
Social Inequality
Urban studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,935
4,564
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociology
social stratification
inequality
labor markets
sociology of education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,558
5,872
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
sociology of expectations
emerging technologies
sustainability
intermediary organizations
technology assessment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,490
4,708
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
gender equality
adolescent well-being
alcohol use
sexual behaviour
cross-national comparative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
4,898
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
social stratification
sociology of education
cultural capital
educational inequality
cultural sociology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
3,745
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
4,858
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sociology
Intergroup relations
Immigration
Ethnicity
Religion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,873
4,252
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Development
globalization
environmental governance
conservation
ecotourism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,782
6,605
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,704
3,157
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
gender studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
3,219
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Simulation
Social Networks
Interethnic Relations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
3,685
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Socially AI
Social Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Cognitive Agents
Agent Programming Languages
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
3,360
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,045
506
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Klandermans
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,758
8,259
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,641
611
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Siegwart Lindenberg
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,523
8,423
0.285
Microfoundations for the social sciences
Governance in organizations
workings of social norms
self-regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,137
624
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martijn Huisman
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,095
19,374
0.666
Socioeconomic inequalities in health
ageing
epidemiology
sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,677
815
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theo G Van Tilburg
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,776
11,189
0.452
Sociology
Social Gerontology
Loneliness
Personal Networks
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,807
1,011
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Veenstra
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,374
9,779
0.458
sociology
adolescence
social networks
bullying
peer relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,509
1,222
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peer Scheepers
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,687
5,851
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,337
1,286
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Willem Duyvendak
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,888
5,327
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,089
1,501
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul M De Graaf
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,794
3,645
0.231
Sociology
social stratification
education
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,080
1,766
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pearl Dykstra
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,813
5,388
0.390
families
life course
ageing
social policy
loneliness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,941
1,894
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathy Davis
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,945
3,794
0.293
sociology
gender studies
cultural studies
qualitative methodology
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Rankings
79,154
2,010
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jaap Dronkers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,235
3,637
0.297
sociology
educational sciences
inequality
divorce
nobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,471
2,046
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bram Büscher
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,074
6,412
0.531
Conservation and development
political ecology
neoliberalism
Africa
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,258
2,069
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tanja Van Der Lippe
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,978
6,657
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,621
2,073
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Godfried Engbersen
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,935
4,564
0.382
Migration
Transnationalism
Social Inequality
Urban studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,845
2,160
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Herman G Van De Werfhorst
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,558
5,872
0.508
Sociology
social stratification
inequality
labor markets
sociology of education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,441
2,172
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harro Van Lente
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,490
4,708
0.410
sociology of expectations
emerging technologies
sustainability
intermediary organizations
technology assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,689
2,234
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margaretha De Looze
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,249
4,898
0.435
gender equality
adolescent well-being
alcohol use
sexual behaviour
cross-national comparative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,352
2,350
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerbert Kraaykamp
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
3,745
0.348
social stratification
sociology of education
cultural capital
educational inequality
cultural sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,758
2,438
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anna Nieboer
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
4,858
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,053
2,593
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Frank Van Tubergen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,873
4,252
0.431
Sociology
Intergroup relations
Immigration
Ethnicity
Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,157
2,619
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Fletcher
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,782
6,605
0.675
Development
globalization
environmental governance
conservation
ecotourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,097
2,641
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ineke Maas
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,704
3,157
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,614
2,936
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mieke Verloo
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
3,219
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,445
2,985
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Flache
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
3,685
0.429
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Simulation
Social Networks
Interethnic Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,244
3,233
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Koen Hindriks
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
3,360
0.423
Socially AI
Social Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Cognitive Agents
Agent Programming Languages