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.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Netherlands
Bert Klandermans
sociale bewegingen
protestgedrag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,758
8,259
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Netherlands
Siegwart Lindenberg
Microfoundations for the social sciences
Governance in organizations
workings of social norms
self-regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,523
8,423
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Netherlands
Martijn Huisman
Socioeconomic inequalities in health
ageing
epidemiology
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,095
19,374
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Netherlands
Theo G Van Tilburg
Sociology
Social Gerontology
Loneliness
Personal Networks
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,776
11,189
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Netherlands
René Veenstra
sociology
adolescence
social networks
bullying
peer relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,374
9,779
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Netherlands
Peer Scheepers
sociale wetenschappen
sociologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,687
5,851
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Netherlands
Jan Willem Duyvendak
Sociology
Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,888
5,327
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Netherlands
Paul M De Graaf
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
Netherlands
Pearl Dykstra
families
life course
ageing
social policy
loneliness
Citation Metrics
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
Netherlands
Kathy Davis
sociology
gender studies
cultural studies
qualitative methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,945
3,794
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Netherlands
Jaap Dronkers
sociology
educational sciences
inequality
divorce
nobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,235
3,637
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Netherlands
Bram Büscher
Conservation and development
political ecology
neoliberalism
Africa
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,074
6,412
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Netherlands
Tanja Van Der Lippe
family work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,978
6,657
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Netherlands
Godfried Engbersen
Migration
Transnationalism
Social Inequality
Urban studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,935
4,564
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Netherlands
Herman G Van De Werfhorst
Sociology
social stratification
inequality
labor markets
sociology of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,558
5,872
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Netherlands
Harro Van Lente
sociology of expectations
emerging technologies
sustainability
intermediary organizations
technology assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,490
4,708
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Netherlands
Margaretha De Looze
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
Netherlands
Gerbert Kraaykamp
social stratification
sociology of education
cultural capital
educational inequality
cultural sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,771
3,745
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Netherlands
Anna Nieboer
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
Netherlands
Frank Van Tubergen
Sociology
Intergroup relations
Immigration
Ethnicity
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,873
4,252
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Netherlands
Robert Fletcher
Development
globalization
environmental governance
conservation
ecotourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,782
6,605
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Netherlands
Ineke Maas
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
Netherlands
Mieke Verloo
gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
3,219
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Netherlands
Andreas Flache
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Simulation
Social Networks
Interethnic Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
3,685
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Netherlands
Koen Hindriks
Socially AI
Social Robots
Human-Robot Interaction
Cognitive Agents
Agent Programming Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,947
3,360
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,045
Netherlands
506
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bert Klandermans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,758
8,259
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,641
Netherlands
611
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Siegwart Lindenberg
Citation Metrics
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
Netherlands
624
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martijn Huisman
Citation Metrics
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
Netherlands
815
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theo G Van Tilburg
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
1,011
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
René Veenstra
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
1,222
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peer Scheepers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,687
5,851
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,337
Netherlands
1,286
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Willem Duyvendak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,888
5,327
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,089
Netherlands
1,501
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul M De Graaf
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
1,766
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Pearl Dykstra
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
1,894
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathy Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,945
3,794
0.293
sociology
gender studies
cultural studies
qualitative methodology

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,154
Netherlands
2,010
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jaap Dronkers
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,046
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bram Büscher
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,069
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tanja Van Der Lippe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,978
6,657
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,621
Netherlands
2,073
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Godfried Engbersen
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,160
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Herman G Van De Werfhorst
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,172
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Harro Van Lente
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,234
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Margaretha De Looze
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,350
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gerbert Kraaykamp
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,438
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anna Nieboer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
4,858
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,053
Netherlands
2,593
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Frank Van Tubergen
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,619
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert Fletcher
Citation Metrics
Total
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
Netherlands
2,641
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ineke Maas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,704
3,157
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,614
Netherlands
2,936
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mieke Verloo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,715
3,219
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,445
Netherlands
2,985
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andreas Flache
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
Netherlands
3,233
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Koen Hindriks
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
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