Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social SciencesSocial Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Saudi Arabia 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
Green Energy
Urban Quality of Life
Gender Studies
Migration
Social Research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
242
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
71
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
EFL & ESL
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
81
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Minority & Endangered Languages
Language Documentation
Language Planning & Policy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
48
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sociolinguistics - pragmatics - language acquisition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sociolinguistics- Classroom Interaction-CALL-Cognitive language learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociolinguistics
Arabic Pidgin
Phonology
Sociophonetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sociology
criminology
women's studies
Gender Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociolinguistics
Arabic
Community Languages
Language and Religion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sociolinguistics
Second Language Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociolinguistics
linguistic anthropology
ethnography
educational linguistics
Arabic dialectology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qualitative Research
Social Change
Sociology of Women
Social Planning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Pragmatics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social development
Islamic communities
criminology.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociolinguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology of crime
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
sociolinguistics
French language
code-switching
Vocabulary Learning Strategies
social networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Socio-cultural Anthropology
Ethnography
Human Geography
Archaeology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sociolinguistics
linguistic imperialismi
language policy and planning
discourse and critical discourse analysis
second language writing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,013
7,580
432
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Saeed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
242
0.906
Green Energy
Urban Quality of Life
Gender Studies
Migration
Social Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,847
10,275
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Iman Kenawy
Taif University
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
71
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,657,461
10,703
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bilal Ayed Al Khaza'Leh
Shaqra University
Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
81
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,659,650
10,721
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alok K Das
Jazan University
Chiba, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
48
0.578
Sociolinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Minority & Endangered Languages
Language Documentation
Language Planning & Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,935,860
12,139
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Osama Abualzain
Al Baha University
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
sociolinguistics - pragmatics - language acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,982,821
12,361
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abeer Shujaa Alharbi
Majmaah University
Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Sociolinguistics- Classroom Interaction-CALL-Cognitive language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,005,234
12,470
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wafi Alshammari
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
Sociolinguistics
Arabic Pidgin
Phonology
Sociophonetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,080,124
12,823
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Norah Alruwaili
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
sociology
criminology
women's studies
Gender Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,115,849
13,001
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abdulwdood Bahhari Wadood
Islamic University of Al Madinah
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Sociolinguistics
Arabic
Community Languages
Language and Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,130,539
13,083
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thamir Alomaim
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Sociolinguistics
Second Language Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,947
13,400
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julie Lowry
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
sociolinguistics
linguistic anthropology
ethnography
educational linguistics
Arabic dialectology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,230,419
13,567
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rajaa Alqahtani
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Qualitative Research
Social Change
Sociology of Women
Social Planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,237,643
13,597
1,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abeer N Alqahtani
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,258,760
13,698
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wijdan Eltijani Elsiddig Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Social development
Islamic communities
criminology.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,298,806
13,898
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dalal Altayari
University of Jeddah
Dahaban, Saudi Arabia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,481
14,000
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Munahi Bin Shari
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,481
14,000
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ameni Tlili
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
sociolinguistics
French language
code-switching
Vocabulary Learning Strategies
social networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,335,086
14,082
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura M Strachan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Socio-cultural Anthropology
Ethnography
Human Geography
Archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,386,687
14,313
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jamal Almuhaish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
sociolinguistics
linguistic imperialismi
language policy and planning
discourse and critical discourse analysis
second language writing