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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.427 Scientists Citation in Sweden Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Legal and Investigative Psychology
Interviewing
deception detection
Human intelligence gatherin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
6,134
0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,708
4,216
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Medical psychology and health psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,223
7,033
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Analytical sociology
computational social science
social networks
segregation processes
philosophy of social scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
4,202
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
European Communion
Normative Power
Planetary Politics
Planetary Organic Crisis
Critical Social Theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,669
4,869
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
design
democracy
participatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,486
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
biogeochemistry
estuaries
coastal carbon and nutrient dynamics
land-sea interactions
Baltic Se
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,472
5,728
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
public opinion
representation
legitimacy
procedural fairnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,173
4,682
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
States of Consciousness
Anomalous Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,882
4,430
0.319
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
CBT
Anxiety
OCD
PTSD
Chronic Pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,615
4,290
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
psykolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,647
4,997
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Decision making
cognitive psychology
transportion safety
risk perception
risk anlysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,552
2,243
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
destination management
tourism education
regenerative tourism
tourism policy
tourism by desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,205
5,296
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Political Science
Democracy
Public Opinion
Elections
Local Governmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,147
3,308
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
urban freight
transport
logistics
plannin
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
5,089
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Semantics
Natural Language
Language Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,647
1,958
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Demograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,581
4,995
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Comparative regionalism
regional integration
IR
EU foreign policy
African politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
3,829
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,478
5,768
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
political ecology
feminist theory
climate change
politics
state formatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
6,858
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
International Relations
European Union Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
5,036
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
music
expertise
creativity
skill learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,281
4,856
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
gender studies
representative democracy
quality of governmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,062
3,823
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Political sociology
Comparative Politics
Political parties
Ethnic relations
Sociolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,987
5,241
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
behavioral medicine
clinical psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,908
4,607
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,588
672
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
PA Granhag
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,935
6,134
0.342
Legal and Investigative Psychology
Interviewing
deception detection
Human intelligence gatherin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,638
739
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gunilla Bohlin
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,708
4,216
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,776
773
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Nordin
Umea University
Umeå, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,223
7,033
0.434
Medical psychology and health psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,763
807
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Peter Hedström
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,831
4,202
0.265
Analytical sociology
computational social science
social networks
segregation processes
philosophy of social scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,627
820
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ian Manners
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,669
4,869
0.311
European Communion
Normative Power
Planetary Politics
Planetary Organic Crisis
Critical Social Theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,683
879
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Pelle Ehn
Malmo University
Malmö, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,905
4,486
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,273
913
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Christoph Humborg
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,472
5,728
0.396
biogeochemistry
estuaries
coastal carbon and nutrient dynamics
land-sea interactions
Baltic Se
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,114
937
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Peter Esaiasson
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,173
4,682
0.330
public opinion
representation
legitimacy
procedural fairnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,959
970
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Etzel Cardeña
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,882
4,430
0.319
States of Consciousness
Anomalous Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,668
1,003
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Sean Perrin
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,615
4,290
0.315
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,560
1,114
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Lars Gunnar Lundh
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,647
4,997
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,275
1,127
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ola Svenson
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,552
2,243
0.179
Decision making
cognitive psychology
transportion safety
risk perception
risk anlysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,123
1,167
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Dianne Dredge
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,205
5,296
0.434
destination management
tourism education
regenerative tourism
tourism policy
tourism by desig
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,650
1,178
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mikael Gilljam
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,147
3,308
0.272
Political Science
Democracy
Public Opinion
Elections
Local Governmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,527
1,207
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michael Browne
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,929
5,089
0.427
urban freight
transport
logistics
plannin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,044
1,247
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Robin Cooper
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,647
1,958
0.168
Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Semantics
Natural Language
Language Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,644
1,253
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Gunnar Andersson
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,581
4,995
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,050
1,258
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Fredrik Söderbaum
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,537
3,829
0.332
Comparative regionalism
regional integration
IR
EU foreign policy
African politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,640
1,266
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Anna Stigsdotter Neely
University of Karlstad
Karlstad, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,478
5,768
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,105
1,273
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Andrea Nightingale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
6,858
0.600
political ecology
feminist theory
climate change
politics
state formatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,608
1,282
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jonas Tallberg
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,371
5,036
0.443
International Relations
European Union Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,485
1,297
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Fredrik Ullen
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,281
4,856
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,609
1,325
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Lena Wängnerud
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,062
3,823
0.346
gender studies
representative democracy
quality of governmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,311
1,338
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jens Rydgren
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,987
5,241
0.477
Political sociology
Comparative Politics
Political parties
Ethnic relations
Sociolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,119
1,349
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Katja Boersma
Orebro University
Örebro, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,908
4,607
0.422