Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 3.314 Scientists Citation in United States 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
The role of culture in human development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,663
65,407
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,700
35,552
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Content analysis
Cybernetics
Discourse
human centered design
Critial social science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,475
39,193
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aggression and violence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,078
22,745
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
discourse analysis
discursive psychology
conversation analysis
social interaction
qualitative
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,607
12,587
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
digital media
political communication
social movements
media
civic engagement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,545
15,805
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication
Deception
New communication technologies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,937
13,204
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
human computer interaction
artificial intelligence
digital health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,614
8,353
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
social media
computer-mediated communication
computer-supported cooperative work
HCI
groupware
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
13,363
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,615
12,832
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
crisis management
crisis communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
19,805
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Learning Technologies
Digital Media and Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Constructionism
Design-Based Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,806
12,216
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
AI Literacy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,312
16,742
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
climate change
public health
communication
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,021
18,487
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Web ecosystems
Computational advertising
Web search
User understanding
Randomized algorithms
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,004
6,443
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Communications
coding theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
4,048
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Machine Translation
Computational Advertising
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,101
19,904
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Media Effects
Gaming Disorder
Video Games
Media Psychology
Aggression
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,889
13,638
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
12,135
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Child Language
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,061
9,875
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Media Studies
Digital Media
Augmented Reality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,805
7,548
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Augmented Reality
head-worn display systems
new media experiences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,416
11,439
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Communication Networks
Applied Probability
Stochastic Networks
Machine Learning
Cloud Computing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,398
7,693
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
organizational communication
qualitative research methods
emotion
identity
compassion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,341
17,879
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365
153
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,663
65,407
0.244
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362
598
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Arjun Appadurai
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,700
35,552
0.228
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
globalization
south asia
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,022
1,439
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Klaus Krippendorff
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,475
39,193
0.379
Content analysis
Cybernetics
Discourse
human centered design
Critial social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,696
2,690
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brad J Bushman
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,078
22,745
0.316
Aggression and violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,331
2,992
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Potter
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,607
12,587
0.186
discourse analysis
discursive psychology
conversation analysis
social interaction
qualitative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,807
4,657
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W Lance Bennett
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,545
15,805
0.307
digital media
political communication
social movements
media
civic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,286
4,885
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Judee Burgoon
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,937
13,204
0.264
Interpersonal and Nonverbal Communication
Deception
New communication technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,394
4,936
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pattie Maes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,614
8,353
0.168
human computer interaction
artificial intelligence
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,637
5,515
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marshall Scott Poole
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
8,528
0.185
Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Organizational Innovation
Technology Implementation
Management Information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,693
5,542
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cliff Lampe
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,980
13,363
0.291
social media
computer-mediated communication
computer-supported cooperative work
HCI
groupware
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,849
5,613
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Schudson
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,615
12,832
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,510
5,915
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
W. Timothy Coombs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,127
19,805
0.449
crisis management
crisis communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,794
6,968
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mitchel Resnick
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,806
12,216
0.307
Learning Technologies
Digital Media and Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Constructionism
Design-Based Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,092
7,111
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cynthia Breazeal
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,312
16,742
0.426
Social Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
AI Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,263
7,186
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edward Maibach
George Mason University
Fairfax, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,021
18,487
0.474
climate change
public health
communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,934
7,475
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrei Broder
Google Inc.
California, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,004
6,443
0.170
Web ecosystems
Computational advertising
Web search
User understanding
Randomized algorithms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,821
7,889
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
G David Forney
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,639
4,048
0.110
Communications
coding theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,831
8,754
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kishore Papineni
Google Inc.
California, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,101
19,904
0.584
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Machine Translation
Computational Advertising
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,994
8,835
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Douglas A Gentile
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,889
13,638
0.402
Media Effects
Gaming Disorder
Video Games
Media Psychology
Aggression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,087
8,878
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,790
12,135
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,746
9,167
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bruce Tomblin
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,061
9,875
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,991
9,271
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jay Bolter
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,805
7,548
0.230
Media Studies
Digital Media
Augmented Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,371
9,426
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ronald Azuma
Intel Corporation
California, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,416
11,439
0.353
Augmented Reality
head-worn display systems
new media experiences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,394
9,436
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
R Srikant|Rayadurgam Srikant
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,398
7,693
0.237
Communication Networks
Applied Probability
Stochastic Networks
Machine Learning
Cloud Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,483
9,921
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarah J Tracy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,341
17,879
0.570
organizational communication
qualitative research methods
emotion
identity
compassion