Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :126
Hippocampus
spatial navigation
traumatic brain injury
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
514
0.160
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Teamwork
Sport Psychology
Team Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
2,788
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
higher education
life course research
survey research design
sociology of education
mixed methods research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,111
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
Literacy
early literacy
family literacy
community literacy
digital literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,025
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
politics
social policy
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
859
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Language Variation and Change
Historical Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,285
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
Transportation
energy
environment
climate change
air pollution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,428
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
Drama/theatre education
appled drama/theatre
performance studies
arts-based research
poetic inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,578
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
adult education
environmental education
ecotourism
cultural tourism
gender and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
1,842
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Language Acquisition
Cognitive Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,235
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Political Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,001
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
music
music education
arts based educational research
creative analytical practices
digital media
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
1,394
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
Family Demography
Gender
Life Course
Health
Chinese Society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
2,766
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
Archival Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
2,112
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,946
624
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Social Determinants of Health
CVD risk factors
Gender
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,736
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Comparative politics
public policy
political economy
public opinion and voting behavior
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,817
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Sociology
Sociological Theory
Suicide
Mental Health
Institutional Spheres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
2,059
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
demography
migration and assimilation
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
928
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
Immigration
Immigration Policy
Public Opinion
National Identity
American Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,687
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
social studies of medicine
cancer
queer theory
social media
knowledge networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
648
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
Social Movements
Political Sociology
Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,304
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
New Literacy Studies
multimodality
international development
visual methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,733
1,291
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
IPE
natural resource management
business ethics
development
critical pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
2,184
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Syntactic theory
Algonquian
Na-Dene
Niger-Congo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
640
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,021
12,369
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Ronald William Skelton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
514
0.160
Hippocampus
spatial navigation
traumatic brain injury
stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,662
12,417
1,119
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Desmond Mcewan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
2,788
0.876
Teamwork
Sport Psychology
Team Effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,806
12,529
1,122
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Lesley Andres
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,145
1,111
0.353
higher education
life course research
survey research design
sociology of education
mixed methods research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,204
12,541
1,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Jim Anderson
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,140
1,025
0.326
Literacy
early literacy
family literacy
community literacy
digital literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,030
12,668
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Michael J Prince
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,093
859
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,049
12,699
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Alexandra D Arcy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
1,285
0.417
Language Variation and Change
Historical Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,128
12,702
1,134
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Conor Co Reynolds
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,079
1,428
0.464
Transportation
energy
environment
climate change
air pollution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,387
12,753
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Monica Prendergast
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,064
1,578
0.515
Drama/theatre education
appled drama/theatre
performance studies
arts-based research
poetic inquiry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,601
12,913
1,150
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Pierre Walter
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,015
1,842
0.611
adult education
environmental education
ecotourism
cultural tourism
gender and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,569
12,950
1,155
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Carla Hudson Kam
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,004
1,235
0.411
Language Acquisition
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,214
13,019
1,158
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Barbara Arneil
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,001
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,893
13,037
1,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Peter Gouzouasis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
1,394
0.468
music
music education
arts based educational research
creative analytical practices
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,045
13,111
1,168
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Yue Qian
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,953
2,766
0.937
Family Demography
Gender
Life Course
Health
Chinese Society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,415
13,123
1,169
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Victoria L Lemieux
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
2,112
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,738
13,129
1,170
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Ralph Matthews
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,946
624
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,781
13,130
1,171
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Annalijn I Conklin
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,945
1,736
0.589
Social Determinants of Health
CVD risk factors
Gender
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,469
13,186
1,174
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Alan M Jacobs
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,817
0.621
Comparative politics
public policy
political economy
public opinion and voting behavior
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,537
13,192
1,175
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Seth Abrutyn
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
2,059
0.704
Sociology
Sociological Theory
Suicide
Mental Health
Institutional Spheres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,633
13,389
1,186
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Guy Stecklov
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,858
928
0.325
demography
migration and assimilation
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,863
13,399
1,187
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Matthew Wright
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,687
0.591
Immigration
Immigration Policy
Public Opinion
National Identity
American Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,090
13,405
1,188
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Mary K Bryson
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
648
0.227
social studies of medicine
cancer
queer theory
social media
knowledge networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,668
13,505
1,195
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Catherine Corrigall Brown
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,304
0.462
Social Movements
Political Sociology
Identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,716
13,814
1,215
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Maureen Kendrick
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,733
1,291
0.472
New Literacy Studies
multimodality
international development
visual methodologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,716
13,969
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Nathan Andrews
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
2,184
0.811
IPE
natural resource management
business ethics
development
critical pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,453
13,999
1,228
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Rose Marie Dechaine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
640
0.238
Syntactic theory
Algonquian
Na-Dene
Niger-Congo