Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Social Science 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 :26
SDH
Health policy
Health Economic
Policy & Economic Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,148
41,400
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
critical race theory
microaggressions
racial microaggressions
sociology of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,623
22,833
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Population Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,337
43,207
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,220
4,703
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Resilience
vulnerability and adaptation
Global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,492
18,139
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Global Studies
cultural psychology
competence
creativity
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,437
14,891
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Health Policy
Lifestyle Modification
Medical Education
Medical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,744
37,642
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,742
23,185
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,019
10,754
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Science and Technology
Information Science
Health Promotion
Traditional Medicine
Maternal Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,408
24,531
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
race
gender
class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,971
8,133
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
equality
political economy
social theory
ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,425
10,500
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Health Economics
Economic Modelling
Health Econometrics
Equity
Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,988
35,702
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
race
racial identity
assessment
ethnicity
culture bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,674
7,122
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Social science
Public Health
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,152
9,314
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Social Science
Behavioral science ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,032
14,040
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
social computing
machine learning
AI
graph neural networks
NLP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,806
19,632
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
remote work
work-family
women and work
gender equality
workplace flexibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,897
16,075
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
breast cancer
ethics
policy
gender
women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,009
23,684
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Helicobacter pylori
Gaestric Cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aging
Gender mediine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,401
16,918
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Vitamin D
Osteoporosis
Cystic Fibrosis
Transgender
Transgender Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,372
19,093
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
MOST (multiphase optimization strategy)
design of optimization trials
health
behavioral science
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,363
15,487
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Social networks
organizations
political sociology
economic sociology
terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,080
5,269
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Social perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,423
8,436
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,735
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hamed Zandian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,148
41,400
0.917
SDH
Health policy
Health Economic
Policy & Economic Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,974
5,693
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daniel Solorzano
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,623
22,833
0.512
critical race theory
microaggressions
racial microaggressions
sociology of education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,566
79
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mohsen Abbasi Kangevari|Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen Abbasikangevari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,337
43,207
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,098
6,220
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Richard J Gelles
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,220
4,703
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,136
325
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Wilma Vollebergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,463
1,185
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Katrina Brown
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,492
18,139
0.437
Resilience
vulnerability and adaptation
Global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,483
112
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Chi Yue CHIU
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,437
14,891
0.359
Global Studies
cultural psychology
competence
creativity
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,862
92
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Simin Mouodi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,744
37,642
0.924
Health Policy
Lifestyle Modification
Medical Education
Medical Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,863
6,551
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Shahab Khatibzadeh
Brandeis University
Waltham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,742
23,185
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,277
1,251
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jane Lewis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,019
10,754
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,628
116
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
João Paulo Souza
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,408
24,531
0.622
Science and Technology
Information Science
Health Promotion
Traditional Medicine
Maternal Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,505
7,315
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Charles Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,971
8,133
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,875
1,373
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Andrew Sayer
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,425
10,500
0.281
equality
political economy
social theory
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,182
110
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Enayatollah Homaie Rad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,988
35,702
0.965
Health Economics
Economic Modelling
Health Econometrics
Equity
Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,108
8,041
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Janet Helms
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,674
7,122
0.200
race
racial identity
assessment
ethnicity
culture bias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,514
8,220
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kyriakos Markides
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,152
9,314
0.265
Social science
Public Health
Gerontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,615
769
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Gert G. Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,032
14,040
0.401
Social Science
Behavioral science ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,805
151
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Irwin King
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,806
19,632
0.564
social computing
machine learning
AI
graph neural networks
NLP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,486
8,648
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ellen Ernst Kossek|Ellen Kossek, Ellen E. Kossek
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,897
16,075
0.474
remote work
work-family
women and work
gender equality
workplace flexibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,260
8,986
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Reshma Jagsi
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,009
23,684
0.718
breast cancer
ethics
policy
gender
women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,853
159
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Nayoung Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,401
16,918
0.522
Helicobacter pylori
Gaestric Cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aging
Gender mediine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,892
9,246
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Vin Tangpricha
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,372
19,093
0.590
Vitamin D
Osteoporosis
Cystic Fibrosis
Transgender
Transgender Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,901
9,251
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Linda M Collins
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,363
15,487
0.479
MOST (multiphase optimization strategy)
design of optimization trials
health
behavioral science
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,177
9,374
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
David Knoke
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,080
5,269
0.164
Social networks
organizations
political sociology
economic sociology
terrorism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,861
849
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
John G Holmes
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,423
8,436
0.268