Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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 :38,101
Mongolia
Erdene-Ochir Tumen-Ochir
Linguistics (Mongolian Studies)
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7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,102
Uzbekistan
Zarrina Nabiyeva
linguistics
typology
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7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,103
Uzbekistan
Ulugbek Ochilov
Филология
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7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,105
Uzbekistan
Marguba Vaxobova
Английский язык
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7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,106
Malaysia
Syaza Hazirah Mohd Hashim
Educational Technology Integration
Action/Teacher Research
Education of Culturally and
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,107
Indonesia
Mustaufir
Pendidikan Bahasa Arab
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,108
Iran
Narjes Ashari Tabar
Language Teaching
ELT Technology
Research Methodology
Psycholinguistics
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,109
Kyrgyzstan
Айсынай Алымбаева
Английский язык
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,111
Pakistan
Zahir Shah
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Studies and Genre Analysis
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,112
Pakistan
Maria Hassan
Translanguaging
Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Writing Centre Pedagogy
Language documentation
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,113
Indonesia
Zakiyah
Pendidikan bahasa arab
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7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,114
Indonesia
Yanti Hidayati
Linguistic
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,115
Indonesia
Ahmad Fauzan Ilmi
Pendidikan Bahasa Arab dan Kebahasaaraban
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,116
Indonesia
Dwi Aji Prajoko
English Literature
English applied linguistics
translation studies
metaphor
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,117
Indonesia
Astirini Swarastuti
English Language Teaching
Linguistic
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,118
Philippines
Herford Rei Guibangguibang
Linguistics
Language Education
Sociolinguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,119
Japan
Yuta Sakon
Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,120
Belgium
Angelo Chiarelli
Letteratura Italiana
Filologia Italiana
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,121
United States
Christopher Jensen
Middle English
Arthurian literature
translation
ethics
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,122
Indonesia
Hermansyah
Linguistik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,123
Taiwan
Hui-Mei Jessica Yao
literature & language teaching and learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,124
Indonesia
Moh Zainol Kamal
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38,125
Indonesia
Nurnalisa
English Language
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Mongolia
726
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,101
Erdene-Ochir Tumen-Ochir
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Uzbekistan
5,452
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,102
Zarrina Nabiyeva
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,240,957
Uzbekistan
5,452
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,103
Ulugbek Ochilov
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,240,957
Uzbekistan
5,452
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,104
Saodat Sattorova
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Uzbekistan
5,452
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,105
Marguba Vaxobova
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,240,957
Malaysia
22,286
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,106
Syaza Hazirah Mohd Hashim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Educational Technology Integration
Action/Teacher Research
Education of Culturally and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,107
Mustaufir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Iran
43,773
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,108
Narjes Ashari Tabar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Language Teaching
ELT Technology
Research Methodology
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Kyrgyzstan
403
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,109
Айсынай Алымбаева
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Kyrgyzstan
403
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,110
Джеенбаева Космира Ажимаматовна
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Last 6 Years
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7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Pakistan
22,568
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,111
Zahir Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Analysis
Corpus Studies and Genre Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Pakistan
22,568
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,112
Maria Hassan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Translanguaging
Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Writing Centre Pedagogy
Language documentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,113
Zakiyah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,114
Yanti Hidayati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,115
Ahmad Fauzan Ilmi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,116
Dwi Aji Prajoko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
English Literature
English applied linguistics
translation studies
metaphor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,117
Astirini Swarastuti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Philippines
7,271
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,118
Herford Rei Guibangguibang
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Japan
36,000
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,119
Yuta Sakon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Belgium
14,388
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,120
Angelo Chiarelli
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
United States
433,492
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,121
Christopher Jensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Middle English
Arthurian literature
translation
ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,122
Hermansyah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Taiwan
11,787
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,123
Hui-Mei Jessica Yao
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,124
Moh Zainol Kamal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,957
Indonesia
96,751
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 38,125
Nurnalisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000