Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 45.599 Scientists Citation 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
research methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,031
11,709
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
SLA
writing systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,828
9,134
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Natural language semantics
the syntax-semantics interface
philosophy of language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,391
8,502
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
10,255
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Text linguisticscognitive
Linguisticscultural
Linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,322
9,067
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
computational biology
bioinformatics
machine learning
computational linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,281
6,588
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,210
10,034
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,928
5,142
0.152
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,411
13,542
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,394
12,769
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,336
9,257
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Language
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,167
20,477
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Language
reading
spelling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,906
6,311
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,456
7,571
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,434
6,587
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Computational Linguistics
Evolutionary Computation
Artificial Life
Philosophy
Machine Learning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,342
8,881
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Language Development and Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,279
6,844
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,063
13,645
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,358
13,000
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,318
9,433
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Language testing
curriculum development
evaluation
research methods
and connected speech
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,280
8,592
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,344
6,938
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Phonology-syntax interface
prosody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,202
4,553
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
comparative syntax
generative grammar
typology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,043
5,965
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,984
5,342
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,303
8,104
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Alison Mackey
Georgetown University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,031
11,709
0.325
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,462
1,534
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Vivian Cook
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,828
9,134
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,802
8,317
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Angelika Kratzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,391
8,502
0.240
Natural language semantics
the syntax-semantics interface
philosophy of language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,893
97
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Batia Laufer
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,268
10,255
0.291
Vocabulary
Vocabulary acquisition
Second language acquisition
Lexicography
Attrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,633
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Валентина Авраамовна Маслова Valentina A. Maslova|Valentina A. Maslova
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,322
9,067
0.264
Text linguisticscognitive
Linguisticscultural
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,667
8,683
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
William H Majoros
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,281
6,588
0.192
computational biology
bioinformatics
machine learning
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,732
8,711
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Martha Stone Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,210
10,034
0.293
Computational Linguistics
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics
Intelligent Tutoring
Human-centered Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,969
8,821
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Samuel Jay Keyser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,928
5,142
0.152
theoretical linguistics
metrics
literary criticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,418
1,727
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Tony McEnery|Anthony McEnery, Anthony Mark McEnery
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,411
13,542
0.405
Corpus linguistics
applied linguistics
discourse analysis
linguistics
English language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,433
335
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Daniel Cassany
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,394
12,769
0.382
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,488
1,734
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Susan Bassnett
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,336
9,257
0.278
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,649
1,752
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Li Wei
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,167
20,477
0.617
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,892
9,223
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Rebecca Treiman
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,906
6,311
0.192
Language
reading
spelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,329
9,404
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Alec Marantz
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,456
7,571
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,352
1,818
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Janet B Pierrehumbert
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,434
6,587
0.203
Phonology
Morphology
Cognitive Science
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,455
9,459
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Peter Turney
Ronin Institute
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,342
8,881
0.275
Computational Linguistics
Evolutionary Computation
Artificial Life
Philosophy
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,513
9,481
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Laurence Leonard
Purdue University
West Lafayette, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,279
6,844
0.212
Language Development and Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,722
9,574
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Tanmoy Bhattacharya
Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,063
13,645
0.426
Lattice QCD
Quantum Mechanics and Computation
HIV Phylogenetics
Historical Linguistics
Machine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,465
71
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Lawrence Jun Zhang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,358
13,000
0.415
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,505
9,928
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
William Grabe
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,318
9,433
0.301
Applied Linguistics
Reading
writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,676
10,449
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
James Dean Brown
University of Hawaii System
Honolulu, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,280
8,592
0.284
Language testing
curriculum development
evaluation
research methods
and connected speech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,844
2,096
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
David Barton
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,344
6,938
0.236
Linguistics
Literacy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,992
11,034
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Elisabeth Selkirk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,202
4,553
0.156
Phonology-syntax interface
prosody
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,190
949
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Guglielmo Cinque
Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
Venezia, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,043
5,965
0.205
comparative syntax
generative grammar
typology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,265
11,143
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Ward Wheeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,984
5,342
0.184
Systematics
comparative biology
phylogenetics
systematic biology
historical linguistics