Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 6.047 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
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,032
11,243
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
decolonial pedagogy and thought
social-political struggle
interculturality
gender otherwise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,825
18,228
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
global health
development policy
human rights
forced migration
humanitarian response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,588
9,458
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Ethnicity
identity
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,436
12,797
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
social modulation of pain
pain in vulnerable populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
6,898
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
LGBT
adolescent health
HIV/AIDS
MSM
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,262
16,851
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
computational social science
network science
data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,784
15,177
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Epigenetics
Gene Regulation
Developmental Origins of Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,545
14,301
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
sexual health
sexual orientation
gender identity
compulsive sexual behavior
sex addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,034
12,602
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Development
Water resources
Natural resources
Agriculture
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
10,208
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,607
8,784
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Recommender System
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Model
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,468
23,019
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
complex networks
econophysics
computational social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,427
7,692
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
solitude
aloneliness
social withdrawal
unsociability
shyness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,384
10,708
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Computational Science
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems & Networks
Computational Social Science
Data Science & AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,990
7,345
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Sociology Politics Urban Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,916
6,548
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Human Mobility
Urban Science
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
11,271
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
4,565
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Peace research
International relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,815
5,469
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Sociology of Ageing
Social Policy
Social Quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,659
5,552
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Statistical Mechanics
Complex Networks
Critical Infrastructures
Computational Social Science
Network Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,653
13,377
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
stigma
implicit bias
gender
social identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,640
8,687
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
social marketing
critical marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,538
7,984
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Urban ecology
urban greening
urban forestry
urban microclimate
urban soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,213
11,278
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,195
4,451
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,795
400
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Anita Riecher Rössler
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,032
11,243
0.362
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,005
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Catherine Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,825
18,228
0.591
decolonial pedagogy and thought
social-political struggle
interculturality
gender otherwise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,298
952
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Anthony Barry Zwi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,588
9,458
0.309
global health
development policy
human rights
forced migration
humanitarian response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,470
579
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Maykel Verkuyten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,436
12,797
0.420
Ethnicity
identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,992
945
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Kenneth Craig
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,035
6,898
0.230
social modulation of pain
pain in vulnerable populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,933
11,013
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Brian Mustanski
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,262
16,851
0.576
LGBT
adolescent health
HIV/AIDS
MSM
health disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,483
11,249
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Alessandro Flammini
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,784
15,177
0.527
computational social science
network science
data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,134
1,072
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Michael S Kobor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,545
14,301
0.519
Epigenetics
Gene Regulation
Developmental Origins of Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,898
12,290
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Eli Coleman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,034
12,602
0.466
sexual health
sexual orientation
gender identity
compulsive sexual behavior
sex addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,233
12,453
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,820
10,208
0.381
Development
Water resources
Natural resources
Agriculture
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,586
499
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ramon Flecha
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,607
8,784
0.330
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Masculinities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,812
1,004
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Wayne Xin Zhao
Renmin University of China
Beijing, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,468
23,019
0.870
Recommender System
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Model
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,882
44
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Janos Kertesz
Central European University Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,427
7,692
0.291
complex networks
econophysics
computational social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,939
1,157
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Robert J Coplan
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,384
10,708
0.406
solitude
aloneliness
social withdrawal
unsociability
shyness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,543
131
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Kimmo Kaski
Aalto University
Espoo, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,990
7,345
0.283
Computational Science
Statistical Physics
Complex Systems & Networks
Computational Social Science
Data Science & AI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,663
579
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Patrick Le Galès
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,916
6,548
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,733
13,506
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Marta C Gonzalez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,289
11,271
0.446
Human Mobility
Urban Science
Network Science
Complex Systems
Computational Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,283
1,344
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Ien Ang
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,001
4,565
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,465
160
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,815
5,469
0.230
Peace research
International relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,775
2,865
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Alan Walker
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,659
5,552
0.235
Sociology of Ageing
Social Policy
Social Quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,793
1,270
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Antonio Scala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,653
13,377
0.566
Statistical Mechanics
Complex Networks
Critical Infrastructures
Computational Social Science
Network Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,820
1,383
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Toni Schmader
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,640
8,687
0.367
stigma
implicit bias
gender
social identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,015
2,891
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
gerard hastings
University of Stirling
Stirling, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,538
7,984
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,646
293
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
CY Jim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,213
11,278
0.486
Urban ecology
urban greening
urban forestry
urban microclimate
urban soil science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,683
439
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Walter Korpi
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,195
4,451
0.192