Citation Rankings
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University of Reading 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 :51
neuroscience
magnetic resonance imaging
schizophrenia
adolescence
social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,118
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Archaeological Science
Palaeoecology
Pollen Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
283
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
medieval rural and landscape archaeology
urbanism
monasticism
technology and industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
212
0.179
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Iconography
ceramics
myth & religion
history of collections
museum pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
398
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
866
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
469
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
569
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
International Political Theory
Critical Approaches
Politics of Fashion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
270
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
film aesthetics
style-based criticism
mise-en-scene
film history
film style
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
325
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Medieval Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Crusading
Colonisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
561
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
155
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
488
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
sociology
educational aspirations
social inequality
identity
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
495
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Archaeological field method and techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
166
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
273
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Victorian literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
189
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
452
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Comparative politics
electoral behaviour
political parties
public opinion
comparative welfare state analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
466
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Digital aesthetics
cinema
3D
conflict representation
screen bodies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
316
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Linguistics
psychology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
226
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
broadcasting
radio
television
theatre
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
196
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
307
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
US Literature and Cutlure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
136
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
173
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
179
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,938
36,282
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Carolyn Beth McNabb
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,118
0.869
neuroscience
magnetic resonance imaging
schizophrenia
adolescence
social networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,950
36,741
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Petra Dark
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
283
0.226
Archaeological Science
Palaeoecology
Pollen Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,379
37,723
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Grenville Astill
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,183
212
0.179
medieval rural and landscape archaeology
urbanism
monasticism
technology and industry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,620
37,996
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Amy Smith
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,162
398
0.343
Iconography
ceramics
myth & religion
history of collections
museum pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,488
39,813
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Nicola Wilson
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,039
866
0.833
Print culture
twentieth-century literature
working-class writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,217
40,033
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Rachel McCloy
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
469
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,292
40,487
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Hilary Footitt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,000
569
0.569
Languages War NGOs Development Liberation of France
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,927
41,212
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Andreas Behnke
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
955
270
0.283
International Political Theory
Critical Approaches
Politics of Fashion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,680
41,242
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
John Gibbs
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
325
0.341
film aesthetics
style-based criticism
mise-en-scene
film history
film style
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,536
41,759
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Aleks Pluskowski
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
922
561
0.608
Medieval Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Crusading
Colonisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,665
42,977
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Heike Schmidt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
848
155
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,329
43,261
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Melani Schroeter
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
488
0.587
discourse analysis
pragmatics
sociolinguistics
lexicology
political discourse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,947
43,639
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Carol Fuller
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
812
495
0.610
sociology
educational aspirations
social inequality
identity
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,573
44,176
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Amanda Clarke
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
784
166
0.212
Archaeological field method and techniques
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,021
44,803
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
David Brauner
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
273
0.363
contemporary American fiction
Jewish literature
Philip Roth
Howard Jacobson
graphic novels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
803,204
46,133
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Gail Marshall
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
189
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,038
46,375
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Robert Jubb
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
665
452
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,135
47,100
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Christoph Arndt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
466
0.744
Comparative politics
electoral behaviour
political parties
public opinion
comparative welfare state analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835,513
47,300
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Lisa Purse
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
316
0.513
Digital aesthetics
cinema
3D
conflict representation
screen bodies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,538
48,971
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Debra Page
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
524
226
0.431
Linguistics
psychology
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
892,546
49,178
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Amanda Wrigley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
196
0.381
broadcasting
radio
television
theatre
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,714
51,256
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Federico Faloppa
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
307
0.662
Linguistics
migration studies
language and racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,871
51,351
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Peter Stoneley
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
136
0.294
US Literature and Cutlure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,398
51,517
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Mary Morrissey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
173
0.377
Reformation Studies
Renaissance English Literature
Early Modern History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,267
51,979
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Andrew Mangham
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
179
0.399
Victorian Literature
Medical Humanities
Science and Literature