Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Arts 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 :76
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
2,869
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Art history
Contemporary Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
2,290
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
British cinema
national and transnational cinema
heritage cinema
silent cinema
the contemporary
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,082
1,631
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Música
musicologia
educação musical
performance musical
musicoterapia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
2,333
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
organized crime
mafia
altruism
rational choice
cinema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,973
2,367
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Music
Music Therapy
Schools
Adolescents
Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,485
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Music
emotion
emotion regulation
music psychology
youth development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,899
3,677
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Music philosophy
music education
philosophy of music education
community music
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,624
2,181
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
D&I
Recruitment
Graduate Student Dev.
OD
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,571
2,603
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Auditory neuroscience
audiology
musical experience
hearing loss
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
2,263
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Film and Media history and theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,193
1,915
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
musicology
popular musicology
music analysis
musical hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
1,874
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
capitalism
globalization
cultural production
consumer culture
value
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
1,620
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
construction engineering and management
energy efficiency in buildings
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,065
2,289
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
General Practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
3,690
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Music psychology
music cognition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
3,116
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
music
music education
philosophy
neuroscience
music psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
1,709
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
film theory
aesthetics
philosophy of film
philosophy of art
philosophy of mind
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,886
1,627
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
music psychology singing film music
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
1,182
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
arts management
nonprofit management
strategic orientation
organizational identity
relational models
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
1,850
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Ethnomusicology
Indian Music
Rhythm
Metre
Entrainment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,656
1,958
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Music teaching and learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
1,346
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
experimentfilm
amerikansk poesi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,472
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
cultural studies
sociology of religion
women's studies
queer studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
1,401
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
1,167
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,480
60,858
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Derina Holtzhausen
Lamar University
Beaumont, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
2,869
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,820
60,967
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Terry Smith
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,111
2,290
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,629
12,882
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Andrew Higson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,082
1,631
0.268
British cinema
national and transnational cinema
heritage cinema
silent cinema
the contemporary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,341
3,141
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Per Musi
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,056
2,333
0.385
Música
musicologia
educação musical
performance musical
musicoterapia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,684
13,087
1,062
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Federico Varese
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,973
2,367
0.396
organized crime
mafia
altruism
rational choice
cinema
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,121
7,674
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Katrina McFerran
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,957
3,485
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,783
975
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Suvi Saarikallio
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,899
3,677
0.623
Music
emotion
emotion regulation
music psychology
youth development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,996
65,378
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Marissa Silverman
Montclair State University
Montclair, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,624
2,181
0.388
Music philosophy
music education
philosophy of music education
community music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,660
65,891
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Kecia Thomas
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,571
2,603
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,870
65,958
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Alexandra Parbery-Clark
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,564
2,263
0.407
Auditory neuroscience
audiology
musical experience
hearing loss
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,296
69,739
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Carl Plantinga
Calvin University
Yongin, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,193
1,915
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,561
14,874
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Allan Moore
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,157
1,874
0.363
musicology
popular musicology
music analysis
musical hermeneutics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,477
70,727
1,083
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Timothy D Taylor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
1,620
0.317
capitalism
globalization
cultural production
consumer culture
value
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,006
71,193
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Jonathan Shi
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,065
2,289
0.452
construction engineering and management
energy efficiency in buildings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,900
1,801
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Bert Vaes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,016
3,690
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,058
1,337
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Jonna Vuoskoski
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,012
3,116
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,401
73,145
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Donald Hodges
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,902
1,709
0.349
music
music education
philosophy
neuroscience
music psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,027
15,589
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Murray Smith
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,886
1,627
0.333
film theory
aesthetics
philosophy of film
philosophy of art
philosophy of mind
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,562
8,855
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Annabel Cohen
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,848
1,182
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,474
75,528
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Zannie Giraud Voss
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,708
1,850
0.393
arts management
nonprofit management
strategic orientation
organizational identity
relational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,688
16,245
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Martin Clayton
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,656
1,958
0.421
Ethnomusicology
Indian Music
Rhythm
Metre
Entrainment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,189
76,373
743
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Peter Webster
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
1,346
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,526
3,299
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Lars Gustaf Andersson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
1,472
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,492
16,498
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Reina Lewis
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,569
1,401
0.307
cultural studies
sociology of religion
women's studies
queer studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,596
77,366
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Edward Branigan
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,566
1,167
0.256