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Social Sciences / Social Policy Highly Cited Researchers 17 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
68,051
World Rank
25,142
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total14,016
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Last 6 Years6,358
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Last 6 Years / Total0.454
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
130,256
World Rank
45,452
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Social Policy
Inequality | poverty | global inequality | inequality of opportunity | labour markets in developing countrie
Inequality | poverty | global inequality | inequality of opportunity | labour markets in developing countrie
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Total5,003
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Last 6 Years3,807
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Last 6 Years / Total0.761
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
130,854
World Rank
45,644
Country Rank
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total18,934
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Last 6 Years3,792
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Last 6 Years / Total0.200
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
366,438
World Rank
113,867
Country Rank
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Social Policy
Poverty and inequality | Social protection | Climate change | Human capita
Poverty and inequality | Social protection | Climate change | Human capita
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Total4,597
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Last 6 Years1,387
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Last 6 Years / Total0.302
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
366,834
World Rank
113,976
Country Rank
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total1,791
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Last 6 Years1,386
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Last 6 Years / Total0.774
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
425,270
World Rank
129,935
Country Rank
178
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Social Policy
Poverty and inequality measurement | index number theory | inequality of opportunity | price volatility and transmissio
Poverty and inequality measurement | index number theory | inequality of opportunity | price volatility and transmissio
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Total2,302
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Last 6 Years1,157
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Last 6 Years / Total0.503
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
471,431
World Rank
142,011
Country Rank
200
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total2,216
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Last 6 Years1,009
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Last 6 Years / Total0.455
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
482,925
World Rank
145,017
Country Rank
207
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total3,176
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Last 6 Years976
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Last 6 Years / Total0.307
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
479,280
World Rank
144,025
Country Rank
203
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Social Policy
Rural development | human capital accumulation | Inequality and poverty measuremen
Rural development | human capital accumulation | Inequality and poverty measuremen
Citation Metrics
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Total1,250
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Last 6 Years987
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Last 6 Years / Total0.790
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
569,611
World Rank
167,265
Country Rank
241
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total820
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Last 6 Years768
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Last 6 Years / Total0.937
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
649,798
World Rank
186,511
Country Rank
271
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Social Policy
poverty measurement and analysis | development economics | applied microeconomic
poverty measurement and analysis | development economics | applied microeconomic
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Total937
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Last 6 Years619
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Last 6 Years / Total0.661
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
668,740
World Rank
190,988
Country Rank
277
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total1,239
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Last 6 Years589
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Last 6 Years / Total0.475
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
892,455
World Rank
237,681
Country Rank
361
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total435
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Last 6 Years349
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Last 6 Years / Total0.802
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
898,200
World Rank
238,769
Country Rank
363
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total2,290
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Last 6 Years344
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Last 6 Years / Total0.150
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
946,656
World Rank
247,887
Country Rank
377
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total945
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Last 6 Years310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.328
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,576,704
World Rank
345,166
Country Rank
524
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total236
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Last 6 Years89
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Last 6 Years / Total0.377
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* Last 6 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,815,858
World Rank
375,172
Country Rank
564
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total284
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Last 6 Years54
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Last 6 Years / Total0.190
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