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Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 12 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sozialstrukturanalyse
Subj. Wohlbefinden
Umfrageforschung
Längsschnittanalyse
Grundeinkommen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,053
11,252
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
4,307
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emotion
Culture
Cognition
Stratification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,297
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,816
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sociology
mobility
inequality
education
labour market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
525
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sociology of emotions
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
454
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
244
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
public opinion
neighborhood effects
educational inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
173
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology
Ethnography
Borderlands
Inequalities
Postcolonial Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
127
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
political participation
political sociology
democratization
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
Women's Studies
Reproductive Health
Sexuality
Neoliberalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Migration Studies
Social Structure Analysis
Ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
15
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,409
1,163
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jürgen Schupp
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,053
11,252
0.401
Sozialstrukturanalyse
Subj. Wohlbefinden
Umfrageforschung
Längsschnittanalyse
Grundeinkommen
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,915
4,348
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juergen Gerhards
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
4,307
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,218
5,910
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian von Scheve
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,297
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,606
10,665
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sergio Costa
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,816
0.283
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
679,009
24,416
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrea Forster
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
525
0.847
sociology
mobility
inequality
education
labour market
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
736,366
26,458
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sven Ismer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
454
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,656
36,127
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nikolai Genov
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
244
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,116
41,794
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus|Stephan Dochow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
173
0.951
public opinion
neighborhood effects
educational inequalities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,460
46,270
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabio Santos|Fabio Heupel Santos
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
127
0.984
Sociology
Ethnography
Borderlands
Inequalities
Postcolonial Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,818,685
58,711
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philippe Joly
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
political participation
political sociology
democratization
quantitative methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,904,998
60,406
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ayse Dayi
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Sociology
Women's Studies
Reproductive Health
Sexuality
Neoliberalism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,418
63,376
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Damir Softic
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
15
0.556
Migration Studies
Social Structure Analysis
Ethnicity