Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Sociology
Economic Sociology
Social Processes
Spatial Sociology
Mixed Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,185
28,024
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,901
9,545
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,292
4,733
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
social studies of politics
science and technology studies
innovation and governance
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
3,994
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sustainability science
sustainable consumption
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
2,288
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Science and Technology Studies
Sociology
Innovation Studies
Human-Machine-Interaction
Philosophy of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,849
2,146
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social Theory
Theory of Organizations
Inter-firm Networks
Innovation
social fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
1,687
0.210
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Soziologie
Konsum
Marke
Gesellschaft
Systemtheorie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,328
1,215
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
urban sociology
culture and creative industries
cultural labour
coworking spaces
urban cultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
1,189
0.766
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,782
926
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cultural Sociology
Social Theory
Material Culture
Urban Sociology
Iconology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
853
0.605
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
187
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sociology of science
Sociology of work
Interdisciplinarity
Mixed method with focus on visual methods
Experimentalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
163
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology
Organizational Sociology
Sociology of Software
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
138
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
society and nature
renewable energies
energy transition
intersectional environmentalism
indigenous peoples and traditional e
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
131
0.753
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Soziologie
Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt
Künstliche Intelligenz
Plattformarbeit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Socoiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,626
308
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nina Baur
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,185
28,024
0.517
Sociology
Economic Sociology
Social Processes
Spatial Sociology
Mixed Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,004
1,710
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hubert Knoblauch
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,901
9,545
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,804
4,366
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martina Löw
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,292
4,733
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,948
5,302
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jan Peter Voß
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,566
3,994
0.418
social studies of politics
science and technology studies
innovation and governance
sustainable development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,287
9,417
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martina Schäfer
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
2,288
0.650
sustainability science
sustainable consumption
sociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,723
10,018
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Werner Rammert
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,849
2,146
0.273
Science and Technology Studies
Sociology
Innovation Studies
Human-Machine-Interaction
Philosophy of Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,790
12,261
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Arnold Windeler
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,042
1,687
0.210
Social Theory
Theory of Organizations
Inter-firm Networks
Innovation
social fields
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,454
15,662
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kai Uwe Hellmann
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,328
1,215
0.281
Soziologie
Konsum
Marke
Gesellschaft
Systemtheorie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,739
15,912
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janet Merkel
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,553
1,189
0.766
urban sociology
culture and creative industries
cultural labour
coworking spaces
urban cultural
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,425
18,670
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ingo Schulz Schaeffer
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,782
926
0.333
Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung
Science and Technology Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,222
19,630
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dominik Bartmanski
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
853
0.605
Cultural Sociology
Social Theory
Material Culture
Urban Sociology
Iconology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,063
41,292
751
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Fuller
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
187
0.926
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,385
43,300
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Séverine Marguin
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
163
0.921
Sociology of science
Sociology of work
Interdisciplinarity
Mixed method with focus on visual methods
Experimentalization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,308,420
45,651
855
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dzifa Ametowobla
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
138
0.857
Sociology
Organizational Sociology
Sociology of Software
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,332,160
46,373
870
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
María E. Huesca Pérez
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
131
0.753
society and nature
renewable energies
energy transition
intersectional environmentalism
indigenous peoples and traditional e
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,503,139
51,237
980
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oliver Giering
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
90
1.000
Soziologie
Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt
Künstliche Intelligenz
Plattformarbeit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,082,164
63,425
1,188
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jochen Kibel
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,096,148
63,647
1,189
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher Grieser
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000