Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
ethnic studies
race relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,782
12,660
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
institutional & organization theory
entrepreneurship & strategy
grand challenges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,661
12,216
0.476
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
demography
statistics
sociology
human ecology
sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
2,204
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
crime
punishment
violence exposure
life course
social inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,526
0.431
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sociology nutrtition food antibiotics soil religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,308
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
inequality
segregation
demography
urban sociology
racial and ethnic relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
789
0.223
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social theory
sociology
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
758
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social Thought
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
743
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social psychology
experimental methodology
theory construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
718
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social Demography
Migration
Public Policy Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
681
0.590
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Sociology
Corporations
Environmental Sociology
Comparative & Historical
Class
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
587
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Reproduction
Gender
Health and Medicine
Organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
521
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Race
Latino/a Sociology
Identities
White Supremacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
397
0.519
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gender
care
family
health
sociology of knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
329
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
LGBT
sociological theory
qualitative research methods
gender identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
299
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
271
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology
Disasters
Social Vulnerability
Environmental Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
164
0.965
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
health and illness
reproductive health
disasters
embodiment
sociological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Political Repression
Social Movements
National Identity
Political Communication
Media Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
95
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
90
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Work and Occupations
Aging and the Life Course
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
87
0.547
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Environmental toxicology
environmental sociology
pharmaceuticals in the environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
70
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sociology
Womens and Gender Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
67
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Inequality
Race/Class/Gender
Xenophobia and Nationalism
Russia/Former Soviet Union
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
42
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Technology
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
35
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,602
10,098
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joe Feagin
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,782
12,660
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,017
10,614
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patricia H Thornton
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,661
12,216
0.476
institutional & organization theory
entrepreneurship & strategy
grand challenges
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,062
78,769
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dudley Poston
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,327
2,204
0.265
demography
statistics
sociology
human ecology
sexuality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,461
107,397
967
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Holly Foster
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
1,526
0.431
crime
punishment
violence exposure
life course
social inequality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,656
120,822
1,092
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William Mcintosh
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,803
1,308
0.272
sociology nutrtition food antibiotics soil religion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,940
167,197
1,497
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Fossett
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,537
789
0.223
inequality
segregation
demography
urban sociology
racial and ethnic relations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,421
170,897
1,537
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stjepan Mestrovic
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,599
758
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,636
172,660
1,548
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Burk
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
743
0.240
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,095
175,827
1,578
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Sell
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,730
718
0.263
social psychology
experimental methodology
theory construction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,449
180,536
1,628
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ernesto Fl Amaral
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,155
681
0.590
Social Demography
Migration
Public Policy Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671,220
193,464
1,736
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harland Prechel
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,673
587
0.351
Political Sociology
Corporations
Environmental Sociology
Comparative & Historical
Class
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,241
203,709
1,810
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Theresa Morris
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
521
0.531
Reproduction
Gender
Health and Medicine
Organizations
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,683
226,745
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Delgado
Texas A&M University San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
765
397
0.519
Race
Latino/a Sociology
Identities
White Supremacy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,292
242,301
2,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joan Wolf
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
891
329
0.369
gender
care
family
health
sociology of knowledge
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,424
250,174
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michelle Dietert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
445
299
0.672
LGBT
sociological theory
qualitative research methods
gender identity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,019
257,962
2,099
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heili Pals
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
271
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,220,126
296,001
2,260
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carlee Purdum
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
164
0.965
Sociology
Disasters
Social Vulnerability
Environmental Justice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,297,799
307,754
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Virginia Berndt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
health and illness
reproductive health
disasters
embodiment
sociological theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,467,245
332,700
2,419
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Defne Över
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
95
0.805
Political Repression
Social Movements
National Identity
Political Communication
Media Sociology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490,113
336,015
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sinae Lee
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
90
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504,201
338,038
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Ramirez
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
87
0.547
Work and Occupations
Aging and the Life Course
Masculinities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,594,759
350,874
2,505
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kati Ireland Stoddard
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
70
0.556
Environmental toxicology
environmental sociology
pharmaceuticals in the environment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,613,118
353,416
2,519
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chaitanya Lakkimsetti
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
67
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,783,937
376,897
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicole Kraus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
42
0.583
Inequality
Race/Class/Gender
Xenophobia and Nationalism
Russia/Former Soviet Union
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,843,261
384,778
2,664
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexander A Hernandez
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
35
0.538