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
New Zealand
Holly Thorpe
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,274
4,959
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
New Zealand
Lisette Burrows
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,088
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
New Zealand
Richard Bedford
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,739
977
0.206
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
New Zealand
Bruce Curtis
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
509
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
New Zealand
Fumiko Nishimura
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Japanese language pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,080
New Zealand
419
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Holly Thorpe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,274
4,959
0.682
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,482
New Zealand
2,385
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lisette Burrows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,088
0.356
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,638
New Zealand
2,598
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Bedford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,739
977
0.206
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,304
New Zealand
3,682
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruce Curtis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
509
0.304
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,384,123
New Zealand
7,113
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fumiko Nishimura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Japanese language pedagogy