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
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
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
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
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
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Japanese language pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Holly Thorpe
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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
Lisette Burrows
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,088
0.356
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
Richard Bedford
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,739
977
0.206
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
Bruce Curtis
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
509
0.304
Fumiko Nishimura
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Sociolinguistics
Cross-cultural communication
Japanese language pedagogy