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
Social Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,207
16,176
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
social epistemology
history and philosophy of science
sociology of knowledge
transhumanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,947
5,441
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology of race and ethnic relations
racism
multiculturalism
antiracism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
3,310
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
responsible research systems
research software sustainability and impact
science communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
2,171
0.623
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gender
work-life balance
careers
inequality
military employment transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,095
2,058
0.404
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Culture
Sociology
Bourdieu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
1,743
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sociology
social theory
economic sociology
new media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,383
1,701
0.388
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
urban and environmental sociology
green industrial transformation
environmental politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,267
0.722
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
gender and violence
ethnicity and violence
disability and domestic violence
child contact and post-separation violence
bride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
705
0.463
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sociology of dying
Sociology of palliative and end of life care and bereavement
Sociology of cancer
Sociology of diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
651
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Scientific Cultures
Culture and Media
Gender
Feminism
Mourning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
641
0.265
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociology of work and employment
Economic Sociology
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
547
0.219
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
racism and the security state
securitisation
critical race theory
postcolonial theory
Islamophobia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
480
0.647
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology of Care
Food
Gender and Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
259
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociology
Philosophy
Political Theory
Social Theory
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
223
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Digital Sociology
Internet Studies
Surveillance Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
189
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sociolinguistics
linguistic landscapes
language and gender
regional and minority languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
177
0.912
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sociolinguistics
phonetics
sociophonetics
language variation and change
dialectology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
153
0.860
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Animal Geography
Sociology
Human-Animal Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
138
0.821
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sociology cities religion young people racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
85
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Networks
Wikipedia
Discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adolescent Health
Quantitative Social Research
Family Structure
Physical Activity Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
STS
Medical Anthropology
Sociology of Emotions
Philosophy of Science
Digital Methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
sociology of health and illness
medical sociology
gender studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social Metaphysics
Social Theory
Social Epistemology
Sociology of Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,616
1,568
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margaret S Archer
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,207
16,176
0.350
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,528
6,954
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steve Fuller
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,947
5,441
0.287
social epistemology
history and philosophy of science
sociology of knowledge
transhumanism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,355
12,027
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Solomos
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,624
3,310
0.243
Sociology of race and ethnic relations
racism
multiculturalism
antiracism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,907
17,883
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Jensen|Eric Allen Jensen, Eric Jensen, EA Jensen
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,484
2,171
0.623
responsible research systems
research software sustainability and impact
science communication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,365
18,774
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clare Lyonette
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,095
2,058
0.404
gender
work-life balance
careers
inequality
military employment transitions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,745
21,449
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Wright
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,334
1,743
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,538
21,856
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicholas Gane
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,383
1,701
0.388
sociology
social theory
economic sociology
new media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,760
27,019
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alice Mah
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,267
0.722
urban and environmental sociology
green industrial transformation
environmental politics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,160
37,578
638
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ravi K Thiara
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
705
0.463
gender and violence
ethnicity and violence
disability and domestic violence
child contact and post-separation violence
bride
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
632,287
38,904
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John I Macartney
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
651
0.817
Sociology of dying
Sociology of palliative and end of life care and bereavement
Sociology of cancer
Sociology of diagnosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,516
39,123
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deborah Lynn Steinberg
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,422
641
0.265
Scientific Cultures
Culture and Media
Gender
Feminism
Mourning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,870
41,591
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tony Elger
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,502
547
0.219
Sociology of work and employment
Economic Sociology
Political Economy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,822
43,930
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nisha Kapoor
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
742
480
0.647
racism and the security state
securitisation
critical race theory
postcolonial theory
Islamophobia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,186
57,568
920
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Xiaodong Lin
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
259
0.738
Sociology of Care
Food
Gender and Migration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,082,893
60,766
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Claire Blencowe
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
457
223
0.488
Sociology
Philosophy
Political Theory
Social Theory
Culture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,911
64,339
1,039
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matías Valderrama Barragán
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
189
0.887
Digital Sociology
Internet Studies
Surveillance Studies
Science and Technology Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,191,669
65,703
1,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Will Amos|H. William Amos
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
177
0.912
Sociolinguistics
linguistic landscapes
language and gender
regional and minority languages
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,260,083
68,580
1,126
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher Strelluf
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
153
0.860
sociolinguistics
phonetics
sociophonetics
language variation and change
dialectology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,308,256
70,516
1,166
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Martha Geiger
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
138
0.821
Animal Geography
Sociology
Human-Animal Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,525,260
78,205
1,319
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ajmal Hussain
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
85
0.726
Sociology cities religion young people racism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,723,136
83,733
1,424
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicole Schwitter
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
52
1.000
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Networks
Wikipedia
Discrimination
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,066,809
91,210
1,628
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elena Mylona
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Adolescent Health
Quantitative Social Research
Family Structure
Physical Activity Measurement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,079,774
91,465
1,636
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Javier García-Martínez
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
STS
Medical Anthropology
Sociology of Emotions
Philosophy of Science
Digital Methodologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,094,782
91,746
1,646
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Georgia Clancy
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
sociology of health and illness
medical sociology
gender studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,207,165
93,798
1,696
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedro Saez-Williams
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
Social Metaphysics
Social Theory
Social Epistemology
Sociology of Knowledge