Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Baylor University Highly Cited Researchers CitationHistory, Philosophy, Theology / History Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Global/World Christianity
early Christianity
recent US history
terrorism
child abuse issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,174
3,429
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
new religions
Black church
vampires
religious demographics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,063
1,163
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,168
1,202
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Religion
Democratization
Comparative Colonialism
Long-term Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
1,557
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Kierkegaard studies
philosophy of religion
philosophical theology
philosophy of psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
1,036
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Religion
Philosophy of Law
Applied Ethics
Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
460
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
religion/spirituality
clinical social work
mental/behavioral health treatment
evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,423
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
religion
politics
religious freedom
theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
528
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epistemology (traditional
virtue
formal)
rationality theory
philosophy of religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
677
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
History of Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
Philosophical Psychology
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
444
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Medieval
Early Modern
England
Church
Women's history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
269
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Theology
Patristics
Early Christian Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
286
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
Psalms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
196
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Religion
New Testament
Gospels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
148
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
Israelite religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
148
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
ethics
bioethics
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
276
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Death
memorialization
dying
grief
bereavement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
167
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
69
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
theology sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
96
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
146
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Early Modern Philosophy
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
126
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
practical reasons
moral reasons
virtues
political authority
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
145
0.954
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
107
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
56
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
modern Russian history
children’s history & history of childhood
war
visual culture
religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
49
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,093
24,453
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Philip Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,174
3,429
0.226
Global/World Christianity
early Christianity
recent US history
terrorism
child abuse issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,147
61,351
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
J Gordon Melton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,063
1,163
0.192
new religions
Black church
vampires
religious demographics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,179
70,025
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James A Marcum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,168
1,202
0.233
Philosophy
Philosophy of science
Philosophy of medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,911
73,595
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert D Woodberry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,864
1,557
0.320
Religion
Democratization
Comparative Colonialism
Long-term Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,863
93,788
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
C Stephen Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,539
1,036
0.293
Kierkegaard studies
philosophy of religion
philosophical theology
philosophy of psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,818
144,887
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Francis J Beckwith|F.J. Beckwith, Francis J. Beckwith, Frank Beckwith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,836
460
0.251
Religion
Philosophy of Law
Applied Ethics
Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,123
155,696
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Holly K Oxhandler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,423
0.878
religion/spirituality
clinical social work
mental/behavioral health treatment
evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,607
159,289
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul Marshall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
528
0.339
religion
politics
religious freedom
theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,656
167,036
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Trent Dougherty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
677
0.474
Epistemology (traditional
virtue
formal)
rationality theory
philosophy of religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,725
203,843
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Miner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
950
444
0.467
History of Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
Philosophical Psychology
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
926,575
256,665
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Beth Allison Barr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
470
269
0.572
Medieval
Early Modern
England
Church
Women's history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,194
259,671
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David E Wilhite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
450
286
0.636
Theology
Patristics
Early Christian Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976,540
265,118
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
W Dennis Tucker Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
196
0.472
Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
Psalms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,049,777
276,790
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Arterbury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
148
0.429
Religion
New Testament
Gospels
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,755
280,871
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joel S. Burnett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
148
0.460
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
Israelite religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,085
281,519
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Devan Stahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
276
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,945
295,656
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Candi K Cann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
167
0.671
Death
memorialization
dying
grief
bereavement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,181,434
295,718
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Douglas V Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
69
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,242,460
304,152
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John B White
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
96
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,261,891
306,871
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Charity Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
146
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,316,455
314,193
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas M Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
126
0.700
Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Early Modern Philosophy
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386,950
323,919
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anne Jeffrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
145
0.954
practical reasons
moral reasons
virtues
political authority
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,441,051
331,106
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Natalie Carnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
107
0.799
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,642,505
358,267
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Brandon Rickabaugh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
56
0.691
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,666,561
361,589
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julie Degraffenried
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
49
0.645
modern Russian history
children’s history & history of childhood
war
visual culture
religion