Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
History, Philosophy, Theology / History Highly Cited Researchers 49 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,931
8,857
0.091
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
stratification economics
intergroup inequality
social/psychological impact of unemployment
the Atlantic slave trade
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,447
7,080
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philosophy
moral psychology
neuroscience
law
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,101
5,830
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Ethics
Moral Psychology
Comparative Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,331
2,395
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philosophy of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,161
1,982
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
cultural history
history of emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
2,658
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
religion
art
visual and material culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,775
2,468
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catholic Theology
Philosophical Theology
Buddhist Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,512
1,344
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philosophy of biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
993
0.158
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philosophy of Mind
Memory
Imagination
Counterfactual Thinking
Philosophy of Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
2,786
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
philosophy of mind
philosophy of biology
cognitive science
biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
1,367
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Greek and Roman Cultural History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,252
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Asian History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
915
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Latin American history
Gender
Sexuality & Feminist Studies
transnational studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
784
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
847
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Islamic studies
Middle Eastern studies
human rights
Rumi
Sufism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
555
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Theological ethics
moral theology
political theology
democracy
faith-based organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
662
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
History
Literature
Politics
Religion
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
334
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Romanticism Philosophy Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
311
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chinese History
Asian American Studies
Women's Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
185
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Modern Russian history
history of socialism
historical theory
gender history and theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
385
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
History of science
history of philosophy
philosophy of science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
325
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
British Isles and the British Empire
social history
history of poverty
prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
121
0.129
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natural History
Environmental Education
Environmental Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
538
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
History of food and wine
European Social and Cultural History
war and refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
264
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,434
1,629
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Swofford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,931
8,857
0.091
Phylogenetics
Computational Biology
Evolutionary Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,343
20,176
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Darity
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,447
7,080
0.384
stratification economics
intergroup inequality
social/psychological impact of unemployment
the Atlantic slave trade
History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,329
27,836
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Walter Sinnott Armstrong
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,101
5,830
0.413
Philosophy
moral psychology
neuroscience
law
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,424
32,196
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Owen Flanagan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,331
2,395
0.194
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Ethics
Moral Psychology
Comparative Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,751
39,348
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alex Rosenberg
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,161
1,982
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,399
51,378
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
William M Reddy
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
2,658
0.344
cultural history
history of emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,454
57,774
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Morgan
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,775
2,468
0.364
religion
art
visual and material culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,850
59,825
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul J Griffiths
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,512
1,344
0.206
Catholic Theology
Philosophical Theology
Buddhist Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,258
61,839
774
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Brandon
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,269
993
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,056
77,471
869
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Felipe De Brigard
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,759
2,786
0.585
Philosophy of Mind
Memory
Imagination
Counterfactual Thinking
Philosophy of Neuroscience
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,621
86,205
925
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen Neander
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,152
1,367
0.329
philosophy of mind
philosophy of biology
cognitive science
biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,131
97,860
1,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
William A Johnson
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
1,252
0.358
Greek and Roman Cultural History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,590
114,595
1,159
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sumathi Ramaswamy
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,790
915
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,776
140,342
1,316
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jocelyn Olcott
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
784
0.385
Latin American history
Gender
Sexuality & Feminist Studies
transnational studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,960
142,841
1,329
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brent A Strawn
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,976
847
0.429
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,568
153,860
1,402
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Omid Safi
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
555
0.319
Islamic studies
Middle Eastern studies
human rights
Rumi
Sufism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,054
157,476
1,426
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luke Bretherton
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
662
0.396
Theological ethics
moral theology
political theology
democracy
faith-based organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,241
163,814
1,479
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Jeffries Martin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,556
334
0.215
History
Literature
Politics
Religion
Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,645
180,263
1,582
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thomas Pfau
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,295
311
0.240
Romanticism Philosophy Theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,803
186,225
1,624
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sucheta Mazumdar
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
185
0.153
Chinese History
Asian American Studies
Women's Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,721
193,474
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anna Krylova
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
385
0.344
Modern Russian history
history of socialism
historical theory
gender history and theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,771
203,644
1,714
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Janiak
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
325
0.326
History of science
history of philosophy
philosophy of science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,670
208,878
1,735
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan Elizabeth Thorne
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
121
0.129
British Isles and the British Empire
social history
history of poverty
prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,289
224,785
1,791
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicolette Cagle
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
538
0.696
Natural History
Environmental Education
Environmental Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,547
35,610
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kolleen M Guy
Duke Kunshan University
Kunshan, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
264
0.342
History of food and wine
European Social and Cultural History
war and refugees