Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Anthropology Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,757
4,336
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,552
4,137
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,094
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
evidentiary practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,115
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Palaeontology
palaeoanthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,641
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
484
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
275
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
402
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
teenage pregnancy
reproductive health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
485
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
351
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
294
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Policing
Human Rights
Health
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
310
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anthropology
Southern Africa
Social Theory
Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
694
241
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
urban anthropology
medical anthropology
non-fiction narrative and ethnographic writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
254
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Feminist Theory
Social Anthropology
Africana Studies
Queer Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
227
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology/ Social Anthropology of Childhood
Migrant Children
Sexualities
Transnationalism
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
122
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
forensic anthropology
bone histology
trauma analysis
forensic facial identification
clinical anatomy.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
139
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
bioarchaeology
forensic anthropology
palaeopathology
anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
anthropology
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
58
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
archives
photography
princess magogo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,407
232
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,757
4,336
0.315
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,860
292
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,552
4,137
0.358
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,805
1,301
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lynne A. Schepartz
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,390
1,094
0.323
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,883
1,332
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Rottenburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,336
1,115
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,673
1,431
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernhard Zipfel
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,641
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,163
1,680
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Thornton
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,603
484
0.186
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,111
2,871
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Worby
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
275
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
663,828
3,369
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian F Kuhn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,066
402
0.377
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,595
3,586
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
485
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,332
3,710
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pamila Gupta
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
351
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,986
3,875
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Esterhuysen AB
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
838
294
0.351
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
801,710
4,208
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julia Hornberger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
310
0.429
Policing
Human Rights
Health
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,262
4,292
428
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hylton White
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
694
241
0.347
Anthropology
Southern Africa
Social Theory
Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,038,142
5,963
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
254
0.663
urban anthropology
medical anthropology
non-fiction narrative and ethnographic writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,047,655
6,031
595
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danai Mupotsa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
227
0.607
Feminist Theory
Social Anthropology
Africana Studies
Queer Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,581
6,592
645
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stanford T. Mahati
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
122
0.381
Sociology/ Social Anthropology of Childhood
Migrant Children
Sexualities
Transnationalism
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,423,069
9,352
903
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Bacci
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
139
0.903
forensic anthropology
bone histology
trauma analysis
forensic facial identification
clinical anatomy.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,455,096
9,654
936
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anja Meyer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
bioarchaeology
forensic anthropology
palaeopathology
anatomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,669,470
11,579
1,121
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joshua Z. Walker
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
58
0.690
anthropology
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,314,769
18,183
1,713
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kholeka Shange
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000