Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Archeology 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
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,583
37,554
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biomineralization
microarchaeology
archaeological science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,788
22,688
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,383
14,200
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
18,736
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Radiocarbon Dating
Calibration Curve IntCal
Paleolithic Archaeology
Paleolithic
Chronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,799
13,125
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,589
6,231
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
dendrochronology
paleoclimate
tree biology
forest ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,613
6,295
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,189
9,458
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,389
8,779
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,188
7,870
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,164
7,887
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
technological change
ceramics
archaeological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,229
4,755
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,788
5,403
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Archaeology
geomorphology
climate change
history of science science
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,271
3,769
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Archaeology
Design
Classics
Art History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,610
4,372
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
archaeology
human Paleoecology
climate change
isotope geochemistry
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,335
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Archeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,402
7,556
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Archaeogenetics
Bronze Age
archaeological heritage
archaeological theory
history of archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
10,371
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,430
8,531
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,302
3,767
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
dendrochronology
climatology
hydrology
time series analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,036
5,794
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Dendrochronology
palaeoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,932
11,030
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,876
4,096
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Archaeology
Marine Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,400
4,885
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Chinese archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,359
9,067
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,999
325
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,583
37,554
0.439
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,685
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steve Weiner
Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,788
22,688
0.292
Biomineralization
microarchaeology
archaeological science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,525
727
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Richards
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,383
14,200
0.413
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,007
1,677
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dorian Q Fuller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,550
18,736
0.576
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,401
952
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sahra Talamo
Università di Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,799
13,125
0.472
Radiocarbon Dating
Calibration Curve IntCal
Paleolithic Archaeology
Paleolithic
Chronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,656
2,152
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Richards
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,589
6,231
0.226
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,014
11,970
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Malcolm K Hughes
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,613
6,295
0.237
dendrochronology
paleoclimate
tree biology
forest ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,260
1,240
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard Armstrong
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,189
9,458
0.375
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,518
2,747
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julia Lee Thorp
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,389
8,779
0.375
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,926
14,493
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dolores Piperno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,188
7,870
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,959
2,980
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Shennan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,164
7,887
0.356
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,156
16,240
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Annette And Michael Schiffer
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,229
4,755
0.224
technological change
ceramics
archaeological theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,226
1,642
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Bellwood|P.S. Bellwood
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,788
5,403
0.260
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,604
17,244
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karl Butzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,271
3,769
0.186
Archaeology
geomorphology
climate change
history of science science
science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,425
17,965
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Shanks
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,610
4,372
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,642
18,048
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Douglas J Kennett
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,527
11,335
0.580
archaeology
human Paleoecology
climate change
isotope geochemistry
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,040
91
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
João Zilhão
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,402
7,556
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,165
555
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kristian Kristiansen
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,356
10,371
0.536
Archaeogenetics
Bronze Age
archaeological heritage
archaeological theory
history of archaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,417
2,113
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zenobia Jacobs
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,430
8,531
0.489
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,895
20,883
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James F O Connell
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,302
3,767
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,934
21,295
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David M Meko
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,036
5,794
0.340
dendrochronology
climatology
hydrology
time series analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,332
2,193
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,932
11,030
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,546
4,300
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julian Thomas
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,876
4,096
0.243
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,473
22,293
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce Bourque
Bates College
Lewiston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,400
4,885
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,631
22,360
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Li Liu
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,359
9,067
0.554