Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Demography Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,381
121,031
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,320
76,099
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Demography
Population Health
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,238
19,301
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Statistical Genomics
Biostatistics
Immunization
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,446
60,138
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,978
18,314
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Population
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,486
12,600
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
mathematical ecology
matrix population models
evolutionary demography
conservation biology
demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,852
9,273
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social demography
health
HIV
immigrant-related issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,272
21,923
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Demography
Population
Human Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,758
14,412
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
demography
disparities
mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,024
11,274
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
demografia
historia de la población
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
6,493
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Demography
Sociology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,049
13,319
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Biodemography
Longevity
heterogeneity
mortality
hormesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,872
5,914
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Population-based Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Cancer
Risk Factors
Causal Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,741
10,379
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
demography
life course
sociology
family
social statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,660
8,245
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Family
Sociology
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,959
7,744
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Urbanization
Climate Change
Spatial Demography
Life course
Inequality & Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,391
10,218
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sociogenomics
demography
fertility
genetics
nonstandard employment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,092
12,023
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
demographie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,306
5,758
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Demography
Low and Lowest-Low Fertility
Global Health
Economic Development
Twin Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,175
5,920
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Labor economics
family and demographic economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,791
5,111
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sleep
Demography
Public Health
Social Determinants
Social Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,681
12,637
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Demography Urban Sociology Family Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,512
3,708
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Demography
Life histories
Population dynamics
Social behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,140
6,886
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Demography
epidemiology
public health
health statistics
socioeconomic inequalities in health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,634
5,470
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414
624
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bryan L Sykes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,381
121,031
0.810
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,391
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yohannes Kinfu
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,320
76,099
0.798
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,830
257
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Hogg
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,238
19,301
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,154
80
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Krittika Bhattacharyya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,446
60,138
0.979
Statistical Genomics
Biostatistics
Immunization
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,818
313
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jw Vaupel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,978
18,314
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,941
474
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graeme Hugo
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,486
12,600
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,196
324
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hal Caswell
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,852
9,273
0.222
mathematical ecology
matrix population models
evolutionary demography
conservation biology
demography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,569
7,790
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ami Moore *
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,272
21,923
0.604
Social demography
health
HIV
immigrant-related issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,798
113
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wolfgang Lutz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,758
14,412
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,111
14,891
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Elizabeth Arias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,024
11,274
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,598
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adela Pellegrino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,309
6,493
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,182
15,755
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Solveig A Cunningham
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,049
13,319
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,577
15,929
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anatoliy I Yashini|Anatoli Yashin, AI Yashin, Anatoly Yashin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,872
5,914
0.270
Biodemography
Longevity
heterogeneity
mortality
hormesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,880
1,569
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Guy Eslick
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,741
10,379
0.477
Population-based Epidemiology
Meta-analysis
Cancer
Risk Factors
Causal Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,087
1,404
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco C Billari|Francesco Billari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,660
8,245
0.381
demography
life course
sociology
family
social statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,806
16,840
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wendy Manning
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,959
7,744
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,295
17,426
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Deborah Balk
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,391
10,218
0.501
Urbanization
Climate Change
Spatial Demography
Life course
Inequality & Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,138
3,494
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Melinda C Mills
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,092
12,023
0.598
sociogenomics
demography
fertility
genetics
nonstandard employment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,350
1,852
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kouaouci Ali
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,306
5,758
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,960
20,007
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hans Peter Kohler
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,175
5,920
0.326
Demography
Low and Lowest-Low Fertility
Global Health
Economic Development
Twin Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,356
20,556
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shelly Lundberg
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,791
5,111
0.287
Labor economics
family and demographic economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,777
20,719
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lauren Hale
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,681
12,637
0.715
Sleep
Demography
Public Health
Social Determinants
Social Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,393
20,948
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Scott J South
University at Albany
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,512
3,708
0.212
Demography Urban Sociology Family Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,822
990
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Oro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,140
6,886
0.402
Demography
Life histories
Population dynamics
Social behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,811
2,243
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Vladimir M. Shkollnikov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,634
5,470
0.329
Demography
epidemiology
public health
health statistics
socioeconomic inequalities in health