Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Baylor University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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
medieval studies
biblical studies
art history
Chinese literature and philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
310
0.185
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Modern British Literature
Religion and Literature
Textual Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
485
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
video games
virtual reality
Affective Disposition Theory
Presence
interactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
800
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
rhetoric and composition
literacy studies
writing centers
digital and multimodal writing
composition theory and pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
408
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Literature and Theology
Religion and the Arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
90
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
literacy studies
interdisciplinary literacy integration
engagement
children and youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
198
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
French medieval literature
Medieval historiography
Medieval selfhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
109
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
English
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
49
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
American literature
Southern Literature
African American Literature
Gothic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
63
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
literacy
ESL
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
76
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Latin America
Cinema
Literature
Orientalism
Martial Arts Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
66
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
British modernism
twentieth-century British literature and culture
religion and literature
novel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Latin American Literature
Brazilian Literature
Hispanic Literature
Food Studies
Textual Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
63
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Philosophy
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
14
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Medieval
Early Modern Iberian Literature and Cultures
Folklore
Oral Traditions
Sephardic and Crypto-Jewish Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
modernism
American literature
poetry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
9
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
greek language
greek literature
ancient epic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
literature and theology
19th and 20th century American literature
theology and film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
1
0.083
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,642
152,553
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Lyle Jeffrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,678
310
0.185
medieval studies
biblical studies
art history
Chinese literature and philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,319
181,243
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alan Jacobs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
485
0.397
Modern British Literature
Religion and Literature
Textual Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,174
185,540
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel M Shafer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
800
0.688
video games
virtual reality
Affective Disposition Theory
Presence
interactivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,964
229,894
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kara Poe Alexander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
408
0.589
rhetoric and composition
literacy studies
writing centers
digital and multimodal writing
composition theory and pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,155,651
292,266
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Darren Jn Middleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
90
0.340
Literature and Theology
Religion and the Arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,266,978
307,595
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kelly C Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
198
0.980
literacy studies
interdisciplinary literacy integration
engagement
children and youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282,939
309,706
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cristian Bratu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
109
0.559
French medieval literature
Medieval historiography
Medieval selfhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,075
312,112
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Phillip J Donnelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
49
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,315
340,795
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarah Ford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
63
0.558
American literature
Southern Literature
African American Literature
Gothic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,526,345
342,660
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Judy Trotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
76
0.697
literacy
ESL
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,564,757
347,730
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Moises Park
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
66
0.667
Latin America
Cinema
Literature
Orientalism
Martial Arts Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625,062
355,869
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lynne Walhout Hinojosa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
British modernism
twentieth-century British literature and culture
religion and literature
novel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,703
361,506
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rafael Climent-Espino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
63
0.829
Latin American Literature
Brazilian Literature
Hispanic Literature
Food Studies
Textual Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,745,346
372,385
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott H Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
14
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,026,591
409,464
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alexander J Mcnair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
Medieval
Early Modern Iberian Literature and Cultures
Folklore
Oral Traditions
Sephardic and Crypto-Jewish Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095,017
417,939
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Dejong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
9
0.529
modernism
American literature
poetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133,548
422,512
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Timothy Heckenlively
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
greek language
greek literature
ancient epic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,144
426,061
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Brent Gibson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
1
0.083
literature and theology
19th and 20th century American literature
theology and film