Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 38 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
United States
Eric Cheyfitz
Native American literature
U.S. federal Indian law
American literature
American studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
343
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Calum Carmichael
biblical studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
376
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Thomas D Hill
Old English Middle English Old Norse Old French Medieval Latin Folklore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,756
269
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Winthrop Wetherbee
medieval literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
200
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Sam Tilsen
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech Production
Laboratory Phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
817
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Sarah E Murray
semantics
pragmatics
philosophy of language
language documentation
Algonquian languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
657
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Marten Van Schijndel
Computational Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
1,081
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Jeffrey S Rusten
Greek Literature
drama and historiogaphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
342
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Wayles Browne
linguistics
Slavic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
223
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Dorothy Mermin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
151
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Harry E Shaw
Nineteenth-century British fiction
narratology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
193
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Thak Chaloemtiarana
Thai politics and modern literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
233
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
William J Kennedy
renaissance literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
135
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Laura Staum Casasanto
Sociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
383
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Angelika Kraemer
Second Language Acquisition
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Community Engagement and Service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
90
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Amalia Skilton|Amalia Horan Skilton
Language Documentation
Language Acquisition
Pragmatics
Amazonian Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
155
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Naminata Diabate
Comparative Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
144
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Arnika Fuhrmann
Asian studies
media
gender and sexuality
literature
Buddhism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
96
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Chelsea Mikael Frazier
Black Feminism
Black Studies
Environmental Humanities
Ecology
New Materialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
92
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Helena Aparicio
Experimental and computational semantics/pragmatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
71
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Emma R Britton
applied linguistics
critical language awareness
ethnography of communication
L2 writing
language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Nick Admussen
Chinese literature
poetry
contemporary literature
translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
54
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Liliana Colanzi
Literatura latinoamericana
fantástico
horror
ciencia ficción
estudios animales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
69
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Devon Strolovitch
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
16
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Alex Lenoble
Haitian Literature
Représentation
Critical Theory
Caribbean Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,746
United States
134,439
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Cheyfitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
343
0.157
Native American literature
U.S. federal Indian law
American literature
American studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,856
United States
145,564
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Calum Carmichael
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
376
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
491,396
United States
153,410
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas D Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,756
269
0.153
Old English Middle English Old Norse Old French Medieval Latin Folklore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,820
United States
160,932
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Winthrop Wetherbee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
200
0.124
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,971
United States
171,182
932
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sam Tilsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,438
817
0.568
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech Production
Laboratory Phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,092
United States
175,489
980
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah E Murray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,373
657
0.479
semantics
pragmatics
philosophy of language
language documentation
Algonquian languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,208
United States
178,511
1,009
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marten Van Schijndel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
1,081
0.815
Computational Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
Semantics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,424
United States
178,563
1,010
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jeffrey S Rusten
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,326
342
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,382
United States
183,193
1,068
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wayles Browne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,260
223
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,587
United States
185,294
1,091
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dorothy Mermin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
151
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,682
United States
195,887
1,211
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harry E Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
193
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
686,967
United States
203,662
1,296
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thak Chaloemtiarana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
233
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,953
United States
207,538
1,338
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William J Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
960
135
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,077
United States
215,191
1,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Laura Staum Casasanto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
878
383
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,176,764
United States
294,514
2,313
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Angelika Kraemer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
276
90
0.326
Second Language Acquisition
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Community Engagement and Service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,402
United States
319,588
2,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amalia Skilton|Amalia Horan Skilton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
155
0.861
Language Documentation
Language Acquisition
Pragmatics
Amazonian Languages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,361,987
United States
319,921
2,733
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Naminata Diabate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
144
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,387,655
United States
323,457
2,799
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Arnika Fuhrmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
96
0.568
Asian studies
media
gender and sexuality
literature
Buddhism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,579,068
United States
349,316
3,162
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chelsea Mikael Frazier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
92
0.860
Black Feminism
Black Studies
Environmental Humanities
Ecology
New Materialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,859
United States
358,690
3,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Helena Aparicio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
71
0.789
Experimental and computational semantics/pragmatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,038
United States
362,643
3,325
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emma R Britton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
applied linguistics
critical language awareness
ethnography of communication
L2 writing
language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,683,518
United States
363,531
3,335
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nick Admussen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
54
0.659
Chinese literature
poetry
contemporary literature
translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,696,323
United States
365,256
3,354
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Liliana Colanzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
69
0.873
Literatura latinoamericana
fantástico
horror
ciencia ficción
estudios animales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,727,248
United States
369,362
3,412
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Devon Strolovitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
16
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159,839
United States
424,852
4,040
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alex Lenoble
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Haitian Literature
Représentation
Critical Theory
Caribbean Studies
Postcolonial Studies
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