Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
San Diego State University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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
Literacy
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,093
8,205
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Literacy
reading
writing
leadership
special education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,392
7,267
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computational linguistics
text mining
morphosyntactic theory
language evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,616
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Linguistic and cognitive aspects of bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,070
2,970
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Syntax
semantics
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
861
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
phonological acquisition
community engagement
sustainability
environmental justice
brownfields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
857
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Computational Models of Language
Psycholinguistics
Computational Pragmatics
Phonology
Social Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,441
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Race
religion
colonially
and gender in the US
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
579
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Renaissance
Shakespeare
Milton
terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
371
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
language education
computer-assisted language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
339
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
literacy
visual literacy
qualitative methods
arts integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
422
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Children's Literature
American Literature & Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
118
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
deictic shift theory
childhood studies
narrative theory
children's literature
picture books
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
141
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Visual Cultural Studies
Literature
Ethnic Studies
Digital Humanities
Latin American Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
107
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Language Impairment
Bilingual Reading
and Classroom Observations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
247
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
neurolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
121
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Language Impairment
Aphasia
Developmental Language Disorder
Neuroimaging
Neural Basis of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Arachnology
evolution
comparative phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
discourse analysis
corpus linguistics
conversation analysis
gendered linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
16
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Literacy
Children's Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
11
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
language development and disorders
cultural and linguistic diversity
collaborative practice
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
psycholinguistics
aphasia
pupillometry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Literature in French (18th- and 19th-century)
material culture
colonial history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sexuality
queer studies
underground cultures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Language Production
Aphasia
Electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,468
16,693
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas Fisher
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,093
8,205
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,842
22,713
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nancy Frey
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,392
7,267
0.443
Literacy
reading
writing
leadership
special education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,163
66,660
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rob Malouf
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,594
1,616
0.289
Computational linguistics
text mining
morphosyntactic theory
language evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,397
72,155
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Henrike K Blumenfeld
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,070
2,970
0.586
Linguistic and cognitive aspects of bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,554
89,198
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean Gawron
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,863
861
0.223
Syntax
semantics
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,517
105,182
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jessica Barlow
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,073
857
0.279
phonological acquisition
community engagement
sustainability
environmental justice
brownfields
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,928
113,956
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gabriel Doyle
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,735
1,441
0.527
Computational Models of Language
Psycholinguistics
Computational Pragmatics
Phonology
Social Media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,607
165,585
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joanna Brooks
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
579
0.391
Race
religion
colonially
and gender in the US
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,739
173,678
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter C Herman
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,354
371
0.274
Renaissance
Shakespeare
Milton
terrorism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
642,883
192,349
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mathias Schulze
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,102
339
0.308
language education
computer-assisted language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,167
215,978
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marva Cappello
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
841
422
0.502
literacy
visual literacy
qualitative methods
arts integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
808,020
231,357
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jerry Griswold
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
118
0.170
Children's Literature
American Literature & Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,996
252,003
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mary Galbraith
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
141
0.275
deictic shift theory
childhood studies
narrative theory
children's literature
picture books
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,046,781
275,244
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Anthony Nericcio
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
361
107
0.296
Visual Cultural Studies
Literature
Ethnic Studies
Digital Humanities
Latin American Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,528
291,652
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ashley Adams Sanabria
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
247
0.905
Language Impairment
Bilingual Reading
and Classroom Observations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,454,716
331,983
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brennan Terhune Cotter
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
121
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,919,177
394,769
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Noelle Abbott
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
Language Impairment
Aphasia
Developmental Language Disorder
Neuroimaging
Neural Basis of
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,973,569
401,785
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sean D Kelly
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Arachnology
evolution
comparative phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,037,006
409,902
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Milad Sadeghi
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
16
0.696
discourse analysis
corpus linguistics
conversation analysis
gendered linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,048,393
411,273
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Virginia Loh Hagan
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
11
0.500
Literacy
Children's Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,071,544
414,138
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Gallagher
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
language development and disorders
cultural and linguistic diversity
collaborative practice
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,118,127
419,695
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christina Sen
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
psycholinguistics
aphasia
pupillometry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,169,201
425,634
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kylie Sago
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
8
0.667
Literature in French (18th- and 19th-century)
material culture
colonial history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,170,443
425,741
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Y Howard
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
sexuality
queer studies
underground cultures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,314,816
441,037
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth Jane Anderson
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Language Production
Aphasia
Electrophysiology