Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 20 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,396
World Rank
99
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Vocabulary | Vocabulary acquisition | Second language acquisition | Lexicography | Attritio
Vocabulary | Vocabulary acquisition | Second language acquisition | Lexicography | Attritio
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Total36,191
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Last 6 Years10,997
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Last 6 Years / Total0.304
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
97,816
World Rank
765
Country Rank
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total10,666
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Last 6 Years3,553
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Last 6 Years / Total0.333
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
197,805
World Rank
1,686
Country Rank
94
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total5,535
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Last 6 Years1,963
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Last 6 Years / Total0.355
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
221,383
World Rank
1,897
Country Rank
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total4,928
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Last 6 Years1,964
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Last 6 Years / Total0.399
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
319,415
World Rank
2,701
Country Rank
181
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Bilingualism | Executive Function | Learning Disabilitie
Bilingualism | Executive Function | Learning Disabilitie
Citation Metrics
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Total3,262
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Last 6 Years1,659
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Last 6 Years / Total0.509
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
347,063
World Rank
2,903
Country Rank
193
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Language acquisition | Language impairment | Sign languag
Language acquisition | Language impairment | Sign languag
Citation Metrics
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Total2,947
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Last 6 Years1,524
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Last 6 Years / Total0.517
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
354,340
World Rank
2,956
Country Rank
200
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
discourse and grammar | interactional linguistics | discourse markers | bilingual discourse | spoken Hebrew synta
discourse and grammar | interactional linguistics | discourse markers | bilingual discourse | spoken Hebrew synta
Citation Metrics
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Total2,872
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Last 6 Years1,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.396
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
393,062
World Rank
3,256
Country Rank
229
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Bilingualism | Creativity | Giftedness | Language and reading acquisitio
Bilingualism | Creativity | Giftedness | Language and reading acquisitio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,516
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Last 6 Years1,082
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Last 6 Years / Total0.430
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
466,293
World Rank
3,794
Country Rank
274
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language testing | multilingualism | eap | reading comprehensio
language testing | multilingualism | eap | reading comprehensio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,990
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Last 6 Years291
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Last 6 Years / Total0.146
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
653,600
World Rank
4,896
Country Rank
355
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
language | language acquisition | cognitive development | open scienc
language | language acquisition | cognitive development | open scienc
Citation Metrics
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Total1,191
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Last 6 Years1,157
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Last 6 Years / Total0.971
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
761,826
World Rank
5,487
Country Rank
401
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total857
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Last 6 Years182
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Last 6 Years / Total0.212
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
791,631
World Rank
5,671
Country Rank
413
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Arabic Literature | Hebrew Literature | Sufism | Arab Jew
Arabic Literature | Hebrew Literature | Sufism | Arab Jew
Citation Metrics
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Total787
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Last 6 Years259
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Last 6 Years / Total0.329
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
868,791
World Rank
5,984
Country Rank
428
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Hebrew and Semitic linguistics | Hebrew and Semitic syntax | Biblical Hebrew | Judaeo-Arabic | Bibl
Hebrew and Semitic linguistics | Hebrew and Semitic syntax | Biblical Hebrew | Judaeo-Arabic | Bibl
Citation Metrics
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Total631
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Last 6 Years223
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Last 6 Years / Total0.353
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,016,719
World Rank
6,392
Country Rank
460
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total436
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Last 6 Years127
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Last 6 Years / Total0.291
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,161,225
World Rank
6,694
Country Rank
477
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Semiotics and anthroposemiotics of literature | theory of literature | heroism in literature | narratology | comparative literatur
Semiotics and anthroposemiotics of literature | theory of literature | heroism in literature | narratology | comparative literatur
Citation Metrics
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Total310
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Last 6 Years93
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Last 6 Years / Total0.300
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,361,404
World Rank
6,939
Country Rank
486
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
classics | comparative literature | psychoanalysis | mythology | gender studie
classics | comparative literature | psychoanalysis | mythology | gender studie
Citation Metrics
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Total204
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Last 6 Years83
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Last 6 Years / Total0.407
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,924,778
World Rank
7,518
Country Rank
516
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total65
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Last 6 Years34
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Last 6 Years / Total0.523
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,985,348
World Rank
7,577
Country Rank
521
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Palestinian Imagination | Modernism | Anglophone Arab Literature | Postcolonial and Globalizatio
Palestinian Imagination | Modernism | Anglophone Arab Literature | Postcolonial and Globalizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total56
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Last 6 Years47
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Last 6 Years / Total0.839
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,566,226
World Rank
7,971
Country Rank
544
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Polish literature | Polish-Jewish relations | Holocaust | 20th century literatur
Polish literature | Polish-Jewish relations | Holocaust | 20th century literatur
Citation Metrics
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Total3
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Last 6 Years2
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,594,208
World Rank
7,979
Country Rank
545
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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