Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,336
9,257
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,232
9,433
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
language education
language policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,226
5,568
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Language
Memory
Evolution
Cognitive Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
4,225
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
History of Language Teaching
Learner Autonomy
Teacher Development
Teacher Research
Teaching in Difficult Circumstances
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
2,003
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ancient theatre
Classics
Ancient History
Ancient Myth and Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,442
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
child second language learning
task-based learning
inclusive research
teacher development
childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,988
1,758
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Literary Studies
Psychoanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,797
863
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
English language
academic literacy
language policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,323
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Post-Kantian European Philosophy
Social & Political Philosophy
Ethics
Ordinary Language Philosophy
Philosophy & Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,854
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Language
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,016
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Literature.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
338
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Translation Studies
Feminist Translation
Gender Studies
Literature
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,040
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Post-Colonial Studies
Eco-Criticism
World-Literature
Cultural Materialism
Marxism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
575
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
18th and 19the century literature
the novel
history of reading
media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
258
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
English Literature
Eighteenth-Century Literature
Translation Studies
Cultural Relations between China and the West
Neo-Latin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
87
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Classics
Latin Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
230
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Spain
Portugal
culture
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
109
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Italian Studies
Comparative Literature
Romantic Studies
Gothic Theory
Psychoanalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
124
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philosophy of Poetry
Spoken Word
Philosophy of literature
Aesthetics
Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
190
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Applied linguistics
literature
culture and critical theory
gender and sexuality
health and social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
69
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Language
Memory
Corpus Analysis
Sleep
Open Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
216
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Literature and culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
73
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
TELL
Corpus Linguistics
Automated Grammar Error Correction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
42
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
TESOL
EFL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
113
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,538
1,737
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Susan Bassnett
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,336
9,257
0.278
translation studies
comparative and world literature
English studies
Latin American literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,722
2,770
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ema Ushioda
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,232
9,433
0.389
motivation
learner autonomy
language learning
sociocultural theory
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,115
6,145
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Liddicoat
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,226
5,568
0.421
language education
language policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,697
11,002
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Hills
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
4,225
0.555
Language
Memory
Evolution
Cognitive Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,858
16,496
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Smith
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,797
2,003
0.418
History of Language Teaching
Learner Autonomy
Teacher Development
Teacher Research
Teaching in Difficult Circumstances
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,846
16,832
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eric Csapo
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,682
1,442
0.308
Ancient theatre
Classics
Ancient History
Ancient Myth and Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
258,426
19,070
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Annamaria Pinter
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,988
1,758
0.441
child second language learning
task-based learning
inclusive research
teacher development
childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,679
19,764
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John Fletcher
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,797
863
0.227
Literary Studies
Psychoanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,309
23,775
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neil Murray
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
1,323
0.454
English language
academic literacy
language policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,458
25,378
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniele Lorenzini
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,625
1,854
0.706
Post-Kantian European Philosophy
Social & Political Philosophy
Ethics
Ordinary Language Philosophy
Philosophy & Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,974
27,238
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clay Beckner
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,016
0.434
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Language
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,957
27,808
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Dabydeen
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
338
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,123
34,462
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Olga Castro
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,040
0.685
Translation Studies
Feminist Translation
Gender Studies
Literature
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,686
39,775
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Upamanyu Pablo Mukherjee
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,107
575
0.519
Post-Colonial Studies
Eco-Criticism
World-Literature
Cultural Materialism
Marxism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
900,420
49,695
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christina Lupton
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
258
0.477
18th and 19the century literature
the novel
history of reading
media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,154
62,158
984
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John T Gilmore
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298
87
0.292
English Literature
Eighteenth-Century Literature
Translation Studies
Cultural Relations between China and the West
Neo-Latin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,155,033
62,701
992
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elena Giusti
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
230
0.793
Classics
Latin Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,844
64,288
1,019
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alison Menezes
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
109
0.408
Spain
Portugal
culture
literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,912
64,866
1,032
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fabio Camilletti
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
124
0.479
Italian Studies
Comparative Literature
Romantic Studies
Gothic Theory
Psychoanalysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,655
66,359
1,056
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Simecek
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
190
0.795
Philosophy of Poetry
Spoken Word
Philosophy of literature
Aesthetics
Emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,243,897
66,649
1,064
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natalie Sharpling
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
69
0.292
Applied linguistics
literature
culture and critical theory
gender and sexuality
health and social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,311
68,158
1,092
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthew Hc Mak
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
216
0.995
Language
Memory
Corpus Analysis
Sleep
Open Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,262
70,925
1,148
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marco Nievergelt
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
73
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,509
76,442
1,265
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fei-Yu Chuang
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
42
0.318
TELL
Corpus Linguistics
Automated Grammar Error Correction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,505,738
76,856
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gülden Taner
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
113
0.883
Applied Linguistics
Translation Studies
TESOL
EFL