Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 723 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
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,302
15,161
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Community/civic engagement
service-learning pedagogy
poverty alleviation/reduction programs
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,730
19,110
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
poverty
inequality
child well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,387
5,405
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,943
4,802
0.166
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,671
12,682
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
5,779
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
poverty social security living standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,591
4,869
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,189
5,748
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,087
3,662
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,308
4,493
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,266
7,846
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,261
4,028
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,304
4,068
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,852
3,882
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
child poverty
coping
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,707
5,408
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
disability studies
cultural studies
poverty studies.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
4,342
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
6,035
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,556
4,476
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,252
1,538
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,320
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,400
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,376
5,484
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Poverty
Child Development
Child Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,362
4,509
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
1,369
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
social inequality
social policy
population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,156
3,287
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,960
6,587
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michele Lamont
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,302
15,161
0.367
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,111
9,763
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Glenn A Bowen
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,730
19,110
0.602
Community/civic engagement
service-learning pedagogy
poverty alleviation/reduction programs
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,841
10,971
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Timothy Smeeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,387
5,405
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,371
11,182
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Stephens
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,943
4,802
0.166
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,700
640
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catrin Finkenauer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,671
12,682
0.442
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,140
2,359
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen P Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,927
5,779
0.215
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,986
2,879
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Bradshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,591
4,869
0.206
poverty social security living standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,956
928
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bruno Palier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,189
5,748
0.300
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,298
19,351
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shaohua Chen
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,087
3,662
0.192
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,945
20,399
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathryn Edin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,308
4,493
0.245
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,093
1,866
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linxiu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,266
7,846
0.430
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,803
1,345
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,261
4,028
0.233
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,907
23,501
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Schoeni
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,304
4,068
0.250
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,925
24,287
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sudarshan Dutta
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,852
3,882
0.245
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,576
24,534
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martha Wadsworth
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,707
5,408
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,120
25,507
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lennard Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,225
4,342
0.285
disability studies
cultural studies
poverty studies.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,955
28,052
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luc Christiaensen
World Bank
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,019
6,035
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,028
7,170
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Martin Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,556
4,476
0.387
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,840
7,399
608
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Micklewright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,252
1,538
0.137
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,801
8,294
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Edmonds
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,086
3,320
0.329
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,699
117
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Waqar Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,435
3,400
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,464
42,712
388
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kristin Turney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,376
5,484
0.585
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,662
42,791
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth Votruba Drzal
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,362
4,509
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,729
47,855
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amy Horowitz
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,341
1,369
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,760
48,896
1,821
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Beckfield
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,156
3,287
0.403
social inequality
social policy
population health