Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Policy 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
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,626
17,528
0.431
* 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
30,710
21,004
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
poverty
inequality
child well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,119
6,380
0.219
* 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
28,719
5,887
0.205
* 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
28,053
14,144
0.504
* 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
26,727
6,986
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
poverty social security living standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,360
5,873
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
4,366
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,937
6,715
0.355
* 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
18,179
5,443
0.299
* 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
17,905
8,727
0.487
* 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
17,115
4,764
0.278
* 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
16,134
4,752
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
child poverty
coping
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,464
6,140
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,294
4,431
0.290
* 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
14,978
5,117
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
6,965
0.508
* 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
11,365
4,918
0.433
* 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
11,199
1,879
0.168
* 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
9,908
3,591
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,247
3,709
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Poverty
Child Development
Child Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,160
5,048
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
6,100
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,279
1,628
0.197
* 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
8,047
3,744
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,992
6,594
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michele Lamont
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,626
17,528
0.431
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,685
10,000
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Glenn A Bowen
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,710
21,004
0.684
Community/civic engagement
service-learning pedagogy
poverty alleviation/reduction programs
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,637
10,880
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Timothy Smeeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,119
6,380
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,136
11,082
114
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
28,719
5,887
0.205
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,001
646
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catrin Finkenauer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,053
14,144
0.504
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,855
2,326
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen P Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,727
6,986
0.261
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,827
2,870
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Bradshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,360
5,873
0.251
poverty social security living standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,782
19,149
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shaohua Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,971
4,366
0.230
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,891
926
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bruno Palier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,937
6,715
0.355
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,478
20,191
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathryn Edin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,179
5,443
0.299
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,462
1,841
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linxiu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,905
8,727
0.487
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,456
1,332
93
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
17,115
4,764
0.278
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,574
23,354
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Schoeni
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,134
4,752
0.295
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,754
24,556
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martha Wadsworth
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,464
6,140
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,583
24,870
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sudarshan Dutta
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,294
4,431
0.290
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,277
25,523
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lennard Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,978
5,117
0.342
disability studies
cultural studies
poverty studies.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,618
28,258
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luc Christiaensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,718
6,965
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,299
7,179
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Martin Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,365
4,918
0.433
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,830
7,308
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Micklewright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,199
1,879
0.168
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,193
8,311
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Edmonds
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,908
3,591
0.362
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,418
110
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
9,247
3,709
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,589
43,031
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Votruba Drzal
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,160
5,048
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,828
43,117
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kristin Turney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,142
6,100
0.667
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,793
47,477
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amy Horowitz
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,279
1,628
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,716
48,802
1,827
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Beckfield
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,047
3,744
0.465
social inequality
social policy
population health