Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Science 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
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,257
184,893
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,928
120,830
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,404
39,744
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,922
43,878
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,361
44,953
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Communication Science and Sociology
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Management Entrepreneur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,773
81,440
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,653
38,429
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,310
40,454
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,820
51,649
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
structural equation modeling
factor analysis
psychometrics
construct validity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,099
34,763
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,009
58,359
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
social and cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,688
16,781
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,181
17,115
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,041
13,718
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,609
17,343
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,848
53,643
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,939
23,923
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,223
22,890
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social theory
technology and social change
democracy
social movements
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,085
13,740
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,559
11,638
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,199
26,976
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,068
35,730
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,706
8,651
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449
9
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Young Ho Khang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,257
184,893
0.739
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,271
558
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel Kim
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,928
120,830
0.760
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325
587
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155,404
39,744
0.256
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726
779
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Duncan J Watts
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135,922
43,878
0.323
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,161
1,001
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gary King
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,361
44,953
0.373
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,286
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Burhan Bungin
Ciputra University
Surabaya, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,773
81,440
0.697
Communication Science and Sociology
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Management Entrepreneur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,416
86
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raewyn Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,549
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fikret Berkes
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,653
38,429
0.347
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,627
1,247
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allan Wigfield
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,310
40,454
0.370
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,641
1,255
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R Burke Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,820
51,649
0.475
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,654
143
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barbara M Byrne
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,099
34,763
0.377
structural equation modeling
factor analysis
psychometrics
construct validity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,728
1,773
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henning Tiemeier
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,009
58,359
0.641
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,064
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dirk Helbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,726
35,451
0.409
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,862
34
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Harris Bond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,688
16,781
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,373
3,016
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lloyd Johnston
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,181
17,115
0.259
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,714
3,184
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jerald Bachman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,041
13,718
0.214
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,973
3,310
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mario Bunge
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,609
17,343
0.277
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,122
111
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,848
53,643
0.867
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,622
4,117
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Didier Fassin
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,939
23,923
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,798
198
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joop Hox
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,223
22,890
0.422
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,841
4,223
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Craig Calhoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,085
13,740
0.254
Social theory
technology and social change
democracy
social movements
nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,983
4,292
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rodney Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,559
11,638
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,078
796
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Charles Abraham
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,199
26,976
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,110
353
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
H Teede
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,068
35,730
0.673
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,773
5,124
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patrick O Malley
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,706
8,651
0.181