Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Universidad Complutense de Madrid 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
Gender equality policies
Europeanization
gender and political representation
feminist political theory
gender mainstreaming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,777
4,717
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
international relations
integración regional
Latin America
relaciones internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
4,239
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
políticas públicas
evaluación
género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,304
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
International relations
relaciones internacionales
foreign policy
política exterior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
900
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sociology
social change
technology
research methods
platform politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
982
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
relaciones internacionales
América Latina
integración regional
cooperación internacional
cooperación sur sur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,220
826
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
semántica
sintaxis
lingüística
semantics
syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
827
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
relaciones internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
579
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Philosophy
ethics
technology in society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
495
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
social movements and protest politics
interest groups
gender representation
European Union
environmental policy and sustainab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
529
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Diabetic Foot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
1,089
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Library and Information Science
Interoperability
Knowledge Organization Systems
thesaurus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
570
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Scientometrics-Bibliometrics-Informetrics-Information Visualization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
570
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Political and legal anthropology
migration studies and transnationalism
sociology of age
compared migration regimes Mediterra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
570
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Digital divide
Gender equality
Labour market
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
637
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ciencia Política
Administración Pública
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
372
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
scientific communication
information behavior
research methods in library and information science
information sources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
509
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
feminismo y salud
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
272
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
partidos políticos
instituciones políticas
América Latina
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
333
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ciencia Política
Teoría Política
Política Latinoamericana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
387
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
democracia participativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
132
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Relations
North Africa
Middle East
Foreign policy
Relaciones internacionales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
255
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Audiovisual archives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
202
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
patrimonio documental
archivos
transparencia
datos abiertos
humanidades digitales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
232
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Ciencias sociales
Comunicación
Sociología de la juventud
familia
violencias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
172
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,998
2,766
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Emanuela Lombardo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,777
4,717
0.537
Gender equality policies
Europeanization
gender and political representation
feminist political theory
gender mainstreaming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,885
2,828
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
José Antonio Sanahuja Perales|José Antonio Sanahuja Perales, JAS Perales
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,648
4,239
0.490
international relations
integración regional
Latin America
relaciones internacionales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,153
8,327
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maria Bustelo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,304
0.369
políticas públicas
evaluación
género
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,627
9,359
585
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Celestino Del Arenal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
900
0.288
International relations
relaciones internacionales
foreign policy
política exterior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
370,348
11,225
737
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Angel Gordo López
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
982
0.386
sociology
social change
technology
research methods
platform politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,857
12,676
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bruno Ayllon Pino
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,220
826
0.372
relaciones internacionales
América Latina
integración regional
cooperación internacional
cooperación sur sur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,114
13,427
889
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Luis García Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
827
0.400
semántica
sintaxis
lingüística
semantics
syntax
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,135
13,428
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Francisco Aldecoa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,067
579
0.280
relaciones internacionales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,411
15,233
1,017
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Javier Bustamante Donas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,746
495
0.284
Philosophy
ethics
technology in society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,461
16,329
1,109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susana Aguilar Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
529
0.334
social movements and protest politics
interest groups
gender representation
European Union
environmental policy and sustainab
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
594,270
18,780
1,280
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francisco Javier Álvaro Afonso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,279
1,089
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
603,774
19,066
1,303
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sonia Sanchez Cuadrado|Sonia S. Cuadrado, Sonia Sanchez Cuadrado, SS Cuadrado
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,245
570
0.458
Library and Information Science
Interoperability
Knowledge Organization Systems
thesaurus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,768
19,524
1,335
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carmen López Illescas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
570
0.476
Scientometrics-Bibliometrics-Informetrics-Information Visualization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,056
22,250
1,533
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mercedes G Jimenez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
570
0.603
Political and legal anthropology
migration studies and transnationalism
sociology of age
compared migration regimes Mediterra
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,146
22,910
1,575
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
José Luis Martínez Cantos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
637
0.717
Digital divide
Gender equality
Labour market
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
749,661
23,697
1,620
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jose Manuel Ruano De La Fuente
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
372
0.448
Ciencia Política
Administración Pública
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,568
24,101
1,655
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michela Montesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
801
509
0.635
scientific communication
information behavior
research methods in library and information science
information sources
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
769,419
24,328
1,671
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Belén Nogueiras García
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
272
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,360
25,352
1,735
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Leticia Maria Ruiz Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
333
0.463
partidos políticos
instituciones políticas
América Latina
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,825
25,971
1,770
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fernando Harto De Vera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
679
387
0.570
Ciencia Política
Teoría Política
Política Latinoamericana
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,099
26,129
1,783
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ariel Ernesto Jerez Novara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
671
132
0.197
democracia participativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,579
26,175
1,787
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Isaías Barreñada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
255
0.382
International Relations
North Africa
Middle East
Foreign policy
Relaciones internacionales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
834,140
26,443
1,802
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Felix Del Valle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
202
0.310
Audiovisual archives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
840,857
26,664
1,811
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Concepcion Mendo Carmona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
638
232
0.364
patrimonio documental
archivos
transparencia
datos abiertos
humanidades digitales
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,431
26,683
1,814
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Olivia Velarde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
637
172
0.270
Ciencias sociales
Comunicación
Sociología de la juventud
familia
violencias