Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers 18 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
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Law
Science and Technology Studies
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
4,521
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
rural studies
social gerontology
health geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,001
3,032
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Politics
voting
elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
2,141
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
nationalism
national culture
globalization
postcommunist transformation
philosophy of social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
395
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
political geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
361
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
media and crime
media sociology
politics of representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
306
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gender politics
gender and EU climate policy
gender and EU development policy
gender mainstreaming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
403
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Homelessness
health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
486
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Homelessness and complex needs
welfare and Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
243
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International Relations
International Political Economy
the Middle East and North Africa
Institutionalism
Neo-Functionalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
268
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Traffic psychology
Hazard perception
Cross-cultural hazard perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
395
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
climate change policy
climate communication
Russia
Central Asia
environmental politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
314
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Politics
Political engagement
Youth
Research Methods
Theater for social change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
342
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theory
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Cultural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
228
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
globalization
development theory
ir theory
employment/work
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
25
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Legislatures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Translation Studies
Political Science
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Feminist Criminolgy
Human Rights
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,022
3,495
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Dingwall
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,550
4,521
0.220
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Law
Science and Technology Studies
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,221
5,701
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Skinner
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,001
3,032
0.379
rural studies
social gerontology
health geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,533
16,406
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matt Henn
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,817
2,141
0.444
Politics
voting
elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,052
17,220
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andreas Pickel
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,006
395
0.197
nationalism
national culture
globalization
postcommunist transformation
philosophy of social science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,318
22,558
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heather N Nicol
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,174
361
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,729
40,636
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
simon cross
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,046
306
0.293
media and crime
media sociology
politics of representation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,536
43,786
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gill Allwood
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
851
403
0.474
Gender politics
gender and EU climate policy
gender and EU development policy
gender mainstreaming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,575
26,067
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kristy Buccieri
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
813
486
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817,690
46,619
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bowpitt G
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
243
0.353
Homelessness and complex needs
welfare and Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,437
49,796
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Imad El Anis
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
535
268
0.501
International Relations
International Political Economy
the Middle East and North Africa
Institutionalism
Neo-Functionalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
932,643
51,424
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Petya Ventsislavova
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
395
0.796
Traffic psychology
Hazard perception
Cross-cultural hazard perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,587
54,214
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marianna Poberezhskaya
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
437
314
0.719
climate change policy
climate communication
Russia
Central Asia
environmental politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,605
56,549
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ana Isabel Nunes
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
342
0.875
Politics
Political engagement
Youth
Research Methods
Theater for social change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,038,285
56,988
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Craig Lundy
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
383
228
0.595
Theory
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Cultural Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,669,814
48,496
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hasmet M Uluorta
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
25
0.294
globalization
development theory
ir theory
employment/work
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,890,021
87,120
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tom Caygill
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,030,633
90,525
510
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thisiri Medagama
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
Translation Studies
Political Science
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,231,723
94,512
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Helen Crewe
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Feminist Criminolgy
Human Rights
Sociology