Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Arizona 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
United States
Kenneth S Goodman
English literature
film studies
Nollywood
African literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,155
3,109
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jim Martin
Collection Management
Needs Assessment
Research Support Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,502
2,905
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
K Larry Head
traffic signal systems
urban traffic operations
connected vehicles
transportation modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,066
2,892
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Erin Leahey
occupations
science/knowledge
methods
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
3,407
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Wei Hua Lin
Transportation Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,332
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Khadijah Breathettms
racial/ethnic & gender disparities in heart failure
clinical decision-making
health services research
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,498
4,318
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Barbara Norrander
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
836
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Z Nicolazzo
transgender college students
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
2,883
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Lise Nelson
political geography
feminist theory
migration
citizenship
globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,074
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Alex Braithwaite
international conflict
civil conflict
nonviolence
terrorism
refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
1,525
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Vlad Tarko
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Comparative Economic Systems
Public Choice
Austrian Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
1,631
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Carol L Howe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,812
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Suzanne Dovi
political theory
democracy
representation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
909
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Chad Westerland
Judicial Politics
Empirical Legal Studies
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
660
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Jennifer R Martin
Library Science
Information Literacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
956
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Hong Zheng
transportation network modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
784
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Jeannine E Relly
democratic institutions
public corruption
government accountability
freedom of expression and access to public information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
835
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Benjamin N Lawrance
Africa
refugees/asylum
slavery/trafficking
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,446
751
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Annabelle V Nuñez
Public Health
Minority Health
Hispanic Health
health sciences libraries
librarianship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
1,025
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Justin P Bruner
Political Philosophy
Social Epistemology
Evolutionary Game theory
PPE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
857
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Arlie Adkins
transportation
housing
health
social equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
788
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Ken S Mcallister
New media
rhetoric
computer game studies
consumer electronics archives
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
350
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Yan Han
OCR
Data mining
PDF
Go
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
154
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,828
United States
11,388
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth S Goodman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,155
3,109
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,080
United States
28,407
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Mishler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,632
3,428
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,034
United States
46,228
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jim Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,502
2,905
0.342
Collection Management
Needs Assessment
Research Support Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,414
United States
62,730
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
K Larry Head
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,066
2,892
0.477
traffic signal systems
urban traffic operations
connected vehicles
transportation modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,348
United States
68,230
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Erin Leahey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,480
3,407
0.622
occupations
science/knowledge
methods
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,031
United States
76,786
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wei Hua Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,332
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,690
United States
79,928
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Khadijah Breathettms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,498
4,318
0.960
racial/ethnic & gender disparities in heart failure
clinical decision-making
health services research
implementation science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,047
United States
95,392
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbara Norrander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,557
836
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,459
United States
102,086
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Z Nicolazzo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
2,883
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,672
United States
106,310
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lise Nelson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,074
0.352
political geography
feminist theory
migration
citizenship
globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,673
United States
116,346
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Alex Braithwaite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,678
1,525
0.569
international conflict
civil conflict
nonviolence
terrorism
refugees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,273
United States
127,799
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vlad Tarko
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
1,631
0.703
New Institutional Economics
Development Economics
Comparative Economic Systems
Public Choice
Austrian Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,771
United States
128,707
857
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carol L Howe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,812
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,208
United States
138,708
903
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suzanne Dovi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,037
909
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,558
United States
142,507
925
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chad Westerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,947
660
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,624
United States
147,071
946
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jennifer R Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,846
956
0.518
Library Science
Information Literacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,731
United States
150,280
974
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hong Zheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
784
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,453
United States
167,344
1,082
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jeannine E Relly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
835
0.569
democratic institutions
public corruption
government accountability
freedom of expression and access to public information
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,618
United States
168,664
1,089
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benjamin N Lawrance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,446
751
0.519
Africa
refugees/asylum
slavery/trafficking
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,349
United States
175,965
1,140
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Annabelle V Nuñez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,335
1,025
0.768
Public Health
Minority Health
Hispanic Health
health sciences libraries
librarianship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,572
United States
194,528
1,237
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maribeth Slebodnik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,087
705
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,322
United States
198,724
1,265
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Justin P Bruner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
857
0.826
Political Philosophy
Social Epistemology
Evolutionary Game theory
PPE
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,147
United States
201,919
1,280
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arlie Adkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
788
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,896
United States
213,387
1,339
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ken S Mcallister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
350
0.399
New media
rhetoric
computer game studies
consumer electronics archives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,036
United States
240,314
1,451
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yan Han
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
618
154
0.249