Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 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
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,857
11,440
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership & Gender
Race in HR (Adverse Impact)
Work Engagement
Narcissism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,180
9,335
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Transportation Geotechnics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,555
6,155
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Democratic education
artificial Intelligence
Library and Information Science
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,483
1,662
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
International Relation
Peace Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,445
2,096
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Information Sciences
Data Visualization
Astronomy
High-Performance Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,378
6,949
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Critical race theory
urban education
Black feminisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,446
5,233
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Political communication
accountability
conflict processes
public opinion
political psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,150
1,815
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Music information retrieval
digital humanities
e-science
library science
information science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,035
2,062
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
3,023
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Science of Science
Data Science
Text Mining
Bioinformatics
Bibliometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,860
1,842
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Governmentality
Biopolitics
Race
Immigration
Globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
1,194
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
natural language processing
computational social science
network analysis
responsible computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,864
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
political methodology
causal inference
evidence in policy
randomized experiments
political behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,793
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
political behavior
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,376
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
American politics
Political behavior
Race
Ethnicity
Immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
1,306
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
1,295
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Health Informatics
HPC
Public Health
Global Health
Infodemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
1,787
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
LGBT individuals and families in non-metro communities
Community climate for sexual and gender minorities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
1,350
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
History of Information
Libraries
digitisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
647
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
international development
foreign aid
international political economy
comparative political behavior
corruption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
2,003
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Transportation Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
Future Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
561
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Pavement Engineering
Construction Materials
Asphalt
Viscoelasticity
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
1,443
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Railway engineering
rail infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,195
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social Science
Communication
Political Science
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,696
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,101
16,967
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Imad L Al Qadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,857
11,440
0.548
Pavement Modeling and Rehabilitation
Tire-Pavement Interaction
Asphlat Concerte
Sustainability
Geosynthetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,824
23,081
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daniel A Newman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,180
9,335
0.577
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership & Gender
Race in HR (Adverse Impact)
Work Engagement
Narcissism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,820
33,757
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erol Tutumluer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,555
6,155
0.533
Transportation Geotechnics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,500
34,008
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bertram C Bruce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,483
1,662
0.145
Democratic education
artificial Intelligence
Library and Information Science
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,482
37,491
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John A Vasquez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,445
2,096
0.201
International Relation
Peace Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,113
37,689
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew J Turk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,378
6,949
0.670
Information Sciences
Data Visualization
Astronomy
High-Performance Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,774
41,391
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Adrienne D Dixson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,446
5,233
0.554
Critical race theory
urban education
Black feminisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,726
53,989
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Scott L Althaus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,150
1,815
0.254
Political communication
accountability
conflict processes
public opinion
political psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,202
54,772
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Stephen Downie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,035
2,062
0.293
Music information retrieval
digital humanities
e-science
library science
information science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,507
55,184
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas J Rudolph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
3,023
0.433
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Political Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,158
74,817
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vetle I Torvik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,860
1,842
0.379
Science of Science
Data Science
Text Mining
Bioinformatics
Bibliometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,162
75,408
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Xavier Inda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,812
1,194
0.248
Governmentality
Biopolitics
Race
Immigration
Globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,078
83,007
719
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jana Diesner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
1,864
0.438
natural language processing
computational social science
network analysis
responsible computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,679
89,560
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jake Bowers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,849
1,793
0.466
political methodology
causal inference
evidence in policy
randomized experiments
political behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,835
90,760
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian Gaines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,780
1,376
0.364
political behavior
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,848
94,795
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cara Wong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,559
1,306
0.367
American politics
Political behavior
Race
Ethnicity
Immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,197
96,391
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Damarys Canache
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,482
1,295
0.372
Comparative Politics
Latin America
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,204
97,544
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian Brooks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,425
1,787
0.522
Health Informatics
HPC
Public Health
Global Health
Infodemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,696
99,389
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ramona F Oswald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,338
1,350
0.404
LGBT individuals and families in non-metro communities
Community climate for sexual and gender minorities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,446
102,716
893
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
W Boyd Rayward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,187
647
0.203
History of Information
Libraries
digitisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,707
102,794
895
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew S Winters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,183
2,003
0.629
international development
foreign aid
international political economy
comparative political behavior
corruption
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,135
104,608
912
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tschangho John Kim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
561
0.181
Transportation Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
Future Cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,842
112,348
980
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ghassan R Chehab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,799
1,443
0.516
Pavement Engineering
Construction Materials
Asphalt
Viscoelasticity
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,161
136,853
1,158
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
J Riley Edwards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,064
1,195
0.579
Railway engineering
rail infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,240
138,259
1,166
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Junghwan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,031
1,696
0.835
Social Science
Communication
Political Science
Data Science