Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Science Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 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 :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Ethnicity
identity
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,857
14,261
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
global governance
global environmental politics
global environmental governance
environmental politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,741
14,145
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
political science
crisis management
political leadership
public leadership
crisis leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
11,348
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,556
14,762
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
health geography
housing
active transportation
environmental exposures
geographic data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,036
9,607
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nationalism
radical right
immigrant integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,996
4,060
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
sexuality and gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
3,231
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
adolescent health
migration
ses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
4,708
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
socioeconomic inequalities in health
health-behaviours
environmental influences on health-behaviours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
4,039
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
social sciences
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,390
4,134
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
social policy
governance
welfare to work
policy implementation
employer engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,691
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Sustainability Transitions
Food Systems
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,727
3,503
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Psychology
Behavior of Political Parties
Welfare State Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,644
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
political anthropology
ethnographies of the state and sovereignty
displacement
forced migration
borders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
1,756
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
comparative social policy
social inequalities
gender
welfare states
work-family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,934
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public transit satisfaction and loyalty
land use and transportation planning
pedestrian and cyclist safety
and innovations in
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,277
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
digital migration studies
youth culture
critical media literacy
gender
intersectionality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
2,193
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political theory
environmental politics
public policy
political economy
climate change law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
1,924
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
scheduling
optimalisering
algoritmen
public transportation
energy networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
763
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Multi-Level Governance
Global Sustainability Politics
Climate Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
2,059
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social Stratification
Economic Sociology
Immigrant Integration
Work and Labour Markets
Ethnic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,873
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Political Geography
identity
legitimacy
neoliberalism
polarisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,125
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Conflict Studies
Security Studies
International Relations
War Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
678
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,798
198
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
13,136
325
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wilma Vollebergh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,134
14,020
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,588
581
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maykel Verkuyten
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,857
14,261
0.478
Ethnicity
identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,244
654
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Biermann
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,741
14,145
0.510
global governance
global environmental politics
global environmental governance
environmental politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,289
837
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul T Hart
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,042
11,348
0.472
political science
crisis management
political leadership
public leadership
crisis leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,833
1,199
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lars Tummers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,556
14,762
0.796
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,074
1,999
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marco Helbich
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,036
9,607
0.798
health geography
housing
active transportation
environmental exposures
geographic data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,109
2,793
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marcel Lubbers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,996
4,060
0.451
Nationalism
radical right
immigrant integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,543
3,328
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ine Vanwesenbeeck
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
3,231
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,307
3,748
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gonneke Stevens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
4,708
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,567
3,799
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carlijn Kamphuis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,558
4,039
0.616
socioeconomic inequalities in health
health-behaviours
environmental influences on health-behaviours
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,361
4,457
533
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maarten Tim Mainhard
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,390
4,134
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,623
4,951
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rik Van Berkel
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
1,691
0.357
social policy
governance
welfare to work
policy implementation
employer engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,259
4,962
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Giuseppe Feola
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,727
3,503
0.741
Sustainability Transitions
Food Systems
Political Ecology
Degrowth
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,134
5,041
596
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Barbara Vis
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,638
2,644
0.570
Political Psychology
Behavior of Political Parties
Welfare State Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,439
6,933
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rebecca Bryant
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,937
1,756
0.598
political anthropology
ethnographies of the state and sovereignty
displacement
forced migration
borders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,591
7,328
832
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mara A Yerkes
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,699
1,934
0.717
comparative social policy
social inequalities
gender
welfare states
work-family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,012
7,336
833
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dea Van Lierop
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,695
2,277
0.845
public transit satisfaction and loyalty
land use and transportation planning
pedestrian and cyclist safety
and innovations in
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,667
7,463
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Koen Leurs
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,623
2,193
0.836
digital migration studies
youth culture
critical media literacy
gender
intersectionality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380,605
7,777
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fergus Green
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,438
1,924
0.789
Political theory
environmental politics
public policy
political economy
climate change law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,181
8,210
912
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
J Marjan Van Den Akker
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
763
0.344
scheduling
optimalisering
algoritmen
public transportation
energy networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,710
8,281
924
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Thomas Hickmann
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,187
2,059
0.941
Multi-Level Governance
Global Sustainability Politics
Climate Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
417,337
8,350
933
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valentina Di Stasio
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,154
1,873
0.870
Social Stratification
Economic Sociology
Immigrant Integration
Work and Labour Markets
Ethnic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,774
8,714
973
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kees Terlouw
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,993
1,125
0.564
Political Geography
identity
legitimacy
neoliberalism
polarisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,223
9,958
1,082
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jolle Demmers
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
678
0.437
Conflict Studies
Security Studies
International Relations
War Studies