Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 5 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
United States
Debra Minkoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
1,325
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Mignon R Moore
Gender & Sexuality
Race
Family
Aging
Qualitative Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,098
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Debbie Becher
property
law
economic sociology
urban and rural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
87
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Aaron Passell
Urban Studies
urban sociology
historic preservation
gentrification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
32
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Andrew Anastasi
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Theory
Education
Labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,365
United States
66,193
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Debra Minkoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,782
1,325
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,832
United States
102,930
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mignon R Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,259
1,098
0.337
Gender & Sexuality
Race
Family
Aging
Qualitative Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386,564
United States
322,455
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Debbie Becher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
87
0.518
property
law
economic sociology
urban and rural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,761,549
United States
373,018
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aaron Passell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
32
0.492
Urban Studies
urban sociology
historic preservation
gentrification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,185,450
United States
426,188
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Anastasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Theory
Education
Labor