Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology 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
sociology gender violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,198
10,754
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
policing
scandal
corruption
trial by media
high profile crimes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,325
2,444
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social analysis
cultural politics
inequality
meritocracy
ideology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
3,534
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social and political theory
social and political philosophy
critical theory
history of ideas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,102
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
temporary work
employment
comparative
women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
814
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Conspiracy Cultures
Disinformation
Influencers
Social Media
Wellness Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,199
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
973
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sociology
self-employment
body work
work-life boundaries
non-standard work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
759
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology
Computational Sociology
Digital Sociology
Locative Media
Virtual Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
823
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology
media
journalism
Brazil
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
303
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political sociology
Political participation
Social change
Social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
206
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sociology
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
146
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
homicide
gender
family
voluntary sector
fatality reviews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
200
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Media
EU politics
European Union
public sphere
citizenship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
97
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,093
1,685
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sylvia Walby
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,198
10,754
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,143
7,191
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eugene Mclaughlin
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,325
2,444
0.216
policing
scandal
corruption
trial by media
high profile crimes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,997
14,137
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jo Littler
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
3,534
0.629
social analysis
cultural politics
inequality
meritocracy
ideology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,408
21,291
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simon Susen
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,102
0.630
social and political theory
social and political philosophy
critical theory
history of ideas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,550
29,141
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vanessa Gash
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,027
814
0.402
temporary work
employment
comparative
women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,563
31,491
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephanie Alice Baker
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,199
0.683
Conspiracy Cultures
Disinformation
Influencers
Social Media
Wellness Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,046
33,834
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerbrand Tholen
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,538
973
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,174
34,934
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rachel Lara Cohen
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
759
0.527
sociology
self-employment
body work
work-life boundaries
non-standard work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,036
42,786
290
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Saker
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
888
823
0.927
Sociology
Computational Sociology
Digital Sociology
Locative Media
Virtual Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
853,224
47,890
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carolina Matos
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
303
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,275,737
68,043
474
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felipe G Santos|Felipe González Santos
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
206
0.986
Political sociology
Political participation
Social change
Social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,293,365
68,754
480
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Rosbrook-Thompson
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
146
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294,211
68,787
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Cook
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
200
1.000
homicide
gender
family
voluntary sector
fatality reviews
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,596,679
79,784
555
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dimitrios Tsagalas
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
97
1.000
Media
EU politics
European Union
public sphere
citizenship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,065,616
91,067
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Atalanta Goulandris
City University London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857