Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
Mental health
flourishing
languishing
happiness
mental illness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
35,562
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Health
aging
religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,538
5,354
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
globalization
ingos
nongovernmental organizations
education
political sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,737
3,929
0.153
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
social enterprise
economic sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,703
2,915
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
social psychology
emotions
organizations
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
1,366
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Music
Media
Culture
Sociology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,557
1,306
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Organization theory
organizational sociology
economic sociology
media and entertainment industries
cultural production
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,214
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Social Networks
Causal Inference
Social Policy
Health
Organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
864
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology
Asian Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
346
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Race and Ethnicity
Family
Sports
Gender
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
371
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
social determinants of health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
182
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
medical sociology
sex and gender
gender-based violence
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Latinx Populations
Sociology of Religion
Race and Ethnicity
Immigration
Hip Hop Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
102
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urban sociology
Wealth
Racial and Economic Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
82
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Inequality
Identity
Ethnoracial stratification
Immigration
Social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology
health
economics
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Public Health
Medical Sociology
Environmental Health
Social Determinants of Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,030
2,380
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corey Lm Keyes
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,934
35,562
0.456
Mental health
flourishing
languishing
happiness
mental illness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,820
11,401
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ellen Idler
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,538
5,354
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,954
13,152
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Boli
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,737
3,929
0.153
globalization
ingos
nongovernmental organizations
education
political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,019
37,383
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter W Roberts
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,703
2,915
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,203
79,928
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cathryn Johnson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,574
1,366
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,041
80,178
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy J Dowd
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,557
1,306
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,977
109,436
651
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Giacomo Negro
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,214
0.407
Organization theory
organizational sociology
economic sociology
media and entertainment industries
cultural production
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,256
182,213
976
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Weihua An
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,266
864
0.682
Social Networks
Causal Inference
Social Policy
Health
Organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,617
250,402
1,368
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bin Xu
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
346
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
975,178
263,354
1,447
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Devon R Goss
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
371
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,273,612
307,067
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Emily C Dore
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
182
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,578
332,932
1,760
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Surbhi Shrivastava
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
139
1.000
medical sociology
sex and gender
gender-based violence
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,467,296
333,181
1,762
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Eli Calvillo
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
102
0.734
Latinx Populations
Sociology of Religion
Race and Ethnicity
Immigration
Hip Hop Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,147
356,342
1,891
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Janeria Easley
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
82
0.901
Urban sociology
Wealth
Racial and Economic Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,672
391,608
2,057
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Temi Alao
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
41
1.000
Inequality
Identity
Ethnoracial stratification
Immigration
Social networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,910,471
392,719
2,063
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Allison E Roberts
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,226,426
430,560
2,220
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zachary Mccann
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Public Health
Medical Sociology
Environmental Health
Social Determinants of Health