Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 12 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
Sozialstrukturanalyse
Subj. Wohlbefinden
Umfrageforschung
Längsschnittanalyse
Grundeinkommen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,053
11,252
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
4,307
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,816
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emotion
Culture
Cognition
Stratification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,297
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
244
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sociology of emotions
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
454
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
sociology
mobility
inequality
education
labour market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
525
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
public opinion
neighborhood effects
educational inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
173
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology
Ethnography
Borderlands
Inequalities
Postcolonial Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
127
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
political participation
political sociology
democratization
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
Women's Studies
Reproductive Health
Sexuality
Neoliberalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Migration Studies
Social Structure Analysis
Ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
15
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,484
1,115
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jürgen Schupp
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,053
11,252
0.401
Sozialstrukturanalyse
Subj. Wohlbefinden
Umfrageforschung
Längsschnittanalyse
Grundeinkommen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,993
1,802
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juergen Gerhards
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,856
4,307
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,330
6,883
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sergio Costa
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,428
1,816
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,167
8,011
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christian von Scheve
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,400
3,297
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,685
22,672
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nikolai Genov
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
244
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
735,888
25,035
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sven Ismer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
454
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
854,408
28,727
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea Forster
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
620
525
0.847
sociology
mobility
inequality
education
labour market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,354,254
46,224
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus|Stephan Dochow
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
173
0.951
public opinion
neighborhood effects
educational inequalities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,501,701
50,506
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabio Santos|Fabio Heupel Santos
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
127
0.984
Sociology
Ethnography
Borderlands
Inequalities
Postcolonial Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,832,942
58,661
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philippe Joly
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
political participation
political sociology
democratization
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,954,372
61,024
752
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ayse Dayi
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Sociology
Women's Studies
Reproductive Health
Sexuality
Neoliberalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,023,436
62,227
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Damir Softic
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
15
0.556
Migration Studies
Social Structure Analysis
Ethnicity