Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

George Washington University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Sociology 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
United States
Ronald Weitzer
criminology
race & policing
sex industry
human trafficking
urban studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,336
8,552
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Hilary Silver
Sociology
Urban Studies
Public Policy
International Affairs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
2,287
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Gregory D Squires
urban sociology
race and ethnicity
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
1,742
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Laura Engel
globalization
education policy
internationalization
policy sociology
federalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,165
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Antwan Jones
Medical Sociology
Urban Sociology
Demography
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
798
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Ivy Ken
inequality
intersectionality
feminism
food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
417
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Fran Buntman
Punishment
Prison
Resistance
Law.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
184
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,211
United States
16,571
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald Weitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,336
8,552
0.401
criminology
race & policing
sex industry
human trafficking
urban studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,494
United States
54,842
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hilary Silver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,074
2,287
0.323
Sociology
Urban Studies
Public Policy
International Affairs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,667
United States
55,521
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gregory D Squires
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,975
1,742
0.250
urban sociology
race and ethnicity
segregation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,691
United States
155,002
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Laura Engel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
1,165
0.691
globalization
education policy
internationalization
policy sociology
federalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,343
United States
181,545
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Antwan Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
798
0.636
Medical Sociology
Urban Sociology
Demography
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,124
United States
186,083
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ivy Ken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,193
417
0.350
inequality
intersectionality
feminism
food
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,206
United States
250,459
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fran Buntman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
184
0.347