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
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,245
33,547
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
consumer culture
social theory
globalization
the body
the super-rich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,349
9,260
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Criminology
politics
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,191
955
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
1,641
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Sociology
Gender Studies
International Migration
Political Theory
Marxism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
2,164
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
childhood and youth studies
childhood publics
multimodal ethnography
temporality
biography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,029
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
210
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Creative Labour
Mental Health
Cultural Sociology
Popular Music
Creative Industries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
525
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Science and Technology Studies
Sociology
Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
254
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociolinguistics
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
queer theory
gender and sexuality
diaspora studies
visual sociology
autoethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
David Silverman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,245
33,547
0.296
Mike Featherstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,349
9,260
0.180
consumer culture
social theory
globalization
the body
the super-rich
John Lea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,191
955
0.228
Victoria D Alexander
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,101
1,641
0.400
Sara Farris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
2,164
0.800
Sociology
Gender Studies
International Migration
Political Theory
Marxism
Sevasti Melissa Nolas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,029
0.572
childhood and youth studies
childhood publics
multimodal ethnography
temporality
biography
Aidan P Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
683
210
0.307
George Musgrave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
525
0.943
Creative Labour
Mental Health
Cultural Sociology
Popular Music
Creative Industries
Francisca Grommé
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
254
0.894
Science and Technology Studies
Sociology
Anthropology
Steven Dixon-Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
George Kalivis|Γιώργος Καλύβης
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
queer theory
gender and sexuality
diaspora studies
visual sociology
autoethnography