Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 14 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
Portugal
António Firmino Da Costa
Sociologia (Sociology)
Ciências Sociais (Social Sciences)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,045
1,522
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Portugal
Ligia Amancio
gender studies
gender equality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
1,190
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Portugal
José Soares Neves
Sociologia da arte e da cultura
estudos de museus
práticas de leitura
políticas culturais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
658
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Portugal
João Sebastião
sociologia da educação
desigualdades sociais
violência na escola
marginalidade
literacia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
340
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Portugal
Rosário Mauritti
Sociologia (Sociology)
Ciências sociais (Social sciences)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
380
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Portugal
Dennis Zuev (Зуев Денис Николаевич)
Sociology
China
Transportation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
643
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Portugal
Teresa Seabra
sociologia
educação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
346
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Portugal
Vera Borges
Sociologia
cultura
trabalho
políticas públicas
estudos urbanos.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
314
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Portugal
Sofia Gaspar
sociologia das migrações
famílias transnacionais
imigrantes privilegiados
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
332
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Portugal
Miguel Rodrigues
Governance
Sociology
Public Policy
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
50
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Portugal
Nuno Oliveira
sociology of migrations
urban sociology
cultural sociology
sociological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
127
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Portugal
Cristina Rodrigues Da Silva
gender and family studies
military studies
military sociology
public policies
armed forces and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
67
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Portugal
Aldryn Cardoso
Gênero
homofobia
heteronormatividade
cisnormatividade
Educação Transformativa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Portugal
Ana Cravinho
Urban Regeneration
Architecture
Conservation and Rehabilitation of buildings
Public space in the contemporary city of Lisbon
Urban Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,726
Portugal
312
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
António Firmino Da Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,045
1,522
0.168
Sociologia (Sociology)
Ciências Sociais (Social Sciences)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,921
Portugal
620
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ligia Amancio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,152
1,190
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,968
Portugal
1,655
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José Soares Neves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
658
0.350
Sociologia da arte e da cultura
estudos de museus
práticas de leitura
políticas culturais
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,364
Portugal
1,842
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
João Sebastião
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
340
0.207
sociologia da educação
desigualdades sociais
violência na escola
marginalidade
literacia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,153
Portugal
1,937
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rosário Mauritti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,542
380
0.246
Sociologia (Sociology)
Ciências sociais (Social sciences)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,878
Portugal
2,447
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dennis Zuev (Зуев Денис Николаевич)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
643
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,259
Portugal
2,516
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Teresa Seabra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
346
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,452
Portugal
2,813
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vera Borges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
898
314
0.350
Sociologia
cultura
trabalho
políticas públicas
estudos urbanos.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,758
Portugal
3,590
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sofia Gaspar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
578
332
0.574
sociologia das migrações
famílias transnacionais
imigrantes privilegiados
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,148,737
Portugal
6,152
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Miguel Rodrigues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
50
0.171
Governance
Sociology
Public Policy
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226,471
Portugal
6,759
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nuno Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
127
0.520
sociology of migrations
urban sociology
cultural sociology
sociological theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,406,824
Portugal
8,035
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cristina Rodrigues Da Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
67
0.416
gender and family studies
military studies
military sociology
public policies
armed forces and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,254,234
Portugal
10,487
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aldryn Cardoso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Gênero
homofobia
heteronormatividade
cisnormatividade
Educação Transformativa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,364,400
Portugal
10,594
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ana Cravinho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
Urban Regeneration
Architecture
Conservation and Rehabilitation of buildings
Public space in the contemporary city of Lisbon
Urban Sociology