Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Northern Illinois 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
Fred E Markowitz
Crime
Criminology
Mental Illness
Stigma
Social Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,640
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Kerry Ferris
celebrity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
360
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Jeffrey L Kidder
Sociology of culture
urban sociology
qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
551
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Simon Weffer
Race
Protest
Social Movements
Urban Sociology
Latinx Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
361
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Kristopher Robison
Global Sociology
Cross-national research
Political Conflict
Sociological Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
267
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Shane Sharp
Religion
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
467
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Diane M Rodgers
Social Theory
Science and Technology Studies
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
192
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Canton Winer
sociology
gender
sexuality
asexuality
queer theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,973
United States
53,600
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred E Markowitz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,251
2,640
0.364
Crime
Criminology
Mental Illness
Stigma
Social Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,163
United States
187,751
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kerry Ferris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,170
360
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,517
United States
195,687
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeffrey L Kidder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
551
0.514
Sociology of culture
urban sociology
qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,182
United States
201,560
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Simon Weffer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
361
0.360
Race
Protest
Social Movements
Urban Sociology
Latinx Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,594
United States
210,572
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kristopher Robison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
267
0.295
Global Sociology
Cross-national research
Political Conflict
Sociological Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
788,194
United States
227,540
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shane Sharp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
467
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,622
United States
255,001
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diane M Rodgers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
192
0.386
Social Theory
Science and Technology Studies
Social Movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,587,813
United States
350,584
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Canton Winer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
sociology
gender
sexuality
asexuality
queer theory