Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 26 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
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,313
21,683
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Social Psychology
Culture
Ethnographic Methods
Theory
Folklore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,960
8,317
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology of science
sociology of medicine
sociology of sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,580
3,941
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Comparative Welfare States
Gender Studies
Social Theory
Political Sociology
Comparative and Historical Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,683
2,390
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Criminology
Neighborhoods
Violence
Social Networks
Street Gangs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,406
6,858
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Inequality
urban sociology
race and ethnicity
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,362
4,867
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,983
2,191
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
sociology of law
medical sociology
organizations
sociological theory
qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
841
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology of Law
Inequality
Discrimination
Legal Consciousness
Street Harassment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
1,163
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sexuality
migration
health
transnationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
750
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
social class
native americans
inequality & poverty
survey methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,971
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
gender
gender equality
social justice
Islam
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
605
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
American political development
race and ethnicity
business-government relations
public policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
312
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
sociology of science
bioethics
genomics
epistemology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
223
0.965
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hybrid Organizations
Institutional Change
Valuation
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
113
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology
Racial Segregation
Settler Colonialism
Urban Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
54
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
urban sociology
public safety
organizations
neighborhoods
violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
36
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
social networks
analytical sociology
human-computer communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
science & technology studies
medical sociology
sociological theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
State Theory
Comparative Historical Sociology
Political Economy
Inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
gender and sexuality
aging and the life course
health
law and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Policing
Criminal Legal Reform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Theory
Politics
Science and Knowledge
Expertise and Intellectuals
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,771
1,316
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas D Cook
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,313
21,683
0.200
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,169
8,467
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gary Fine
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,960
8,317
0.238
Social Psychology
Culture
Ethnographic Methods
Theory
Folklore
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,525
26,774
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Epstein
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,580
3,941
0.270
Sociology of science
sociology of medicine
sociology of sexuality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,043
28,802
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ann Shola Orloff
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,683
2,390
0.175
Comparative Welfare States
Gender Studies
Social Theory
Political Sociology
Comparative and Historical Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,986
32,019
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew V Papachristos
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,406
6,858
0.553
Criminology
Neighborhoods
Violence
Social Networks
Street Gangs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,335
32,142
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lincoln Quillian
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,362
4,867
0.394
Inequality
urban sociology
race and ethnicity
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,847
44,613
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bruce Carruthers
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,983
2,191
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,293
75,837
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carol A Heimer
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,904
841
0.171
sociology of law
medical sociology
organizations
sociological theory
qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,939
94,105
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laura Beth Nielsen
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,697
1,163
0.315
Sociology of Law
Inequality
Discrimination
Legal Consciousness
Street Harassment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,109
130,160
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hector Carrillo
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,302
750
0.326
sexuality
migration
health
transnationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,512
135,515
741
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Beth Redbird
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,971
0.913
social class
native americans
inequality & poverty
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,253
189,570
1,149
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Piela
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
605
0.515
gender
gender equality
social justice
Islam
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,636
203,814
1,267
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anthony Chen
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,002
312
0.311
American political development
race and ethnicity
business-government relations
public policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,794
304,818
1,639
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Santiago Jose Molina
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
223
0.965
sociology of science
bioethics
genomics
epistemology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,549,123
345,240
1,733
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ng Yi Ming
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
113
0.983
Hybrid Organizations
Institutional Change
Valuation
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Knowledge
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,735,396
370,534
1,913
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William Jamal Richardson
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
54
0.761
Sociology
Racial Segregation
Settler Colonialism
Urban Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,761,452
374,093
1,938
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
S Rose Werth
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
36
0.545
urban sociology
public safety
organizations
neighborhoods
violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,444
390,082
2,079
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jaime Benheim
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,122,229
420,498
2,320
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vsevolod Suschevskiy
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
social networks
analytical sociology
human-computer communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,125
425,306
2,358
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rebecca Ewert
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,192,700
428,445
2,379
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clay Davis
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
science & technology studies
medical sociology
sociological theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202,756
429,485
2,387
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rahardhika Utama
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
State Theory
Comparative Historical Sociology
Political Economy
Inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206,253
429,918
2,393
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Aven Peters
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
gender and sexuality
aging and the life course
health
law and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,218,924
431,242
2,404
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Michelle Shames
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,284,166
438,070
2,457
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christopher Robertson
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Theory
Politics
Science and Knowledge
Expertise and Intellectuals
Religion