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 methods
medical sociology
focus groups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,843
8,405
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gender
Mobilities
Class
Education
Labour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
497
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Political economy
Feminist theories
International Development
Political sociology
the Global
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
90
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
safeguarding
social sciences
medical sociology
qualitative research
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
54
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Reproductive Sociology
Migration
Political Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
64
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
critical social policies
social justice
economic sociology
development studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Medical Sociology
Chronic Pain
Medical anthropology
online methods
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
Rosaline Barbour
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,843
8,405
0.368
qualitative methods
medical sociology
focus groups
Gunjan Sondhi
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
572
497
0.869
Ece Kocabicak|Ece Kocabıçak
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
90
0.938
Political economy
Feminist theories
International Development
Political sociology
the Global
Emma Stevens
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
54
0.574
safeguarding
social sciences
medical sociology
qualitative research
ethnography
Sayani Mitra
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
64
0.696
Reproductive Sociology
Migration
Political Economy
Helene Me Vannier Ducasse
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
critical social policies
social justice
economic sociology
development studies
Susanne Main|Sue Main
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
6
0.500
Medical Sociology
Chronic Pain
Medical anthropology
online methods
qualitative research