Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 23 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
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,367
29,262
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,979
37,754
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,664
29,980
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
family
inequality
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,122
10,037
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sociology
Demography
Social Statistics
Research Methods
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,545
13,722
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biosociology
Sociogenomics
Social Stratification
Health Economics
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,702
9,836
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,413
4,788
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Social Science
Applied Statistics
Machine Learning
Text as Data
Causal Inference
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,782
10,800
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,850
8,846
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
5,309
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social Inequalities
Sociologia
Economia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
2,552
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociology
American Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,379
4,755
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Migration
Quantitative Methodology
Economic Sociology
Social Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
2,145
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
79
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Organizations and Work
Economic Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
123
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology of Culture
Sociology of Religion
Economic Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
72
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
95
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
51
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sociology of knowledge
development studies
work and occupations
STS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
urban sociology
economic sociology
ethnographic methods.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Migration of Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Urban and Rural Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sociolinguistics
language contact
language variation and change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sociology
intersubjectivity
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,257
551
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alejandro Portes
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,367
29,262
0.180
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466
649
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul Dimaggio
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,979
37,754
0.252
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,914
865
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas S Massey
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,664
29,980
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,655
4,585
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sara Mclanahan
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,122
10,037
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,253
9,837
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yu Xie
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,545
13,722
0.435
Sociology
Demography
Social Statistics
Research Methods
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,996
16,522
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dalton Conley
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,702
9,836
0.453
Biosociology
Sociogenomics
Social Stratification
Health Economics
Human Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,452
20,217
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Viviana A Zelizer
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,413
4,788
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,290
26,320
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brandon Stewart
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,782
10,800
0.731
Computational Social Science
Applied Statistics
Machine Learning
Text as Data
Causal Inference
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,985
28,430
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Desmond
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,850
8,846
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,377
32,179
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew J Salganik
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,335
5,309
0.430
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
Quantitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,019
45,347
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marcelo Medeiros|M Medeiros
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,834
2,552
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,130
53,548
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shamus Khan
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,379
4,755
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,025
92,053
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Filiz Garip
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,798
2,145
0.565
Migration
Quantitative Methodology
Economic Sociology
Social Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,473,908
334,111
1,469
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Reinecke
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
79
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516,835
339,865
1,498
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diana Enriquez
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
123
1.000
Organizations and Work
Economic Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,525,665
341,059
1,508
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alfredo Garcia
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
72
0.595
Sociology of Culture
Sociology of Religion
Economic Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,249
347,680
1,564
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gavin G Cook
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
95
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,819,709
380,822
1,744
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francisco Lara-García
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
51
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,865,157
386,885
1,772
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vivekananda Nemana
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
sociology of knowledge
development studies
work and occupations
STS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,140,083
421,129
1,960
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vance Alan Puchalski
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
urban sociology
economic sociology
ethnographic methods.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,169,775
424,435
1,977
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dan Liu
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
0
0.000
Migration of Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Urban and Rural Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246,680
432,705
2,011
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eliot Raynor
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
sociolinguistics
language contact
language variation and change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,336,054
441,131
2,061
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jorie Hofstra
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000