Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Tilburg 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
Netherlands
Paul M De Graaf
Sociology
social stratification
education
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,638
4,227
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Netherlands
Tim Reeskens
Values
Social Capital
National Identity
Welfare State
Social Cohesion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
2,646
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Netherlands
Inge Sieben
Family and moral values
Social Stratification
Crossnational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
921
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Netherlands
Kees De Groot
sociology of religion
popular culture
spiritual care and social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
237
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Netherlands
Nikolas Rajkovic
International Law
International Relations
Critical Geography
Historical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
116
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Netherlands
Take Sipma
Political sociology
democracy
radical right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
164
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Netherlands
Erwin Gielens
online discourse
welfare states
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Netherlands
Ew Michiel Stapper
sociology
urban planning
political geography
contracts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
84
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Netherlands
Ömer F Gürlesin
Sociology of Religion
Psychology of Religion
Religious Education
Dialogical Self Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
43
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,553
Netherlands
1,491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul M De Graaf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,638
4,227
0.270
Sociology
social stratification
education
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,861
Netherlands
4,907
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tim Reeskens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,807
2,646
0.550
Values
Social Capital
National Identity
Welfare State
Social Cohesion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,990
Netherlands
8,924
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Inge Sieben
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
921
0.482
Family and moral values
Social Stratification
Crossnational Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,796
Netherlands
16,611
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kees De Groot
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
237
0.597
sociology of religion
popular culture
spiritual care and social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,181,631
Netherlands
18,948
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nikolas Rajkovic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
116
0.443
International Law
International Relations
Critical Geography
Historical Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,239
Netherlands
20,921
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Take Sipma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
164
0.932
Political sociology
democracy
radical right
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,762
Netherlands
21,198
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Erwin Gielens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
online discourse
welfare states
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618,486
Netherlands
23,549
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ew Michiel Stapper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
84
0.913
sociology
urban planning
political geography
contracts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,863,800
Netherlands
25,262
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ömer F Gürlesin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
43
0.956
Sociology of Religion
Psychology of Religion
Religious Education
Dialogical Self Theory