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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Paul M De Graaf
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,638
4,227
0.270
Sociology
social stratification
education
family
Tim Reeskens
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
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
Inge Sieben
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,912
921
0.482
Family and moral values
Social Stratification
Crossnational Research
Kees De Groot
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
237
0.597
sociology of religion
popular culture
spiritual care and social support
Nikolas Rajkovic
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
262
116
0.443
International Law
International Relations
Critical Geography
Historical Sociology
Take Sipma
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
164
0.932
Political sociology
democracy
radical right
Erwin Gielens
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
165
0.994
Ew Michiel Stapper
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
84
0.913
sociology
urban planning
political geography
contracts
Ömer F Gürlesin
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
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