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
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,753
57,266
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Feminist Economics
Economic Sociology
Postcolonial Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
202
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociologia
Sociologia do Desporto
Sociologia das Migrações
Sociologia Juridica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
170
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
168
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Political Science
Political Sociology
Political Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
119
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
romani studies
estudios gitanos
anthropology
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
59
0.461
Boaventura De Sousa Santos
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,753
57,266
0.363
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais
Luciane Lucas Dos Santos
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
351
202
0.575
Feminist Economics
Economic Sociology
Postcolonial Studies
Carlos Nolasco
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
170
0.688
Sociologia
Sociologia do Desporto
Sociologia das Migrações
Sociologia Juridica
Dora Fonseca
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
168
0.712
Cristiano Gianolla
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
119
0.748
Political Science
Political Sociology
Political Philosophy
Cayetano Fernández
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
59
0.461
romani studies
estudios gitanos
anthropology
sociology