Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Auckland 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
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,409
268,947
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,852
3,345
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
gender and diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,660
1,688
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,302
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
593
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
migration
population
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
677
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
1,074
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
714
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
418
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
591
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychiatric power popular culture cultural studies drugs subcultures social deviance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
453
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
627
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
gender studies
feminist theory
political theory
sociology
social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
352
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Graffiti
Street Art
Cultural Criminology
Critical Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
317
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
32
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,409
268,947
0.797
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,301
647
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Louisa Allen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,852
3,345
0.426
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,707
935
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Judith Pringle
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,660
1,688
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,928
2,411
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steve Matthewman
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,011
1,302
0.647
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,816
2,562
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Crothers
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,849
593
0.321
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,017
2,646
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wardlow Friesen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,753
677
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,957
2,868
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tracey Mcintosh
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,566
1,074
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,206
2,887
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Avril Bell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
714
0.460
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,131
3,713
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Mayeda
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
926
418
0.451
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,804
3,728
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Edwin Sayes
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
591
0.643
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
776,228
4,001
889
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bruce MZ Cohen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
453
0.596
psychiatric power popular culture cultural studies drugs subcultures social deviance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,815
4,014
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simon Walters
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
627
0.832
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,743
4,271
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Carisa R Showden
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
352
0.569
gender studies
feminist theory
political theory
sociology
social movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,017
4,459
952
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronald Kramer
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
317
0.612
Graffiti
Street Art
Cultural Criminology
Critical Criminology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651,054
5,938
1,184
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen Mctaggart
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
32
0.376