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Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,022
World Rank
1,893
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Sociology
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness | Culture | Framing Processes | Qualitative Method
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness | Culture | Framing Processes | Qualitative Method
Citation Metrics
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Total91,694
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Last 6 Years22,541
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Last 6 Years / Total0.246
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,969
World Rank
3,283
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Sociology
Immigration | race and ethnicity | transition to adulthood | inequality | sociolog
Immigration | race and ethnicity | transition to adulthood | inequality | sociolog
Citation Metrics
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Total65,978
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Last 6 Years13,363
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Last 6 Years / Total0.203
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
16,944
World Rank
7,921
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total37,839
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Last 6 Years8,086
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Last 6 Years / Total0.214
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,442
World Rank
16,635
Country Rank
176
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total22,327
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Last 6 Years7,969
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Last 6 Years / Total0.357
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
38,568
World Rank
17,087
Country Rank
179
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total21,880
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Last 6 Years5,772
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
58,293
World Rank
24,729
Country Rank
251
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Sociology
Mathematical Sociology | Social and Biophysical Networks | Statistical Methodology | Computation | Molecular Modeling and Analysi
Mathematical Sociology | Social and Biophysical Networks | Statistical Methodology | Computation | Molecular Modeling and Analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total16,141
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Last 6 Years6,959
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Last 6 Years / Total0.431
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
60,954
World Rank
25,731
Country Rank
261
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total15,628
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Last 6 Years2,343
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Last 6 Years / Total0.150
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
86,578
World Rank
35,035
Country Rank
350
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Sociology
Global and Transnational Sociology | Political Sociology | Sociology of Education | Environmental Sociology | Organization
Global and Transnational Sociology | Political Sociology | Sociology of Education | Environmental Sociology | Organization
Citation Metrics
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Total11,824
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Last 6 Years3,759
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Last 6 Years / Total0.318
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
89,660
World Rank
36,159
Country Rank
357
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total11,493
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Last 6 Years3,148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.274
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,622
World Rank
50,335
Country Rank
455
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total8,202
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Last 6 Years2,201
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Last 6 Years / Total0.268
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
132,615
World Rank
50,644
Country Rank
458
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Sociology
social network analysis | quantitative methods | comparative social structur
social network analysis | quantitative methods | comparative social structur
Citation Metrics
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Total8,149
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Last 6 Years2,238
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
138,540
World Rank
52,561
Country Rank
471
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total7,830
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Last 6 Years3,149
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Last 6 Years / Total0.402
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
152,276
World Rank
56,959
Country Rank
511
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Sociology
Global and Transnational Sociology | Sociology of Law | Environmental Sociology | Sociology of Higher Education | Sociology of Sexu
Global and Transnational Sociology | Sociology of Law | Environmental Sociology | Sociology of Higher Education | Sociology of Sexu
Citation Metrics
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Total7,164
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Last 6 Years1,852
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Last 6 Years / Total0.259
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
166,669
World Rank
61,497
Country Rank
547
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology of development | comparative urbanization | world cities | global commodity chains | world-system analysi
sociology of development | comparative urbanization | world cities | global commodity chains | world-system analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total6,568
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Last 6 Years1,270
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Last 6 Years / Total0.193
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
192,713
World Rank
69,543
Country Rank
603
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total5,683
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Last 6 Years3,188
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Last 6 Years / Total0.561
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
235,882
World Rank
82,343
Country Rank
676
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total4,604
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Last 6 Years1,680
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Last 6 Years / Total0.365
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
283,164
World Rank
95,985
Country Rank
748
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total3,757
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Last 6 Years3,317
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Last 6 Years / Total0.883
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
353,012
World Rank
115,625
Country Rank
844
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total2,886
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Last 6 Years820
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
650,978
World Rank
194,194
Country Rank
1,248
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total1,166
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Last 6 Years767
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Last 6 Years / Total0.658
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
685,235
World Rank
202,649
Country Rank
1,276
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Sociology
Social Networks | Methodology | Communication | Medical Sociology | Organization
Social Networks | Methodology | Communication | Medical Sociology | Organization
Citation Metrics
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Total1,060
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Last 6 Years677
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Last 6 Years / Total0.639
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
698,518
World Rank
205,768
Country Rank
1,296
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Sociology
Health | Family | Transition to Adulthood | Children and Youth | Social Demograph
Health | Family | Transition to Adulthood | Children and Youth | Social Demograph
Citation Metrics
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Total1,022
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Last 6 Years585
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Last 6 Years / Total0.572
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
778,770
World Rank
224,407
Country Rank
1,396
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total816
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Last 6 Years692
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
937,605
World Rank
256,565
Country Rank
1,527
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Sociology
Latina/o Sociology | Race/Ethnicity and Work | Intersectionalities | Education | Qualitative Method
Latina/o Sociology | Race/Ethnicity and Work | Intersectionalities | Education | Qualitative Method
Citation Metrics
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Total526
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Last 6 Years369
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Last 6 Years / Total0.702
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,207,704
World Rank
421,013
Country Rank
2,467
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Sociology
migration and immigrant integration | Latinx sociology | inequality and mobility | social network analysi
migration and immigrant integration | Latinx sociology | inequality and mobility | social network analysi
Citation Metrics
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Total29
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Last 6 Years27
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Last 6 Years / Total0.931
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,280,202
World Rank
428,579
Country Rank
2,507
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total22
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Last 6 Years22
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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