Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California San Diego 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,200
2,892
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Living standards
well-being
social policy
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
2,198
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gender
Work-Family
Organizations
Culture
Economic Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,653
3,922
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Sociology of: Religion
Science
Ethics
Culture
Public Debates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
3,258
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
migration
asylum
refugees
citizenship
transnationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
3,196
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Networks
Culture
Inequality
Family
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,237
2,226
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Politics
Law
Immigration
Science Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
1,165
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
education
culture
organizations
politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,271
1,345
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
political economy
Central Europe
science studies
feminist theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,753
1,105
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology
Expertise
Intellectuals
Knowledge
Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,453
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Gender equity
maternal and child health
large-scale surveys
gender-based violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,887
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Science and Technology Studies
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Global Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
1,240
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sociology of law
law and society
legal language
theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
561
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education
Religion
Social Psychology
Gender & Family
Race
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
419
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Economic sociology
science and technology studies
sociology of markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
500
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
medical sociology
conversation analysis
ethnography
doctor-patient interaction
opioid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
399
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology
science studies
medical sociology
qualitative methods
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
208
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
environmental justice
environmental sociology
critical quantitative methods
military
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
259
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sociology of Work and Labor
Platforms
Material Culture
Creative Industries
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
133
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public health
implementation science
homelessness
medical sociology
science studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
119
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sociology
mental health
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
130
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International Migration
Global and Transnational Sociology
Latino/a Sociology
Venezuelan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sociology of Knowledge/Expertise
Medical Sociology
Biomedicine & Society
Race & Ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
29
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
sociology
data science
reparations
abolition
computational linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
sociology of medicine
bioethics
health disparities
race
anti-racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,268
35,087
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrew Scull
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,200
2,892
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,010
45,074
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lane Kenworthy
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,727
2,198
0.252
Living standards
well-being
social policy
politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,080
45,430
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mary Blair Loy
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,653
3,922
0.453
Gender
Work-Family
Organizations
Culture
Economic Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,071
54,578
814
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John H Evans
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,105
3,258
0.459
Sociology of: Religion
Science
Ethics
Culture
Public Debates
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,338
55,970
831
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Scott Fitzgerald
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,907
3,196
0.463
migration
asylum
refugees
citizenship
transnationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,902
70,738
990
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Lewis
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,237
2,226
0.425
Social Networks
Culture
Inequality
Family
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,780
82,310
1,090
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John Skrentny
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
1,165
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,413
101,276
1,282
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amy Binder
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,271
1,345
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,080
114,114
1,411
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martha Lampland
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,753
1,105
0.401
political economy
Central Europe
science studies
feminist theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,782
123,435
1,504
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Medvetz
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
1,453
0.594
Sociology
Expertise
Intellectuals
Knowledge
Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,506
133,463
1,593
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lotus Mcdougal
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
1,887
0.874
Gender equity
maternal and child health
large-scale surveys
gender-based violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,157
175,431
2,014
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chuncheng Liu | 刘春成
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,340
1,240
0.925
Science and Technology Studies
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,991
181,525
2,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kwai Hang Ng
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,252
561
0.448
sociology of law
law and society
legal language
theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,425
219,530
2,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard N Pitt
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
814
419
0.515
Education
Religion
Social Psychology
Gender & Family
Race
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,572
221,382
2,444
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Juan Pablo Pardo Guerra
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
500
0.629
Economic sociology
science and technology studies
sociology of markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897,002
250,809
2,659
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anne Elizabeth Clark White
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
528
399
0.756
medical sociology
conversation analysis
ethnography
doctor-patient interaction
opioid
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,936
280,132
3,192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Navon
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
208
0.614
Sociology
science studies
medical sociology
qualitative methods
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,089
293,458
3,416
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Camila H. Alvarez
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
270
259
0.959
environmental justice
environmental sociology
critical quantitative methods
military
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,324
325,891
3,950
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Siciliano
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
133
0.858
Sociology of Work and Labor
Platforms
Material Culture
Creative Industries
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,450,812
332,093
4,041
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chad Cj Justin Valasek
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
119
0.856
Public health
implementation science
homelessness
medical sociology
science studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,468,703
334,503
4,082
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neil Gong
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
130
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,890,552
391,546
4,797
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrea Kvietok
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
40
0.976
International Migration
Global and Transnational Sociology
Latino/a Sociology
Venezuelan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,930,033
396,627
4,858
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mohammad Khamsya Bin Khidzer
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
29
0.806
Sociology of Knowledge/Expertise
Medical Sociology
Biomedicine & Society
Race & Ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,641
443,486
5,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amir Dhami
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
sociology
data science
reparations
abolition
computational linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,909
445,559
5,331
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sophie Webb
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
sociology of medicine
bioethics
health disparities
race
anti-racism