Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 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
Life Course
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,048
25,794
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
sociology
entrepreneurship
organizations
social inequality
organizational sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,129
20,294
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sociology
Work
Organizations
Stratification
Labor Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,778
16,753
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Social Inequality and Health
Fertility
Family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,024
19,805
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Fertility
Family
Social Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,043
4,852
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Demography
Mortality
Population Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,517
6,103
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Demography
Medical Sociology
Health and Aging
Quantitative Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,597
6,124
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Organizational Sociology
Work and Industry
Quantitative Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,091
2,955
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology of health and medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
2,624
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Integration of sociology with genetics and epigenetics in the studies of fundamental sociological
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
2,210
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Social Stratification
Inequality
Sociobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,353
1,747
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Political Sociology and Social Movement Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
2,585
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International migration
stratification
religion
gender
race and ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,514
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Migration
Population and Environment
Life Course
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,668
1,425
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
social movements
political sociology
race and ethnicity
organizations
historical sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
2,392
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
2,471
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social stratification
labor markets
immigration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
1,547
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sociology of science
pharmaceutical studies
social medicine
bioethics
social studies of clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
1,953
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Demography
Fertility
Mortality
Sex Ratio
Chinese Population
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,699
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political sociology
democracy
public opinion
cultural sociology
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,406
1,011
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Inequality
Gender
Organizations
Family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
727
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Political Sociology
Immigration
Race
Computational Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Medical Sociology
Professions
Inequality
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Islam Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sociology
Health disparities
Migration
Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,952
1,414
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Glen H Elder Jr
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,048
25,794
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,102
1,939
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Howard E Aldrich
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,129
20,294
0.236
sociology
entrepreneurship
organizations
social inequality
organizational sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,774
4,658
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arne L Kalleberg
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,778
16,753
0.330
Sociology
Work
Organizations
Stratification
Labor Markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,190
6,265
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kathleen Mullan Harris
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,024
19,805
0.471
Social Inequality and Health
Fertility
Family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,789
16,887
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
S Philip Morgan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,043
4,852
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,624
21,121
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Hummer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,517
6,103
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,761
33,839
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yang Claire Yang
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,597
6,124
0.528
Demography
Medical Sociology
Health and Aging
Quantitative Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,266
35,445
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catherine Zimmer
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,091
2,955
0.266
Organizational Sociology
Work and Industry
Quantitative Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,155
39,580
410
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald P Strauss
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,943
2,624
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,741
40,820
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Guang Guo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,636
2,210
0.229
Integration of sociology with genetics and epigenetics in the studies of fundamental sociological
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,868
47,032
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francois Nielsen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,353
1,747
0.209
Social Stratification
Inequality
Sociobiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,440
49,199
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Kurzman
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,958
2,585
0.325
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Political Sociology and Social Movement Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,929
52,932
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacqueline Hagan
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,351
2,514
0.342
International migration
stratification
religion
gender
race and ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,845
57,730
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Barbara Entwisle
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,668
1,425
0.214
Migration
Population and Environment
Life Course
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,310
69,026
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth T Andrews
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
2,392
0.444
social movements
political sociology
race and ethnicity
organizations
historical sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,457
70,887
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neal Caren
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
2,471
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,889
77,014
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ted Mouw
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,713
1,547
0.328
Social stratification
labor markets
immigration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,453
85,468
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jill A Fisher
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,123
1,953
0.474
sociology of science
pharmaceutical studies
social medicine
bioethics
social studies of clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,454
94,681
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yong Cai 蔡泳
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,699
0.474
Social Demography
Fertility
Mortality
Sex Ratio
Chinese Population
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,484
124,734
1,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew J Perrin
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,406
1,011
0.420
Political sociology
democracy
public opinion
cultural sociology
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,507
221,147
1,631
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Katherine Weisshaar
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
797
727
0.912
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,580,435
349,550
2,135
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Rigby
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
101
1.000
Political Sociology
Immigration
Race
Computational Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,030,985
409,603
2,388
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Grace Franklyn
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
Medical Sociology
Professions
Inequality
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,064,268
413,749
2,409
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Syed Imad Alatas
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,263,337
436,105
2,541
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fatima Touma
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Sociology
Health disparities
Migration
Methods