Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 27 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,022
53,905
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,863
12,020
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
medical sociology
primary care
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,566
16,521
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
electoral behaviour
social inequality
ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,140
7,534
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,664
10,714
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Social stratification
quantitative methods
formal theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,817
8,263
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Political Science
Public Policy
Collective Action
Digital Government
Public Administration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,150
7,852
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
gender
family
eu social policy
comparative welfare states
ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
4,810
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
virtual environments
e-Research
sociology of science and technology
Max Weber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
5,076
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social stratification
stratification
social mobility
educational inequality
intergenerational mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,249
3,664
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociology
strategy
organization theory
innovation
management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,993
4,308
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nuffield College
Oxford University
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,072
2,606
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
political economy of health
sociology of culture
elites
welfare reform
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
6,079
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology
social network analysis
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,394
3,405
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban Sociology
Criminology
Quantitative Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,688
3,506
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology
Social Inequality
Education
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
2,181
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sociology
Demography
Family
Inequality
Health & Mortality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
1,809
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sociology
Networks
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
2,880
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
social movements
collective protest
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
1,335
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gender
time use
domestic labour
family
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,976
1,554
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gender equity
diversity and inclusion
impact assessment
health services research
organisational culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,522
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Methods for evidence-based social interventions
Sociology
Public Opinion Research
Survey Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
718
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social stratification
health and well-being
political preferences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
780
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sociology
criminology
terrorism
Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
325
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social Science of the Internet
Sociology of the Internet
Sociology
Social Network Analysis
Critical Mass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
102
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,681
209
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Trisha Greenhalgh
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110,022
53,905
0.490
Primary Health Care
Innovation
Global Health
Medical Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,700
670
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Goldthorpe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,863
12,020
0.201
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,226
806
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Catherine Pope
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,566
16,521
0.308
medical sociology
primary care
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,030
1,590
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anthony F Heath
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,140
7,534
0.214
electoral behaviour
social inequality
ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,174
1,797
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sue Ziebland
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,664
10,714
0.328
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,892
2,531
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Breen
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,817
8,263
0.320
Social stratification
quantitative methods
formal theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,494
4,122
460
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Helen Margetts
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,150
7,852
0.433
Political Science
Public Policy
Collective Action
Digital Government
Public Administration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,788
5,207
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mary Daly
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,088
4,810
0.319
gender
family
eu social policy
comparative welfare states
ireland
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,232
6,331
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Schroeder Ralph
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,925
5,076
0.393
virtual environments
e-Research
sociology of science and technology
Max Weber
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,188
6,734
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jan O Jonsson
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,249
3,664
0.299
Social stratification
stratification
social mobility
educational inequality
intergenerational mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,265
6,886
690
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marc J Ventresca
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,993
4,308
0.359
sociology
strategy
organization theory
innovation
management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,555
7,525
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nan Dirk De Graaf
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,072
2,606
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,441
8,719
815
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aaron Reeves
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,608
6,079
0.633
political economy of health
sociology of culture
elites
welfare reform
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,122
11,282
973
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bernie Hogan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,394
3,405
0.461
Sociology
social network analysis
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,770
12,354
1,032
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Kirk
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,688
3,506
0.524
Urban Sociology
Criminology
Quantitative Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,787
16,829
1,310
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erzsebet Bukodi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,683
2,181
0.466
Sociology
Social Inequality
Education
Social Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,642
20,331
1,525
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christiaan Monden
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,657
1,809
0.495
Sociology
Demography
Family
Inequality
Health & Mortality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,204
21,875
1,607
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Per Block
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,286
2,880
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,736
22,209
1,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Biggs
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
1,335
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,419
23,425
1,685
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Man Yee Kan
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,976
1,554
0.522
Gender
time use
domestic labour
family
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,776
28,363
1,975
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pavel Ovseiko
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,522
0.698
Gender equity
diversity and inclusion
impact assessment
health services research
organisational culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,352
37,091
2,466
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Spreckelsen Thees F
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,303
718
0.551
Methods for evidence-based social interventions
Sociology
Public Opinion Research
Survey Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
682,019
41,112
2,695
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lindsay Richards
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,017
780
0.767
Social stratification
health and well-being
political preferences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
707,004
42,187
2,748
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Heather Hamill
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
949
325
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123,642
61,230
3,832
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wybo Wiersma
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
102
0.326
Social Science of the Internet
Sociology of the Internet
Sociology
Social Network Analysis
Critical Mass