Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 8 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
South Africa
Christian Pirk
Social Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,291
4,678
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Jenny M. Hoobler
gender and diversity in organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,235
3,740
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Alf Gunvald Nilsen
Social movemnets and the political economy of democracy and development in the global South
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,232
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Nasima MH Carrim
diversity management
identity research
gender in management
culture
ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
468
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Debby Bonnin
Labour and economic sociology
Sociology of Professions
Political Violence
Textile Industry
Textile designers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
123
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Stephan De Beer
Contextual Theology
Liberation Theology
Urban Public Theology
Community Transformation
Urban/Rural Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
181
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Simamkele Dlakavu
Political Sociology
Gender Studies
African Feminism
Social Movements
Digital Activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
193
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Mpho Mmadi
social movement unionism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,351
South Africa
397
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Pirk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,291
4,678
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,216
South Africa
470
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jenny M. Hoobler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,235
3,740
0.454
gender and diversity in organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,755
South Africa
1,783
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alf Gunvald Nilsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,232
0.502
Social movemnets and the political economy of democracy and development in the global South
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
806,449
South Africa
4,236
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nasima MH Carrim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
712
468
0.657
diversity management
identity research
gender in management
culture
ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,596
South Africa
4,801
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Debby Bonnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
549
123
0.224
Labour and economic sociology
Sociology of Professions
Political Violence
Textile Industry
Textile designers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,370
South Africa
5,661
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephan De Beer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
181
0.434
Contextual Theology
Liberation Theology
Urban Public Theology
Community Transformation
Urban/Rural Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209,164
South Africa
7,446
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simamkele Dlakavu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
193
0.760
Political Sociology
Gender Studies
African Feminism
Social Movements
Digital Activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,096,828
South Africa
15,383
1,199
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mpho Mmadi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
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