Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Sussex 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
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,404
34,771
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social theory
historical sociology
political sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,504
6,341
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
History of sociology
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
1,798
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
feminist theory
sexual violence
social reproduction
racial capitalism
abolition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,282
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
gender
sexuality
religion
equality
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
438
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
International development
aid
economics
sociology of money
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
264
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
corporate entrepreneurship
organizational innovation
sociology of emotions
identity work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
332
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Conflict and Insecurity
Political Sociology
Knowledge Production
Asian Borderlands
Myanmar/Burma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
356
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
International historical sociology
international political economy
trade
finance
foreign economic policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
231
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology
Research & Innovatrion Policy
Social Policy
Utopian Realism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Sociology of Emotions
Traumatic bereavement
Grief
Qualitative methods
Autoethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sociology and Anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Chinese elite networks
Global IR
Chinese international thought
Historical Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,662
134
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
C Wright Mills
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,404
34,771
0.251
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,326
3,010
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
gerard delanty
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,504
6,341
0.282
social theory
historical sociology
political sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,665
8,134
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennifer Platt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,074
1,798
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,113
21,520
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alison Phipps
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,282
0.694
feminist theory
sexual violence
social reproduction
racial capitalism
abolition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,706
42,640
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Moira Dustin
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
438
0.488
gender
sexuality
religion
equality
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,591
51,282
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cathy Shutt
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
264
0.544
International development
aid
economics
sociology of money
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,234
52,710
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marina G. Biniari
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
332
0.733
corporate entrepreneurship
organizational innovation
sociology of emotions
identity work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,446
54,990
490
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Brenner
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
356
0.873
Conflict and Insecurity
Political Sociology
Knowledge Production
Asian Borderlands
Myanmar/Burma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,121,762
61,089
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julian Germann
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
231
0.765
International historical sociology
international political economy
trade
finance
foreign economic policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,052
74,584
647
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Kolarz
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
109
0.768
Sociology
Research & Innovatrion Policy
Social Policy
Utopian Realism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,905,479
87,642
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Georgie Akehurst
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
Sociology of Emotions
Traumatic bereavement
Grief
Qualitative methods
Autoethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,112,859
92,000
814
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nerouz Satik|ساتيك نيروز
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,294
92,729
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniela Medina
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,258,704
94,642
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ferran Pérez Mena
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Chinese elite networks
Global IR
Chinese international thought
Historical Sociology