Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 12 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
survey methods
research methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,280
17,776
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,729
5,841
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sociology
gender
work
organizations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,047
2,563
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology
Demography
Health
Mortality
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
2,539
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
inequality
organizations
work
gender
race
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,101
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Criminology
Gender and Crime
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
659
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology
Rural
Poverty
Family
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
914
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
juvenile delinquency
adolescent drinking
drug use
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,682
138
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
891
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Inequality
Military
Life course
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
550
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology of Agriculture and Food Systems
Rural Sociology
Sustainable Agriculture
Diffusion of Innovations
Food Systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
770
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Global and Transnational Sociology
World Society
Global Political-Economy
Quantitative Methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
183
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,138
1,499
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dillman Don A
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,280
17,776
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,842
22,721
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,729
5,841
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,614
36,194
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amy S Wharton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,047
2,563
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,592
75,030
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Justin T Denney
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
2,539
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,248
106,076
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Julie Kmec
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,119
1,101
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,309
134,802
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jennifer Schwartz
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,170
659
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,724
153,124
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Sherman
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
914
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,786
156,850
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven R Burkett
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,682
138
0.082
juvenile delinquency
adolescent drinking
drug use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,003
159,807
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dylan Bugden
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
891
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,400
173,572
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alair Maclean
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,395
550
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,747
176,014
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jessica Goldberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
770
0.567
Sociology of Agriculture and Food Systems
Rural Sociology
Sustainable Agriculture
Diffusion of Innovations
Food Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,345,436
316,782
724
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven A Mejia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
183
0.995
Global and Transnational Sociology
World Society
Global Political-Economy
Quantitative Methods