Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Research methodology
Organizational sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
2,461
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology
Communication
Homo Interneticus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
247
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology
Social Research
Research Methods
C.S.R.
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
354
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sociology
comunity development
vulnerable groups
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
224
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sociology
Social Anthropology
Social Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
151
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sociologie
Migrație
Educație
Demografie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
108
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology
Educational Sciences
Oral History
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
19
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociologie
antropologie culturala
socio-antropologia si istoria religiilor
multiculturalitate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
5
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Human Trafficking
Criminology
Crime prevention
Organized Crime
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
sociology
higher education & labour market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sociology
education
economy
cultural studies
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
4
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sociologie
economie
științele educației
resurse umane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
1
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sociology
human sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
sociologie
politici sociale
grupuri vulnerabile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sociologie rural-urbana
Antropologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,061
396
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tiru Laurentiu Gabriel
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,772
2,461
0.888
Sociology
Research methodology
Organizational sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
974,724
3,070
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bogdan Nadolu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
247
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,582
3,234
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ciprian Obrad
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
354
0.853
Sociology
Social Research
Research Methods
C.S.R.
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,040
5,042
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Theofild-Andrei Lazar
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
224
0.833
sociology
comunity development
vulnerable groups
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,235
5,410
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Melinda Dinca
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
151
0.611
Sociology
Social Anthropology
Social Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,442,121
7,819
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Lucheș
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
108
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,809,971
11,403
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simona Adam|Simona Branc
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
19
0.352
Sociology
Educational Sciences
Oral History
Qualitative Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,990,562
12,777
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sorin Pribac
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
5
0.172
Sociologie
antropologie culturala
socio-antropologia si istoria religiilor
multiculturalitate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,016,367
12,962
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adina Schwartz
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
Human Trafficking
Criminology
Crime prevention
Organized Crime
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,087,121
13,531
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gabriela Negoiță
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
sociology
higher education & labour market
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239,368
14,673
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Miron Corici
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
4
0.500
sociology
education
economy
cultural studies
communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,276,343
14,967
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mironica Corici
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
1
0.167
sociologie
economie
științele educației
resurse umane
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,500
15,274
644
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anamaria Viorela Grama
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,105
15,365
654
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adrian Pascuta
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
sociologie
politici sociale
grupuri vulnerabile
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,893
15,620
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Simona Ileana Dabu
West University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000