Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Housing 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
housing
neighborhoods
and inequality of opportunity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,867
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Urban Sociology
Housing Studies
Criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,814
7,736
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,311
5,110
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
3,345
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
environmental epidemiology
urban physical environment
air pollution
climate
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,245
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
urban health
quality of life
housing
homelessness
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
4,563
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Flexibility
Systems Design
Airports
Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,228
3,051
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
ageing
health
global health
epidemiological transition
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,046
4,159
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
urban studies
urban sociology
housing studies
social policy
housing policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,853
3,557
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Housing
Real Estate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
7,233
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
housing policy
urban economics
segregation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,739
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Housing
urban governance
poverty
inequality
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
2,415
0.222
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urbanization
Housing
Sustainability
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
7,746
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Real estate finance
housing
real estate investments
portfolio allocation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
3,492
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
occupant behaviour
occupant behavior
indoor environmental quality
building simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,953
7,737
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
livestock environment
pigs
poultry
emissions
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,625
3,340
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
real estate economics
real estate finance
real estate investment
housing economics
construction economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,522
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
housing
community development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,140
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Housing
urban development
Latin America
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
1,946
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
implementation science
substance use
health care integration
supportive housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,170
3,090
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Real Estate
Housing
Public Economics
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,664
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
labor
housing
unions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
1,772
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Housing
Regional Development
Policy
Australia
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,469
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Real Estate Economics
Construction Health and Safety
Applied AI
Carbon emission
SDGs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
6,260
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,836
12,721
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Galster
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,005
7,867
0.303
housing
neighborhoods
and inequality of opportunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,100
3,583
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rowland Atkinson
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,814
7,736
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,409
4,283
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Taylor
University of Cumbria
Carlisle, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,311
5,110
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,059
27,790
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Coulton
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,903
3,345
0.241
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,654
28,358
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Matte
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,646
4,245
0.311
environmental epidemiology
urban physical environment
air pollution
climate
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,806
3,104
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anita Palepu
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,315
4,563
0.343
urban health
quality of life
housing
homelessness
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,395
29,331
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard De Neufville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,228
3,051
0.231
Flexibility
Systems Design
Airports
Real Estate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,650
585
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David R Phillips
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,046
4,159
0.319
ageing
health
global health
epidemiological transition
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,422
247
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,522
667
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ray Forrest
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,853
3,557
0.300
urban studies
urban sociology
housing studies
social policy
housing policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,995
685
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eddie Hui
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,574
7,233
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,455
36,212
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ingrid Gould Ellen
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,739
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,493
7,526
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan Graham Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,863
2,415
0.222
Housing
urban governance
poverty
inequality
Latin America
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,489
37,266
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Woetzel
McKinsey & Company
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,565
7,746
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,081
1,653
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Hoesli
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,037
3,492
0.348
Real estate finance
housing
real estate investments
portfolio allocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,012
4,444
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William O Brien
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,953
7,737
0.777
occupant behaviour
occupant behavior
indoor environmental quality
building simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,858
2,602
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
André Aarnink
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,625
3,340
0.347
livestock environment
pigs
poultry
emissions
housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,408
886
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
KW Chau
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
4,522
0.500
real estate economics
real estate finance
real estate investment
housing economics
construction economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,043
44,037
451
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William M Rohe
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,140
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,532
45,574
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter M Ward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,623
1,946
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,785
47,977
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sarah B Hunter
RAND Corporation
Kaliforniya, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,170
3,090
0.378
implementation science
substance use
health care integration
supportive housing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,613
51,870
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Todd Sinai
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,516
2,664
0.354
Real Estate
Housing
Public Economics
Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,329
52,397
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Tracy
Federal Reserve Bank
Pamplona, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,431
1,772
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,482
6,443
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Beer
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,275
3,469
0.477
Housing
Regional Development
Policy
Australia
Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,868
1,081
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rita Yi Man Li
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
North Point, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,255
6,260
0.863
Real Estate Economics
Construction Health and Safety
Applied AI
Carbon emission
SDGs