i10 Productivity
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Social Sciences / Sociology i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Alex Piquero|Alexis Piquero
criminological theory
criminal careers
quantitative research methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
440
0.810
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Loã¯C Wacquant
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
274
0.539
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Douglas S Massey
Sociology
Demography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
272
0.620
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Alejandro Portes
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
206
0.493
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
David Finkelhor
child maltreatment
criminology
victimology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
291
0.728
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
John Bellamy Foster
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
202
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Murray Straus
criminology
family
measurement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
158
0.462
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Glen H Elder Jr
Life Course
Sociology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
188
0.565
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Thomas D Cook
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
145
0.448
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Linda George
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
130
0.438

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Gary Gereffi
global value chains
industrial governance
economic and social upgrading
private governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
166
0.597
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
George Ritzer
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
170
0.614
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Jeffrey C Alexander
cultural sociology
politics
performance
civil society
The Strong Program
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
162
0.585
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Gary Fine
Social Psychology
Culture
Ethnographic Methods
Theory
Folklore
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
148
0.554
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Sara Mclanahan
family
inequality
poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
137
0.533
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Ronald L Simons
medical sociology
life course
criminology
family
race
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
199
0.790
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
John W Meyer
sociology of education
organization theory
globalization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
137
0.568
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Richard Parker
Anthropology
Public Health
HIV/AIDS
sexuality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
114
0.473
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Frank Furstenberg
Sociology and Demography of the Family
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
113
0.496
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Kathleen Mullan Harris
Social Inequality and Health
Fertility
Family
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
165
0.740
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Phyllis Moen
work
retirement
gendered life course
health and well-being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
129
0.584
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Peter Evans
Sociology
Economic Development
Politics of Globalization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
91
0.419
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Erik Olin Wright
Marxism
class
political economy
political sociology
theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
118
0.549
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Jonathan H Turner
Theory
Evolution
Emotions
Institutions
and Interpersonal Behavior
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
103
0.479
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
James D Wright
sociology
social science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
81
0.379
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alex Piquero|Alexis Piquero
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
543
440
0.810
criminological theory
criminal careers
quantitative research methods
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Loã¯C Wacquant
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
274
0.539
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas S Massey
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
439
272
0.620
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alejandro Portes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
206
0.493
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Finkelhor
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
291
0.728
child maltreatment
criminology
victimology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Bellamy Foster
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
202
0.579
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Murray Straus
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
158
0.462
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Glen H Elder Jr
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
188
0.565
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas D Cook
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
145
0.448
research methods
evaluation
social psychology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Linda George
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
130
0.438

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gary Gereffi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
166
0.597
global value chains
industrial governance
economic and social upgrading
private governance
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
George Ritzer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
170
0.614
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeffrey C Alexander
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
162
0.585
cultural sociology
politics
performance
civil society
The Strong Program
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gary Fine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
148
0.554
Social Psychology
Culture
Ethnographic Methods
Theory
Folklore
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sara Mclanahan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
137
0.533
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ronald L Simons
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
199
0.790
medical sociology
life course
criminology
family
race
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John W Meyer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
137
0.568
sociology of education
organization theory
globalization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Parker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
114
0.473
Anthropology
Public Health
HIV/AIDS
sexuality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frank Furstenberg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
113
0.496
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kathleen Mullan Harris
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
165
0.740
Social Inequality and Health
Fertility
Family
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Phyllis Moen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
129
0.584
work
retirement
gendered life course
health and well-being
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Evans
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
91
0.419
Sociology
Economic Development
Politics of Globalization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Erik Olin Wright
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
118
0.549
Marxism
class
political economy
political sociology
theory
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan H Turner
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
103
0.479
Theory
Evolution
Emotions
Institutions
and Interpersonal Behavior
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James D Wright
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
81
0.379