Top 100 Scientists

Social Sciences / Sociology Top 100 Scientists in Hong Kong 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,053 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arthur Sakamoto
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
66
4,035
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Greiffenen
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
43
2,230
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susanne Yp Choi 蔡玉萍
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
45
2,668
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ku Hok Bun 古学斌
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
49
2,308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuet Wah Cheung
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
48
2,549
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Baehr
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
46
48,673
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aaron Koh
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
41
2,197
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yuying Tong
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lei Jin
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
1,990
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agnes Ku
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,649

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cheris Shun Ching Chan
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
4,347
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hua Zhong
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,503
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hei-Hang Hayes Tang
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
563
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheung Nwt
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
974
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chew Matthew M
cultural sociology
creative industries
digital media
social theory
political sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
21
663
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iris Po Yee Lo
Family Sociology
Gender
Sexuality
Social Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
387
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jing Song
Gender
Family
Work
Urbanization
Migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
373
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amy Sim
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ling Han
Gender
Digital Platform
Work and Occupations
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
273
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Olivos
Cultural sociology
Social stratification
Subjective well-being
Computational methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
241
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hua Ye
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Labor Markets
Social Demography.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
429
Gordon Brett
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
220
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tin-Yuet Ting
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Publics
Techno-Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pildoo Sung
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
111
Daniel Garrett
Moral Panic
Hong Kong
China
Sociology
Visual Culture/Methods/Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
176
Jaemin Lee
Sociology
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
2,198
Vincent S Cheng
Sociology
Criminology
Substance Use
Ageing
Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
90
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Wenyan Luo 骆雯雁
Translation Studies
Sociology of Translation
Actor-Network Theory
Literary Translation
Translation Production/Project
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
74
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bamidele Ola
Gender
Human Development
Family Sociology
Public Health
Social Demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
34
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Chung-Kin Tsang
Cultural Sociology
Economic Culture
Urban Studies
Popular Culture and Media Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
24
Xinzhi Xu 许馨芷
Human-Robot/Computer Interaction (HRI/HCI)
Sociology
Anthropology
Ethnomethodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Hang Li
Youth Studies
Contentious Politics
Environmental Conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arthur Sakamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
66
4,035
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Greiffenen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
2,230
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susanne Yp Choi 蔡玉萍
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
2,668
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ku Hok Bun 古学斌
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
2,308
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yuet Wah Cheung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
48
2,549
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Baehr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
46
48,673
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aaron Koh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,197
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yuying Tong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,244
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lei Jin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,990
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agnes Ku
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,649
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cheris Shun Ching Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,347
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hua Zhong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,503
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hei-Hang Hayes Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
563
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cheung Nwt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
974
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chew Matthew M
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
21
663
cultural sociology
creative industries
digital media
social theory
political sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Iris Po Yee Lo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
387
Family Sociology
Gender
Sexuality
Social Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jing Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
373
Gender
Family
Work
Urbanization
Migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amy Sim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
492
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ling Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
273
Gender
Digital Platform
Work and Occupations
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Olivos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
241
Cultural sociology
Social stratification
Subjective well-being
Computational methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hua Ye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
429
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Labor Markets
Social Demography.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gordon Brett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
220
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Siqi Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
200
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tin-Yuet Ting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
244
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Publics
Techno-Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pildoo Sung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
111
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sociology of knowledge
comparative education
academic profession
comparative epistemology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Daniel Garrett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
176
Moral Panic
Hong Kong
China
Sociology
Visual Culture/Methods/Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jaemin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
2,198
Sociology
Social Networks
Computational Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Vincent S Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
90
Sociology
Criminology
Substance Use
Ageing
Public Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Cassini Sai Kwan Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
86
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Chung-Tai Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
108
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Benjamin Li Yuet Man
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
66
sociology of organization
innovation studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Wenyan Luo 骆雯雁
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
74
Translation Studies
Sociology of Translation
Actor-Network Theory
Literary Translation
Translation Production/Project
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bamidele Ola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Gender
Human Development
Family Sociology
Public Health
Social Demography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Chung-Kin Tsang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
24
Cultural Sociology
Economic Culture
Urban Studies
Popular Culture and Media Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nick Wong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
84
sociolinguistics
bilingualism
translanguaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Di Mei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Xinzhi Xu 许馨芷
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Human-Robot/Computer Interaction (HRI/HCI)
Sociology
Anthropology
Ethnomethodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Hang Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Youth Studies
Contentious Politics
Environmental Conservation