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BRICS Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 32.815 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2026

See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
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Total 32.815 scientists , 0 country , 0 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,868
World Rank
Brazil
28
Country Rank
Universidade Federal de Sergipe UFS Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Andre Faro
Universidade Federal de Sergipe UFS Sao Cristovao, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Health Psychology | Mental Health | Psychology | Psicologia da Saúde | Public Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    147,211
  • Last 5 Years
    126,813
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.861
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Rankings

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1,924
World Rank
India
31
Country Rank
Panjab University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Kewal Krishan
Panjab University Chandigarh, India
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Forensic science | Physical anthropology | Forensic anthropology | Anthropology | biologica

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    145,041
  • Last 5 Years
    132,273
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.912
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Rankings

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2,528
World Rank
Indonesia
3
Country Rank
Ciputra University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Burhan Bungin
Ciputra University Surabaya, Indonesia
Social Sciences / Social Science
Communication and media | Social Research Methods | Fambus & Manej. Entrepreneu

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    125,562
  • Last 5 Years
    80,899
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.644
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Rankings

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4,440
World Rank
India
56
Country Rank
NIBMG National Institute of Biomedical Genomics Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Krittika Bhattacharyya
NIBMG National Institute of Biomedical Genomics Kalyani, India
Social Sciences / Demography
Biostatistics | Statistical Genomics | Vaccine Preventable Diseases | Immunization | Public Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    92,365
  • Last 5 Years
    89,327
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.967
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Rankings

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6,450
World Rank
Iran
62
Country Rank
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Mohsen Abbasi Kangevari|Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen Abbasikangevari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
Social Sciences / Social Science
Population Healt

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    74,096
  • Last 5 Years
    73,794
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.996
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Rankings

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6,547
World Rank
Brazil
60
Country Rank
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Sergio Tufik
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP São Paulo, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Sono | Privação de Sono | REM | Distúrbios do Sono | Sonolência e Acident

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    73,456
  • Last 5 Years
    32,210
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.438
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Rankings

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7,777
World Rank
Indonesia
9
Country Rank
Universitas Mercu Buana Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
AA Anwar Prabu Mangkunegara
Universitas Mercu Buana Jakarta, Indonesia
Social Sciences / Sociology
Psikologi SDM Organisasi | Kepemimpinan | Ilmu Sosial | Sosiologi Organisasi.

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    65,837
  • Last 5 Years
    43,277
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.657
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Rankings

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7,989
World Rank
India
92
Country Rank
University of Delhi Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Vipin Gupta
University of Delhi New Delhi, India
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Anthropology | Public Health | Genomics | Anthropology of lif

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,738
  • Last 5 Years
    41,396
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.639
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Rankings

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8,106
World Rank
Russia
38
Country Rank
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Владимир Ильич Карасик Vladimir I. Karasik
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | Pragmatics | Discourse Theory | Cultural Anthropology | Philological Hermeneutic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    64,202
  • Last 5 Years
    19,846
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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Rankings

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9,437
World Rank
Iran
83
Country Rank
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Hamed Zandian
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences Ardabil, Iran
Social Sciences / Social Science
SDH | Health policy | Health Economic | Policy & Economic Evaluatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,331
  • Last 5 Years
    51,942
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.890
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Rankings

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9,443
World Rank
Russia
43
Country Rank
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Виталий Григорьевич Костомаров Vitaly G. Kostomarov
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
стилистика | преподавание русского языка иностранцам | stylistics | teaching Russian to foreigner

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    58,299
  • Last 5 Years
    15,202
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.261
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Rankings

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9,737
World Rank
Iran
86
Country Rank
Babol University of Medical Sciences Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Simin Mouodi
Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol, Iran
Social Sciences / Social Science
Health Policy | Lifestyle Modification | Medical Education | Medical Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,225
  • Last 5 Years
    51,260
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.896
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Rankings

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9,768
World Rank
Indonesia
12
Country Rank
Universitas Gadjah Mada Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Saifuddin Azwar
Universitas Gadjah Mada Sleman, Indonesia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psikometrika/Psychometrics and Test Constructio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    57,128
  • Last 5 Years
    30,176
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.528
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Rankings

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10,115
World Rank
Russia
46
Country Rank
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Alexander Asmolov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    55,865
  • Last 5 Years
    14,343
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.257
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Rankings

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11,946
World Rank
Brazil
96
Country Rank
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Ricardo Antunes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP São Paulo, Brazil
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociologia | Sociologia do trabalh

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,194
  • Last 5 Years
    19,074
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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Rankings

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11,965
World Rank
Russia
49
Country Rank
National Research University Higher School of Economics Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Fons van de Vijver
National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    50,148
  • Last 5 Years
    19,872
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.396
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Rankings

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12,051
World Rank
China
422
Country Rank
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
孙宇浩 Yu-Hao P Sun
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Hangzhou, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Face Perception | Face Processing Expertis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,922
  • Last 5 Years
    20,563
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.412
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Rankings

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12,094
World Rank
Brazil
97
Country Rank
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Goiás PUC Goiás Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Jose Carlos Libaneo
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Goiás PUC Goiás Goiania, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
teorias da educação | didática | psicologia da educação | organização escolar | políticas públicas para a escol

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    49,828
  • Last 5 Years
    20,432
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.410
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Rankings

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12,564
World Rank
Russia
52
Country Rank
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Эвальд Зеер
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University Yekaterinburg, Russia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Психология профессионального становления человека | периодизация пр

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    48,733
  • Last 5 Years
    13,378
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.275
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Rankings

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12,900
World Rank
Iran
108
Country Rank
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Fatemeh Rajati
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Kermanshah, Iran
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychometrics | Health-related Quality of Life | Non-communicable diseasse | Stractural Equation Mode

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    47,920
  • Last 5 Years
    42,065
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.878
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Rankings

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14,048
World Rank
Brazil
110
Country Rank
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Santiago, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuroscience | Morality | Emotions | Cognition | Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    45,521
  • Last 5 Years
    22,493
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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14,585
World Rank
Brazil
114
Country Rank
Universidade de São Paulo USP Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
João Paulo Souza
Universidade de São Paulo USP São Paulo, Brazil
Social Sciences / Social Science
Health Promotion | Life Course | Maternal Health | Traditional Medicine | Information Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    44,495
  • Last 5 Years
    25,971
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.584
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Rankings

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14,978
World Rank
Iran
126
Country Rank
Guilan University of Medical Sciences Rasht Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Enayatollah Homaie Rad
Guilan University of Medical Sciences Rasht Rasht, Iran
Social Sciences / Social Science
Health Economics | Economic Modelling | Health Econometrics | Equity | Traum

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,774
  • Last 5 Years
    39,801
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.909
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Rankings

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15,154
World Rank
China
562
Country Rank
Renmin University of China Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Wayne Xin Zhao
Renmin University of China Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Social Science
Recommender System | Natural Language Processing | Large Language Mode

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,451
  • Last 5 Years
    39,993
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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Rankings

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15,416
World Rank
China
573
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Xiaosong Hu (胡晓松)
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Energy Storage | Electrified Vehicles | Transportation Electrification | Intelligent Transportatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    43,000
  • Last 5 Years
    34,612
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.805
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