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Highly Cited Researchers

Europe Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 160.907 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.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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62
World Rank
7
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative research | thematic analysis | sexuality | gender | famil

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    459,969
  • Last 5 Years
    368,629
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.801
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Rankings

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141
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Decision Sciences | Business Analytics | Multivariate Analysis Methods | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    372,099
  • Last 5 Years
    300,617
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.808
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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148
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    371,835
  • Last 5 Years
    151,977
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.409
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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178
World Rank
16
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
global health policy | systems innovation | health economics | quantitative method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    347,220
  • Last 5 Years
    198,264
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.571
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Rankings

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221
World Rank
10
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Marketing
Marketing | Structural Equation Modeling | Consumer Behavior | PLS | Research Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    328,992
  • Last 5 Years
    281,313
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.855
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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531
World Rank
45
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind | brain | social interactio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    261,500
  • Last 5 Years
    54,622
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.209
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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565
World Rank
47
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Memory | Working memor

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    257,001
  • Last 5 Years
    57,080
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.222
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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661
World Rank
19
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie | Psychologi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    242,805
  • Last 5 Years
    81,174
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.334
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Rankings

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744
World Rank
9
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Psychology
Twins | twinning | behavior genetics | quantitative genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    231,305
  • Last 5 Years
    112,156
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.485
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Rankings

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840
World Rank
60
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    218,673
  • Last 5 Years
    43,150
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.197
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Rankings

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936
World Rank
70
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence | Cognitive Aging | Personality | Psychometrics | Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    208,537
  • Last 5 Years
    100,522
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.482
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Rankings

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939
World Rank
20
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Industrial Organization | Finance | Psychology | Macroeconomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    208,012
  • Last 5 Years
    49,431
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.238
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Rankings

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1,077
World Rank
7
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociologia | Epistemologia | Direitos Humanos | Estudos Pós-Coloniai

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    192,944
  • Last 5 Years
    75,198
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.390
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Rankings

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1,129
World Rank
9
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
stroke | epidemiology | pharmacoeconomic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    189,655
  • Last 5 Years
    156,313
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.824
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Rankings

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1,206
World Rank
92
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis | schizophrenia | drug abus

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    182,513
  • Last 5 Years
    46,624
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.255
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,234
World Rank
25
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscience | Educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    182,232
  • Last 5 Years
    53,781
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.295
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Rankings

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1,275
World Rank
23
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression | prevention | psychotherapy | meta-analysis | RCT

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    180,513
  • Last 5 Years
    96,792
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.536
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Rankings

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1,395
World Rank
38
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Business & Management / Business Administration
Business Process Management | Data Science | Process Mining | Petri nets | Information System

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    169,479
  • Last 5 Years
    59,197
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,425
World Rank
109
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology and Behaviour Chang

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    167,687
  • Last 5 Years
    103,635
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.618
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Rankings

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1,442
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Physical Education and Sport Science
Physical Activity | Epidemiology | Public Health | Sport Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    168,507
  • Last 5 Years
    88,177
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.523
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,451
World Rank
32
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Finance | Economics | Regulatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    165,268
  • Last 5 Years
    40,247
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.244
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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1,516
World Rank
40
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative Research | Health Psychology | Mixed Methods | Social Representations | Qualitative Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    161,639
  • Last 5 Years
    72,211
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.447
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Rankings

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1,530
World Rank
9
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Business & Management / Business Administration
Statistical Computing | Statistics | Probabilit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    161,045
  • Last 5 Years
    107,989
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.671
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Rankings

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1,557
World Rank
122
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | sociological theory | social theory | political sociology | social psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    159,753
  • Last 5 Years
    38,156
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.239
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Rankings

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1,650
World Rank
26
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics | Neuroeconomics | Experimental Economics | Evolutionary Psychology | Evolutionary Biolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    156,097
  • Last 5 Years
    48,255
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.309
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