Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :51
quantitative research methods
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,580
35,913
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,885
33,689
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,084
63,064
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,514
89,329
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,287
48,243
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,792
51,428
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,428
38,511
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,405
66,018
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,064
41,704
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,893
116,675
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Child Development
Families
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,071
50,375
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
sociology
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,759
40,446
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,388
91,119
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,231
40,412
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,920
67,670
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,095
55,310
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,135
44,681
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,619
37,132
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,259
57,769
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,935
59,711
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
social psychology
cultural psychology
self
choice
motivaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,928
37,327
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,636
46,119
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,778
42,836
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,518
33,441
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,370
612
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Leona Aiken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,580
35,913
0.240
quantitative research methods
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,392
622
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Robert Keohane
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,885
33,689
0.228
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,409
627
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Barbara L Fredrickson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,084
63,064
0.429
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,419
27
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,514
89,329
0.610
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425
632
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Loã¯C Wacquant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,287
48,243
0.330
sociology
punishment
social theory
embodiment
ethnography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,438
641
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,792
51,428
0.353
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,447
57
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Henry A Giroux
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,428
38,511
0.265
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448
58
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Michael P Leiter
Acadia University
Wolfville, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,405
66,018
0.454
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,453
649
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Paul Dimaggio
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,064
41,704
0.287
sociology of culture
economic sociology
stratification
organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456
651
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Bryan L Sykes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,893
116,675
0.805
Demography
Criminology
Research Methods
Population Health
Sociolegal Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,457
652
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
Child Development
Families
Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,498
672
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Lee Anna Clark
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,071
50,375
0.352
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,502
117
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
John Urry
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,759
40,446
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,508
120
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,388
91,119
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,528
683
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
James Paul Gee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,231
40,412
0.286
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534
685
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Kristopher J Preacher
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,920
67,670
0.480
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546
691
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Steven C Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,095
55,310
0.395
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,566
702
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,135
44,681
0.321
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,581
709
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Michael F Scheier
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,619
37,132
0.268
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,586
711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Oliver P John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138,259
57,769
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,595
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Uwe Flick
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,935
59,711
0.433
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,596
715
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Hazel Markus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,928
37,327
0.271
social psychology
cultural psychology
self
choice
motivaton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,599
717
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Eduardo Salas
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137,636
46,119
0.335
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Rod Ellis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,778
42,836
0.313
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633
132
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
C Wright Mills
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,518
33,441
0.245
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology