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Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 464.536 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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7
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | social psychology | clinical psychology | education | positive psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    720,304
  • Last 5 Years
    338,844
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.470
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Rankings

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14
World Rank
8
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Business Administration
Competitive Strategy | Digital Transformation | Economic Development | Health Care | U.S. Political Syste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    631,311
  • Last 5 Years
    165,772
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.263
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Rankings

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17
World Rank
10
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory | motivation | psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    607,828
  • Last 5 Years
    276,935
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.456
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Rankings

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18
World Rank
11
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    597,789
  • Last 5 Years
    192,415
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.322
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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23
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Business & Management / Marketing
multivariate analysis | business analytics | marketing | structural equation modeling | PL

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    562,879
  • Last 5 Years
    366,219
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.651
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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60
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Sociology
health | gender & sexuality | gendered bodies | food studies | qualitative researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    461,534
  • Last 5 Years
    368,995
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.799
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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61
World Rank
7
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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64
World Rank
31
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    450,808
  • Last 5 Years
    116,016
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.257
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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100
World Rank
46
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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102
World Rank
48
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Social psychology | Personality psychology | Positive Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    403,844
  • Last 5 Years
    156,397
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.387
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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118
World Rank
56
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    388,203
  • Last 5 Years
    99,392
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.256
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Rankings

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130
World Rank
62
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Business & Management / Business Administration
Marketing | Branding | Brand Strategy | Marketing Strategy | Integrated Marketing Communication

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    381,314
  • Last 5 Years
    152,075
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.399
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Rankings

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146
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    367,339
  • Last 5 Years
    174,634
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.475
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Rankings

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152
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Decision Sciences | Business Analytics | Multivariate Analysis Methods | Machine Learnin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    364,830
  • Last 5 Years
    293,303
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.804
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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175
World Rank
16
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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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183
World Rank
83
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology | Learned Helplessness | Prospection | Depression | Optimis

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    344,500
  • Last 5 Years
    109,433
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.318
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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224
World Rank
7
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | personalit

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    327,807
  • Last 5 Years
    118,617
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.362
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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227
World Rank
100
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Business & Management / Marketing
marketing | services marketing | service managemen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    330,191
  • Last 5 Years
    97,525
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.295
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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239
World Rank
104
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Health Neuroscience | Stress and Resilienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    322,849
  • Last 5 Years
    175,291
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.543
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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252
World Rank
10
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Business & Management / Marketing
Marketing | Structural Equation Modeling | Consumer Behavior | PLS | Research Method

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    319,503
  • Last 5 Years
    272,713
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.854
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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324
World Rank
141
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies
The role of culture in human developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    296,246
  • Last 5 Years
    91,360
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.308
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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328
World Rank
144
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health economics | cost-benefit analysis | program evaluation | injury | health planning & polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    295,305
  • Last 5 Years
    204,090
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.691
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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330
World Rank
7
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Social Science
social determinants of health | health inequalities | early childhood intervention | population health trend

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    295,135
  • Last 5 Years
    201,873
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.684
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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334
World Rank
146
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Politics | Law | Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    293,991
  • Last 5 Years
    78,735
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.268
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Rankings

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406
World Rank
169
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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