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Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 460.609 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658,715
279,446
0.424
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political Syste
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602,775
144,349
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598,626
173,377
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565,541
236,083
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,150
298,824
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435,952
102,315
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,018
80,408
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,052
296,089
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385,629
138,917
0.360
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,056
89,211
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339,093
127,020
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,380
96,126
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,184
173,244
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
marketing
services marketing
service managemen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,239
84,848
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Occupational Health Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,718
142,164
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social psychology
personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,988
105,028
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,134
237,826
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294,994
145,714
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,709
236,011
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,144
68,954
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
The role of culture in human developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,132
73,829
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,091
66,193
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,952
176,145
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,440
71,588
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658,715
279,446
0.424
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael E Porter
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
602,775
144,349
0.239
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political Syste
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598,626
173,377
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
565,541
236,083
0.417
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29
16
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
512,150
298,824
0.583
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57
30
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435,952
102,315
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393,018
80,408
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,052
296,089
0.765
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93
46
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385,629
138,917
0.360
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101
51
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,056
89,211
0.235
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372,447
283,645
0.762
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
famil
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154
71
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339,093
127,020
0.375
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177
81
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329,380
96,126
0.292
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kenji Shibuya
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322,184
173,244
0.538
global health policy
systems innovation
health economics
quantitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193
91
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Valarie Zeithaml
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317,239
84,848
0.267
marketing
services marketing
service managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
315,718
142,164
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,988
105,028
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,134
237,826
0.774
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learnin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270
118
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294,994
145,714
0.494
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marko Sarstedt
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289,709
236,011
0.815
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305
128
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284,144
68,954
0.243
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333
140
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Cole
University of California San Diego
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,132
73,829
0.266
The role of culture in human developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
380
160
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leonard Berry
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268,091
66,193
0.247
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Young Ho Khang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,952
176,145
0.657
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trend
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384
161
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,440
71,588
0.268
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psycholog