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Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 363 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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2,087
World Rank
44
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Education / Education (Other, All)
psychology | psychiatry | educatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    138,882
  • Last 5 Years
    52,023
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.375
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Rankings

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2,985
World Rank
67
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Decision making | Imaging | Cardiovascular | Prevention | Simulation model

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    115,391
  • Last 5 Years
    44,217
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.383
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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6,532
World Rank
134
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Education / Educational Psychology
Cognitive load theory | Educational Psychology | Instructional Design | Embodied Cognitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    73,597
  • Last 5 Years
    34,773
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.472
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Rankings

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6,982
World Rank
152
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Entrepreneurshi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    70,623
  • Last 5 Years
    26,899
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.381
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Rankings

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15,515
World Rank
371
Country Rank
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
happiness | life satisfaction | wellbeing | mood | resrach synthesi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,824
  • Last 5 Years
    15,212
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.355
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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15,641
World Rank
374
Country Rank
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    42,616
  • Last 5 Years
    12,907
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.303
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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19,739
World Rank
493
Country Rank
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Psychology | Psycholinguistics | Embodied Cognition | Discourse Processin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    36,710
  • Last 5 Years
    12,215
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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Rankings

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22,029
World Rank
558
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Business & Management / Public Administration
public administration | governance | public management | mediatization | brandin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    34,154
  • Last 5 Years
    12,547
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.367
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Rankings

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25,941
World Rank
665
Country Rank
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Business & Management / Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management | Positive Organizational Behavior | Leadershi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    31,131
  • Last 5 Years
    14,147
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.454
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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26,138
World Rank
673
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Economics & Econometrics / Financial Economics
Economics | Econometrics | Financial Economics | Financial Econometrics | Financ

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    30,587
  • Last 5 Years
    11,048
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.361
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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29,433
World Rank
765
Country Rank
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    28,266
  • Last 5 Years
    7,245
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.256
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Rankings

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35,418
World Rank
954
Country Rank
91
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
quality of life | health economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,875
  • Last 5 Years
    12,105
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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Rankings

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35,996
World Rank
967
Country Rank
94
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health Economics | Welfare Economics | Economic Evaluation | Behavioral Economics | Wellbein

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,593
  • Last 5 Years
    12,159
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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36,161
World Rank
972
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
logistics | warehousing | material handling | supply chain management | behavioral operation

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,757
  • Last 5 Years
    12,394
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.501
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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36,320
World Rank
975
Country Rank
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Business & Management / Public Administration
governance | public administration | partnerships | policy-making | privatizatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    24,442
  • Last 5 Years
    8,532
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.349
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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37,703
World Rank
1,007
Country Rank
102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical & Biological Psychology | Addictio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,792
  • Last 5 Years
    10,519
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.442
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Rankings

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38,075
World Rank
1,019
Country Rank
103
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Business & Management / Business Administration
Corporate Entrepreneurship | strategic innovatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    23,631
  • Last 5 Years
    11,133
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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Rankings

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41,610
World Rank
1,112
Country Rank
109
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Labor economics | health economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    22,179
  • Last 5 Years
    6,400
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.289
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Rankings

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44,872
World Rank
1,198
Country Rank
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health economics and outcomes researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    21,005
  • Last 5 Years
    15,865
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.755
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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49,050
World Rank
1,308
Country Rank
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
behavioural economics | health economics | happiness economics | tranport economic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,680
  • Last 5 Years
    10,533
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.535
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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49,765
World Rank
1,318
Country Rank
121
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
health economics | health polic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    19,469
  • Last 5 Years
    3,601
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.185
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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53,124
World Rank
1,400
Country Rank
124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science
information retrieval | medical libraries | systematic review

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    18,554
  • Last 5 Years
    15,921
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.858
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Rankings

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55,319
World Rank
1,456
Country Rank
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Business & Management / Public Administration
public administration | digital government | e-government | public sector innovation | ICT and new medi

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    17,996
  • Last 5 Years
    10,662
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.592
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Rankings

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60,433
World Rank
1,571
Country Rank
135
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
human factors | ergonomics | creativity | innovation | research methodolog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,841
  • Last 5 Years
    7,634
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.453
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Rankings

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62,804
World Rank
1,630
Country Rank
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Agglomeration | Economic Growth | Citie

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    16,354
  • Last 5 Years
    6,897
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.422
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