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Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 120 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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112,950
World Rank
2,066
Country Rank
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    10,114
  • Last 5 Years
    6,076
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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129,787
World Rank
2,426
Country Rank
98
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Neuroscience | Psychophysiology | Emotion | Decision-makin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    8,937
  • Last 5 Years
    3,326
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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197,943
World Rank
3,909
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
cultural psychology | wellbeing | acculturation | climate change | social issue

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,977
  • Last 5 Years
    5,034
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.842
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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214,816
World Rank
4,276
Country Rank
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Climate Change Economics | Energy Economics | Global Supply Chain

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,491
  • Last 5 Years
    4,697
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.855
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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231,901
World Rank
4,660
Country Rank
161
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cultural Psychology | Social Psycholog

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    5,071
  • Last 5 Years
    2,858
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.564
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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302,032
World Rank
6,095
Country Rank
197
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
personality psychology | human behavior genetic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,784
  • Last 5 Years
    1,437
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.380
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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329,195
World Rank
6,676
Country Rank
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economic development | economics of natural disaster

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    3,420
  • Last 5 Years
    1,424
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.416
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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353,919
World Rank
7,147
Country Rank
232
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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389,485
World Rank
7,843
Country Rank
256
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Science | Neuroscienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    2,778
  • Last 5 Years
    1,090
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.392
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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509,742
World Rank
10,209
Country Rank
304
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Social Science
Social epidemiology | Oral frailty | Cardiovascular disease | Slee

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,913
  • Last 5 Years
    1,299
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.679
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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606,971
World Rank
12,029
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,450
  • Last 5 Years
    685
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.472
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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628,250
World Rank
12,391
Country Rank
361
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,367
  • Last 5 Years
    749
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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704,532
World Rank
13,625
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Innovation | Teams | Information Systems | Design Thinking | Agil

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,109
  • Last 5 Years
    733
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.661
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Rankings

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719,870
World Rank
13,902
Country Rank
392
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations
Environmental Politics | Environmental Education | Methodologies and Methods in Social and Political Researc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    1,064
  • Last 5 Years
    484
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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760,014
World Rank
14,573
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
applied linguistics | second language acquisitio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    954
  • Last 5 Years
    620
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.650
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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778,238
World Rank
14,874
Country Rank
418
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Semantics | Pragmatic

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    908
  • Last 5 Years
    389
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.428
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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786,668
World Rank
15,022
Country Rank
423
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Social Science
social neuroscience | clinical psychology | decision-makin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    887
  • Last 5 Years
    627
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.707
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Rankings

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794,828
World Rank
15,161
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Effectuation | Design | Innovation | Service Scienc

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    868
  • Last 5 Years
    249
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.287
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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810,093
World Rank
15,382
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Business & Management / Marketing
Environmental Policy | Pedagogy | NPO Marketin

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    832
  • Last 5 Years
    516
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.620
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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836,065
World Rank
15,811
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Education / Foreign Language Education
Second Language Writing | Second Language Reading | Language Assessment | Lexical Developmen

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    775
  • Last 5 Years
    720
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.929
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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837,150
World Rank
15,834
Country Rank
441
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    773
  • Last 5 Years
    498
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.644
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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876,797
World Rank
16,460
Country Rank
450
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    696
  • Last 5 Years
    251
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.361
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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901,584
World Rank
16,815
Country Rank
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Stochastic dynamical theory | Applied stochastics | Mathematical finance | Mathematical physics | Electric power syste

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    653
  • Last 5 Years
    190
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.291
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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907,198
World Rank
16,884
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Human Resource Management
HRM | Organizational Behavior | Leadership | Coaching | Employee Adaptatio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    643
  • Last 5 Years
    586
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.911
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings

Rankings

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911,156
World Rank
16,950
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Bayesian inference | spatial econometrics | income distributio

Citation Metrics

  • Total
    637
  • Last 5 Years
    264
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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