Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Social Policy 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 :1
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,603
16,710
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Community/civic engagement
service-learning pedagogy
poverty alleviation/reduction programs
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,118
19,544
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
poverty
inequality
child well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,808
6,163
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,314
5,659
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,231
13,416
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,433
6,746
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
poverty social security living standards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,049
5,640
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,689
4,182
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Welfare state
Public Policy
Reforms
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,399
6,393
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,867
5,205
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,445
8,314
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,840
4,593
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,909
4,569
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
child poverty
coping
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,094
5,805
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,041
4,242
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
disability studies
cultural studies
poverty studies.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,639
4,874
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,337
6,643
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
1,842
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
4,705
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,758
3,464
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
3,498
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Poverty
Child Development
Child Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
4,765
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
5,752
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,182
1,561
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
social inequality
social policy
population health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,842
3,559
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,003
6,661
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michele Lamont
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,603
16,710
0.422
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,712
10,537
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Glenn A Bowen
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,118
19,544
0.671
Community/civic engagement
service-learning pedagogy
poverty alleviation/reduction programs
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,105
10,711
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Timothy Smeeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,808
6,163
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,700
10,965
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Stephens
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,314
5,659
0.200
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,124
649
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catrin Finkenauer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,231
13,416
0.493
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,279
2,291
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen P Jenkins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,433
6,746
0.255
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,209
2,818
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Bradshaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,049
5,640
0.245
poverty social security living standards
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,081
19,003
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shaohua Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,689
4,182
0.224
poverty and inequality measures
policies evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,006
937
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bruno Palier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,399
6,393
0.347
Welfare state
Public Policy
Reforms
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,838
20,068
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathryn Edin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,867
5,205
0.291
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,353
1,795
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linxiu Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,445
8,314
0.477
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,687
1,315
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,840
4,593
0.273
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,614
23,142
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Schoeni
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,909
4,569
0.287
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,493
24,600
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martha Wadsworth
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,094
5,805
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,758
24,698
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sudarshan Dutta
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,041
4,242
0.282
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,837
25,502
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lennard Davis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,639
4,874
0.333
disability studies
cultural studies
poverty studies.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,610
28,411
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Luc Christiaensen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,337
6,643
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,224
7,113
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Micklewright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,150
1,842
0.165
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,423
7,131
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Martin Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,128
4,705
0.423
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,520
8,204
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bruce Edmonds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,758
3,464
0.355
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,658
106
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Waqar Ahmad
Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,019
3,498
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,027
43,428
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Votruba Drzal
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,849
4,765
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,078
43,781
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kristin Turney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
5,752
0.655
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,198
46,880
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amy Horowitz
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,182
1,561
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,968
48,806
1,804
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Beckfield
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,842
3,559
0.454
social inequality
social policy
population health