Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Social Science 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
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,258
177,268
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Wearable Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,707
38,269
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,259
115,401
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,956
42,146
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,130
43,061
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Communication Science and Sociology
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Management Entrepreneur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,209
77,184
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,218
42,355
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,913
36,973
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,983
38,462
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,772
49,145
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
structural equation modeling
factor analysis
psychometrics
construct validity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,336
33,263
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,109
55,599
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,914
33,806
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
social and cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,872
16,150
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,445
16,530
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,464
13,293
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,714
16,704
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,221
50,099
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social theory
technology and social change
democracy
social movements
nationalism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,332
13,231
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,102
21,898
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,815
11,240
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,882
25,789
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,894
33,679
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,320
8,414
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
critical race theory
microaggressions
racial microaggressions
sociology of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,498
21,804
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Young Ho Khang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242,258
177,268
0.732
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302
579
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,707
38,269
0.249
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Wearable Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,306
582
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Kim
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,259
115,401
0.753
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,695
771
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Duncan J Watts
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,956
42,146
0.315
Computational Social Science
Network Science
Sociology
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,128
993
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gary King
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,130
43,061
0.365
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,365
3
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Burhan Bungin
Ciputra University
Surabaya, Indonesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,209
77,184
0.688
Communication Science and Sociology
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Management Entrepreneur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,405
82
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raewyn Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111,218
42,355
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,508
96
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fikret Berkes
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108,913
36,973
0.339
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,597
1,244
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allan Wigfield
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,983
38,462
0.360
motivation
self-concept
gender differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,661
1,279
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R Burke Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,772
49,145
0.465
Mixed Methods Research
Philosophy of Social Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,625
142
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barbara M Byrne
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,336
33,263
0.368
structural equation modeling
factor analysis
psychometrics
construct validity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,794
1,821
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Henning Tiemeier
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88,109
55,599
0.631
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,053
63
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dirk Helbing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,914
33,806
0.398
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,746
33
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Harris Bond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,872
16,150
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,246
2,977
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lloyd Johnston
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,445
16,530
0.253
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,556
3,111
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jerald Bachman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,464
13,293
0.209
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,885
3,284
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mario Bunge
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,714
16,704
0.271
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,535
121
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,221
50,099
0.860
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,720
4,187
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Craig Calhoun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,332
13,231
0.248
Social theory
technology and social change
democracy
social movements
nationalism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,789
199
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joop Hox
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,102
21,898
0.412
social science methodology
multilevel analysis
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,862
4,252
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rodney Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,815
11,240
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,107
801
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Charles Abraham
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,882
25,789
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,366
367
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
H Teede
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,894
33,679
0.662
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,533
5,036
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Patrick O Malley
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,320
8,414
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,020
5,746
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Daniel Solorzano
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,498
21,804
0.501
critical race theory
microaggressions
racial microaggressions
sociology of education