Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 460.649 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlights the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 211 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively and with real-time updates by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced and dynamic perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers — particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This real-time methodology addresses the unfair advantage researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others, ensuring a more equitable evaluation. Furthermore, real-time citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community by continuously monitoring citation behavior.
For more detailed and up-to-date citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* 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 System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
595,067
138,848
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,866
166,873
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553,106
225,006
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494,440
282,580
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,680
99,001
0.229
* 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
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,355
133,591
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,847
85,615
0.229
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,216
282,553
0.757
* 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 Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,015
122,638
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325,353
92,667
0.285
* 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 management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312,946
81,497
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
social psychology
personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,712
102,207
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,999
135,662
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,534
228,699
0.766
* 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
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,519
66,253
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,101
223,741
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
The role of culture in human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272,297
69,698
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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: 24
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,687
63,598
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,349
69,131
0.262
* 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
12
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
595,067
138,848
0.233
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590,866
166,873
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17
10
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
553,106
225,006
0.407
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph F Hair Jr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
494,440
282,580
0.572
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55
30
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431,680
99,001
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84
42
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
94
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
379,355
133,591
0.352
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102
51
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,847
85,615
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373,216
282,553
0.757
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104
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
153
73
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kevin Lane Keller
Dartmouth College
Hanover, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333,015
122,638
0.368
Marketing
Branding
Brands
Brand Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167
78
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
325,353
92,667
0.285
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187
18
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
191
88
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
312,946
81,497
0.260
marketing
services marketing
service management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309,712
102,207
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
307,999
135,662
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christian M Ringle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
298,534
228,699
0.766
Decision Sciences
Business Analytics
Multivariate Analysis Methods
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243
106
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
301
128
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280,519
66,253
0.236
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marko Sarstedt
Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277,101
223,741
0.807
Marketing
Structural Equation Modeling
Consumer Behavior
PLS
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337
141
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
272,297
69,698
0.256
The role of culture in human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355
8
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
374
158
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leonard Berry
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,687
63,598
0.240
Services Marketing
Service Quality
Health Services Research
Improving Cancer Care Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376
159
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264,349
69,131
0.262
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology