Top 100 most-cited scientists in Historical Studies

2025 single-year list · 100 authors, ranked by c-score excluding self-citations · all 1,240 in Historical Studies

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#	Author	Country	Subfield rank	c-score	Cites 2025	h	hm	Self-cit.	Papers	Active
1 #433 overall	Ingold, Tim University of Aberdeen	GBR	Anthropology #1 · top <0.01%	4.247	1,970	19	19.0	1.3%	206	1973–2026
2 #2,719 overall	Smith, Laurajane The Australian National University	AUS	Archaeology #1 · top <0.01%	3.802	1,212	15	9.8	2.6%	90	1994–2025
3 #2,726 overall	Chakrabarty, Dipesh The University of Chicago	USA	Cultural Studies #1 · top 0.01%	3.801	1,132	11	11.0	0.0%	113	1974–2026
4 #3,763 overall	Mbembé, Achille University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	ZAF	Anthropology #2 · top 0.02%	3.718	1,033	10	9.8	0.0%	54	1991–2024
5 #3,844 overall	Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt University of California, Santa Cruz	USA	Anthropology #3 · top 0.03%	3.713	1,008	13	10.2	0.6%	60	1988–2025
6 #3,885 overall	Fuller, Dorian Q. University College London	GBR	Archaeology #2 · top <0.01%	3.710	2,055	21	12.6	11.2%	274	2001–2026
7 #4,230 overall	Fassin, Didier Institute for Advanced Study	USA	Anthropology #4 · top 0.04%	3.688	757	13	11.7	0.3%	174	1980–2026
8 #6,948 overall	Evershed, Richard P. University of Bristol	GBR	Archaeology #4 · top 0.02%	3.556	1,900	19	9.9	9.9%	465	1979–2026
9 #7,427 overall	Li, Tania M. University of Toronto	CAN	Development Studies #7 · top 0.13%	3.537	498	12	12.0	1.2%	65	1995–2025
10 #7,555 overall	Stoler, Ann Laura University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Anthropology #5 · top 0.05%	3.533	614	10	10.0	0.0%	54	1977–2025
11 #7,661 overall	Appadurai, Arjun New York University	USA	Anthropology #6 · top 0.06%	3.529	569	11	10.5	0.0%	105	1974–2025
12 #9,265 overall	Mahmood, Saba University of California, Berkeley	USA	Anthropology #9 · top 0.09%	3.474	636	9	8.3	0.0%	38	1996–2019
13 #9,266 overall	Zeder, Melinda A. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	USA	Archaeology #5 · top 0.02%	3.474	649	13	9.6	11.1%	71	1982–2026
14 #9,546 overall	Das, Veena Johns Hopkins University	USA	Anthropology #10 · top 0.10%	3.467	557	11	10.1	3.5%	117	1971–2026
15 #11,962 overall	Lovejoy, C. Owen Kent State University	USA	Anthropology #11 · top 0.11%	3.401	770	14	8.9	1.2%	139	1969–2026
16 #12,094 overall	Ruff, Christopher B. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	USA	Anthropology #12 · top 0.12%	3.398	729	12	9.2	3.7%	204	1980–2026
17 #13,869 overall	Allen, Robert C. NYU Abu Dhabi	ARE	History of Social Sciences #2 · top 0.08%	3.357	410	10	9.7	0.5%	68	1977–2024
18 #14,249 overall	Ambrose, Stanley H. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	USA	Archaeology #6 · top 0.03%	3.349	613	13	8.8	7.5%	107	1984–2026
19 #14,512 overall	Keane, Webb University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Anthropology #13 · top 0.13%	3.344	360	11	10.2	0.0%	50	1990–2026
20 #14,801 overall	Hobsbawm, Eric J.E. Birkbeck, University of London	GBR	History #1 · top <0.01%	3.338	659	8	7.5	0.0%	61	1951–2023
21 #15,363 overall	Piperno, Dolores R. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	USA	Archaeology #7 · top 0.03%	3.328	732	13	6.8	8.6%	115	1984–2026
22 #16,200 overall	Mokyr, Joel Northwestern University	USA	History of Social Sciences #3 · top 0.12%	3.312	453	10	8.5	0.4%	103	1974–2026
23 #16,958 overall	Hublin, Jean Jacques Collège de France	FRA	Anthropology #17 · top 0.17%	3.299	1,537	17	7.5	20.9%	358	1982–2026
24 #17,271 overall	Scheidel, Walter Stanford University	USA	Classics #1 · top 0.03%	3.293	367	10	9.3	7.8%	98	1990–2025
25 #18,536 overall	Boellstorff, Tom Maurer University of California, Irvine	USA	Anthropology #18 · top 0.18%	3.272	392	9	9.0	0.3%	86	1999–2026
26 #19,988 overall	Hodder, Ian The Ohio State University	USA	Archaeology #8 · top 0.04%	3.250	456	9	7.3	5.2%	119	1974–2025
27 #20,355 overall	Abu-Lughod, Lila Columbia University	USA	Anthropology #20 · top 0.20%	3.244	425	7	7.0	0.5%	47	1985–2025
28 #20,634 overall	Low, Setha M. The Graduate Center	USA	Anthropology #21 · top 0.21%	3.240	347	11	8.5	0.6%	96	1980–2026
29 #21,265 overall	Graeber, David Freie Universität Berlin	DEU	Anthropology #22 · top 0.22%	3.231	290	10	9.5	0.3%	47	1995–2023
30 #21,368 overall	Cooper, Frederick New York University	USA	Cultural Studies #4 · top 0.05%	3.230	539	9	7.5	0.5%	65	1979–2025
31 #21,646 overall	Macdonald, Sharon Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin	DEU	Anthropology #24 · top 0.24%	3.226	330	9	8.5	2.1%	77	1989–2025
32 #22,713 overall	Lee-Thorp, Julia A. University of Oxford	GBR	Paleontology #30 · top 0.13%	3.211	955	13	7.4	15.3%	195	1978–2026
33 #22,751 overall	d'Errico, Francesco Université de Bordeaux	FRA	Archaeology #9 · top 0.04%	3.211	1,043	17	8.2	14.4%	195	1993–2026
34 #22,878 overall	Hedges, Robert E.M. Oxford Social Sciences Division	GBR	Archaeology #10 · top 0.05%	3.209	749	13	7.5	6.4%	262	1974–2019
35 #23,405 overall	Mosse, David SOAS University of London	GBR	Development Studies #23 · top 0.44%	3.202	346	9	8.4	2.3%	56	1994–2026
36 #23,457 overall	Bar-Yosef, Ofer Harvard University	USA	Archaeology #11 · top 0.05%	3.202	802	14	8.3	5.9%	172	1966–2026
37 #24,227 overall	Robbins, Joel University of Cambridge	GBR	Anthropology #26 · top 0.26%	3.192	340	8	7.5	1.2%	102	1995–2026
38 #24,524 overall	McNeill, John Robert Georgetown University	USA	History #3 · top 0.01%	3.188	908	14	6.3	6.4%	100	1992–2026
39 #24,764 overall	Stiner, Mary C. The University of Arizona	USA	Archaeology #12 · top 0.06%	3.185	442	12	7.8	9.2%	91	1990–2026
40 #24,851 overall	Daston, Lorraine J. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science	DEU	History of Science, Technology & Medicine #1 · top 0.03%	3.184	305	9	9.0	0.0%	81	1978–2025
41 #25,481 overall	Fuentes, Alfredo F. University of Notre Dame	USA	Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology #34 · top 0.26%	3.177	646	10	7.3	12.1%	199	1995–2026
42 #26,624 overall	Marcus, George E. University of California, Irvine	USA	Anthropology #27 · top 0.27%	3.163	415	11	7.5	2.1%	133	1969–2026
43 #28,638 overall	Sahlins, Marshall D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	USA	Anthropology #28 · top 0.28%	3.140	244	9	9.0	0.0%	66	1963–2022
44 #29,137 overall	Gupta, Akhil Stanford University	USA	Anthropology #29 · top 0.29%	3.135	404	11	7.1	0.0%	32	1989–2023
45 #29,600 overall	Meskell, Lynn M. University of Pennsylvania	USA	Archaeology #13 · top 0.06%	3.130	316	9	8.0	4.2%	117	1994–2025
46 #29,606 overall	Richards, Michael P. Simon Fraser University	CAN	Archaeology #14 · top 0.07%	3.130	1,172	13	7.9	18.7%	308	1998–2026
47 #29,703 overall	Decker, Stephanie University of Birmingham	GBR	History of Social Sciences #4 · top 0.16%	3.129	678	10	6.8	6.7%	48	2005–2026
48 #30,145 overall	Shennan, Stephen J. University of Southampton	GBR	Archaeology #15 · top 0.07%	3.124	580	13	6.7	11.8%	145	1980–2025
49 #30,177 overall	Shapin, Steven A. Harvard University	USA	History of Science, Technology & Medicine #2 · top 0.06%	3.124	300	9	8.0	0.0%	66	1972–2024
50 #30,501 overall	Ortner, Sherry B. University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Anthropology #30 · top 0.30%	3.120	305	7	7.0	0.3%	45	1972–2026
51 #30,783 overall	Domínguez-Rodrigo, Manuel Rice University	USA	Archaeology #16 · top 0.07%	3.117	699	11	6.7	34.3%	275	1997–2026
52 #30,975 overall	Winter, Jay Murray Yale University	USA	History #4 · top 0.02%	3.115	230	9	9.0	0.9%	145	1970–2025
53 #31,636 overall	Assmann, Jan Universität Konstanz	DEU	History #5 · top 0.02%	3.109	349	6	6.0	0.0%	53	1972–2025
54 #31,704 overall	Kristiansen, Kristian Göteborgs Universitet	SWE	Archaeology #17 · top 0.08%	3.108	996	18	6.0	14.6%	110	1996–2026
55 #32,020 overall	Stout, Dietrich W. Emory University	USA	Experimental Psychology #398 · top 1.1%	3.105	415	12	7.1	9.4%	56	2000–2026
56 #32,615 overall	Marean, Curtis W. Institute of Human Origins	USA	Paleontology #49 · top 0.21%	3.099	572	12	7.3	16.6%	141	1984–2026
57 #32,787 overall	Stringer, Chris Brian Rian The Natural History Museum, London	GBR	Anthropology #31 · top 0.31%	3.098	855	12	7.5	12.9%	259	1974–2026
58 #34,289 overall	Mattingly, Cheryl F. Aarhus Universitet	DNK	Anthropology #32 · top 0.32%	3.083	285	8	7.0	5.0%	63	1987–2026
59 #34,340 overall	Cronon, William University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	History #6 · top 0.03%	3.083	347	6	5.5	0.0%	18	1983–2025
60 #34,384 overall	Alfani, Guido University of Warwick	GBR	History of Social Sciences #5 · top 0.21%	3.082	274	10	8.1	12.5%	62	2003–2026
61 #34,893 overall	CLARK, GREGORY Kitson Syddansk Universitet	DNK	History of Social Sciences #6 · top 0.25%	3.078	312	8	7.5	3.7%	81	1984–2026
62 #35,423 overall	Larkin, Brian R. Barnard College	USA	Anthropology #33 · top 0.33%	3.073	494	4	4.0	1.4%	29	1997–2025
63 #35,432 overall	Rohner, Ronald P. University of Connecticut	USA	Anthropology #34 · top 0.34%	3.073	438	10	6.7	11.2%	101	1970–2026
64 #35,619 overall	Boivin, Nicole L. Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie	DEU	Archaeology #18 · top 0.08%	3.071	1,197	15	6.3	18.4%	215	1995–2026
65 #35,637 overall	Smith, Bruce D. Smithsonian Institution	USA	Archaeology #19 · top 0.09%	3.071	356	9	7.5	3.0%	60	1974–2025
66 #35,734 overall	Hamilakis, Yannis Brown University	USA	Archaeology #20 · top 0.09%	3.071	273	8	8.0	4.9%	72	1996–2026
67 #36,626 overall	Helmreich, Stefan G. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA	Anthropology #35 · top 0.35%	3.063	385	9	7.4	1.0%	55	1997–2026
68 #36,715 overall	Holston, James University of California, San Diego	USA	Anthropology #36 · top 0.36%	3.062	259	8	7.0	0.4%	28	1991–2023
69 #37,234 overall	Erlandson, Jon McVey University of Oregon	USA	Archaeology #21 · top 0.10%	3.058	883	11	6.8	5.8%	221	1984–2026
70 #37,248 overall	Seaver, Nick Tufts University	USA	Anthropology #39 · top 0.39%	3.058	285	7	6.7	1.0%	18	2011–2026
71 #38,415 overall	Geertz, Clifford Institute for Advanced Study	USA	Anthropology #40 · top 0.40%	3.048	187	9	9.0	0.0%	53	1960–2025
72 #38,602 overall	Subrahmanyam, Sanjay University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Cultural Studies #9 · top 0.10%	3.047	242	8	7.5	1.2%	101	1984–2026
73 #38,793 overall	Assmann, Aleida Universität Konstanz	DEU	Literary Studies #12 · top 0.06%	3.045	252	7	7.0	0.0%	63	1996–2025
74 #38,878 overall	Scheper-Hughes, Nancy University of California, Berkeley	USA	Anthropology #41 · top 0.41%	3.045	310	7	6.5	0.6%	88	1978–2026
75 #39,842 overall	Lyman, R. Lee University of Missouri	USA	Archaeology #22 · top 0.10%	3.037	349	6	5.6	7.4%	175	1979–2026
76 #40,836 overall	Smith, Michael E. Arizona State University	USA	Archaeology #23 · top 0.11%	3.030	363	10	6.0	10.6%	120	1977–2026
77 #42,412 overall	Bentley, R. Alexander The University of Tennessee, Knoxville	USA	Archaeology #24 · top 0.11%	3.018	414	8	5.8	8.8%	139	2000–2026
78 #42,867 overall	Kohn, Eduardo O. Université McGill	CAN	Anthropology #42 · top 0.42%	3.014	383	5	4.1	0.3%	18	2002–2024
79 #43,510 overall	van Zanden, Jan Luiten Universiteit Utrecht	NLD	History of Social Sciences #7 · top 0.29%	3.010	389	11	7.5	4.0%	103	1993–2025
80 #43,930 overall	Throop, C. Jason University of California, Los Angeles	USA	Anthropology #43 · top 0.43%	3.007	274	10	7.1	6.2%	51	2000–2026
81 #43,999 overall	Walker, Phillip L. University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Anthropology #44 · top 0.44%	3.006	318	7	5.7	1.2%	54	1976–2018
82 #44,105 overall	Trinkaus, Erik Washington University in St. Louis	USA	Anthropology #45 · top 0.45%	3.006	493	9	5.9	8.4%	231	1973–2025
83 #44,529 overall	Wadley, Lyn University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	ZAF	Archaeology #25 · top 0.12%	3.002	347	9	6.7	8.7%	130	1991–2026
84 #44,692 overall	Schmelzer, Matthias G. Europa-Universität Flensburg	DEU	History #7 · top 0.03%	3.001	331	8	7.0	8.8%	31	2010–2026
85 #44,752 overall	Higham, Thomas F.G. Universität Wien	AUT	Archaeology #26 · top 0.12%	3.001	1,605	18	6.3	20.2%	346	1994–2026
86 #45,120 overall	Ferguson, James G. University of California, Irvine	USA	Anthropology #46 · top 0.46%	2.998	305	8	6.5	0.0%	36	1985–2023
87 #45,236 overall	Szpak, Paul Trent University	CAN	Archaeology #27 · top 0.13%	2.997	469	10	6.0	21.8%	95	2008–2026
88 #45,595 overall	Harrison, Rodney University College London	GBR	Archaeology #28 · top 0.13%	2.995	283	7	5.6	0.4%	50	2002–2026
89 #45,752 overall	Bogaard, Amy Oxford Social Sciences Division	GBR	Archaeology #29 · top 0.14%	2.994	767	13	5.3	19.1%	163	1998–2026
90 #45,938 overall	Davis, Dána Ain Queens College, City University of New York	USA	Anthropology #47 · top 0.47%	2.993	268	9	6.6	2.2%	38	2003–2026
91 #46,443 overall	Biehl, João Guilherme Princeton University	USA	Anthropology #48 · top 0.48%	2.989	245	8	6.9	0.4%	65	1999–2024
92 #46,515 overall	Humphries, Jane University of Oxford	GBR	History of Social Sciences #8 · top 0.33%	2.988	256	11	7.2	6.6%	84	1976–2026
93 #46,625 overall	Kennett, Douglas J. University of California, Santa Barbara	USA	Archaeology #30 · top 0.14%	2.988	1,239	18	4.7	25.4%	237	1995–2026
94 #47,734 overall	Szreter, Simon R.S. St. John's College Cambridge	GBR	History of Social Sciences #9 · top 0.37%	2.980	279	9	6.3	0.4%	70	1988–2026
95 #47,915 overall	Bogin, Barry A. Loughborough University	GBR	Anthropology #50 · top 0.50%	2.979	333	9	7.3	10.7%	165	1978–2025
96 #48,429 overall	Vigh, Henrik Erdman Københavns Universitet	DNK	Anthropology #51 · top 0.51%	2.976	222	7	6.5	7.9%	34	2006–2026
97 #48,745 overall	Spengler, Robert Nicholas Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie	DEU	Archaeology #31 · top 0.15%	2.974	462	11	6.5	22.5%	96	2010–2026
98 #49,325 overall	Binford, Lewis R. The University of New Mexico	USA	Archaeology #32 · top 0.15%	2.970	202	7	7.0	0.0%	38	1962–2021
99 #49,764 overall	Wickham, Chris J. University of Oxford	GBR	History #8 · top 0.04%	2.967	201	7	7.0	2.4%	59	1978–2026
100 #50,449 overall	DeWitte, Sharon N. University of Colorado Boulder	USA	Anthropology #52 · top 0.52%	2.963	397	10	6.8	11.8%	84	2008–2026

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