In rankings, humanities citation ranking refers to the ranking of humanities, social sciences, and arts scholars; the shorthand (HuCR:25) means, e.g., that Hannah Arendt is ranked 25th in the following 2009 Reuters rankings;

Reuters ranking | 2009
The following is a 2009 compiled "current trends" Thomson Reuters ranking of humanities and social science authors, based on authors whose books—not journals, as in the arts, humanities, and social sciences the “book” holds a more important position and is the primary vehicle of research and information conveyance—collectively, were cited 500 or more times in 2007: [1]

#
Author
Fields
Citations
CR

1. Michel Foucault (1926-1984) Philosophy, sociology, criticism 2,521 7
2. Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) Philosophy 1,874 6
3. Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) Philosophy 1,874 2
4. Albert Bandura (1925-) Psychology 1,536
5. Anthony Giddens (1938-) Sociology 1,303
6. Erving Goffman (1922-1982) Sociology 1,066 3
7. Jurgen Habermas (1929-) Philosophy, sociology 1,049
8. Max Weber (1864-1920) Sociology 971 57
9. Judith Butler (1956-) Philosophy 960
10. Bruno Latour (1947-) Sociology, anthropology 944 2
11. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Psychoanalysis 903 150
12. Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) (Ѻ) Philosophy 897 4
13. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) Philosophy 882 66
14. Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) Philosophy 874 6
15. Noam Chomsky (1928-) Linguistics, philosophy 812 3
16. Ulrich Beck (1944-) Sociology 733
17. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Philosophy 725
18. David Harvey (1935-) Geography 723
19. John Rawls (1921-2002) Philosophy 708
20. Geert Hofstede (1928-) Cultural studies 700
21. Edward Said (1935-2003) Criticism 694
22. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) Sociology 662 12
23. Roland Barthes (1915-1980) Criticism, philosophy 631
24. Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) Anthropology 596
25. Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) Political theory 593
26. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) Criticism, philosophy 583 28
27. Henri Tajfel (1919-1982) Social psychology 583
28. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) Philosophy 583 14
29. Barney Glaser (1930-) Sociology 577
30. George Lakoff (1941-) Linguistics 577
31. John Dewey (1859-1952) Philosophy, psychology, education 575 3
32. Benedict Anderson (1936-) International studies 573
33 Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) Philosophy 566
34 Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) Psychoanalysis, philosophy, criticism 526 12
35 Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996) History and philosophy of science 519 17
36. Karl Marx (1818-1883) Political theory, economics, sociology 501 49
37. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) Philosophy 501 68

#	Author	Fields	Citations	CR

1.	Michel Foucault (1926-1984)	Philosophy, sociology, criticism	2,521	7
2.	Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002)	Philosophy	1,874	6
3.	Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)	Philosophy	1,874	2
4.	Albert Bandura (1925-)	Psychology	1,536
5.	Anthony Giddens (1938-)	Sociology	1,303
6.	Erving Goffman (1922-1982)	Sociology	1,066	3
7.	Jurgen Habermas (1929-)	Philosophy, sociology	1,049
8.	Max Weber (1864-1920)	Sociology	971	57
9.	Judith Butler (1956-)	Philosophy	960
10.	Bruno Latour (1947-)	Sociology, anthropology	944	2
11.	Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)	Psychoanalysis	903	150
12.	Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) (Ѻ)	Philosophy	897	4
13.	Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)	Philosophy	882	66
14.	Martin Heidegger (1889-1976)	Philosophy	874	6
15.	Noam Chomsky (1928-)	Linguistics, philosophy	812	3
16.	Ulrich Beck (1944-)	Sociology	733
17.	Jean Piaget (1896-1980)	Philosophy	725
18.	David Harvey (1935-)	Geography	723
19.	John Rawls (1921-2002)	Philosophy	708
20.	Geert Hofstede (1928-)	Cultural studies	700
21.	Edward Said (1935-2003)	Criticism	694
22.	Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)	Sociology	662	12
23.	Roland Barthes (1915-1980)	Criticism, philosophy	631
24.	Clifford Geertz (1926-2006)	Anthropology	596
25.	Hannah Arendt (1906-1975)	Political theory	593
26.	Walter Benjamin (1892-1940)	Criticism, philosophy	583	28
27.	Henri Tajfel (1919-1982)	Social psychology	583
28.	Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)	Philosophy	583	14
29.	Barney Glaser (1930-)	Sociology	577
30.	George Lakoff (1941-)	Linguistics	577
31.	John Dewey (1859-1952)	Philosophy, psychology, education	575	3
32.	Benedict Anderson (1936-)	International studies	573
33	Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995)	Philosophy	566
34	Jacques Lacan (1901-1981)	Psychoanalysis, philosophy, criticism	526	12
35	Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996)	History and philosophy of science	519	17
36.	Karl Marx (1818-1883)	Political theory, economics, sociology	501	49
37.	Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)	Philosophy	501	68

See also
● Hmolscience citation ranking

References
1. Staff. (2009). "Most Cited Authors of Books in the Humanities, 2007" (Ѻ) , date provided by Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Science, Times Higher Education, Mar 29.