| Rank | Academic | H-Index | Citations | Nation | Area | Macroarea | Italian Institution(s) | Notes |
| 1 | Donatella Della Porta | 110 | 63,683 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa | Top Woman. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 2 | Claudio M. Radaelli | 70 | 28,572 | Italy | political sciences | Social Sciences | EUI, School of Transnational Governance and UCL | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 3 | Silvia Gherardi | 69 | 30,721 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Trento | Retired. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 4 | Maurizio Ambrosini | 59 | 13,598 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Milano | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 5 | Chiara Saraceno | 58 | 15,008 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Torino | Retired. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 6 | Leonardo Morlino | 56 | 80,588 | Italy | political sciences | Social Sciences | LUISS University, Rome | Retired. Emeritus Professor. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 7 | Maurizio Ferrera | 56 | 21,527 | Italy | political sciences | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Milano | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 8 | Mario Diani | 51 | 27,885 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Trento | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 9 | Lucio Baccaro | 48 | 9,462 | Switzerland | Sociology | Social Sciences | - | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 10 | Francesco Parisi | 48 | 6,854 | Italy | Law and Economics | Social Sciences | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna and University of Minnesota, School of Law | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 11 | Marino Regini | 45 | 7,518 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Milano | Retired. Emeritus Professor. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 12 | Carlo Trigilia | 44 | 12,409 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Firenze | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 13 | Flaminio Squazzoni | 43 | 6,700 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Milano | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 14 | Tommaso Vitale | 41 | 5,127 | France | Sociology | Social Sciences | - | Youngest. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 15 | Laura Bernardi | 39 | 7,290 | Switzerland | Sociology | Social Sciences | - | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 16 | Giuseppe Sciortino | 39 | 6,374 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Trento | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 17 | Marzio Barbagli | 38 | 6,264 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna | Retired. PoP Google Scholar |
| 18 | Arnaldo Bagnasco | 33 | 9,518 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Torino | Retired. PoP. Google Scholar |
| 19 | Diego Gambetta | 31 | 23,680 | UK | Sociology | Social Sciences | - | Google Scholar |
| 20 | Mario Cardano Wiki Page | 30 | 6,200 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Torino and Universidade Estatual de Montes Claros Brasil | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 21 | Enzo Mingione | 23 | 3,278 | Italy | Sociology | Social Sciences | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca | Google Scholar |
| Rank: | 1 |
| Academic: | Donatella Della Porta |
| H-Index: | 110 |
| Citations: | 63,683 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa |
| Notes: | Top Woman. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 2 |
| Academic: | Claudio M. Radaelli |
| H-Index: | 70 |
| Citations: | 28,572 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | political sciences |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | EUI, School of Transnational Governance and UCL |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 3 |
| Academic: | Silvia Gherardi |
| H-Index: | 69 |
| Citations: | 30,721 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Trento |
| Notes: | Retired. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Academic: | Maurizio Ambrosini |
| H-Index: | 59 |
| Citations: | 13,598 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Milano |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 5 |
| Academic: | Chiara Saraceno |
| H-Index: | 58 |
| Citations: | 15,008 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Torino |
| Notes: | Retired. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 6 |
| Academic: | Leonardo Morlino |
| H-Index: | 56 |
| Citations: | 80,588 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | political sciences |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | LUISS University, Rome |
| Notes: | Retired. Emeritus Professor. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 7 |
| Academic: | Maurizio Ferrera |
| H-Index: | 56 |
| Citations: | 21,527 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | political sciences |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Milano |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 8 |
| Academic: | Mario Diani |
| H-Index: | 51 |
| Citations: | 27,885 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Trento |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 9 |
| Academic: | Lucio Baccaro |
| H-Index: | 48 |
| Citations: | 9,462 |
| Nation: | Switzerland |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | - |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 10 |
| Academic: | Francesco Parisi |
| H-Index: | 48 |
| Citations: | 6,854 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Law and Economics |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna and University of Minnesota, School of Law |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 11 |
| Academic: | Marino Regini |
| H-Index: | 45 |
| Citations: | 7,518 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Milano |
| Notes: | Retired. Emeritus Professor. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 12 |
| Academic: | Carlo Trigilia |
| H-Index: | 44 |
| Citations: | 12,409 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Firenze |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 13 |
| Academic: | Flaminio Squazzoni |
| H-Index: | 43 |
| Citations: | 6,700 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Milano |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 14 |
| Academic: | Tommaso Vitale |
| H-Index: | 41 |
| Citations: | 5,127 |
| Nation: | France |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | - |
| Notes: | Youngest. Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 15 |
| Academic: | Laura Bernardi |
| H-Index: | 39 |
| Citations: | 7,290 |
| Nation: | Switzerland |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | - |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 16 |
| Academic: | Giuseppe Sciortino |
| H-Index: | 39 |
| Citations: | 6,374 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Trento |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 17 |
| Academic: | Marzio Barbagli |
| H-Index: | 38 |
| Citations: | 6,264 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| Notes: | Retired. PoP Google Scholar |
| Rank: | 18 |
| Academic: | Arnaldo Bagnasco |
| H-Index: | 33 |
| Citations: | 9,518 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Torino |
| Notes: | Retired. PoP. Google Scholar |
| Rank: | 19 |
| Academic: | Diego Gambetta |
| H-Index: | 31 |
| Citations: | 23,680 |
| Nation: | UK |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | - |
| Notes: | Google Scholar |
| Rank: | 20 |
| Academic: | Mario Cardano Wiki Page |
| H-Index: | 30 |
| Citations: | 6,200 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Torino and Universidade Estatual de Montes Claros Brasil |
| Notes: | Google Scholar MyCitations |
| Rank: | 21 |
| Academic: | Enzo Mingione |
| H-Index: | 23 |
| Citations: | 3,278 |
| Nation: | Italy |
| Area: | Sociology |
| Macroarea: | Social Sciences |
| Italian Institution(s): | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca |
| Notes: | Google Scholar |