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North America 3,066 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Sociology Rankings - 2025

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,447
World Rank
United States
592
Country Rank
University of New Hampshire Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
David Finkelhor
University of New Hampshire Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
child maltreatment | criminology | victimolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    163
  • Last 6 Years
    91
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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1,676
World Rank
United States
704
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Douglas S Massey
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | Demograph

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    155
  • Last 6 Years
    88
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.568
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Rankings

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2,238
World Rank
United States
974
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Glen H Elder Jr
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Life Course | Sociolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    145
  • Last 6 Years
    66
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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2,490
World Rank
United States
1,104
Country Rank
University of Miami Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Alex Piquero|Alexis Piquero
University of Miami Coral Gables, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
criminological theory | criminal careers | quantitative research method

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    141
  • Last 6 Years
    84
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.596
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Rankings

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2,839
World Rank
United States
1,276
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Loã ̄C Wacquant
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology | punishment | social theory | embodiment | ethnograph

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    138
  • Last 6 Years
    87
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.630
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,141
World Rank
United States
1,408
Country Rank
University of New Hampshire Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Murray Straus
University of New Hampshire Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
criminology | family | measuremen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    134
  • Last 6 Years
    56
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.418
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Rankings

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3,308
World Rank
United States
1,479
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Alejandro Portes
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology | immigration | development | migration | social capita

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    132
  • Last 6 Years
    71
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.538
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,852
World Rank
United States
2,220
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Linda George
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    120
  • Last 6 Years
    42
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.350
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Rankings

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6,141
World Rank
United States
2,797
Country Rank
University of Georgia Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Ronald L Simons
University of Georgia Athens, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
medical sociology | life course | criminology | family | rac

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    113
  • Last 6 Years
    58
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.513
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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7,807
World Rank
United States
3,527
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Paul R Amato
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    106
  • Last 6 Years
    60
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.566
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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7,833
World Rank
United States
3,538
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
163
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
John W Meyer
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology of education | organization theory | globalizatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    106
  • Last 6 Years
    56
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.528
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,170
World Rank
United States
3,702
Country Rank
University of Pennsylvania Logo
63
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Frank Furstenberg
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociology and Demography of the Famil

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    105
  • Last 6 Years
    45
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.429
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,711
World Rank
United States
3,946
Country Rank
University of Texas San Antonio Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Christopher Ellison
University of Texas San Antonio San Antonio, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology of religion | social psychology of health and illness | sociology of family | race and ethnicit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 6 Years
    56
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.544
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,718
World Rank
United States
3,948
Country Rank
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Logo
45
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Howard E Aldrich
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
sociology | entrepreneurship | organizations | social inequality | organizational sociolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 6 Years
    55
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.534
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,759
World Rank
United States
3,967
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
52
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Sara Mclanahan
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
family | inequality | povert

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    103
  • Last 6 Years
    49
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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9,251
World Rank
United States
4,162
Country Rank
Michigan State University Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Thomas Dietz
Michigan State University East Lansing, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
climate change | human ecology | environmental sociology | macro energy system

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 6 Years
    69
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.683
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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9,334
World Rank
United States
4,191
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Gary Gereffi
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
global value chains | industrial governance | economic and social upgrading | private governanc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 6 Years
    59
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.584
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,218
World Rank
United States
4,577
Country Rank
Northwestern University Logo
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Thomas D Cook
Northwestern University Evanston, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
research methods | evaluation | social psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    99
  • Last 6 Years
    48
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.485
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,464
World Rank
United States
4,676
Country Rank
University of Maryland Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
George Ritzer
University of Maryland College Park, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Sociological Theory | globalization | consumption | prosumptio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    98
  • Last 6 Years
    63
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.643
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Rankings

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10,963
World Rank
United States
4,877
Country Rank
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Logo
62
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Phyllis Moen
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
work | retirement | gendered life course | health and well-bein

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    97
  • Last 6 Years
    54
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.557
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Rankings

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11,799
World Rank
United States
5,238
Country Rank
Yale University Logo
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Jeffrey C Alexander
Yale University New Haven, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
cultural sociology | politics | performance | civil society | The Strong Progra

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    95
  • Last 6 Years
    54
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.568
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Rankings

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12,422
World Rank
United States
5,528
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
44
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Alan Booth
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
hormones and behavior | family sociolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    94
  • Last 6 Years
    36
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.383
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Rankings

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13,653
World Rank
United States
6,049
Country Rank
Iowa State University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Daniel W Russell
Iowa State University Ames, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Social support and loneliness | quantitative research method

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 6 Years
    57
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.626
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Rankings

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13,710
World Rank
United States
6,075
Country Rank
University of Oregon Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
John Bellamy Foster
University of Oregon Eugene, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Political Economy | Environmental Sociology | Marxis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 6 Years
    53
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.582
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Rankings

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14,054
World Rank
United States
6,236
Country Rank
City University of New York Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Ofelia Garcia
City University of New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
Bilingual Education | Bilingualism | Sociology of Language | US Spanis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    90
  • Last 6 Years
    70
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.778
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