H-Index
Rankings
World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies Rankings 2025
AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
91
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
64
0.520
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
66
0.559
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
70
0.753
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
62
0.785
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
49
0.671
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
49
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Higher education policy
governance
organisation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
Neurochemistry
Política Científica
Higher Education
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
45
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Plant and Environmental Proteomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
33
0.559
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
higher education
college students
faculty
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
32
0.542
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
higher education structure and governance: separation processes including freeze drying
spray drying
extraction
absorption
a
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
21
0.362
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Student Success
College Diversity
College Admissions
Research Methodology
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
48
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Multibody Dynamics
Biomechanics
Higher Education
Computational Mechanics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Community Colleges
Higher Education
Returns to College
Improving Institutional Performance
Developmental Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Civic engagement in higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
quantitative science studies
science of science
higher education research
academic profession
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
28
0.519
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Higher education
Visualization and thinking skills
Metacognition
Assessment
STEM Career choice and 21st century skills
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
27
0.509
Henry A Giroux
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
91
0.565
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Ernest Pascarella
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
64
0.520
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Philip G Altbach
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
66
0.559
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
Michalinos Zembylas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
70
0.753
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
Stephen Billett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
Adrianna Kezar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
62
0.785
Philippa Pip Pattison
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
49
0.671
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
Jane Knight
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
49
0.700
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Jeroen Huisman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
Higher education policy
governance
organisation
Enric I. Canela
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
Neurochemistry
Política Científica
Higher Education
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Ronald Barnett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
45
0.682
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
Paul A Haynes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
33
0.559
Plant and Environmental Proteomics
John M Braxton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
32
0.542
higher education
college students
faculty
C Judson King
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
21
0.362
higher education structure and governance: separation processes including freeze drying
spray drying
extraction
absorption
a
Nicholas A Bowman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
48
0.857
Student Success
College Diversity
College Admissions
Research Methodology
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Paulo Flores
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
Multibody Dynamics
Biomechanics
Higher Education
Computational Mechanics
Davis Jenkins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
Community Colleges
Higher Education
Returns to College
Improving Institutional Performance
Developmental Education
Robert Bringle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
Civic engagement in higher education
Jürgen Enders
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
Marek Kwiek
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648
quantitative science studies
science of science
higher education research
academic profession
Jane Edwards
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
28
0.519
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
Melanie Walker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Yehudit Judy Dori
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
Higher education
Visualization and thinking skills
Metacognition
Assessment
STEM Career choice and 21st century skills
Jason W Osborne
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
40
0.755
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
Sheila Slaughter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
27
0.509
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education