H-Index
Rankings
World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Regional 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
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
45
0.789
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Southeast Asian History
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
29
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
23
0.548
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
30
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
African Linguistics
Bantu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
26
0.743
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
17
0.486
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
African Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
14
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
12
0.462
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
15
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
African literature
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Bölgesel ve Yerel Kalkınma
Yenilik
İktisat Felsefesi
Kuantum Teorisi ve İktisat
Post-Modernizm ve İktisat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Media
Digital Technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
Economics
Regional Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
african feminist theory
gender based violence
queer
sexualities
pedagogies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Sarah Tishkoff
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
Edward Aspinall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
45
0.789
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
Lawrence Bobo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
anthony reid
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
29
0.537
Alan Fowler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
23
0.548
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
Kuntala Lahiri Dutt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
30
0.750
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
Mary Prendergast
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
Koen Bostoen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
26
0.743
Henning Melber
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
Christine Wong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
17
0.486
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
Deborah Potts
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Afe Adogame
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
Adams Bodomo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
Damtew Teferra
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
Damien Kingsbury
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
14
0.538
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
Chee Kiong Tong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
12
0.462
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
Denise Dias Barros
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
15
0.600
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
Elliott Green
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Warren Smit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
Murat Ali Dulupçu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Bölgesel ve Yerel Kalkınma
Yenilik
İktisat Felsefesi
Kuantum Teorisi ve İktisat
Post-Modernizm ve İktisat
Ross Tapsell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Media
Digital Technologies
Emine Sedef Akgüngör
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Jane Bennett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
african feminist theory
gender based violence
queer
sexualities
pedagogies