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World 464,837 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 464.837 scientist, 221 country, 24.507 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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185
World Rank
United States
82
Country Rank
Cornell University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    246
  • Last 5 Years
    112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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191
World Rank
United States
87
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    245
  • Last 5 Years
    121
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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192
World Rank
United Kingdom
17
Country Rank
University College London Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind | brain | social interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    245
  • Last 5 Years
    113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.461
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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255
World Rank
Australia
4
Country Rank
Australian Catholic University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | social psychology | clinical psychology | education | positive psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    235
  • Last 5 Years
    182
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.774
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Rankings

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312
World Rank
United States
126
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging | developmental psychopathology | intelligence | crime | agin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    230
  • Last 5 Years
    133
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.578
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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336
World Rank
Netherlands
6
Country Rank
VU University of Amsterdam Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Twins | twinning | behavior genetics | quantitative genetic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    227
  • Last 5 Years
    147
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.648
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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372
World Rank
United Kingdom
28
Country Rank
University of Edinburgh Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence | Cognitive Aging | Personality | Psychometrics | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    224
  • Last 5 Years
    145
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.647
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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430
World Rank
United States
154
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology | evolutionary anthropology | cognitive science | evolutionary psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    220
  • Last 5 Years
    116
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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448
World Rank
Netherlands
7
Country Rank
Utrecht University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    218
  • Last 5 Years
    159
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.729
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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458
World Rank
Australia
5
Country Rank
Australian Catholic University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia
Education / Educational Psychology
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation model

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    218
  • Last 5 Years
    127
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.583
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Rankings

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459
World Rank
Germany
11
Country Rank
Technische Universität Dresden Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie | Psychologi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    218
  • Last 5 Years
    125
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.573
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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491
World Rank
United Kingdom
36
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Robin M Murray
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis | schizophrenia | drug abus

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    216
  • Last 5 Years
    97
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.449
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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493
World Rank
Netherlands
9
Country Rank
VU University of Amsterdam Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression | prevention | psychotherapy | meta-analysis | RCT

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    215
  • Last 5 Years
    158
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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518
World Rank
United States
178
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Social psychology | Personality psychology | Positive Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    213
  • Last 5 Years
    145
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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520
World Rank
Australia
7
Country Rank
University of Queensland Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | personalit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    213
  • Last 5 Years
    137
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.643
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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624
World Rank
United States
211
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    205
  • Last 5 Years
    112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.546
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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698
World Rank
United States
246
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
James J Gross
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion | Emotion Regulatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    199
  • Last 5 Years
    152
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.764
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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772
World Rank
United States
287
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Kenneth A Dodge
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Behavior Disorders | Child Abuse | Child Development | Child Neglect | Family Violenc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    194
  • Last 5 Years
    100
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.515
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Rankings

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798
World Rank
France
17
Country Rank
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Stanislas Dehaene
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Paris, France
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscience | Educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    119
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.620
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Rankings

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802
World Rank
United States
299
Country Rank
Nemours Children's Health System Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology | Learned Helplessness | Prospection | Depression | Optimis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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Rankings

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804
World Rank
United States
301
Country Rank
Rice University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Eduardo Salas
Rice University Houston, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology | team training | safety culture | human factors | teamwor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    193
  • Last 5 Years
    106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.549
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Rankings

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807
World Rank
United States
302
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Families | Povert

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    77
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.401
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Rankings

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826
World Rank
United States
310
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Education / Educational Psychology
Educational psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 5 Years
    125
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.658
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Rankings

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830
World Rank
United States
313
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Administrative law | behavioral economic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 5 Years
    115
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.605
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Rankings

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864
World Rank
United States
330
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging | dementia | cognitive neuroscience | cognitive reserv

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    188
  • Last 5 Years
    101
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.537
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