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BRICS Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index's subject-based institutional rankings cover 24.330 institutions across 13 main fields. Universities may excel or fall behind in specific subjects, independent of their overall ranking. AD Scientific Index provides a comparative global performance assessment of universities in each field, making it a valuable indicator for equivalency or transfer applications. This ranking, currently in its Beta phase, is based on the Total H Index. Two new categories, Art and Humanities University Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities University Rankings, offer a unique focus exclusively on arts, humanities, and social sciences, excluding medicine, engineering, and natural sciences. Please note that both rankings are in their Beta phase. The global, regional, national, and institutional subject rankings are still evolving as the 'Others' category (873.864 profiles) contains scientists whose fields are unidentified or yet to be edited, so rankings may change accordingly. Rankings reflect the presence of scientists in a branch, not whether the institution has a dedicated faculty. See also: Individual Subject Rankings.

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Total 58.664 scientist, 5 country, 3.659 All type institutions
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
11
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo , Brazil - Public 1934
Staff ( 2,866 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
292
531
728
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
61
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre , Brazil - Public 1934
Staff ( 320 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
25
68
98
98
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
79
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia , Brazil - Public 1962
Staff ( 518 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
20
67
99
128
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
138
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing , China - Institution 1951
Staff ( 89 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
46
58
74
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
149
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :5
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Moscow , Russia - Public 1992
Staff ( 1,429 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
77
140
211
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
150
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte , Brazil - Public 1927
Staff ( 490 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
66
104
136
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
156
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo , Brazil - Public 1962
Staff ( 394 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
49
56
56
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
164
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stavropol State Agrarian University
Stavropol , Russia - Public 1930
Staff ( 38 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
20
20
22
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
190
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :9
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 2005
Staff ( 599 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
51
95
136
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
222
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul PUCRS
Porto Alegre , Brazil - Private 1948
Staff ( 180 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
32
39
43
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
224
Country Rank
7
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario , Brazil - Public 1946
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
34
48
72
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
252
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tsinghua University
Beijing , China - Public 1911
Staff ( 206 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
22
45
53
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
303
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi , India - Public 1961
Staff ( 120 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
11
16
28
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
319
Country Rank
8
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil - Public 1930
Staff ( 197 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
33
43
58
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
330
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :15
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 1922
Staff ( 486 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
21
37
40
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
346
Country Rank
9
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rajkot , Brazil - Public 1920
Staff ( 228 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
42
59
60
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
348
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :17
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 1908
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
30
61
76
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
380
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Beijing Normal University
Beijing , China - Public 1902
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
19
34
44
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
390
Country Rank
10
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Sao Paulo , Brazil - Public 1976
Staff ( 221 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
62
104
107
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
396
Country Rank
11
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarém , Brazil - Public 1968
Staff ( 353 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
43
74
104
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
431
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :21
South African Medical Research Council
Cape Town , South Africa - Institution 1969
Staff ( 18 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
12
13
14
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
443
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Southwest University
Chongqing , China - Public 2005
Staff ( 31 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
11
15
17
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
445
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sichuan University
Chengdu , China - Public 1896
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
9
14
21
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
446
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :24
University of Science & Technology of China
Hefei , China - Public 1958
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
10
15
23
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
459
Country Rank
7
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
, China - Institution 1999
Staff ( 11 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
6
7
7
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* Total H Index
Rankings
11
Brazil
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Universidade de São Paulo USP
São Paulo , Brazil - Public 1934
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
292
531
728
Staff ( 2,866 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
61
Brazil
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre , Brazil - Public 1934
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
25
68
98
98
Staff ( 320 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
79
Brazil
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Universidade de Brasília UNB
Brasilia , Brazil - Public 1962
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
20
67
99
128
Staff ( 518 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
138
China
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing , China - Institution 1951
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
14
46
58
74
Staff ( 89 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
149
Russia
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Moscow , Russia - Public 1992
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
77
140
211
Staff ( 1,429 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
150
Brazil
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte , Brazil - Public 1927
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
66
104
136
Staff ( 490 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
156
Brazil
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo , Brazil - Public 1962
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
49
56
56
Staff ( 394 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
164
Russia
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stavropol State Agrarian University
Stavropol , Russia - Public 1930
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
13
20
20
22
Staff ( 38 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
190
South Africa
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
51
95
136
Staff ( 599 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
222
Brazil
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul PUCRS
Porto Alegre , Brazil - Private 1948
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
32
39
43
Staff ( 180 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
224
Brazil
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Rosario , Brazil - Public 1946
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
10
34
48
72
Staff ( 255 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
252
China
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tsinghua University
Beijing , China - Public 1911
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
9
22
45
53
Staff ( 206 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
303
India
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi , India - Public 1961
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
11
16
28
Staff ( 120 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
319
Brazil
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil - Public 1930
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
33
43
58
Staff ( 197 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
330
South Africa
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 1922
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
21
37
40
Staff ( 486 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
346
Brazil
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rajkot , Brazil - Public 1920
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
42
59
60
Staff ( 228 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
348
South Africa
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 1908
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
30
61
76
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
380
China
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Beijing Normal University
Beijing , China - Public 1902
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
19
34
44
Staff ( 119 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
390
Brazil
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Sao Paulo , Brazil - Public 1976
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
62
104
107
Staff ( 221 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
396
Brazil
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Santarém , Brazil - Public 1968
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
43
74
104
Staff ( 353 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
431
South Africa
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South African Medical Research Council
Cape Town , South Africa - Institution 1969
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
12
13
14
Staff ( 18 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
443
China
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Southwest University
Chongqing , China - Public 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
11
15
17
Staff ( 31 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
445
China
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sichuan University
Chengdu , China - Public 1896
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
9
14
21
Staff ( 47 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
446
China
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
University of Science & Technology of China
Hefei , China - Public 1958
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
10
15
23
Staff ( 75 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
459
China
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
, China - Institution 1999
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
6
7
7
Staff ( 11 ) Compare
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