Social Sciences

Institutional Subject Ranking

Europe Social Sciences 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 58.175 scientist, 50 country, 2.645 All type institutions
* Social Sciences
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
University of Oxford
Oxford , United Kingdom - Public 1096
Staff ( 310 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
97
201
275
310
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
6
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :2
University College London
London , United Kingdom - Public 1826
Staff ( 399 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
91
204
275
318
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
21
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :3
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Public 1632
Staff ( 349 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
65
178
249
302
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences
World Rank
32
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Utrecht University
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1636
Staff ( 245 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
56
124
167
201
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
33
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :5
University of Manchester
Manchester , United Kingdom - Public 1824
Staff ( 220 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
103
136
169
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
35
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :6
University of Groningen
Groningen , Netherlands - Public 1614
Staff ( 193 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
52
116
145
170
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
36
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :7
King's College London
London , United Kingdom - Public 1829
Staff ( 266 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
51
138
191
224
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
42
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :8
University of Oslo
Oslo , Norway - Public 1811
Staff ( 312 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
162
216
272
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
43
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Roma , Italy - Public 1303
Staff ( 272 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
102
149
190
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
44
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :10
University of York
York , United Kingdom - Public 1963
Staff ( 204 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
108
138
175
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
47
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :11
University of Birmingham
Birmingham , United Kingdom - Public 1900
Staff ( 124 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
44
106
123
124
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
50
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ghent University
Ghent , Belgium - Public 1817
Staff ( 205 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
99
130
162
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences
World Rank
51
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Radboud University
Nijmegen , Netherlands - Private 1923
Staff ( 192 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
41
102
144
172
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
55
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven , Belgium - Public 1834
Staff ( 217 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
89
125
170
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences
World Rank
60
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :15
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Private 1880
Staff ( 164 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
39
91
123
143
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
63
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Università degli Studi di Padova
Padova , Italy - Public 1222
Staff ( 221 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
38
98
141
175
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
67
Country Rank
7
Ranking Based On Selection :17
University of Cambridge
Cambridge , United Kingdom - Public 1209
Staff ( 321 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
37
94
156
219
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences
World Rank
71
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona , Spain - Public 1450
Staff ( 321 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
35
77
137
218
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
73
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Universität Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland - Public 1833
Staff ( 203 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
35
81
109
157
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
74
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Leiden University
Leiden , Netherlands - Public 1575
Staff ( 256 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
34
117
167
212
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
79
Country Rank
8
Ranking Based On Selection :21
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh , United Kingdom - Public 1583
Staff ( 280 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
109
159
210
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
84
Country Rank
9
Ranking Based On Selection :22
London School of Economics and Political Science
London , United Kingdom - Public 1895
Staff ( 285 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
71
93
146
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
88
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid , Spain - Public 1508
Staff ( 307 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
168
272
300
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
89
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Universitat de València
Valencia , Spain - Public 1499
Staff ( 331 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
85
144
219
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences
World Rank
96
Country Rank
10
Ranking Based On Selection :25
University of Warwick
Coventry , United Kingdom - Public 1965
Staff ( 146 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
30
75
94
114
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
3
United Kingdom
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
University of Oxford
Oxford , United Kingdom - Public 1096
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
97
201
275
310
Staff ( 310 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
6
United Kingdom
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
University College London
London , United Kingdom - Public 1826
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
91
204
275
318
Staff ( 399 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
21
Netherlands
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Public 1632
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
65
178
249
302
Staff ( 349 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
32
Netherlands
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Utrecht University
Utrecht , Netherlands - Public 1636
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
56
124
167
201
Staff ( 245 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
33
United Kingdom
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
University of Manchester
Manchester , United Kingdom - Public 1824
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
103
136
169
Staff ( 220 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
35
Netherlands
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
University of Groningen
Groningen , Netherlands - Public 1614
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
52
116
145
170
Staff ( 193 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
36
United Kingdom
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
King's College London
London , United Kingdom - Public 1829
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
51
138
191
224
Staff ( 266 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
42
Norway
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
University of Oslo
Oslo , Norway - Public 1811
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
162
216
272
Staff ( 312 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
43
Italy
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Roma , Italy - Public 1303
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
102
149
190
Staff ( 272 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
44
United Kingdom
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
University of York
York , United Kingdom - Public 1963
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
45
108
138
175
Staff ( 204 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
47
United Kingdom
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
University of Birmingham
Birmingham , United Kingdom - Public 1900
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
44
106
123
124
Staff ( 124 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
50
Belgium
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ghent University
Ghent , Belgium - Public 1817
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
99
130
162
Staff ( 205 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
51
Netherlands
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Radboud University
Nijmegen , Netherlands - Private 1923
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
41
102
144
172
Staff ( 192 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
55
Belgium
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven , Belgium - Public 1834
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
89
125
170
Staff ( 217 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
60
Netherlands
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Private 1880
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
39
91
123
143
Staff ( 164 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
63
Italy
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Università degli Studi di Padova
Padova , Italy - Public 1222
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
38
98
141
175
Staff ( 221 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
67
United Kingdom
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
University of Cambridge
Cambridge , United Kingdom - Public 1209
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
37
94
156
219
Staff ( 321 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
71
Spain
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona , Spain - Public 1450
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
35
77
137
218
Staff ( 321 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
73
Switzerland
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Universität Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland - Public 1833
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
35
81
109
157
Staff ( 203 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
74
Netherlands
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leiden University
Leiden , Netherlands - Public 1575
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
34
117
167
212
Staff ( 256 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
79
United Kingdom
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh , United Kingdom - Public 1583
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
109
159
210
Staff ( 280 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
84
United Kingdom
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
London School of Economics and Political Science
London , United Kingdom - Public 1895
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
33
71
93
146
Staff ( 285 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
88
Spain
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid , Spain - Public 1508
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
168
272
300
Staff ( 307 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
89
Spain
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Universitat de València
Valencia , Spain - Public 1499
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
31
85
144
219
Staff ( 331 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
96
United Kingdom
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
University of Warwick
Coventry , United Kingdom - Public 1965
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
30
75
94
114
Staff ( 146 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis