Social Sciences

Institutional Subject Ranking

World 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 (873.865 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 472.760 scientist, 207 country, 16.734 All type institutions
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor , United States - Public 1817
Staff ( 864 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
129
216
248
306
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :2
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles , United States - Public 1919
Staff ( 732 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
106
203
276
304
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :3
University of Oxford
Oxford , United Kingdom - Public 1096
Staff ( 652 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
97
201
275
310
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
4
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States - Private 1636
Staff ( 857 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
95
189
251
301
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
5
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :5
University College London
London , United Kingdom - Public 1826
Staff ( 761 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
91
204
275
318
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
6
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :6
University of Toronto
Toronto , Canada - Public 1827
Staff ( 840 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
90
207
282
340
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
7
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pennsylvania State University
University Park , United States - Public 1855
Staff ( 774 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
88
192
231
263
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
8
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stanford University
Stanford , United States - Private 1885
Staff ( 810 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
82
161
212
251
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
9
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :9
University of British Columbia
Vancouver , Canada - Public 1908
Staff ( 788 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
78
192
243
324
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
10
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :10
New York University
New York City , United States - Private 1831
Staff ( 720 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
74
145
187
221
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
11
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :11
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
12
Country Rank
7
Ranking Based On Selection :12
University of Texas Austin
Austin , United States - Public 1883
Staff ( 674 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
163
195
220
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
13
Country Rank
8
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Ohio State University
Columbus , United States - Public 1870
Staff ( 626 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
67
170
216
244
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :14
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands - Public 1632
Staff ( 686 ) 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 and Humanities
World Rank
15
Country Rank
9
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Yale University
New Haven , United States - Private 1701
Staff ( 407 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
64
123
145
151
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
16
Country Rank
10
Ranking Based On Selection :16
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison , United States - Public 1848
Staff ( 568 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
63
123
152
173
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
17
Country Rank
11
Ranking Based On Selection :17
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley , United States - Public 1868
Staff ( 530 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
91
108
123
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
18
Country Rank
12
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Michigan State University
East Lansing , United States - Public 1855
Staff ( 576 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
111
136
167
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
19
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ghent University
Ghent , Belgium - Public 1817
Staff ( 451 ) 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 and Humanities
World Rank
20
Country Rank
13
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Columbia University New York
New York City , United States - Private 1754
Staff ( 875 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
76
85
107
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
21
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Radboud University
Nijmegen , Netherlands - Private 1923
Staff ( 347 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
41
102
144
172
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
22
Country Rank
14
Ranking Based On Selection :22
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , United States - Private 1740
Staff ( 596 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
41
79
94
100
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
23
Country Rank
15
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Purdue University
West Lafayette , United States - Public 1869
Staff ( 400 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
95
119
137
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
24
Country Rank
16
Ranking Based On Selection :24
University of Chicago
Chicago , United States - Private 1891
Staff ( 446 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
87
106
143
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
25
Country Rank
17
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook , United States - Public 1957
Staff ( 199 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
78
94
103
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1
United States
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor , United States - Public 1817
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
129
216
248
306
Staff ( 864 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
2
United States
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles , United States - Public 1919
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
106
203
276
304
Staff ( 732 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
3
United Kingdom
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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 ( 652 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
4
United States
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States - Private 1636
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
95
189
251
301
Staff ( 857 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
5
United Kingdom
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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 ( 761 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
6
Canada
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
University of Toronto
Toronto , Canada - Public 1827
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
90
207
282
340
Staff ( 840 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
7
United States
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pennsylvania State University
University Park , United States - Public 1855
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
88
192
231
263
Staff ( 774 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
8
United States
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stanford University
Stanford , United States - Private 1885
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
82
161
212
251
Staff ( 810 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
9
Canada
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
University of British Columbia
Vancouver , Canada - Public 1908
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
78
192
243
324
Staff ( 788 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
10
United States
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
New York University
New York City , United States - Private 1831
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
74
145
187
221
Staff ( 720 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
11
Brazil
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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
12
United States
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
University of Texas Austin
Austin , United States - Public 1883
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
68
163
195
220
Staff ( 674 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
13
United States
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ohio State University
Columbus , United States - Public 1870
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
67
170
216
244
Staff ( 626 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
14
Netherlands
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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 ( 686 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
15
United States
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yale University
New Haven , United States - Private 1701
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
64
123
145
151
Staff ( 407 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
16
United States
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison , United States - Public 1848
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
63
123
152
173
Staff ( 568 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
17
United States
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley , United States - Public 1868
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
55
91
108
123
Staff ( 530 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
18
United States
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michigan State University
East Lansing , United States - Public 1855
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
111
136
167
Staff ( 576 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
19
Belgium
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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 ( 451 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
20
United States
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Columbia University New York
New York City , United States - Private 1754
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
43
76
85
107
Staff ( 875 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
21
Netherlands
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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 ( 347 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
22
United States
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , United States - Private 1740
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
41
79
94
100
Staff ( 596 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
23
United States
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Purdue University
West Lafayette , United States - Public 1869
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
95
119
137
Staff ( 400 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
24
United States
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
University of Chicago
Chicago , United States - Private 1891
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
87
106
143
Staff ( 446 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
25
United States
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook , United States - Public 1957
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
40
78
94
103
Staff ( 199 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis