i10 Productivity
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Social Sciences / Regional Studies i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Sarah Tishkoff
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
113
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Lawrence Bobo
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
52
0.684
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Damtew Teferra
African Higher Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
35
0.515
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Afe Adogame
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
27
0.409
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Mary Prendergast
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Polycarp Ikuenobe
African Philosophy
Social
Moral
Legal Philosophy
Critical thinking and Informal Logic
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Matthew C Curtis
African Archaeology
Landscape Archaeology
Ethnoarchaeology
Archaeology of the Horn of Africa
California Archaeology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Shadrack Wanjala Nasong O
African Politics
Democratization
Identity Conflicts
Political Economy of Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Andrew Paul Jacobson
African carnivores
GIS
Human impacts
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Zachariah Mampilly|Zachariah Mamphilly, Zachary Mampilly, Zachary Mamphilly
African Politics
Civil War
Conflict
Political Violence
Social Movements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
John E Drabinski
african-american studies
caribbean studies
africana studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Lahra Smith
African politics
political institutions
women and politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Abdourahman A Waberi
African literature
francophone literature
postcolonial theory
creative writing
cultural studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Charmaine Crawford
Africana Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Caribbean domestic workers and motherhood and decolonial
queer feminist theorizing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Daniel Eizenga
African Politics
Sahel
Violent Extremism
Civil-Military Relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Natalie Wenzell Letsa
African politics
public opinion
political behavior
authoritarianism
democratization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Fredline M'Cormack-Hale
African Politics
Gender
International Relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Alex Dyzenhaus
African Politics
Redistribution
Land Politics
Development
Decentralization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
African politics
democratization
elections
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Wendy Wilson-Fall
African Studies
Africana Studies
Madagascar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Emmanuel Balogun
African Politics
International Organizations
Regionalism
Peace and Security
Global Health Governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Anita Wheeler Plummer
African Studies
African political economy
Africa China Relations
Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Crystal Leigh Endsley
Africana Studies
Women's Studies
Performance Studies
Arts as activism
girlhood studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Alex Verink
African Politics
Information Technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Anatoli Ignatov
African political thought
African land politics
environmental political theory
postcolonial theory
endogenous development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sarah Tishkoff
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
113
0.850
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lawrence Bobo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
52
0.684
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Damtew Teferra
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
35
0.515
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Afe Adogame
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
27
0.409
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mary Prendergast
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Polycarp Ikuenobe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
African Philosophy
Social
Moral
Legal Philosophy
Critical thinking and Informal Logic
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Matthew C Curtis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
10
0.476
African Archaeology
Landscape Archaeology
Ethnoarchaeology
Archaeology of the Horn of Africa
California Archaeology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shadrack Wanjala Nasong O
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
9
0.429
African Politics
Democratization
Identity Conflicts
Political Economy of Development
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Paul Jacobson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
19
0.950
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
African Politics
Civil War
Conflict
Political Violence
Social Movements

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John E Drabinski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
african-american studies
caribbean studies
africana studies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lahra Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
African politics
political institutions
women and politics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abdourahman A Waberi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
African literature
francophone literature
postcolonial theory
creative writing
cultural studies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Charmaine Crawford
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
Africana Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Caribbean domestic workers and motherhood and decolonial
queer feminist theorizing
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Eizenga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
African Politics
Sahel
Violent Extremism
Civil-Military Relations
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Natalie Wenzell Letsa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
African politics
public opinion
political behavior
authoritarianism
democratization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Fredline M'Cormack-Hale
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
African Politics
Gender
International Relations
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alex Dyzenhaus
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
African Politics
Redistribution
Land Politics
Development
Decentralization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
1
0.250
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Wendy Wilson-Fall
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
0
0.000
African Studies
Africana Studies
Madagascar
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Emmanuel Balogun
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
African Politics
International Organizations
Regionalism
Peace and Security
Global Health Governance
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anita Wheeler Plummer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
African Studies
African political economy
Africa China Relations
Kenya
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Crystal Leigh Endsley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Africana Studies
Women's Studies
Performance Studies
Arts as activism
girlhood studies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alex Verink
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anatoli Ignatov
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
African political thought
African land politics
environmental political theory
postcolonial theory
endogenous development