i10 Productivity
Rankings

World ScientistsSocial Sciences / Social Policy i10 Productivity Rankings 2025

Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: Scientists Last 6 years' i10 Index", Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings 2025 "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings"

* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Sudarshan Dutta
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
114
0.332
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Timothy Smeeding
poverty
inequality
child well being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
103
0.392
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
China
Linxiu Zhang
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
183
0.796
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United Kingdom
Jonathan Bradshaw
poverty social security living standards
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
97
0.443
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United Kingdom
David Martin Smith
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
106
0.510
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United Kingdom
Stephen P Jenkins
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
111
0.541
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
France
Bruno Palier
Welfare state
Public Policy
Reforms
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
95
0.543
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Netherlands
Catrin Finkenauer
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
133
0.881
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Arab Emirates
Waqar Ahmad
science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
65
0.461
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Robert Schoeni
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
92
0.657
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Australia
Philip Mendes
young people transitioning from out of home care (leaving care)
welfare state
compulsory income management/Cashless Debit Card
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
68
0.523
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United Kingdom
Bruce Edmonds
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
53
0.421
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Susan L Parish
disability
health
poverty
disparities
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
104
0.839
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Netherlands
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
49
0.405
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United Kingdom
John Micklewright
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
43
0.361
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Michele Lamont
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
79
0.745
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United Kingdom
Stephen McKay
Social security
poverty
pensions
statistical methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
42
0.396
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Denmark
Rikke Lund
social epidemiology
social relations
social networks
social inequality in health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
72
0.686
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Kathryn Edin
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
65
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
France
Vitale Tommaso
Urban Sociology
Cities
Urban Governance
Urban Poverty
Urban Policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
58
0.563
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United Kingdom
John Holmes
Alcohol policy
alcohol pricing
drinking guidelines internet use
child poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
84
0.866
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Brunei Darussalam
Ullah Akm Ahsan
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
81
0.844
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
John Stephens
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
56
0.589
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nigeria
Oliver Ezechi
Maternal
reproductive and child health
Infectious diseases of Poverty (HIV
Hepatitis
HPV )
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
69
0.734
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Luc Christiaensen
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
64
0.688
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sudarshan Dutta
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
343
114
0.332
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Timothy Smeeding
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
103
0.392
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Linxiu Zhang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
183
0.796
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Bradshaw
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
97
0.443
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Martin Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
106
0.510
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen P Jenkins
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
111
0.541
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bruno Palier
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
95
0.543
Welfare state
Public Policy
Reforms
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catrin Finkenauer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
133
0.881
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Waqar Ahmad
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
65
0.461
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Schoeni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
92
0.657
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Philip Mendes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
68
0.523
young people transitioning from out of home care (leaving care)
welfare state
compulsory income management/Cashless Debit Card
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bruce Edmonds
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
53
0.421
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan L Parish
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
104
0.839
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
49
0.405
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Micklewright
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
43
0.361
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michele Lamont
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
79
0.745
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen McKay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
42
0.396
Social security
poverty
pensions
statistical methods
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rikke Lund
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
72
0.686
social epidemiology
social relations
social networks
social inequality in health
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathryn Edin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
65
0.625
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vitale Tommaso
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
58
0.563
Urban Sociology
Cities
Urban Governance
Urban Poverty
Urban Policy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Holmes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
84
0.866
Alcohol policy
alcohol pricing
drinking guidelines internet use
child poverty
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ullah Akm Ahsan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
81
0.844
Globalization
migration
refugee
HIV/AIDS
development and Poverty
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Stephens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
56
0.589
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oliver Ezechi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
69
0.734
Maternal
reproductive and child health
Infectious diseases of Poverty (HIV
Hepatitis
HPV )
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Luc Christiaensen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
64
0.688