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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
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
146
0.376
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International Economics
Development Economics
Political Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
124
0.528
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Internet
communication
media
society
politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
84
0.382
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ethnopolitics
Foreign Policy Analysis
Conflict Processes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
95
0.597
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
63
0.404
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
77
0.507
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
transportation policy
planning
geography
urban geography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
63
0.496
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tobacco Control
Adolescent Health
Social Media
Media Effects
Health Communication
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
73
0.901
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Democracy
Democratization
Latin America
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
international relations
political science
East Asia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
33
0.500
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Japan
finance
free trade agreement
east asia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
27
0.466
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
migration
gender-based violence
sexual and reproductive health
global health
CBPR
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
53
0.930
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Argumentation
cognition
urban communication
cultural geography
rhetorical histories
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
19
0.333
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social Media
Political Behavior
Computational Social Science
Political Methodology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
50
0.893
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International Relations
International theory
feminist international relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
American Politics
Congress
Political Parties
Political Economy
American Political Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
women's health
sex/gender
smoking
alcohol
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political economy
Development Latin America
China
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
16
0.364
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
political institutions
representation
race
legislative politics
executive politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
20
0.526
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Comparative political economy
multilevel governance
urban politics
environmental politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
22
0.595
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Relations
Nuclear Proliferation
Energy Policy
National Identity
Money
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
18
0.514
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Science
International Relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
politics of the world economy
international negotiation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
12
0.387
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Public law
public policy
rights
mixed-method research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
political and moral philosophy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
Mario Bunge
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
388
146
0.376
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Physics
Philosophy
Methodology
Joshua Aizenman
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
124
0.528
International Economics
Development Economics
Political Economics
William Dutton
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
84
0.382
Internet
communication
media
society
politics
Patrick James
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
95
0.597
Ethnopolitics
Foreign Policy Analysis
Conflict Processes
Janis F Brown
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
63
0.404
Guillermo O'Donnell
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
77
0.507
Comparative Politics
Democratic Theory
Latin America
Genevieve Giuliano
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
63
0.496
transportation policy
planning
geography
urban geography
Jon-Patrick Allem
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
73
0.901
Tobacco Control
Adolescent Health
Social Media
Media Effects
Health Communication
Gerardo L Munck
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
38
0.535
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Democracy
Democratization
Latin America
David C Kang
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
33
0.500
international relations
political science
East Asia
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Saori Katada|片田さおり
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
27
0.466
Japan
finance
free trade agreement
east asia
Mellissa Withers
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
53
0.930
migration
gender-based violence
sexual and reproductive health
global health
CBPR
G Thomas Goodnight
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
19
0.333
Argumentation
cognition
urban communication
cultural geography
rhetorical histories
Pablo Barberá
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
50
0.893
Social Media
Political Behavior
Computational Social Science
Political Methodology
J Ann Tickner
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
38
0.717
International Relations
International theory
feminist international relations
Jeffery A Jenkins
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
29
0.569
American Politics
Congress
Political Parties
Political Economy
American Political Development
Raina D Pang
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
women's health
sex/gender
smoking
alcohol
Carol Wise
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
16
0.364
Political economy
Development Latin America
China
Christian Grose
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
20
0.526
political institutions
representation
race
legislative politics
executive politics
Jefferey Sellers
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
22
0.595
Comparative political economy
multilevel governance
urban politics
environmental politics
Jacques EC Hymans
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
18
0.514
International Relations
Nuclear Proliferation
Energy Policy
National Identity
Money
Brian Rathbun
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
Political Science
International Relations
John Odell
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
12
0.387
politics of the world economy
international negotiation
Jeb Barnes
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
Public law
public policy
rights
mixed-method research
Jonathan Quong
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
political and moral philosophy