The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Mar 13, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (998.570) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Urban Infrastructure Modelling
Urban Planning
Environmental Design
Architecture
Energy and Water Resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
257
15,306
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
294
19,305
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cities
Regions
Urban economics
Economic geography
Urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
166
14,378
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental surface chemistry
environmental geochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
123
14,814
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
urban planning transportation planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
229
10,905
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
116
13,093
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban China
segregation
migration
neighborhood
planning theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
150
8,720
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Landscape Ecology
Spatial Planning
Remote Sensing
Mining
Urban Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
110
6,653
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
urban metabolism
material flow analysis
ecological network analysis
input-output analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
100
6,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Urban Forestry
Urban Biodiversity
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecosystem Service
Urban Remote Sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
86
14,091
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Transport and Land Use
Built Environment
Travel Behavior
Environment-Behavior
Urban Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
111
6,363
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
155
7,565
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Human evacuation behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
85
7,008
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
urban metabolism
carbon footprint
climate change
energy-water-carbon nexus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
71
5,058
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Urban Diffuse Pollution
Water Resources
Integrated Stormwater Management
AI+
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
80
3,920
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Regional Planning
Urbanization and Migration
Decentralization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
57
5,102
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Compiladores
Simulação
Arquitetura de Computadores
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
134
6,386
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urban big data
Urban AI
GIS
Urban Informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
76
4,919
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urbanization
internal migration
urban land development
urban and regional planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
76
3,528
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
urban planning
regional planning
geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
84
5,374
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban Drainage
Flood Modeling
Flood Risk and City Resilience
Mathematical Modeling and MODCEL
Storm Water Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
63
3,122
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
125
6,115
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Road Safety
Transport
Urban Planning
Housing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
64
2,891
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
urban science
urban scaling
land use change
computational social science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
50
2,837
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Urban ecology
Industrial ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
3,571
Jagdish Singh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
257
15,306
Urban Infrastructure Modelling
Urban Planning
Environmental Design
Architecture
Energy and Water Resources
Ying Tian
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
294
19,305
Ivan Turok
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
166
14,378
Cities
Regions
Urban economics
Economic geography
Urban planning
Dongqiang Zhu
Peking University
Beijing, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
123
14,814
Environmental surface chemistry
environmental geochemistry
urban planning transportation planning
Shuqing Zhao
Peking University
Beijing, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
116
13,093
Urban China
segregation
migration
neighborhood
planning theory
Alex Lechner
Monash University Indonesia
Tangerang, Indonesia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
110
6,653
Landscape Ecology
Spatial Planning
Remote Sensing
Mining
Urban Ecology
Yan Zhang
Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
100
6,290
urban metabolism
material flow analysis
ecological network analysis
input-output analysis
Urban Forestry
Urban Biodiversity
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecosystem Service
Urban Remote Sensing
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Linchuan Yang 杨林川|Linchuan Yang
Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
111
6,363
Transport and Land Use
Built Environment
Travel Behavior
Environment-Behavior
Urban Planning
Ali Cheshmehzangi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
155
7,565
Urban Sustainability
Urban Transition
Urban Design
Sustainable Urbanism
Urban Resilience
Urban resilience
Infrastructure resilience
Human evacuation behavior
Shaoqing Chen
Sun Yat Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
71
5,058
urban metabolism
carbon footprint
climate change
energy-water-carbon nexus
Urban Diffuse Pollution
Water Resources
Integrated Stormwater Management
AI+
Tommy Firman
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Bandung, Indonesia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
57
5,102
Regional Planning
Urbanization and Migration
Decentralization
Maxiwell Garcia
Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
134
6,386
Compiladores
Simulação
Arquitetura de Computadores
Urban big data
Urban AI
GIS
Urban Informatics
Urbanization
internal migration
urban land development
urban and regional planning
Chunshan Zhou
Sun Yat Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
84
5,374
urban planning
regional planning
geography
Marcelo Gomes Miguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
63
3,122
Urban Drainage
Flood Modeling
Flood Risk and City Resilience
Mathematical Modeling and MODCEL
Storm Water Management
Cristina Engel De Alvarez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
125
6,115
Road Safety
Transport
Urban Planning
Housing
urban science
urban scaling
land use change
computational social science
Han Ji
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
57
3,571
Urban ecology
Industrial ecology
