BRICS Scientist and University Rankings 2025

BRICS Social Sciences and Humanities 315 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025

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 yearsAs of Feb 17, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H IndexBETA 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 (910.673) 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
Muhammad Shahbaz
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
154
611
80,649
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chien-Chiang Lee (李建強)
Banking and Finance
Energy and Environmental Economics
Applied Economietrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
371
38,094
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peng Zhou P Zhou
Energy economics and policy
Environmental economics and management
Low carbon and sustainable development
Performance measure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
175
24,409
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiangzheng Deng
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
260
22,045
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Munir Ahmad
Innovation & Green Growth
Consumer Behavior
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
128
11,899
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Khalid Anser Rao
Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibili
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
155
10,584
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abdul Rehman
Economics
Agricultural Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
135
9,665
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chi Wei Su
International Finance
Urban studies
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
239
13,492
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Usman
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economic Analysis
Sustainable Development
Panel data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
76
9,595
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ZhongXiang Zhang 张中祥
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics and policy
economic modeling
economic growth
trade and environment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
158
10,805

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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Samarina Vera
Enterprise Economics
regional economics
World Economics
environmental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
169
7,396
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhang Bing
Environmental Economics
Policy Analysis
Environmental Policy
Climate Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
89
8,985
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atif Jahanger
Environmental Economics
International Trade
World Economy
Energy Economics
Tourism Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
71
7,122
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Irfan Khan
Top 2% Scientists
Researcher
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
58
8,011
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Huijuan Dong (董会娟)
Carbon emission
Environmental Economics,Sustainable development
Industry ecology
Water resource management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
82
6,588
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
89
7,211
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yang Zhou
Development Economics
Rural Revitalization
Land Use Change
Food Security
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
91
8,189
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zeeshan Khan
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
75
11,231
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zeeshan Fareed
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Green Finance
Sustainable Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
82
5,282
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fayyaz Ahmad
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Foreign Investment
International Economics
Regional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
73
3,777
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Hafeez
Finance
Financial Economics
Sustainability
Financial Econometrics
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
67
4,681
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ke Li
Energy and Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
62
5,223
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abdulrasheed Zakari
Energy economics
environmental economics
health economic
development economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
49
5,193
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kerui Du
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
45
6,477
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaodong Yang
Energy economics
environmental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
47
4,779
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Muhammad Shahbaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
154
611
80,649
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chien-Chiang Lee (李建強)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
107
371
38,094
Banking and Finance
Energy and Environmental Economics
Applied Economietrics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peng Zhou P Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
175
24,409
Energy economics and policy
Environmental economics and management
Low carbon and sustainable development
Performance measure
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xiangzheng Deng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
260
22,045
Natural Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Urban-Rural Integration
Global Change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Munir Ahmad
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
128
11,899
Innovation & Green Growth
Consumer Behavior
Sustainable Development
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Muhammad Khalid Anser Rao
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
155
10,584
Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibili
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Abdul Rehman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
135
9,665
Economics
Agricultural Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Climate Change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chi Wei Su
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
239
13,492
International Finance
Urban studies
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Econometrics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muhammad Usman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
76
9,595
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Economic Analysis
Sustainable Development
Panel data
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ZhongXiang Zhang 张中祥
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
158
10,805
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics and policy
economic modeling
economic growth
trade and environment

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Samarina Vera
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
169
7,396
Enterprise Economics
regional economics
World Economics
environmental economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zhang Bing
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
89
8,985
Environmental Economics
Policy Analysis
Environmental Policy
Climate Policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Atif Jahanger
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
71
7,122
Environmental Economics
International Trade
World Economy
Energy Economics
Tourism Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Irfan Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
58
8,011
Top 2% Scientists
Researcher
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Huijuan Dong (董会娟)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
82
6,588
Carbon emission
Environmental Economics,Sustainable development
Industry ecology
Water resource management
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
89
7,211
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yang Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
91
8,189
Development Economics
Rural Revitalization
Land Use Change
Food Security
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zeeshan Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
75
11,231
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Zeeshan Fareed
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
82
5,282
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Green Finance
Sustainable Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fayyaz Ahmad
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
73
3,777
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
Foreign Investment
International Economics
Regional Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Muhammad Hafeez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
67
4,681
Finance
Financial Economics
Sustainability
Financial Econometrics
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ke Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
62
5,223
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abdulrasheed Zakari
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
49
5,193
Energy economics
environmental economics
health economic
development economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kerui Du
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
45
6,477
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Xiaodong Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
47
4,779
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