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 Jan 29, 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 (873.688) 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 planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
247
22,805
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Daylighting
Urban Climate
Sustainable Architecture
Green Building
Architectural Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
175
17,904
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Urban Theory
Urban Design
Urban Science
Health and Place
Property Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
185
15,437
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Architectural Science
Building Services Engineering
Fire
Fire Safety
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
431
17,904
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sustainable Urban Planning
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Climate
Urban Microclimate
Healthy Building
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
123
9,685
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban Redevelopment
Gentrification
Urban Poverty
Housing
Rural-Urban Migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
116
8,635
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Urban Climatology
Climate-sensitive Urban Planning and Design
Human Thermal Comfort
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
75
6,442
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Facility Management
Environmental Gerontology
Project Management
Stress Management
Value Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
83
5,736
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
IT in construction
safety and health
construction automation
sustainability
building energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
103
6,000
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Urban Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Pollution Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
63
6,969
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Experimental Mechanics
Micromechanics
Soil Dynamics
Earthquake Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
120
5,406
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Urban Planning
Land Use
Zoning
Real Estate
Institutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
54
4,957
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environmental epidemiology
Health and place
Healthy cities
Urban planning & design
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
49
4,577
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Spatial Data Science
Human Mobility
GIScience
human-environment interaction
GeoAI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
47
13,066
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
urban planning
Urban Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
4,056
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Urban Computing
AI for Environmental Sustainability
Data Mining
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
40
3,456
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Architectural Acoustics
Environmental Acoustics
Aeroacoustics
Noise Control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
81
3,181
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urban studies
urban planning
geography
regional studies
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
53
4,270
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urban and regional studies and planning
economic and urban geography
geography of trade and finance
China's economic development
WTO and spatial transformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
4,354
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
transport network design
urban design
urban morphology
agglomeration
space syntax
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
2,040
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban and Regional Planning and Governance
Urban Agglomerations
Walkability and Well-being
Pearl River Delta Bay Area
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
1,998
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Optimization
Green concrete
Sustainable development
Pavement
Water quality and Public water supply
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
2,478
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Houisng studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,039
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Landscape Architecture
Urban Studies
Environmental Psychology
Nature and Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
2,635
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
osteoarthritis
cartilage and meniscus
biomechanics
optical coherence tomography
engineering composites
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
26
1,625
Anthony Go Yeh
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
247
22,805
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geography
Edward Ng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
175
17,904
Daylighting
Urban Climate
Sustainable Architecture
Green Building
Architectural Design
Chris Webster
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
185
15,437
Urban Theory
Urban Design
Urban Science
Health and Place
Property Rights
WK Chow
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
431
17,904
Architectural Science
Building Services Engineering
Fire
Fire Safety
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Chao Ren
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
123
9,685
Sustainable Urban Planning
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Climate
Urban Microclimate
Healthy Building
Shenjing He 何深静
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
116
8,635
Urban Redevelopment
Gentrification
Urban Poverty
Housing
Rural-Urban Migration
Kevin Ka Lun Lau
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
75
6,442
Urban Climatology
Climate-sensitive Urban Planning and Design
Human Thermal Comfort
Mei Yung Leung
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
83
5,736
Facility Management
Environmental Gerontology
Project Management
Stress Management
Value Management
Xiaowei Luo
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
103
6,000
IT in construction
safety and health
construction automation
sustainability
building energy
LM Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
63
6,969
Urban Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Pollution Studies
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Kostas Senetakis
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
120
5,406
Experimental Mechanics
Micromechanics
Soil Dynamics
Earthquake Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Bo Sin Tang
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
54
4,957
Urban Planning
Land Use
Zoning
Real Estate
Institutions
Chinmoy Sarkar
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
49
4,577
Environmental epidemiology
Health and place
Healthy cities
Urban planning & design
GIS
Yimeng Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
47
13,066
Spatial Data Science
Human Mobility
GIScience
human-environment interaction
GeoAI
Weifeng Li
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
56
4,056
Jack Jun Ma
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
40
3,456
Urban Computing
AI for Environmental Sustainability
Data Mining
GIS
Shiu Keung Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
81
3,181
Architectural Acoustics
Environmental Acoustics
Aeroacoustics
Noise Control
Jiang Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
53
4,270
Urban studies
urban planning
geography
regional studies
China
Xiaobin Zhao
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
53
4,354
Urban and regional studies and planning
economic and urban geography
geography of trade and finance
China's economic development
WTO and spatial transformation
Alain Chiaradia
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
42
2,040
transport network design
urban design
urban morphology
agglomeration
space syntax
Chan Roger Ck
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
43
1,998
Urban and Regional Planning and Governance
Urban Agglomerations
Walkability and Well-being
Pearl River Delta Bay Area
AO Sojobi
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
31
2,478
Optimization
Green concrete
Sustainable development
Pavement
Water quality and Public water supply
Rebecca LH Chiu
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,039
Bin Jiang
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
31
2,635
Landscape Architecture
Urban Studies
Environmental Psychology
Nature and Health
Carrie Ling
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
26
1,625
osteoarthritis
cartilage and meniscus
biomechanics
optical coherence tomography
engineering composites