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 30, 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 (873.690) 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
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
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: 6
Urban Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Pollution Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
63
6,969
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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: 8
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: 9
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: 10
urban planning
Urban Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
4,056
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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: 12
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: 13
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: 14
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: 15
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: 16
Houisng studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,039
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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: 18
Urban Planning
Institutional Analysis
Transport and Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,360
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Architecture
urban design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,047
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Data Science
Applied Econometrics
Real Estate & Urban Economics
Urban Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,342
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban planning and design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
809
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
urban studies
urban planning
cultural development
art history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
831
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Urban Economics
Real Estate
Applied Microeconomics
Chinese Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,223
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
public space
spatial justice
age friendly
urban design
media geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
706
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Architecture
Urbanism
Interactivity
Urban Ecologies
Urban Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
352
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
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
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
LM Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
63
6,969
Urban Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Pollution Studies
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
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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
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
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
Guibo Sun
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,360
Urban Planning
Institutional Analysis
Transport and Health
Charlie Q L Xue 薛求理
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,047
Winky Ko Ho
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,342
Data Science
Applied Econometrics
Real Estate & Urban Economics
Urban Planning
Longzhu Xiao
City University of Hong Kong
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
15
809
Zheng Jane
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
15
831
urban studies
urban planning
cultural development
art history
Yang Zoe Yang|Zoe Yang, Yang Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,223
Urban Economics
Real Estate
Applied Microeconomics
Chinese Economy
Izzy Yi Jian
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
9
9
706
public space
spatial justice
age friendly
urban design
media geography
Peter Hasdell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
5
352
Architecture
Urbanism
Interactivity
Urban Ecologies
Urban Metabolism