World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
Hong Kong Social Sciences / Sociology 39 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 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
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
66
4,035
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
2,230
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
2,668
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
2,308
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
48
2,549
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
46
48,673
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,197
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,244
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,990
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,649
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,347
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,503
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
563
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
974
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cultural sociology
creative industries
digital media
social theory
political sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
21
663
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Family Sociology
Gender
Sexuality
Social Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
387
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gender
Family
Work
Urbanization
Migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
373
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
492
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gender
Digital Platform
Work and Occupations
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
273
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cultural sociology
Social stratification
Subjective well-being
Computational methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
241
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Labor Markets
Social Demography.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
429
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
220
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
200
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Publics
Techno-Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
244
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
111
Arthur Sakamoto
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
66
4,035
social stratification
inequality
racial and ethnic relations
Christian Greiffenen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
43
2,230
Ethnomethodology
Conversation Analysis
Science and Technology Studies
Human-Computer Interaction
Susanne Yp Choi 蔡ç‰è
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
45
2,668
Gender/Sexuality
Migration
Family
Work
Social Movement
Ku Hok Bun å¤å¦æ–Œ
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
49
2,308
sociology and anthropology of development
social work
culture politics
race and ethnicity
gender studies
Yuet Wah Cheung
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
North Point, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
48
2,549
Sociology of crime and deviance
drug policy and drug abuse
sociology of health
Peter Baehr
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
46
48,673
social/ political thought
political culture
Hannah Arendt
mass emergency
Aaron Koh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,197
Sociology of education
Literacy
globalisation and education
elite schools
Yuying Tong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,244
Demography
Migration
Family
Life Course
Gender
Lei Jin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,990
medical sociology
sociology of health and illness
health disparities
sociology of the professions
Agnes Ku
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,649
cultural sociology
urban space
civil society
the public sphere
and Hong Kong identity
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Cheris Shun Ching Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,347
Cultural Sociology
Economic Sociology
New Social Movements
Healthcare
Contemporary China
Hua Zhong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,503
criminology
gender
social development
quantitative methods
Hei-Hang Hayes Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
19
563
Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Universities
Academic Entrepreneurialism
Academic Profession
Cheung Nwt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
15
974
Sociology of Crime and Deviance
Addiction
Victimization
Youth Studies
Migration and Adolescent Health
Chew Matthew M
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
21
663
cultural sociology
creative industries
digital media
social theory
political sociology
Iris Po Yee Lo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
12
387
Family Sociology
Gender
Sexuality
Social Policy
Jing Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
13
373
Amy Sim
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
11
11
492
Labour migration
women's migration
sexuality
organising
East and Southeast Asia
Ling Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
273
Gender
Digital Platform
Work and Occupations
Nonprofit Organizations
Social Enterprise
Francisco Olivos
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
241
Cultural sociology
Social stratification
Subjective well-being
Computational methods
Hua Ye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
7
429
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Labor Markets
Social Demography.
Gordon Brett
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
7
220
Sociological Theory
Cultural Sociology
Cognitive Social Science
Sociology of Creativity
Siqi Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
7
200
Tin-Yuet Ting
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
6
5
244
Mobile & Social Technology
Platform Creative Economy
Networked Publics
Techno-Politics
Pildoo Sung
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
6
5
111
Social gerontology
Caregiving
Social capital