Subject Rankings

Ireland Social Sciences 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 Dec 24, 2024, 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 (874.388) 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
Aiden Corvin
Psychosis Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
271
73,980
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin R Murphy
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
173
31,752
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Whelan
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
201
15,623
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Carr
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
197
18,054
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Stewart
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
104
9,191
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shane O Mara
Psychology
Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
119
9,856
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simon Kelly
Cognitive neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
79
10,898
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ruth Mj Byrne
Cognitive Science
Reasoning
Imagination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
110
16,060
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Orla Muldoon
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
113
8,890
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian E. Mcguire
Clinical Psychology and Chronic Pain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
119
9,129

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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Mccarthy
human computer interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
96
10,675
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen Gallagher
Health Psychology
Stress
Social support
Caregiving
psychophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
90
6,062
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Coogan
Chronobiology and Sleep Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
83
6,141
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suzanne Guerin
Applied psychology
Research methods
Health services evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
118
5,831
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ladislav Timulak
emotion-focused therapy
psychotherapy research
counselling psychology
counseling psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
84
7,308
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Niall Pender
Neuropsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
76
6,896
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gerry Molloy|Gerard J Molloy
Behavioural Medicine
Health Psychology
Medication Adherence
Social Support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
84
6,220
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anne Hickey
Health psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
91
8,114
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Raymond Igou
Social Cognition
Decision Making
Experimental Existential Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
73
5,754
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah Hardcastle
behaviour change
physical activity
health
psychology
interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
68
5,281
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brian M Hughes
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
103
8,188
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Campbell
Cognition in Action
Experimental Psychology
Visual Attention
Esport science
Neurocognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
60
4,541
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Barbara Dooley
Psychology
youth mental health
intervention studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
68
5,413
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Janine Bosak
gender
leadership
stereotypes
organizational climate
safety climate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
51
4,661
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aiden Corvin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
271
73,980
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin R Murphy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
173
31,752
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Whelan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
201
15,623
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Carr
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
197
18,054
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ian Stewart
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
104
9,191
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shane O Mara
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
119
9,856
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simon Kelly
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
79
10,898
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ruth Mj Byrne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
110
16,060
Cognitive Science
Reasoning
Imagination
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Orla Muldoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
113
8,890
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian E. Mcguire
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
119
9,129

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Mccarthy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
96
10,675
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen Gallagher
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
90
6,062
Health Psychology
Stress
Social support
Caregiving
psychophysiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andrew Coogan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
83
6,141
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suzanne Guerin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
118
5,831
Applied psychology
Research methods
Health services evaluation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ladislav Timulak
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
84
7,308
emotion-focused therapy
psychotherapy research
counselling psychology
counseling psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Niall Pender
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
76
6,896
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gerry Molloy|Gerard J Molloy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
84
6,220
Behavioural Medicine
Health Psychology
Medication Adherence
Social Support
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anne Hickey
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
91
8,114
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Raymond Igou
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
73
5,754
Social Cognition
Decision Making
Experimental Existential Psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah Hardcastle
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
68
5,281
behaviour change
physical activity
health
psychology
interventions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molly Byrne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
110
5,618
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brian M Hughes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
103
8,188
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark Campbell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
60
4,541
Cognition in Action
Experimental Psychology
Visual Attention
Esport science
Neurocognition
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Barbara Dooley
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
68
5,413
Psychology
youth mental health
intervention studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Janine Bosak
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
51
4,661
gender
leadership
stereotypes
organizational climate
safety climate