World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
Japan Social Sciences / Social Science 70 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 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
Economics: Industrial Organization
Public Economics
Regional Science
Law and Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
104
6,669
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Applied econometrics
macroeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
166
6,203
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
80
9,693
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Social Ecology
Culture
Group Process
Relationships
Self
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
45
8,753
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tsunami
storm surge
flooding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
78
5,673
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social and environmental accounting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
59
3,049
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Social Information system
Mediccal Information System
Medical Imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
48
4,091
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Social Robotics
AI
Education
HRI
HCI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
4,681
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Planetary Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
1,686
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social epidemiology
Oral frailty
Cardiovascular disease
Sleep
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,646
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social Medicine
Epidemiology
School Health
Pharmaceutics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
50
1,721
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sociology
Social Research Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
4,603
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
39
2,288
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Computational Social Science
Complex Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,803
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Human-Robot Interaction
Social Robotics
People Tracking
Mobile Robotics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,508
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mechanism Design
Market Design
Social Choice Theory
Auction
Strategy-Proofness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,169
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Behavioral and Computational Economics
Experimental Economics
Complex Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,483
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
migration linguistics
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
806
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Microeconomic Theory
Contract Theory
Organizational Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
730
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Comparative Political Institutions
Constitutional Design
Political Parties and Public Opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
753
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
CALL
ELT
L2 Speech Learning
Phonetics
Pronunciation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
911
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social cognitive neuroscience
occupational therapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
650
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social Geography
GIScience
Participatory GIS
Civic Tech
Volunteered Geographic Information
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
1,715
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
social neuroscience
clinical psychology
decision-making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
709
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
race
ethnicity
immigration
Asian American Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
537
Toshihiro Matsumura
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
104
6,669
Economics: Industrial Organization
Public Economics
Regional Science
Law and Economics
Tadahiko Murata
Kansai University
Suita, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
80
9,693
Social Simulation
Evolutionary Computation
Multi-Objective Optimization
Masaki Yuki
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
45
8,753
Social Ecology
Culture
Group Process
Relationships
Self
Tomoyuki Takahashi
Kansai University
Suita, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
78
5,673
Takashi Obi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
48
4,091
Social Information system
Mediccal Information System
Medical Imaging
Fumihide Tanaka
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
45
4,681
Patryk Sofia Lykawka （ソフィア・リカフィカ パトリック）
Kindai University
Osaka, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
35
1,686
Mako Nagayoshi
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,646
Social epidemiology
Oral frailty
Cardiovascular disease
Sleep
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Social Medicine
Epidemiology
School Health
Pharmaceutics
Koichi Higuchi / 樋口耕一|樋口耕一
Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
35
4,603
Kazutoshi Sasahara
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,803
Computational Social Science
Complex Systems
Human-Robot Interaction
Social Robotics
People Tracking
Mobile Robotics
Shigehiro Serizawa
Osaka University
Suita, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,169
Mechanism Design
Market Design
Social Choice Theory
Auction
Strategy-Proofness
Behavioral and Computational Economics
Experimental Economics
Complex Networks
Ariane Macalinga Borlongan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
22
806
migration linguistics
world Englishes
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
Microeconomic Theory
Contract Theory
Organizational Economics
Kenneth Mcelwain
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
17
753
Comparative Political Institutions
Constitutional Design
Political Parties and Public Opinion
Stephen G Lambacher
Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
16
911
CALL
ELT
L2 Speech Learning
Phonetics
Pronunciation
Ayahito Ito
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
17
650
social cognitive neuroscience
occupational therapy
Toshikazu Seto
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
12
16
1,715
Social Geography
GIScience
Participatory GIS
Civic Tech
Volunteered Geographic Information
social neuroscience
clinical psychology
decision-making
race
ethnicity
immigration
Asian American Studies