Subject Rankings

Ghent University Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Dec 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (873.898) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan De Houwer
experimental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
353
44,864
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marc Brysbaert
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
vocabulary
individual differences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
244
44,058
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Filip De Fruyt
Persoonlijkheidspsychologie en Assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
222
27,556
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rudi De Raedt
Experimental Psychopathology
Affective Neuroscience
Affective Disorders
Behavior Therapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
251
21,727
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ernst Koster
clinical psychology
experimental psychopathology
depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
181
24,534
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alain Van Hiel
sociale psychologie
politieke psychologie
groepsprocessen
vooroordelen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
159
14,970
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wim Fias
Cognitive Neuroscience
numerical cognition
working memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
131
15,311
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Liesbet Goubert
Interpersonal dynamics of (chronic) pain and illness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
147
15,701
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gilles Pourtois
Biological psychology
psychophysiology
behavioral neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
139
17,349
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tom Verguts
Cognitive computational neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
136
12,484

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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wim Beyers
Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
101
17,536
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yvonne Barnes Holmes
Behavioural Science
Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
Process-Based Behaviour Therapy (PBBT)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
128
10,654
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Hartsuiker
psycholinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
128
13,101
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frederick Verbruggen
Animal Cognition
Executive Control
Inhibition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
106
14,670
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nathalie Michels
Diet
Obesity
Stress
Physiology
Environmental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
139
21,807
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stijn Vanheule
psychoanalysis
diagnosis
psychosis
Lacan
Freud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
128
8,155
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ann Buysse
family psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
126
10,268
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wouter Duyck
cognitive psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
118
10,581
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefaan Van Damme
psychology of pain
coping with chronic illness
self- and goal-regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
93
12,039
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tony Belpaeme
Human-Robot Interaction
cognitive systems
artificial intelligence
robotics
cognitive science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
133
10,487
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
André Vandierendonck
Working memory
Task switching
Executive control
Time estimation
Reasoning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
109
8,420
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arne Roets
social and moral psychology
JDM
need for closure
political psychology
prejudice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
79
7,743
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Barbara De Clercq
personality pathology and development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
90
7,434
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sven Mueller
psychology
development
eye tracking
fmri
psychopathology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
78
5,595
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan De Houwer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
107
353
44,864
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marc Brysbaert
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
100
244
44,058
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
cognitive psychology
vocabulary
individual differences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Filip De Fruyt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
222
27,556
Persoonlijkheidspsychologie en Assessment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rudi De Raedt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
251
21,727
Experimental Psychopathology
Affective Neuroscience
Affective Disorders
Behavior Therapy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ernst Koster
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
181
24,534
clinical psychology
experimental psychopathology
depression
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alain Van Hiel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
159
14,970
sociale psychologie
politieke psychologie
groepsprocessen
vooroordelen
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wim Fias
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
131
15,311
Cognitive Neuroscience
numerical cognition
working memory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Liesbet Goubert
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
147
15,701
Interpersonal dynamics of (chronic) pain and illness
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gilles Pourtois
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
139
17,349
Biological psychology
psychophysiology
behavioral neuroscience
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tom Verguts
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
136
12,484

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wim Beyers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
101
17,536
Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yvonne Barnes Holmes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
128
10,654
Behavioural Science
Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
Process-Based Behaviour Therapy (PBBT)
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Hartsuiker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
128
13,101
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Frederick Verbruggen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
106
14,670
Animal Cognition
Executive Control
Inhibition
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nathalie Michels
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
139
21,807
Diet
Obesity
Stress
Physiology
Environmental psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stijn Vanheule
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
128
8,155
psychoanalysis
diagnosis
psychosis
Lacan
Freud
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ann Buysse
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
126
10,268
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wouter Duyck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
118
10,581
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefaan Van Damme
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
93
12,039
psychology of pain
coping with chronic illness
self- and goal-regulation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tony Belpaeme
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
133
10,487
Human-Robot Interaction
cognitive systems
artificial intelligence
robotics
cognitive science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
André Vandierendonck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
109
8,420
Working memory
Task switching
Executive control
Time estimation
Reasoning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arne Roets
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
79
7,743
social and moral psychology
JDM
need for closure
political psychology
prejudice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Barbara De Clercq
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
90
7,434
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sven Mueller
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
78
5,595
psychology
development
eye tracking
fmri
psychopathology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
CN Boehler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
81
6,344