Subject Rankings

World Social Sciences 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 Oct 13, 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 (1.010.204) 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
Sarah Tishkoff
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
131
38,431
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Edward Aspinall
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
124
11,922
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Lawrence Bobo
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
76
28,682
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
anthony reid
Southeast Asian History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
157
15,694
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Alan Fowler
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
86
8,620
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Kuntala Lahiri Dutt
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
106
5,327
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mary Prendergast
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
51
3,544
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Christine Wong
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
61
6,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Koen Bostoen
African Linguistics
Bantu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
94
4,320
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Deborah Potts
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
48
4,963
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Afe Adogame
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
65
2,853
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Adams Bodomo
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
76
3,936
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Damtew Teferra
African Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
65
3,912
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
47
2,548
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Damien Kingsbury
Southeast Asian Politics and security.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
53
3,104
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Chee Kiong Tong
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
2,890
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Denise Dias Barros
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
1,968
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Elliott Green
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
2,304
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Warren Smit
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
41
4,743
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Murat Ali Dulupçu
Bölgesel ve Yerel Kalkınma
Yenilik
İktisat Felsefesi
Kuantum Teorisi ve İktisat
Post-Modernizm ve İktisat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
39
1,731
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ross Tapsell
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Media
Digital Technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,536
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Emine Sedef Akgüngör
Economics
Regional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,637
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Jane Bennett
african feminist theory
gender based violence
queer
sexualities
pedagogies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,249
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sarah Tishkoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
131
38,431
African Population History
Genetic Variation
Disease Susceptibility
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward Aspinall
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
124
11,922
Southeast Asian Politics
Indonesian Politics
ethnic conflict
clientelism
comparative politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lawrence Bobo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
76
28,682
African and African American Studies
race and ethnicity
politics
social inequality
social psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
anthony reid
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
157
15,694
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alan Fowler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
86
8,620
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kuntala Lahiri Dutt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
106
5,327
South Asia
gender and development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
ASM
Gender and water
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mary Prendergast
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
51
3,544
African archaeology
foodways
pastoralism
zooarchaeology
ancient DNA
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henning Melber
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
147
5,909
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christine Wong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
61
6,290
China: economy
public finance
public services
fiscal decentralization
reformFirst interest
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Koen Bostoen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
94
4,320
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deborah Potts
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
48
4,963
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Afe Adogame
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
65
2,853
African Christianity
African diaspora
indigenous religions
new religious movements
migration and transnationalism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adams Bodomo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
76
3,936
African Studies
African Language Literatures
Linguistics
Regional Studies
Humanities
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Damtew Teferra
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
65
3,912
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Chih Yu Shih|石 之瑜, Zhiyu Shi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
47
2,548
China studies
international relations
anthropology of knowledge
cultural studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Damien Kingsbury
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
53
3,104
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chee Kiong Tong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
40
2,890
Chinese in Southeast Asia
Economic Sociology
Comparative Religion
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Denise Dias Barros
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
37
1,968
African Studies
African Art
Anthopology
Social Occupational Therapy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elliott Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
30
2,304
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
72
2,999
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Warren Smit
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
41
4,743
African cities
Urban governance
Healthy cities
Urban food systems
Informal settlements
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Murat Ali Dulupçu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
39
1,731
Bölgesel ve Yerel Kalkınma
Yenilik
İktisat Felsefesi
Kuantum Teorisi ve İktisat
Post-Modernizm ve İktisat
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ross Tapsell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,536
Indonesia
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Media
Digital Technologies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emine Sedef Akgüngör
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,637
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jane Bennett
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,249
african feminist theory
gender based violence
queer
sexualities
pedagogies