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 Nov 21, 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 (873.864) 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 :26
Jay Belsky
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
166
471
119,055
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Steven C Hayes
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
164
488
143,845
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Michael I Posner
attention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
164
460
193,089
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Colin Michael Hall
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
730
119,165
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Gerhard Andersson
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
760
96,110
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Richard E Petty
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
440
187,021
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
I Gotlib
psychopathology
developmental neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
162
490
96,098
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Phillip R Shaver
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
161
434
173,595
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Henry A Giroux
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
161
732
147,184
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
David Finkelhor
child maltreatment
criminology
victimology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
160
399
125,384
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Klaus R Scherer
emotion
voice
appraisal
speech
music
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
159
450
116,902
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Keith Rayner
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
159
404
101,475
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
David Fergusson
psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
461
92,698
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Jonathan D Cohen
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
548
190,615
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
713
155,404
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Michael Lamb
Developmental and forensic psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
588
99,962
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Henning Tiemeier
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
787
91,009
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Philip C Kendall
child and adolescent clinical psychology
treatment of anxiety disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
594
90,817
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Charles Spence
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
155
910
93,505
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Thomas Joiner
Suicide prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
155
723
114,019
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Norbert Schwarz
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
154
409
137,537
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
ME Lamb
Psychology
Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
154
586
95,247
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Susan Fiske
social psychology
social neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
407
166,837
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jay Belsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
166
471
119,055
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Steven C Hayes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
164
488
143,845
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael I Posner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
164
460
193,089
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Colin Michael Hall
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
163
730
119,165
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gerhard Andersson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
163
760
96,110
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorders
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Richard E Petty
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
163
440
187,021
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
I Gotlib
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
162
490
96,098
psychopathology
developmental neuroscience
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Phillip R Shaver
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
161
434
173,595
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Henry A Giroux
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
161
732
147,184
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
David Finkelhor
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
160
399
125,384
child maltreatment
criminology
victimology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Daniel Kahneman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
159
407
555,707
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Klaus R Scherer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
159
450
116,902
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Keith Rayner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
159
404
101,475
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
David Fergusson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
158
461
92,698
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Jonathan D Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
157
548
190,615
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
157
713
155,404
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Michael Lamb
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
157
588
99,962
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Henning Tiemeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
156
787
91,009
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Philip C Kendall
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
156
594
90,817
child and adolescent clinical psychology
treatment of anxiety disorders
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Charles Spence
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
155
910
93,505
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Thomas Joiner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
155
723
114,019
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Norbert Schwarz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
154
409
137,537
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
ME Lamb
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
154
586
95,247
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Susan Fiske
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
153
407
166,837
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Charles S Carver
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
153
413
191,891