Subject Rankings
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science 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
science policy
scientometrics
scholarly communication
science communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
145
17,055
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:27
Biomedical Informatics
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Question Answering
Summarization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
193
15,755
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:28
information
computing
digital libraries
scientific data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
165
21,661
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:29
Dense Linear Algebra
Libraries
High-Performance Computing
Parallel Computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
141
12,097
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:30
Cartography
Geographical Information Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
227
13,689
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:31
scientists in literature
science communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
143
12,339
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:32
E-government
ICT
Information Policy
Library Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
156
16,196
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:33
bibliometrics
network analysis
scientometrics
text mining
visualization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
97
48,296
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:34
Bibliotecas
artes
ocio
niños
diseño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
183
12,427
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:35
palaeoclimate
palaeolimnology
paleohydrology
terrestrial archives
stable isotopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
120
7,298
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:36
e-services
library science
LIS
e-business
m-learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
209
9,863
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:37
library science
immunology
oncology
dermatology
gynecology & obstetrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
107
12,468
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:38
biomedical ontology
bioNLP
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
195
15,798
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:39
Information Science
Evidence-based Practice
Systematic Reviews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
88
21,291
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:40
Information Security
Network Security
Cryptanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
167
9,235
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:41
Information Science
Medicine
Life Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
97
8,495
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:42
Information Retrieval
Data Science
Text Mining
Digital Libraries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
209
11,310
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:43
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
156
16,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:44
youth
gender
archives
time
digital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
102
12,131
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:45
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
89
8,023
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:46
Bibliometrics
Scientometrics
Databases
Citations
Altmetrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
122
10,932
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:47
AI/Data Science/NLP
Digital Libraries
Scientific Paper Mining
Blockchain Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
133
8,863
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:48
Quantum Circuits
Quantum Compilation
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information Science
Reversible
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
66
11,107
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:49
knowledge management
information science
social media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
118
9,253
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:50
network science
complex systems
computational social science
cognitive science
bibliometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
97
20,951
Cassidy R Sugimoto
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
145
17,055
science policy
scientometrics
scholarly communication
science communication
Dina Demner-Fushman
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
193
15,755
Biomedical Informatics
Information Retrieval
Natural Language Processing
Question Answering
Summarization
Christine L Borgman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
165
21,661
information
computing
digital libraries
scientific data
Robert Van De Geijn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
141
12,097
Dense Linear Algebra
Libraries
High-Performance Computing
Parallel Computing
Li Zhilin
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
227
13,689
Cartography
Geographical Information Science
Roslynn Haynes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
143
12,339
scientists in literature
science communication
John Bertot
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
156
16,196
E-government
ICT
Information Policy
Library Science
Nees Jan van Eck
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
97
48,296
bibliometrics
network analysis
scientometrics
text mining
visualization
María Concepción Macias Rodríguez
Universidad Tecnológica de Querétaro
Querétaro, Mexico
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
183
12,427
Bibliotecas
artes
ocio
niños
diseño
Andreas Lücke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
120
7,298
palaeoclimate
palaeolimnology
paleohydrology
terrestrial archives
stable isotopes
Dickson KW Chiu
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
209
9,863
e-services
library science
LIS
e-business
m-learning
Jacqueline Limpens
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
107
12,468
library science
immunology
oncology
dermatology
gynecology & obstetrics
Olivier Bodenreider
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
195
15,798
biomedical ontology
bioNLP
Louise Falzon
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
88
21,291
Information Science
Evidence-based Practice
Systematic Reviews
Cheng Chi Lee
Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
167
9,235
Information Security
Network Security
Cryptanalysis
Jan W. Schoones
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
97
8,495
Information Science
Medicine
Life Sciences
Fabio Crestani
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
209
11,310
Information Retrieval
Data Science
Text Mining
Digital Libraries
Janis F Brown
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
156
16,290
Rachel Thomson
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
102
12,131
youth
gender
archives
time
digital
Ian Rowlands
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
89
8,023
bibliometrics
open access
research evaluation
scholarly communications
Rodrigo Costas|Rodrigo Costas Comesaña, Rodrigo Costas-Comesana
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
122
10,932
Bibliometrics
Scientometrics
Databases
Citations
Altmetrics
Bela Gipp|Béla Gipp
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
133
8,863
AI/Data Science/NLP
Digital Libraries
Scientific Paper Mining
Blockchain Technology
Dmitri Maslov
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
66
11,107
Quantum Circuits
Quantum Compilation
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information Science
Reversible
Alton Chua
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
118
9,253
knowledge management
information science
social media
Johan Bollen
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
97
20,951
network science
complex systems
computational social science
cognitive science
bibliometrics