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World Social Sciences Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 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 (1.014.193) 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 :51
Mark Tomlinson
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
288
25,212
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
René Veenstra
sociology
adolescence
social networks
bullying
peer relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
198
20,327
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Siegwart Lindenberg
Microfoundations for the social sciences
Governance in organizations
workings of social norms
self-regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
175
28,023
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Tim Rhodes
sociology
HIV
hepatitis
drugs
addiction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
256
24,179
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Sue Ziebland
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
203
31,567
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
C Wright Mills
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
222
136,518
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Michael Burawoy
Capitalism
Socialism
Marxism
Ethnography
Public Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
206
48,557
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Peter Evans
Sociology
Economic Development
Politics of Globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
214
73,209
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Dillman Don A
survey methods
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
200
99,184
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Jeylan Mortimer
life course
social psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
154
19,326
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Walter W Powell
Sociology of organizations
economic sociology
networks
governance
institutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
177
175,852
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
David A Snow
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
177
89,907
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Yu Xie
Sociology
Demography
Social Statistics
Research Methods
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
193
30,205
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Robert Crosnoe
children and youth
education
family
health
immigration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
160
31,385
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Theo G Van Tilburg
Sociology
Social Gerontology
Personal Networks
Loneliness
Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
172
23,669
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Kenneth J Zucker
gender identity disorder
psychosexual differentiation
gender identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
182
24,735
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Mel Bartley
social determinants of health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
160
21,080
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Corey Lm Keyes
Mental health
flourishing
languishing
happiness
mental illness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
118
74,169
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Merril Silverstein
gerontology
families
intergenerational relations
China andEast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
178
23,718
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Paula England
Gender
Family
Sexuality
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
151
33,752
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
R Jay Turner
mental health
social support
stress
health disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
120
26,222
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Gosta Esping Andersen
Social demography
social stratification
comparative social policy
family dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
217
104,264
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Karl Ulrich Mayer
Social Stratification
Education
Life Course
Social Demography
Comparative Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
201
27,326
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Virginia Braun
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
146
315,661
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Mark Tomlinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
288
25,212
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
René Veenstra
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
198
20,327
sociology
adolescence
social networks
bullying
peer relations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Siegwart Lindenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
175
28,023
Microfoundations for the social sciences
Governance in organizations
workings of social norms
self-regulation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Tim Rhodes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
256
24,179
sociology
HIV
hepatitis
drugs
addiction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Sue Ziebland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
203
31,567
Qualitative Research
Health Experiences
Internet Use and Health Care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
C Wright Mills
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
222
136,518
Sociology
sociological theory
social theory
political sociology
social psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Naila Kabeer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
216
42,484
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Michael Burawoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
206
48,557
Capitalism
Socialism
Marxism
Ethnography
Public Sociology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Peter Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
214
73,209
Sociology
Economic Development
Politics of Globalization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Dillman Don A
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
200
99,184
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jeylan Mortimer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
154
19,326
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Walter W Powell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
177
175,852
Sociology of organizations
economic sociology
networks
governance
institutions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
David A Snow
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
177
89,907
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Yu Xie
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
193
30,205
Sociology
Demography
Social Statistics
Research Methods
China
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Robert Crosnoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
160
31,385
children and youth
education
family
health
immigration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Theo G Van Tilburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
172
23,669
Sociology
Social Gerontology
Personal Networks
Loneliness
Aging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Kenneth J Zucker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
182
24,735
gender identity disorder
psychosexual differentiation
gender identity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Mel Bartley
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
160
21,080
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Corey Lm Keyes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
118
74,169
Mental health
flourishing
languishing
happiness
mental illness
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Merril Silverstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
178
23,718
gerontology
families
intergenerational relations
China andEast Asia
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Paula England
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
151
33,752
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
R Jay Turner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
120
26,222
mental health
social support
stress
health disparities
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Gosta Esping Andersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
217
104,264
Social demography
social stratification
comparative social policy
family dynamics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Karl Ulrich Mayer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
201
27,326
Social Stratification
Education
Life Course
Social Demography
Comparative Sociology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Virginia Braun
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
146
315,661
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research