World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
Social Sciences / Social Policy 722 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025
The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Jan 30, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (873.690) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
International Development
Poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
3,707
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
child abuse and neglect
child maltreatment
poverty
social welfare policy
child welfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
39
5,330
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Health and social inequality
Poverty
Reproductive health
Early childhood development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
51
5,193
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Wage and income inequality
Low pay and minimum wage
In-work Poverty
Dual-earner society
Youth unemployment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
62
3,253
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Development
land
poverty
inequality
South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
58
3,004
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
poverty
inequality
monetary and fiscal policy
growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
52
4,584
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Social stratification
social inequality
life course
educational inequality
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
48
4,580
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Poverty and inequality
Social protection
Climate change
Human capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
4,639
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
poverty
inequality
social policy
reconciling social and environmental objectives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
58
2,710
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
low-wage jobs
poverty
work schedules
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
6,992
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
poverty
deprivation
income distribution
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
49
4,049
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Social Stratification
Labor Markets
Migration
Social Inequality
Poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
64
2,719
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
social inequality
race and ethnicity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
48
3,391
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Urban Studies Or Urban Sociology
Intersectionality and Social Inequality
Migration Studies
Welfare State
Urban Marginality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
78
2,761
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Sustainability
Climate
Livelihoods
Poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
3,395
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
nonprofit organizations
advocacy
human service organizations
collaborative governance
policy implementation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
38
2,349
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
asset building
poverty
economic inequality
child development accounts
youth employment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
3,613
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
urban governance
poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
37
2,843
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ageing
Inequality
Welfare State
Gerontology
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
64
2,943
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
social stratification
comparative social policy
poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
47
3,680
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
social policy
inequality
resilience
family policy
single parents
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,996
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Poverty
charitable food
inequalities
stigma
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,629
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
International development
agricultural land analysis
agricultural markets and prices analysis
household poverty analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,008
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Poverty
Inequality
Social Exclusion
Child Disadvantage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
1,748
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,152
Richard Palmer Jones
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
54
3,707
Kristen Slack
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
39
5,330
child abuse and neglect
child maltreatment
poverty
social welfare policy
child welfare
Arachu Castro
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
51
5,193
Health and social inequality
Poverty
Reproductive health
Early childhood development
Wiemer Salverda
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
62
3,253
Wage and income inequality
Low pay and minimum wage
In-work Poverty
Dual-earner society
Youth unemployment
Edward Lahiff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
58
3,004
Development
land
poverty
inequality
South Africa
Surjit S Bhalla
International Monetary Fund
Washington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
52
4,584
poverty
inequality
monetary and fiscal policy
growth
Karin Kurz
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
48
4,580
Social stratification
social inequality
life course
educational inequality
statistics
Ruslan Yemtsov|Р. Г. Емцов, R. Emtsov, R. Yemcov
World Bank
Washington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
57
4,639
Poverty and inequality
Social protection
Climate change
Human capital
Tim Goedemé
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
58
2,710
poverty
inequality
social policy
reconciling social and environmental objectives
Susan J Lambert
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
45
6,992
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Guio
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
49
4,049
poverty
deprivation
income distribution
development
Roland Verwiebe
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
64
2,719
Social Stratification
Labor Markets
Migration
Social Inequality
Poverty
Matthew Snipp
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
48
3,391
Sandro Cattacin
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
78
2,761
Urban Studies Or Urban Sociology
Intersectionality and Social Inequality
Migration Studies
Welfare State
Urban Marginality
Eleanor Fisher
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Sweden
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
49
3,395
Sustainability
Climate
Livelihoods
Poverty
Jennifer E Mosley
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
38
2,349
nonprofit organizations
advocacy
human service organizations
collaborative governance
policy implementation
Trina Shanks
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
45
3,613
asset building
poverty
economic inequality
child development accounts
youth employment
Isa Baud
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
37
2,843
Andreas Motel Klingebiel
Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
64
2,943
Ageing
Inequality
Welfare State
Gerontology
Sociology
Sebastian Sarasa
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
47
3,680
social stratification
comparative social policy
poverty
Rense Nieuwenhuis
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,996
social policy
inequality
resilience
family policy
single parents
Kayleigh Garthwaite (she/her)
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,629
Poverty
charitable food
inequalities
stigma
health
Milu Muyanga
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,008
International development
agricultural land analysis
agricultural markets and prices analysis
household poverty analysis
Riyana Miranti
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
41
1,748
Poverty
Inequality
Social Exclusion
Child Disadvantage
Intizar Hussain
Islamic Development Bank
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,152
Poverty
Water & Food Security
Development Strategies & Policies
Project & Portfolio Management
Capacity Development