World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
World Social Sciences and Humanities 552 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 29, 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 (873.688) 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: 1
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minorities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
167
13,675
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociology of Education
Educational Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
178
31,436
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applied
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
160
12,634
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
102
21,060
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
educacion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
181
8,641
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
97
12,904
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
68
30,225
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
68
11,310
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
122
34,469
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
100
6,195
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
65
7,109
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
112
6,205
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sociology of education
sociology of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
53
12,049
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
design for learning
learning spaces
digital education
sociology of education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
55
3,569
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
4,924
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
53
4,278
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
42
16,106
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
sociology of education
urban studies and slums
politics of becoming
biopolitics and governmentality
audiovisual
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
68
3,341
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
59
4,881
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
50
2,833
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sociology of education
sociology of work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
77
3,203
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social theory
historical sociology
sociology of science
sociology of religion
sociology of education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
63
2,889
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
39
2,901
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Quantitative Sociology
Social Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
2,895
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
40
4,312
Mieke Van Houtte
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
167
13,675
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minorities
Barbara Schneider
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
178
31,436
Sociology of Education
Educational Policy
Becker Rolf
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
160
12,634
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applied
David Gillborn
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
102
21,060
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
Claudio-Rafael Vasquez-Martinez
Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
181
8,641
Carl Bankston
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
97
12,904
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religion
Wilfred Carr
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
68
30,225
Rebecca Eynon
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
68
11,310
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
Juha Suoranta
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
122
34,469
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist research
Iveta Silova
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
100
6,195
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow education
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Scott Davies
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
65
7,109
Sylvia Schmelkes
Universidad Iberoamericana
Santo Domingo, Mexico
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
112
6,205
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessment
Harriet A Zuckerman
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
53
12,049
sociology of education
sociology of science
Lucila Carvalho
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
55
3,569
design for learning
learning spaces
digital education
sociology of education
Derrick Armstrong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
51
4,924
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Laura B Perry
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
53
4,278
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregation
John Diamond
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
42
16,106
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Silvia Grinberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
68
3,341
sociology of education
urban studies and slums
politics of becoming
biopolitics and governmentality
audiovisual
Rubén Gaztambide Fernández
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
59
4,881
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnography
Nabil Khattab
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Ulaanbaatar, Qatar
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
50
2,833
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Christian Imdorf
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
77
3,203
sociology of education
sociology of work
Raf Vanderstraeten
Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
63
2,889
social theory
historical sociology
sociology of science
sociology of religion
sociology of education
Barry Cooper
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
39
2,901
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
development
Louis-André Vallet
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
45
2,895
Social Stratification and Mobility
Sociology of Education
Quantitative Sociology
Social Statistics
Jens Christian Smeby
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
40
4,312
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher education