Subject Rankings

World Social Sciences and Humanities 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 :1
Luciano Floridi
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
326
61,486
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
David K Lewis
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
338
122,294
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stringer C
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
302
39,082
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Johannes Krause
ancient DNA
pathogen evolution
human history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
225
53,553
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Barry Smith
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
416
50,887
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Philip Pettit
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
321
49,398
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
José Antonio López Sáez
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
396
29,176
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Martin John Whitehouse
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
463
41,516
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mark Norell
paleontology
systematics
geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
245
24,942
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Francesco D Errico
Prehistory
human evolution
archeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
281
35,468
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ray Jackendoff
linguistics
cognitive science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
222
95,839
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Shaun Gallagher
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
290
47,838
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Michael Gurven
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
234
32,079
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Eudald Carbonell
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
293
26,255
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
David Glass
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
166
44,308
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Jens H Kuhn
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
227
27,966
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
197
28,084
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Stefan J Wagner
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychiatry
Medicine
Behavioural Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
100
23,777
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Bas Van Geel
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
221
25,755
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Daniel Nettle
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
207
31,840
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Andy Clark
Philosophy
Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
202
62,940
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luciano Floridi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
119
326
61,486
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neal Krause
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
113
357
39,089
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David K Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
112
338
122,294
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stringer C
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
108
302
39,082
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johannes Krause
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
225
53,553
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barry Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
104
416
50,887
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Pettit
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
321
49,398
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
José Antonio López Sáez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
396
29,176
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin John Whitehouse
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
98
463
41,516
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
340
45,893
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nestor Garcia Canclini
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
464
91,897
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Miral Dizdaroglu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
238
37,098
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Norell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
93
245
24,942
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francesco D Errico
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
92
281
35,468
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ray Jackendoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
222
95,839
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shaun Gallagher
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
290
47,838
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Gurven
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
234
32,079
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eudald Carbonell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
293
26,255
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Glass
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
166
44,308
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jens H Kuhn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
227
27,966
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
197
28,084
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefan J Wagner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
100
23,777
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychiatry
Medicine
Behavioural Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bas Van Geel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
83
221
25,755
Palynology
Palaeoecology
Pollen analysis
Vegetation history
Quaternary geology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Nettle
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
207
31,840
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andy Clark
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
202
62,940