Subject Rankings

Salk Institute 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 :2
Ronald M Evans
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
232
679
237,047
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Joseph P Noel
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
178
32,115
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Paula Tallal
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
186
36,061
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Gerald S Shadel
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
134
24,319
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Embriogenesis
Aging and Regeneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
89
18,254
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Senyon Choe
Structural Biology
Protein Engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
129
15,267
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Reuben Shaw
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
94
62,326
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Kay M Tye
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
76
24,019
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Wolfgang Busch
plant biology
systems genetics
root development
systems biology
carbon sequestration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
72
12,283
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Axel Nimmerjahn
Brain
spinal cord
astrocytes
microglia
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
34
16,173
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Dmitry Lyumkis
Retroviruses
HIV
Chromatin
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
6,828
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mako Yamamoto
Reprogramming
Aging
Gene editing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
37
3,585
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Weiwei Fan
Mitochondrial Energetics and Regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
31
5,336
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Antonio Currais
Aging
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,312
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Almudena García-Ruiz
Life Sciences
polyphenols
peptides
miRNA
microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
2,009
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Qian Chu
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Microproteins
Peptides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
26
3,049
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Dan Chen
Cancer immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,419
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Justin McCarville
Microbes
Metabolism
Aging
Disease Tolerance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
22
2,333
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fred "Rusty" Gage
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
250
838
266,051
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald M Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
232
679
237,047
gene control
transcription
hormones
nuclear receptors
metabolism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
139
427
68,287
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joseph P Noel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
95
178
32,115
Molecular Evolution
Structural Biology
Chemical Biology
Plant Biology
Enzymology & Biochemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paula Tallal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
186
36,061
Auditory temporal processing
dyslexia
language impairments
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerald S Shadel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
134
24,319
mitochondria
genetics
aging
signaling
gene expression
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
89
18,254
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Senyon Choe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
129
15,267
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reuben Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
94
62,326
cancer
metabolism
growth control
signaling events
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kay M Tye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
76
24,019
Motivated Behaviors
Learning and Memory
Emotional Processing
Neural Circuits Encoding Valence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wolfgang Busch
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
72
12,283
plant biology
systems genetics
root development
systems biology
carbon sequestration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pradeep Reddy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
35
7,066
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Axel Nimmerjahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
34
16,173
Brain
spinal cord
astrocytes
microglia
imaging
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dmitry Lyumkis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
43
6,828
Retroviruses
HIV
Chromatin
Structural Biology
Cryo-EM
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mako Yamamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
37
3,585
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Weiwei Fan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
31
5,336
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Antonio Currais
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,312
Aging
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nasun Hah
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
28
6,080
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Almudena García-Ruiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
29
2,009
Life Sciences
polyphenols
peptides
miRNA
microbiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Qian Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
26
3,049
Chemical Biology
Drug Discovery
Microproteins
Peptides
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maryam Ahmadian
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
23
7,201
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
sihao liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
21
3,485
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dan Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,419
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Justin McCarville
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
22
2,333
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthieu Pierre Platre
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
19
1,619