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 Feb 02, 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 (870.053) 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
ecology
sustainable agriculture
biodiversity
climate change ecology
conservation ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
187
352
254,529
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
ecosystem ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
249
54,063
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
limnology
oceanography
eutrophication
global
carbon cycling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
156
40,051
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Plant ecology and evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
201
39,972
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Community Ecology
Disease Ecology
Grasslands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
211
36,660
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biology
Exercise
Antioxidant
Aging
Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
149
24,895
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ecology
biodiversity
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
113
25,350
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
173
23,807
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Evolution
Sexual Selection
Animal Behavior
Parasite-Host Interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
145
21,018
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
190
19,451
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
aquatic ecosystems
biogeochemistry
watersheds
land-water interactions
urban ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
120
13,547
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
wildlife management
game bird management
habitat ecology
ornithology
conservation biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
170
13,071
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
plant biology
computational biology
biostatistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
99
21,746
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscopy
Biophysics
Membrane Proteins
Kinases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
183
10,937
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
ecology
evolution
behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
117
13,283
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Conservation Biology
Natural Resource Management
Ornithology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
152
12,575
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ecology
tropical biology
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
ecosystem processes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
119
16,725
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ecotoxicology
ecology
risk assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
168
11,701
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
limnology
oceanography
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
107
16,217
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Transporters
Plant Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
76
14,890
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Protein kinases
prostate cancer
cancer biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
193
11,264
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ecosystem services
human well being
equity
return on investment
monitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
84
21,406
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
evolutionary biology
quantitative genetics
population biology
climate change adaptation
evolution of fragmented populations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
100
16,544
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
mycorrhizal fungi
plant-microbe interactions
community ecology
ecosystem C and N cycling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
91
15,242
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
alfalfa pathology and biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
116
8,646
David Tilman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
187
352
254,529
ecology
sustainable agriculture
biodiversity
climate change ecology
conservation ecology
Sarah Hobbie
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
109
249
54,063
John Downing
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
89
156
40,051
limnology
oceanography
eutrophication
global
carbon cycling
Jeannine Cavender-Bares
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
83
201
39,972
Eric W Seabloom
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
211
36,660
Community Ecology
Disease Ecology
Grasslands
Li Li Ji
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
149
24,895
Biology
Exercise
Antioxidant
Aging
Nutrition
Forest Isbell
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
113
25,350
ecology
biodiversity
sustainability
Elizabeth Borer
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
173
23,807
Marlene Zuk
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
145
21,018
Evolution
Sexual Selection
Animal Behavior
Parasite-Host Interactions
David Andow
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
190
19,451
Jacques C Finlay
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
120
13,547
aquatic ecosystems
biogeochemistry
watersheds
land-water interactions
urban ecology
RJ Gutiérrez
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
170
13,071
wildlife management
game bird management
habitat ecology
ornithology
conservation biology
Fumiaki Katagiri
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
99
21,746
plant biology
computational biology
biostatistics
Gianluigi Veglia
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
183
10,937
Structural Biology
NMR spectroscopy
Biophysics
Membrane Proteins
Kinases
John Rotenberry
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
117
13,283
Gerald J Niemi
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
152
12,575
Conservation Biology
Natural Resource Management
Ornithology
Jennifer S Powers
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
119
16,725
ecology
tropical biology
carbon cycling
nitrogen cycling
ecosystem processes
Valery Forbes
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
168
11,701
ecotoxicology
ecology
risk assessment
James Cotner
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
107
16,217
limnology
oceanography
microbial ecology
biogeochemistry
John M Ward
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
76
14,890
Khalil Ahmed
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
193
11,264
Protein kinases
prostate cancer
cancer biology
Heather Tallis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
84
21,406
Ecosystem services
human well being
equity
return on investment
monitoring
Ruth G Shaw
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
100
16,544
evolutionary biology
quantitative genetics
population biology
climate change adaptation
evolution of fragmented populations
Peter Kennedy
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
91
15,242
mycorrhizal fungi
plant-microbe interactions
community ecology
ecosystem C and N cycling
Deborah Samac
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
116
8,646
alfalfa pathology and biotechnology