Subject Rankings

World Social Sciences 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 Oct 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 (931.668) 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
Steve Weiner
Biomineralization
microarchaeology
archaeological science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
376
78,372
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
370
86,558
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Dorian Q Fuller
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
301
33,010
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Michael Richards
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
317
34,701
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Richard Armstrong
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
346
25,505
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Julia Lee Thorp
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
192
24,397
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Martin Richards
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
125
27,784
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dolores Piperno
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
119
23,393
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Douglas J Kennett
archaeology
human Paleoecology
climate change
isotope geochemistry
genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
220
19,921
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Stephen Shennan
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
185
22,419
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Karl Butzer
Archaeology
geomorphology
climate change
history of science science
science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
207
20,499
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Li Liu
Chinese archaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
248
16,645
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
João Zilhão
Archeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
224
19,679
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Malcolm K Hughes
dendrochronology
paleoclimate
tree biology
forest ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
140
26,793
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Zenobia Jacobs
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
130
17,715
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nicole Boivin
Archaeology
Human evolution
Human impacts
Biodiversity change
Material culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
163
15,102
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Peter Bellwood|P.S. Bellwood
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
184
21,055
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Michael E Smith
Aztecs
Teotihuacan
Comparative urbanism
Urban sustainability
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
175
12,775
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kristian Kristiansen
Archaeogenetics
Bronze Age
archaeological heritage
archaeological theory
history of archaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
213
19,730
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Annette And Michael Schiffer
technological change
ceramics
archaeological theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
112
21,878
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Julian Thomas
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
165
17,100
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Oliver Craig
Biomolecular archaeology
Palaeodiet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
139
11,097
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Elisabetta Boaretto
Archaeological Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
198
11,628
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Amy Bogaard
Archaeobotany
prehistoric farming
western Eurasia
agroecology
inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
142
12,512
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steve Weiner
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
132
376
78,372
Biomineralization
microarchaeology
archaeological science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christopher Bronk Ramsey
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
97
370
86,558
Radiocarbon
Geochronology
Bayesian statistics
Archaeology
Quaternary Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dorian Q Fuller
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
301
33,010
archaeology
archaeobotany
botany
domestication
crop-processing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Richards
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
317
34,701
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Armstrong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
346
25,505
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julia Lee Thorp
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
192
24,397
diet
human evolution
isotopes
palaeoenvironments
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Richards
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
125
27,784
Human evolution
archaeogenetics
phylogeography
mtDNA
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dolores Piperno
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
119
23,393
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Douglas J Kennett
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
220
19,921
archaeology
human Paleoecology
climate change
isotope geochemistry
genomics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen Shennan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
185
22,419
Evolutionary archaeology
European prehistory
prehistoric demography
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karl Butzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
207
20,499
Archaeology
geomorphology
climate change
history of science science
science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Li Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
248
16,645
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
João Zilhão
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
224
19,679
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Malcolm K Hughes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
140
26,793
dendrochronology
paleoclimate
tree biology
forest ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zenobia Jacobs
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
130
17,715
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicole Boivin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
163
15,102
Archaeology
Human evolution
Human impacts
Biodiversity change
Material culture
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Bellwood|P.S. Bellwood
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
184
21,055
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James F O Connell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
95
17,411
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael E Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
175
12,775
Aztecs
Teotihuacan
Comparative urbanism
Urban sustainability
Inequality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kristian Kristiansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
213
19,730
Archaeogenetics
Bronze Age
archaeological heritage
archaeological theory
history of archaeology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annette And Michael Schiffer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
112
21,878
technological change
ceramics
archaeological theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julian Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
165
17,100
archaeology
prehistory
neolithic
archaeological theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Oliver Craig
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
139
11,097
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elisabetta Boaretto
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
198
11,628
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amy Bogaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
142
12,512
Archaeobotany
prehistoric farming
western Eurasia
agroecology
inequality