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 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
Henry A Giroux
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
161
732
147,184
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ernest Pascarella
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
277
94,268
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Philip G Altbach
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
527
67,113
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Michalinos Zembylas
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
325
32,706
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Stephen Billett
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
295
30,815
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Philippa Pip Pattison
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
144
26,286
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Jane Knight
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
157
37,356
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Jeroen Huisman
Higher education policy
governance
organisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
186
14,185
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Enric I. Canela
Neurochemistry
Política Científica
Higher Education
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
169
13,975
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ronald Barnett
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
154
30,643
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Paul A Haynes
Plant and Environmental Proteomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
152
13,265
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
John M Braxton
higher education
college students
faculty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
117
22,494
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
C Judson King
higher education structure and governance: separation processes including freeze drying
spray drying
extraction
absorption
a
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
159
14,008
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nicholas A Bowman
Student Success
College Diversity
College Admissions
Research Methodology
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
115
13,229
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Paulo Flores
Multibody Dynamics
Biomechanics
Higher Education
Computational Mechanics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
125
12,949
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Davis Jenkins
Community Colleges
Higher Education
Returns to College
Improving Institutional Performance
Developmental Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
121
13,062
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Jürgen Enders
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
128
13,594
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Marek Kwiek
quantitative science studies
science of science
higher education research
academic profession
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
136
8,940
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Jane Edwards
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
121
11,079
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Melanie Walker
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
124
10,607
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Yehudit Judy Dori
Higher education
Visualization and thinking skills
Metacognition
Assessment
STEM Career choice and 21st century skills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
105
11,620
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Jason W Osborne
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
87
43,423
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sheila Slaughter
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
87
24,665
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henry A Giroux
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
161
732
147,184
higher education
youth studies
social theory
critical pedagogy
cultural studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ernest Pascarella
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
123
277
94,268
College Students
Education Policy
Higher Education
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Philip G Altbach
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
527
67,113
international higher education
academic profession
BRIC countries
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michalinos Zembylas
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
93
325
32,706
affect/emotion
curriculum and pedagogy
decolonization
higher education
education policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Billett
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
295
30,815
Workplace learning
Vocational education
Professional education
Adult education
Higher Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adrianna Kezar
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
234
27,567
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philippa Pip Pattison
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
144
26,286
mathematical social sciences
social networks
higher education
psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane Knight
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
157
37,356
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeroen Huisman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
186
14,185
Higher education policy
governance
organisation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Enric I. Canela
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
169
13,975
Neurochemistry
Política Científica
Higher Education
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronald Barnett
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
154
30,643
higher education
university
universities
philosophy of education
philosophy of higher education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul A Haynes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
152
13,265
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John M Braxton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
117
22,494
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
C Judson King
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
159
14,008
higher education structure and governance: separation processes including freeze drying
spray drying
extraction
absorption
a
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicholas A Bowman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
115
13,229
Student Success
College Diversity
College Admissions
Research Methodology
Center for Research on Undergraduate Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paulo Flores
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
125
12,949
Multibody Dynamics
Biomechanics
Higher Education
Computational Mechanics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Davis Jenkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
121
13,062
Community Colleges
Higher Education
Returns to College
Improving Institutional Performance
Developmental Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Bringle
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
108
17,306
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jürgen Enders
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
128
13,594
Institutional change in the field of universities
and their role in society and economy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marek Kwiek
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
136
8,940
quantitative science studies
science of science
higher education research
academic profession
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jane Edwards
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
121
11,079
Arts and Health
Arts Psychotherapy
Music Emotion and Self-regulation
Higher Education student and staff experiences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melanie Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
124
10,607
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yehudit Judy Dori
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
105
11,620
Higher education
Visualization and thinking skills
Metacognition
Assessment
STEM Career choice and 21st century skills
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jason W Osborne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
87
43,423
Higher Education
regression
factor analysis
quantitative methods
applied statistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sheila Slaughter
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
87
24,665
higher education
universities
markets and universities
academic capitalism
women in higher education