Subject Rankings
Social Sciences / Library and Information Science 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
Information extraction
search engines
information retrieval
deep learning
digital libraries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
463
61,493
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:2
bibliometrics
chemical engineering
adsorption
sorption
kinetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
261
80,716
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:3
Qualitative evidence synthesis
Realist Synthesis
Evidence based library and infornation practice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
290
56,683
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:4
Geographic Information Science
GIScience
GIS
Geoinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
313
35,697
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:5
scientometrics
bibliometrics
probability theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
249
27,730
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:6
Bioimaging
Fluorescence Library
Sensor
Chemical Cellomics
Chemical Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
319
28,925
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:7
Medical informatics
statistics
healthcare
Electronic medical records
Health information standards
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
273
29,911
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:8
Geographical Information Science
Remote sensing
Spatial Optimization Land use simulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
273
25,003
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:9
Electron Microscopy
Energy Materials
Complex Oxides
Carbon materials
Quantum Information Science Materials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
300
26,667
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:10
gamification
game studies
esports
metaverse
vr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
187
51,171
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:11
scholarly communication
scientometrics
science policy
sociology of science
bibliometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
213
27,828
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:12
Geographic Information Science
Image fusion
Spatial planning
Air pollution monitoring
Human mobility for public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
259
19,708
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:13
數位典藏
數位圖書館
數位閱讀
數位出版
數位學習
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
379
34,538
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:14
Data and Text Mining
Social Network Mining
Information Integration
Digital Libraries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
316
25,483
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:15
Information visualization
visual analytics
scientometrics
bibliometrics
scholarly communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
178
39,060
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:16
Linked Data
Knowledge Graphs
Web Science
Digital Libraries
Industry 4.0
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
279
34,202
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:17
Intelligence Studies
National Security
Threat Assessment
Violent Extremism
Information Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
125
23,051
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:18
Bibliometrics
Semantic Web
Data Science
Knowledge Graph
AI in health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
202
16,111
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:19
Scholarly publishing
value of reading
value of libraries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
217
18,254
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:20
Webometrics
Scientometrics
Triple Helix
Social Network Analysis
Big Data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
181
12,534
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:21
Scientometrics
Bibliometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
211
13,757
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:22
Bibliometrics
Informetrics
Scientometrics
Webometrics
Scholarly Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
181
17,049
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:23
Mapping protein-protein interactions
phage-display
combinatorial peptide libraries
protein evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
148
15,356
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:24
Medical Imaging
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Image Informatics
Visual Information Retrieval
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
240
17,593
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:25
information retrieval
medical libraries
systematic reviews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
135
13,903
C Lee Giles
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
463
61,493
Information extraction
search engines
information retrieval
deep learning
digital libraries
Yuh Shan Ho
Asia University Taiwan
Taichung City, Taiwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
102
261
80,716
bibliometrics
chemical engineering
adsorption
sorption
kinetics
Andrew Booth
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
290
56,683
Qualitative evidence synthesis
Realist Synthesis
Evidence based library and infornation practice
Thomas Blaschke
Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
313
35,697
Geographic Information Science
GIScience
GIS
Geoinformatics
Wolfgang Glänzel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
89
249
27,730
scientometrics
bibliometrics
probability theory
Young Tae Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
319
28,925
Bioimaging
Fluorescence Library
Sensor
Chemical Cellomics
Chemical Biology
Clement J Mcdonald
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
273
29,911
Medical informatics
statistics
healthcare
Electronic medical records
Health information standards
Xiaoping Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
83
273
25,003
Geographical Information Science
Remote sensing
Spatial Optimization Land use simulation
Jianguo Wen (JG Wen)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
300
26,667
Electron Microscopy
Energy Materials
Complex Oxides
Carbon materials
Quantum Information Science Materials
Juho Hamari
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
187
51,171
gamification
game studies
esports
metaverse
vr
Vincent Larivière
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
213
27,828
scholarly communication
scientometrics
science policy
sociology of science
bibliometrics
Bo Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
259
19,708
Geographic Information Science
Image fusion
Spatial planning
Air pollution monitoring
Human mobility for public health
Chao-Chen Chen 陳昭珍
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
379
34,538
數位典藏
數位圖書館
數位閱讀
數位出版
數位學習
Ee Peng Lim
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
316
25,483
Data and Text Mining
Social Network Mining
Information Integration
Digital Libraries
Chaomei Chen
Drexel University
Philadelphia, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
178
39,060
Information visualization
visual analytics
scientometrics
bibliometrics
scholarly communication
Sören Auer
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
279
34,202
Linked Data
Knowledge Graphs
Web Science
Digital Libraries
Industry 4.0
Randy Borum
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
125
23,051
Intelligence Studies
National Security
Threat Assessment
Violent Extremism
Information Science
Ying Ding
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
202
16,111
Bibliometrics
Semantic Web
Data Science
Knowledge Graph
AI in health
Carol Tenopir
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
217
18,254
Scholarly publishing
value of reading
value of libraries
Han Woo Park
Yeungnam University
Gyeongsan, South Korea
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
181
12,534
Webometrics
Scientometrics
Triple Helix
Social Network Analysis
Big Data
Félix de Moya Anegón
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
211
13,757
Scientometrics
Bibliometrics
Blaise Cronin
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
181
17,049
Bibliometrics
Informetrics
Scientometrics
Webometrics
Scholarly Communication
Brian Kay
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
148
15,356
Mapping protein-protein interactions
phage-display
combinatorial peptide libraries
protein evolution
Sameer Antani
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
240
17,593
Medical Imaging
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Image Informatics
Visual Information Retrieval
Wichor M. Bramer
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
135
13,903
information retrieval
medical libraries
systematic reviews