Subject Rankings

World Social Sciences and Humanities 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 06, 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 (1.014.167) 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
Susan Goldin Meadow
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
308
50,772
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Dan Jurafsky
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
309
81,651
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Rod Ellis
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
256
136,778
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
George Lakoff
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
351
273,867
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Ken Hyland
Applied linguistics
EAP
English for Academic Purposes
discourse analysis
English for Specific Purposes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
241
91,197
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
James Paul Gee
linguistics
literacy
learning
and video games
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
283
141,231
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Harald Baayen
linguistics
statistics
morphology
cognitive models of language processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
275
62,779
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Language acquisition
play
spatial learning
media
early education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
284
37,573
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
264
32,876
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
P David Pearson
Literacy
Education
Reading
Teacher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
285
54,132
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Douglas Biber
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
227
79,500
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Richard B Van Breemen
mass spectrometry
pharmacognosy
botanical dietary supplements
natural products
cancer chemoprevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
333
26,437
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Anna Wierzbicka
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
341
56,930
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Jan Blommaert
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
literacy
linguistic anthropology
social theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
247
44,948
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Literature studies
Media theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
397
127,825
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Jim Coleman
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
326
196,862
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Bernard Comrie
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
311
63,210
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
D Quentin Miller
American Literature
African American Literature
Narrative
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
335
41,179
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Catherine Mcbride
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
231
27,707
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Allan Luke
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
217
38,278
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Janet Holmes
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
251
45,082
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Susan Gass
second language acquisition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
184
55,786
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Laurence Leonard
Language Development and Disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
274
31,500
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Alastair Pennycook
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
148
49,370
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Susan Goldin Meadow
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
308
50,772
language creation and development
using gesture to communicate
think
and learn
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dan Jurafsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
117
309
81,651
Natural Language Processing
Speech Recognition
Computational Linguistics
Linguistics
Computational Social Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rod Ellis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
115
256
136,778
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Lakoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
112
351
273,867
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ken Hyland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
241
91,197
Applied linguistics
EAP
English for Academic Purposes
discourse analysis
English for Specific Purposes
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Paul Gee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
102
283
141,231
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Harald Baayen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
275
62,779
linguistics
statistics
morphology
cognitive models of language processing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
284
37,573
Language acquisition
play
spatial learning
media
early education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rebecca Treiman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
216
32,169
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
95
264
32,876
Applied linguistics
second language acquisition
multilingualism
emotion
personality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
P David Pearson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
285
54,132
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Douglas Biber
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
92
227
79,500
Linguistics
corpus linguistics
English grammar
register
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard B Van Breemen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
92
333
26,437
mass spectrometry
pharmacognosy
botanical dietary supplements
natural products
cancer chemoprevention
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Wierzbicka
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
341
56,930
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jan Blommaert
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
247
44,948
sociolinguistics
discourse analysis
literacy
linguistic anthropology
social theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marshall Herbert Mcluhan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
397
127,825
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jim Coleman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
326
196,862
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bernard Comrie
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
311
63,210
linguistic typology
Caucasian languages
Papuan languages
historical linguistics
language documentation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
D Quentin Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
335
41,179
American Literature
African American Literature
Narrative
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine Mcbride
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
231
27,707
literacy development across cultures
dyslexia
dysgraphia
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Allan Luke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
217
38,278
literacy
educational policy
sociology of education
applied linguistics
curriculum
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Janet Holmes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
251
45,082
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan Gass
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
184
55,786
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laurence Leonard
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
83
274
31,500
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alastair Pennycook
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
148
49,370
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages