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World Social Sciences Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 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 (1.014.193) 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
Joseph S Nye
American foreign politics
international relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
453
134,117
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ruth Wodak
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
405
94,989
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Robert Keohane
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
355
147,885
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pippa Norris
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
391
109,291
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Will Kymlicka
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
345
95,235
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Olivier François Bertrand
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
379
53,025
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Claus Offe
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
410
64,214
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Donatella Della Porta
sociology
political science
social movements
democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
405
55,121
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Philippe C. Schmitter
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
335
70,175
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Xiao Wang
Uncertainty Theory
Information Granulation and Cluster Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
263
45,015
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Ian McAllister
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
429
33,114
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
James H Fowler
social networks
evolution
politics
genetics
big data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
156
62,828
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
K Michele Kacmar
work-family
ethics
organizational politics
impression management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
163
44,171
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Andrew J Jordan
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
291
33,768
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ron Johnston
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
723
64,679
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hanspeter Kriesi
Comparative politics
political behavior
social movements
political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
279
42,521
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Barry Buzan
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
258
79,648
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Dalton Russell J
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
235
70,322
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
John Dryzek
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
185
51,267
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph S Nye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
120
453
134,117
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ruth Wodak
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
119
405
94,989
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
119
829
55,217
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Keohane
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
114
355
147,885
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pippa Norris
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
113
391
109,291
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claes H De Vreese
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
311
43,815
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jon Elster
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
386
93,157
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Will Kymlicka
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
108
345
95,235
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Francis Fukuyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
108
500
158,517
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Olivier François Bertrand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
379
53,025
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Claus Offe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
410
64,214
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Barry R Weingast
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
102
266
90,548
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Donatella Della Porta
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
405
55,121
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippe C. Schmitter
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
97
335
70,175
Political Science
Comparative Politics
European Union
Latin America
democratization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiao Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
263
45,015
Uncertainty Theory
Information Granulation and Cluster Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ian McAllister
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
429
33,114
Political behavior
postcommunist politics
Northern Ireland politics
Australian politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James H Fowler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
90
156
62,828
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
K Michele Kacmar
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
90
163
44,171
work-family
ethics
organizational politics
impression management
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrew J Jordan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
90
291
33,768
Environmental policy
climate policy
environmental politics
public policy
European Union
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ron Johnston
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
89
723
64,679
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hanspeter Kriesi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
279
42,521
Comparative politics
political behavior
social movements
political communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Barry Buzan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
258
79,648
International Relations
world history
international security
international relations theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
André Blais
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
257
30,451
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dalton Russell J
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
235
70,322
political science
comparative politics
public opinion
elections
democracy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Dryzek
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
185
51,267
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy