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 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
Timothy Smeeding
poverty
inequality
child well being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
264
29,119
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Stephen P Jenkins
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
207
26,727
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Linxiu Zhang
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
232
17,905
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Jonathan Bradshaw
poverty social security living standards
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
220
23,360
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Catrin Finkenauer
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
152
28,053
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Bruno Palier
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
179
18,937
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Michele Lamont
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
107
40,626
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robert Schoeni
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
140
16,134
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Kathryn Edin
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
105
18,179
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sudarshan Dutta
Vulnerability Poverty Human Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
349
15,294
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
John Stephens
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
95
28,719
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Susan L Parish
disability
health
poverty
disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
127
7,831
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
122
17,115
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
John Micklewright
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
119
11,199
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kristin Turney
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
78
9,142
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bruce Edmonds
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
126
9,908
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Luc Christiaensen
Poverty
Agriculture
Towns
Risk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
94
13,718
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
David Martin Smith
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
214
11,365
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Elizabeth Votruba Drzal
Poverty
Child Development
Child Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
76
9,160
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Rikke Lund
social epidemiology
social relations
social networks
social inequality in health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
107
6,671
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
88
7,034
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
John Holmes
Alcohol policy
alcohol pricing
drinking guidelines internet use
child poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
99
5,972
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Martha Wadsworth
child poverty
coping
prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
67
15,464
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Timothy Smeeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
264
29,119
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephen P Jenkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
207
26,727
inequality
poverty
income
earnings
survival analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Linxiu Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
232
17,905
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
poverty
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Bradshaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
220
23,360
poverty social security living standards
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catrin Finkenauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
152
28,053
Adolescence
young adulthood
relationships
self-control
social inequality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Political Science
Welfare state
Public Policy
Comparative social policy
Social Investment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michele Lamont
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
62
107
40,626
culture
inequality/poverty
knowledge/social science
race and ethnicity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Schoeni
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
140
16,134
inequality
poverty
disability
survey methods
labor markets
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kathryn Edin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
105
18,179
Poverty
Welfare
Housing
Family
Transition to Adulthood
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sudarshan Dutta
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
349
15,294
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
John Stephens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
95
28,719
comparative welfare states
comparative political economy
social democracy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Susan L Parish
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
127
7,831
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anton Hemerijck|European University Institute (EUI)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
122
17,115
Social policy
political economy
EU integration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Micklewright
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
119
11,199
poverty and inequality
labour market flows
education
charitable giving
survey methods.
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Waqar Ahmad
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
146
9,247
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristin Turney
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
78
9,142
social inequality
family
population health
incarceration and punishment
child wellbeing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bruce Edmonds
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
126
9,908
Social Simulation
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Simulation
Modelling Methodology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luc Christiaensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
94
13,718
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Martin Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
214
11,365
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Class
Urban Studies
Gypsies and Travellers
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth Votruba Drzal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
76
9,160
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rikke Lund
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
107
6,671
social epidemiology
social relations
social networks
social inequality in health
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
88
7,034
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amy Horowitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
73
8,279
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Holmes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
99
5,972
Alcohol policy
alcohol pricing
drinking guidelines internet use
child poverty
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martha Wadsworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
67
15,464