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
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
713
155,404
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Henning Tiemeier
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
787
91,009
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Fikret Berkes
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
343
110,653
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
David Hensher
Transport
logistics
economics
choice modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
537
76,351
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Lloyd Johnston
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
367
66,181
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ruth Wodak
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
411
97,407
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Joseph S Nye
American foreign politics
international relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
460
137,092
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Dirk Helbing
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
355
86,726
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Gary King
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
328
120,361
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
C Lee Giles
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 :12
Jerald Bachman
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
320
64,041
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Young Ho Khang
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
234
250,257
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Michael Harris Bond
social and cross-cultural psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
312
69,688
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Pippa Norris
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
397
111,784
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Robert Keohane
International politics
institutions
environmental policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
358
150,082
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Raewyn Connell
Masculinities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
326
113,666
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Will Kymlicka
Political Philosophy
Political Theory
Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
348
96,649
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Olivier François Bertrand
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
383
53,784
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
H Teede
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
437
53,068
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Jieping Ye
Machine learning
data mining
transportation
biomedical informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
378
44,546
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Claus Offe
Political Theory
Political Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
413
64,800
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alex `Sandy' Pentland|Alex Pentland, Sandy Pentland
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
157
713
155,404
Social Physics
Honest Signals
Computational Social Science
Network and Complexity Science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henning Tiemeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
156
787
91,009
Cohort studies
Neurodevelopment
Sleep
Child Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fikret Berkes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
123
343
110,653
social-ecological resilience
commons
traditional ecological knowledge
indigenous knowledge
human ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Hensher
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
123
537
76,351
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lloyd Johnston
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
123
367
66,181
alcohol use
cigarette use
drug use
childhood obesity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ruth Wodak
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
121
411
97,407
Discourse Studies
Identity Politics
Political Communication
Populism
Gender Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph S Nye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
121
460
137,092
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dirk Helbing
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
120
355
86,726
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
119
836
56,228
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gary King
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
328
120,361
Social Scientist
Political Scientist
Statistician
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
C Lee Giles
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
463
61,493
Information extraction
search engines
information retrieval
deep learning
digital libraries
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jerald Bachman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
118
320
64,041
Survey Research
Studies of Youth
Substance use
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Young Ho Khang
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
117
234
250,257
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael Harris Bond
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
116
312
69,688
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pippa Norris
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
115
397
111,784
political science
comparative politics
elections
political behavior
political communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert Keohane
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
114
358
150,082
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claes H De Vreese
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
112
316
45,372
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jon Elster
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
388
94,385
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raewyn Connell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
110
326
113,666
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francis Fukuyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
110
514
161,566
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Will Kymlicka
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
108
348
96,649
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivier François Bertrand
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
107
383
53,784
International Chair on Interventional Cardiology and Transradial Approach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
H Teede
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
437
53,068
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jieping Ye
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
378
44,546
Machine learning
data mining
transportation
biomedical informatics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Claus Offe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
413
64,800