Subject Rankings

Social Sciences / Child Development 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 Dec 03, 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 (873.937) 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
Kenneth A Dodge
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
191
565
174,355
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Child Development
Families
Poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
191
693
146,608
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Jay Belsky
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
166
471
119,055
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Karen Bierman
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
223
40,795
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Laura Justice
child development
language skills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
323
36,367
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Michel Boivin
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
332
39,981
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aletha C Huston
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
181
38,804
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Stephen T Russell
youth
adolescence
adolescent
gay
LGBT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
212
32,454
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Asher Ornoy
clinical teratology
child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
284
21,811
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Rebecca Landa
autism
child development
intervention
screening
education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
117
30,698
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Philip A Cowan
couples
parenting
child development
attachment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
161
26,214
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Richard Pasco Fearon
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
165
23,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Andrea Danese
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
131
30,353
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Candice Odgers
adolescent mental health
income inequality
digital technologies and child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
115
20,609
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sylvana Cote
Child Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
178
16,162
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Emma K Adam
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
120
18,260
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Elaine Reese
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
122
17,668
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Julie Lumeng
childhood obesity
child behavior
child development
parenting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
164
13,731
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Natasha J Cabrera
Fathering
Families
Child Development
Parenting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
112
16,569
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Noel Card
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
88
21,366
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Diane L Putnick
Child Development
Parenting
LMIC
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
117
14,329
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Douglas Teti
Parenting
early child development
child sleep
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
95
13,251
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nadia Cristina Valentini
Motor development
motor learning
risk factors
child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
139
8,154
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth A Dodge
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
191
565
174,355
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
191
693
146,608
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay Belsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
166
471
119,055
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Bierman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
107
223
40,795
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laura Justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
323
36,367
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michel Boivin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
97
332
39,981
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aletha C Huston
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
90
181
38,804
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen T Russell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
212
32,454
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Asher Ornoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
284
21,811
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Constantino
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
180
53,796
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rebecca Landa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
117
30,698
autism
child development
intervention
screening
education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Adriana Umana-Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
205
26,011
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philip A Cowan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
161
26,214
couples
parenting
child development
attachment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Pasco Fearon
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
165
23,290
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Andrea Danese
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
131
30,353
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Candice Odgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
115
20,609
adolescent mental health
income inequality
digital technologies and child development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sylvana Cote
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
178
16,162
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emma K Adam
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
120
18,260
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elaine Reese
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
122
17,668
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julie Lumeng
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
164
13,731
childhood obesity
child behavior
child development
parenting
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natasha J Cabrera
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
112
16,569
Fathering
Families
Child Development
Parenting
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Noel Card
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
54
88
21,366
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Diane L Putnick
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
117
14,329
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Douglas Teti
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
95
13,251
Parenting
early child development
child sleep
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nadia Cristina Valentini
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
139
8,154
Motor development
motor learning
risk factors
child development