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Microsoft Research 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
Eric Horvitz
Machine intelligence
decision theory
decisions under uncertainty
information retrieval
bounded
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
161
761
102,579
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
David Heckerman
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Genomics
Expert Systems
HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
127
374
95,249
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Susan Dumais
Information Retrieval
Human-Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
291
94,180
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Jianfeng Gao
natural language processing
information retrieval
machine learning
deep learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
457
86,247
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Heung-Yeung Shum
Computer Vision
Computer Graphics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
358
55,506
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Matthias Troyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
312
48,186
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rakesh Agrawal
Data Mining
Privacy
Web Search
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
269
142,784
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Andrew Wilson
Human Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
328
36,016
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mary Czerwinski
Human-Computer Interaction
Psychology
cognitive psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
100
269
29,846
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Tie-Yan Liu
Machine learning
AI for Science
AI for Industry
Information retrieval
NLP
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
587
65,803
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Furu Wei
Natural Language Processing
Foundation Models
General AI
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
268
43,277
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Christopher Meek
Machine Learning
Statistics
Causal Inference
Recommendation Systems
Graphical Models
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
237
28,300
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Stephen Lin
computer vision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
200
51,388
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Raghu Ramakrishnan
Database systems
data mining
information extraction
ranking/recommendation
social networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
271
58,082
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Simon Peyton Jones
Programming languages
Functional programming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
294
33,189
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Philip A Bernstein
Database systems and transaction processin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
211
46,172
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Zicheng Liu
Computer Vision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
308
33,580
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Antonio Criminisi
Augmented Reality
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Random Forests
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
176
41,101
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Johannes Gehrke
Database systems
distributed systems
machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
205
58,436
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Baining Guo
Graphics
Virtual Reality
Geometric Modeling
Computer Graphics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
215
46,003
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Abigail Sellen
Human-Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
201
26,982
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cynthia Dwork
theoretical computer science
cryptography
private data analysis
differential privacy
nonmalleability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
171
74,387
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Thomas Zimmermann
Software Engineering
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Recommender Systems
Computer Games
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
181
28,457
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Harpreet S Sawhney
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Video Mining
Human-Machine Interaction
MultiModal Data Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
187
26,378
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Eric Horvitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
161
761
102,579
Machine intelligence
decision theory
decisions under uncertainty
information retrieval
bounded
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Heckerman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
127
374
95,249
Machine Learning
Computational Biology
Genomics
Expert Systems
HIV
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Dumais
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
121
291
94,180
Information Retrieval
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jianfeng Gao
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
120
457
86,247
natural language processing
information retrieval
machine learning
deep learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Heung-Yeung Shum
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
113
358
55,506
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Troyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
110
312
48,186
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rakesh Agrawal
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
108
269
142,784
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrew Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
100
328
36,016
Human Computer Interaction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mary Czerwinski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
100
269
29,846
Human-Computer Interaction
Psychology
cognitive psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tie-Yan Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
95
587
65,803
Machine learning
AI for Science
AI for Industry
Information retrieval
NLP
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Furu Wei
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
93
268
43,277
Natural Language Processing
Foundation Models
General AI
Generative AI
Multimodal AI
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Schapire
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
93
180
152,252
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Meek
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
89
237
28,300
Machine Learning
Statistics
Causal Inference
Recommendation Systems
Graphical Models
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
200
51,388
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raghu Ramakrishnan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
271
58,082
Database systems
data mining
information extraction
ranking/recommendation
social networks
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Simon Peyton Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
294
33,189
Programming languages
Functional programming
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip A Bernstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
211
46,172
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zicheng Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
308
33,580
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antonio Criminisi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
176
41,101
Augmented Reality
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Medical Image Analysis
Random Forests
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johannes Gehrke
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
205
58,436
Database systems
distributed systems
machine learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Baining Guo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
215
46,003
Graphics
Virtual Reality
Geometric Modeling
Computer Graphics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Abigail Sellen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
201
26,982
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cynthia Dwork
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
171
74,387
theoretical computer science
cryptography
private data analysis
differential privacy
nonmalleability
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas Zimmermann
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
181
28,457
Software Engineering
Empirical Software Engineering
Mining Software Repositories
Recommender Systems
Computer Games
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Harpreet S Sawhney
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
80
187
26,378
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Video Mining
Human-Machine Interaction
MultiModal Data Analysis