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Smithsonian Institution 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
S Joseph Wright
Ecology
Tropical Forests
Plant Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
329
60,202
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Valerie J Paul
marine biology
chemical ecology
marine natural products
coral reefs
cyanobacteria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
316
30,108
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Emmett Duffy
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
166
48,983
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nancy Knowlton
Coral Reefs
Biodiversity
Ocean Acidification
Alpheus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
157
45,770
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Anna K Behrensmeyer
Taphonomy
paleoecology
vertebrate evolution
sedimentology
human evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
174
27,778
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
W John Kress
Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Conservation
Phylogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
198
35,055
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Greg Ruiz
Invasion Biology
Marine Ecology
Biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
231
25,417
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robert Fleischer
Conservation and Evolutionary Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
252
19,471
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Timothy J McCoy
Planetary science
meteorites
minerals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
206
19,132
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Warren Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
192
27,179
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Dolores Piperno
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
118
23,188
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Janine L Brown
Reproductive Physiology
Elephant Biology
Animal Welfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
347
20,983
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Helene C Muller-Landau
community ecology
tropical forests
ecosystem ecology
theoretical ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
135
28,190
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
David Roubik
tropical biology
bees
pollination
pollen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
192
20,417
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ian Owens
Biodiversity
Evolution
Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
95
20,879
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
John Grant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
149
21,579
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Dennis Whigham
plant ecology
wetland ecology
orchid ecology
landscape ecology
wetland plants
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
205
18,335
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Scott L Wing
paleontology
paleoclimatology
paleobiology
paleobotany
paleoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
129
20,094
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Douglas H Ubelaker
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
224
43,749
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Carlos Jaramillo
paleontology
palynology
geology
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
203
18,609
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Jonathan A Coddington
Systematics
Evolution
Behavior
Biodiversity
Arachnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
114
23,890
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Terry L Erwin
Coleoptera Systematics
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
149
23,059
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Edward Allen Herre
Evolutionary Ecology of mutualism and parasitism
figs
endophytic fungi
mycorrhizae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
111
18,594
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Don E Wilson
Systematic Zoology
Mammalogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
205
28,778
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
S Joseph Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
124
329
60,202
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Valerie J Paul
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
98
316
30,108
marine biology
chemical ecology
marine natural products
coral reefs
cyanobacteria
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emmett Duffy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
166
48,983
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nancy Knowlton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
157
45,770
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anna K Behrensmeyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
174
27,778
Taphonomy
paleoecology
vertebrate evolution
sedimentology
human evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
W John Kress
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
198
35,055
Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Conservation
Phylogenetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Greg Ruiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
231
25,417
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Fleischer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
252
19,471
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothy J McCoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
206
19,132
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Warren Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
192
27,179
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dolores Piperno
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
118
23,188
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Janine L Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
347
20,983
Reproductive Physiology
Elephant Biology
Animal Welfare
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Helene C Muller-Landau
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
73
135
28,190
community ecology
tropical forests
ecosystem ecology
theoretical ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Roubik
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
192
20,417
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ian Owens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
95
20,879
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Grant
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
149
21,579
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dennis Whigham
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
205
18,335
plant ecology
wetland ecology
orchid ecology
landscape ecology
wetland plants
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Scott L Wing
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
129
20,094
paleontology
paleoclimatology
paleobiology
paleobotany
paleoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Douglas H Ubelaker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
224
43,749
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Jaramillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
203
18,609
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan A Coddington
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
114
23,890
Systematics
Evolution
Behavior
Biodiversity
Arachnology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Terry L Erwin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
149
23,059
Coleoptera Systematics
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sean R Connolly
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
126
28,036
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edward Allen Herre
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
111
18,594
Evolutionary Ecology of mutualism and parasitism
figs
endophytic fungi
mycorrhizae
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Don E Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
205
28,778