Subject Rankings

Smithsonian Institution 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
S Joseph Wright
Ecology
Tropical Forests
Plant Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
126
333
61,381
* 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
99
318
30,512
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Emmett Duffy
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
169
50,068
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nancy Knowlton
Coral Reefs
Biodiversity
Ocean Acidification
Alpheus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
157
46,594
* 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
175
28,145
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
W John Kress
Botany
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Conservation
Phylogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
199
35,692
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Greg Ruiz
Invasion Biology
Marine Ecology
Biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
236
25,843
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Robert Fleischer
Conservation and Evolutionary Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
253
19,732
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Timothy J McCoy
Planetary science
meteorites
minerals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
209
19,456
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Warren Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
194
27,941
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Helene C Muller-Landau
community ecology
tropical forests
ecosystem ecology
theoretical ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
138
28,740
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Janine L Brown
Reproductive Physiology
Elephant Biology
Animal Welfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
350
21,376
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dolores Piperno
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
118
23,539
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
David Roubik
tropical biology
bees
pollination
pollen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
195
20,809
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Ian Owens
Biodiversity
Evolution
Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
95
21,131
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
John Grant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
150
21,929
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Scott L Wing
paleontology
paleoclimatology
paleobiology
paleobotany
paleoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
129
20,515
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Dennis Whigham
plant ecology
wetland ecology
orchid ecology
landscape ecology
wetland plants
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
205
18,495
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Douglas H Ubelaker
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
228
44,238
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Jonathan A Coddington
Systematics
Evolution
Behavior
Biodiversity
Arachnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
114
24,248
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Carlos Jaramillo
paleontology
palynology
geology
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
205
19,081
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Terry L Erwin
Coleoptera Systematics
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
150
23,462
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Don E Wilson
Systematic Zoology
Mammalogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
207
29,175
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Edward Allen Herre
Evolutionary Ecology of mutualism and parasitism
figs
endophytic fungi
mycorrhizae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
111
18,805
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
S Joseph Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
126
333
61,381
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Valerie J Paul
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
99
318
30,512
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
87
169
50,068
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nancy Knowlton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
85
157
46,594
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anna K Behrensmeyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
175
28,145
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
80
199
35,692
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
236
25,843
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Fleischer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
78
253
19,732
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Timothy J McCoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
209
19,456
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Warren Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
194
27,941
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Helene C Muller-Landau
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
138
28,740
community ecology
tropical forests
ecosystem ecology
theoretical ecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Janine L Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
350
21,376
Reproductive Physiology
Elephant Biology
Animal Welfare
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dolores Piperno
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
118
23,539
archaeology
archaeobotany
paleoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Roubik
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
195
20,809
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ian Owens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
95
21,131
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Grant
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
150
21,929
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Scott L Wing
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
129
20,515
paleontology
paleoclimatology
paleobiology
paleobotany
paleoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dennis Whigham
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
205
18,495
plant ecology
wetland ecology
orchid ecology
landscape ecology
wetland plants
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Douglas H Ubelaker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
228
44,238
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonathan A Coddington
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
114
24,248
Systematics
Evolution
Behavior
Biodiversity
Arachnology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carlos Jaramillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
205
19,081
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sean R Connolly
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
127
28,652
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Terry L Erwin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
150
23,462
Coleoptera Systematics
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Biogeography
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Don E Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
64
207
29,175
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Edward Allen Herre
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
111
18,805
Evolutionary Ecology of mutualism and parasitism
figs
endophytic fungi
mycorrhizae