The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Jan 30, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (873.690) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
pain research
neuropsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
193
17,621
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
160
17,851
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
personality
assessment
emotional intelligence
self-esteem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
182
16,820
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
empirical aesthetics
perceptual psychology
art perception
face perception
innovation leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
155
10,026
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Information Systems
Business IT alignment
HRIS/eHRM
technostress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
173
12,615
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
pain
facial expression
affect
dementia
neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
100
7,237
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Behavioral Economics
Economic Dynamics
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Complex Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
101
5,657
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Customer management
key account management
pricing
digitalisation
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
87
7,122
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Finance
Risk Management
Financial Markets
Behavioral Economics
Household Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
124
5,747
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
coalitions
legislative studies
representation
ethnic minorities
text-as-data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
80
5,043
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Behavioral Interventions
Decision Support Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
87
7,609
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Information Systems
Network Science
Computational Social Science
Crisis Informatics
Collective Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
69
4,324
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Controlling
Mittelstand
Digitalisierung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
109
4,683
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Digital Media
Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
47
5,402
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
International institutions
European integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
65
4,493
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Interpretable Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Inductive Programming
Analogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
92
3,650
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leadership
occupational health psychology
job performance
career success
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
51
5,032
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Digital transformation
outsourcing
IT governance
business/IT alignment
business process standardization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
76
4,394
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
complexity theory
complex causality
research methods
digitalisation
urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
57
3,135
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
(global) careers
expatriation
work flexibilization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,700
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
non-standard work
unemployment
returns to education
school-to-work transition
comparative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
2,908
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
work
education
life course
social policy
sociology and economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
74
3,204
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elites
Democracy
Political Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
64
3,034
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Distributed Systems
Process Languages
Visual Programming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
75
2,573
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
linguistic typology
discourse-grammar interface
diachronic syntax
Iranian languages
language contact
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
50
2,500
Stefan Lautenbacher
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
193
17,621
Cordula Artelt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
66
160
17,851
Astrid Schuetz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
182
16,820
personality
assessment
emotional intelligence
self-esteem
Claus Christian Carbon
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
155
10,026
empirical aesthetics
perceptual psychology
art perception
face perception
innovation leadership
Tim Weitzel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
173
12,615
Information Systems
Business IT alignment
HRIS/eHRM
technostress
Miriam Kunz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
100
7,237
Frank H Westerhoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
101
5,657
Behavioral Economics
Economic Dynamics
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Complex Systems
Björn Sven Ivens
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
87
7,122
Customer management
key account management
pricing
digitalisation
sustainability
Andreas Oehler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
124
5,747
Finance
Risk Management
Financial Markets
Behavioral Economics
Household Finance
Thomas Saalfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
80
5,043
coalitions
legislative studies
representation
ethnic minorities
text-as-data
Thorsten Staake
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
87
7,609
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Behavioral Interventions
Decision Support Systems
Kai Fischbach
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
69
4,324
Information Systems
Network Science
Computational Social Science
Crisis Informatics
Collective Intelligence
Wolfgang Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
109
4,683
Andreas Jungherr
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
47
5,402
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Social Science
Digital Media
Governance
Thomas Gehring
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
65
4,493
Ute Schmid
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
92
3,650
Interpretable Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Inductive Programming
Analogy
Judith Volmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
51
5,032
Leadership
occupational health psychology
job performance
career success
Daniel Beimborn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
76
4,394
Digital transformation
outsourcing
IT governance
business/IT alignment
business process standardization
Lasse Gerrits
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
57
3,135
complexity theory
complex causality
research methods
digitalisation
urbanism
Maike Andresen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,700
(global) careers
expatriation
work flexibilization
Michael Gebel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
41
2,908
non-standard work
unemployment
returns to education
school-to-work transition
comparative research
Olaf Struck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
74
3,204
work
education
life course
social policy
sociology and economy
Ursula Hoffmann Lange
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
64
3,034
Guido Wirtz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
75
2,573
Distributed Systems
Process Languages
Visual Programming
Geoffrey Haig
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
50
2,500
linguistic typology
discourse-grammar interface
diachronic syntax
Iranian languages
language contact