Subject Rankings

WZB Berlin Social Science Center 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
Zürn Michael
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
184
26,086
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Wolfgang Merkel
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
208
17,762
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Heike Solga
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
138
11,950
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Steffen Huck
behavioral and experimental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
94
9,507
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Bernhard Wessels
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
148
8,317
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Macartan Humphreys
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
77
20,013
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
88
7,034
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Marc Helbling
Immigration
citizenship
xenophobia
nationalism
populism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
73
7,435
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Michael Hutter
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
78
4,229
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mattias Kumm
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
41
4,392
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Martin Krzywdzinski
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,615
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Daniel Meierrieks
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
44
4,414
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Dieter Plehwe
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
53
6,679
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Thamy Pogrebinschi
Democratic Theory
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
43
2,683
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Alessandra Rusconi
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
1,736
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Heiko Giebler
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,706
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Christian Rauh
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,940
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Matthew D. Stephen
International Relations
Rising Powers
Global Political Economy
Global Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
1,541
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Jan Paul Heisig
Inequality
Health
Education
Labor Markets
Social Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,843
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Johannes Gerschewski
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
2,459
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Christian Brzinsky-Fay
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
2,242
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sebastian Hellmeier
Comparative Politics
Authoritarianism
Protest
Quantitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
1,650
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Michael Wrase
Öffentliches Recht
Rechtssoziologie
Sozialrecht
Bildungsrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
29
817
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Zürn Michael
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
184
26,086
International Relations
Global Governance
Legitimacy
Politikwissenschaft
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wolfgang Merkel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
208
17,762
Political regimes: Democracy - dictatorships
democratization
political parties
social democracy
social justi
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heike Solga
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
138
11,950
Sociology
Social Stratification
Social Inequality
Sociology of Education
Labor Market Research
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steffen Huck
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
94
9,507
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernhard Wessels
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
148
8,317
Comparative Political Behavior
Political Representation and Interest Intermediation
Democracy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Macartan Humphreys
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
77
20,013
Political Economy
International Development
Political Science
Causal Inference
Inequality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Li, Jianghong (李江虹)
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
88
7,034
child health and development
social epidemiology
social inequality
work-family interface
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marc Helbling
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
73
7,435
Immigration
citizenship
xenophobia
nationalism
populism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Hutter
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
78
4,229
Art markets
sociology of valuation
societal theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sigurt Vitols
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
58
3,313
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mattias Kumm
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
41
4,392
Global Constitutionalism
Democracy
Human Rights
Rule of Law
Legal Structure of Markets
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Krzywdzinski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,615
Sociology of work
labor process
global value chains and multinational companies
technological
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Daniel Meierrieks
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
44
4,414
Terrorism
Migration
Climate Change
Economic Development
Political Economy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lena Hipp
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,147
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dieter Plehwe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
53
6,679
Political Sociology
History of Economic Ideas
Comparative Capitalism
Public Policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thamy Pogrebinschi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
43
2,683
Democratic Theory
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alessandra Rusconi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
38
1,736
Social Inequality
Social Stratification
Labor Market Research
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heiko Giebler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,706
Electoral behavior and attitudes
Political parties
Quantitative methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christian Rauh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,940
European Union Politics
European Commission
Politicization
Global Governance
Text Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew D. Stephen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
21
1,541
International Relations
Rising Powers
Global Political Economy
Global Governance
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jan Paul Heisig
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,843
Inequality
Health
Education
Labor Markets
Social Policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johannes Gerschewski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
25
2,459
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Democratic Theory
Democratization
Political Ideologies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Brzinsky-Fay
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
23
2,242
school-to-work transitions
education
sociology
methods
labour market
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sebastian Hellmeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
17
1,650
Comparative Politics
Authoritarianism
Protest
Quantitative Methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Wrase
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
29
817
Öffentliches Recht
Rechtssoziologie
Sozialrecht
Bildungsrecht