Top 100 Scientists
Social Sciences / Social Science Top 100 Scientists in Switzerland 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
355
86,726
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
182
61,848
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
301
30,527
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Social policy
welfare state
labour market policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
108
15,497
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Life course
Sequence analysis
Event history analysis
Survival analysis
Social statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
68
5,616
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ageing
Gender
Employment
Life-Course
Work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
63
2,654
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social Networks
Network Science
Analytical Sociology
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
4,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social sciences - Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
39
1,928
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social sciences
Sociology
Statistic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
42
1,985
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
peace processes
hybrid political orders
private sector in complex markets
conflict financing
urban safety in Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,113
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
evaluation
diagnosis of competencies
social science methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,470
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Complexity science
Collective behavior
Computational Social Science
Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
1,246
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
global health
ageing
anti-ageing
gender
biotech
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
1,240
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social Policy
Education Policy
Immigration
Integration
Discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
827
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Diversity Management
Business Ethics
Nationalism/National Identities
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
1,083
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social science of Japan in comparative perspective
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
856
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
25
1,088
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Syntax
the syntax-semantics interface of nominal expressions
partitivity
gender issues (semantic/grammatical gender)
selecti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
884
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
International relations
security studies
urban studies
sociology of knowledge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
830
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
migration
asylum
gender
racism
nationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
411
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Russia foreign and security policy
critical IR and security studies
war and conflict
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
468
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
welfare state
family policies
leave policies
gender equality
policy preferences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
321
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Network Science
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
1,980
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
complex networks
digital epidemiology
computational social science
systemic risk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
1,001
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
feminism
radicalization
Manosphere
International Relations
political violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
203
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
International Education
Technology in Education
Sociolinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
86
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Online Social Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
112
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Social science sustainability research
Rural sociology
Agri-food system transformations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Feminist politics
social movements
visuality
critical pedagogy
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
21
Dirk Helbing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
355
86,726
computational social science
complex systems
digital democracy
statistical physics
intelligent transportation systems
Özge Tunçalp
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
182
61,848
maternal health
sexual and reproductive health
gender
health systems
Anita Riecher Rössler
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
301
30,527
Schizophrenia
Gender
Women's Mental Health
Giuliano Bonoli
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
108
15,497
Social policy
welfare state
labour market policy
Gilbert Ritschard
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
68
5,616
Life course
Sequence analysis
Event history analysis
Survival analysis
Social statistics
Le Feuvre Nicky
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
63
2,654
Ageing
Gender
Employment
Life-Course
Work
Christoph Stadtfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
4,031
Social Networks
Network Science
Analytical Sociology
Computational Social Science
Joan Stavo Debauge
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,928
Jacques Antoine Gauthier
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
42
1,985
Achim Wennmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,113
peace processes
hybrid political orders
private sector in complex markets
conflict financing
urban safety in Latin America
Lars Balzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,470
evaluation
diagnosis of competencies
social science methods
Manuel Sebastian Mariani
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,246
Complexity science
Collective behavior
Computational Social Science
Networks
Astrid Stuckelberger
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,240
global health
ageing
anti-ageing
gender
biotech
Flavia Fossati
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
827
Social Policy
Education Policy
Immigration
Integration
Discrimination
Thomas Köllen
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,083
Diversity Management
Business Ethics
Nationalism/National Identities
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
David Chiavacci
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
856
Social science of Japan in comparative perspective
Joerg Dittmann
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Solothurn, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
25
1,088
Tabea Ihsane
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
884
Syntax
the syntax-semantics interface of nominal expressions
partitivity
gender issues (semantic/grammatical gender)
selecti
Jonas Hagmann
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
830
International relations
security studies
urban studies
sociology of knowledge
Dina Bader
Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
411
migration
asylum
gender
racism
nationalism
Aglaya Snetkov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
468
Russia foreign and security policy
critical IR and security studies
war and conflict
Isabel Valarino
Université de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
321
welfare state
family policies
leave policies
gender equality
policy preferences
Xiao Long Ren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,980
Network Science
Computational Social Science
Olivia Woolley Meza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,001
complex networks
digital epidemiology
computational social science
systemic risk
Ann-Kathrin Rothermel
Universität Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
203
feminism
radicalization
Manosphere
International Relations
political violence
Tamilla Mammadova
Université de Fribourg
Fribourg, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
86
International Education
Technology in Education
Sociolinguistics
Gianluca Nogara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
112
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Online Social Networks
Antonia Kaiser
Universität Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Social science sustainability research
Rural sociology
Agri-food system transformations
Paridhi Gupta
Universität Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
21
Feminist politics
social movements
visuality
critical pedagogy
digital humanities