The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities is based on data
combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Social Sciences and Humanities research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a reliable
account of leading researchers from the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, based on a detailed
examination of 166,880 researchers discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Social Sciences and Humanities, more than 15317 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Social Sciences and Humanities
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
evaluated is placed at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities. The
acceptance criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing leading scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
projected for each discipline whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of leading researchers are
incorporated into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
As our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible researchers are included in
our ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to evaluate the
output of researchers. Because of that
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the amount of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on every scientist’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type available to the scientific community. A
thorough overview of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to motivate scientists,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Social Sciences and Humanities
With 981 scholars United Kingdom ranks in spot 2
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scientists in United Kingdom is University College London with 83 scholars affiliated with it being present in our Social Sciences and Humanities ranking. It is followed by University College London with 60 scientists. Ranking thirds is London School of Economics and Political Science with 48 scholars.
Prominent researchers present in United Kingdom are affiliated with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, St George's, University of London, Newcastle University, Lancaster University, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Essex, University of East Anglia, University of Stirling, Northumbria University, University of Leicester.
Professor Martin McKee from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is highlighted as the best researcher in United Kingdom in our ranking with a D-index of 160. Ranking on spot no. 2 in United Kingdom is Robert Costanza from University College London with a D-index of 115. The third position in United Kingdom is occupied by Sonia Livingstone from London School of Economics and Political Science with a D-index of 112.
The average D-index for the top 1% scholars is 108 in comparison to an average of 45 for all 981 researchers featured in our ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities for the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 447 in comparison to an average of 192 for all 981 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 3% scholars is 50746 against an average of 14845 for all 981 researchers.
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