The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
arena of Social Sciences and Humanities relies os data
consolidated from various 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
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Social Sciences and Humanities research
Our best researchers ranking is a reliable
list of leading researchers from the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, created using a detailed
analysis of 166,880 researchers determined
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Social Sciences and Humanities, more than 15317 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Social Sciences and Humanities
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
evaluated is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The
inclusion factors for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the selected field of study
plus the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing top scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
estimated for each scientific field whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading scholars are
added into the list. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
As our primary mission is to ensure that only
actual researchers are included in
our ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute tool to assess the
contributions of scientists. Because of that
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
factor contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scientist’s D-index
using information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the scientific community. A
thorough overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to motivate scholars,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Social Sciences and Humanities
With 234 scientists Netherlands ranks in spot 5
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Netherlands is Maastricht University with 35 researchers affiliated with it being present in our Social Sciences and Humanities ranking. It is followed by Maastricht University with 35 researchers. Ranking thirds is University of Amsterdam with 32 scholars.
Prominent scientists featured in Netherlands are associated with University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, Tilburg University, Wageningen University & Research, University Medical Center Groningen, Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Groningen, Leiden University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Professor Loet Leydesdorff from University of Amsterdam is highlighted as the best researcher in Netherlands in our ranking with a D-index of 103. Ranking on the second place in Netherlands is Cees P. M. van der Vleuten from Maastricht University with a D-index of 102. The third spot in Netherlands is taken by Anton E. Kunst from University of Amsterdam with a D-index of 99.
The average D-index for the top 10% researchers is 77 against an average of 43 for all 234 scholars included in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities for the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 415 against an average of 181 for all 234 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 1% scientists is 45735 against an average of 13250 for all 234 researchers.
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