The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Social Sciences and Humanities is based on data
derived from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Social Sciences and Humanities research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a credible
lineup of leading researchers from the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, established by means of a thorough
examination of 166,880 scientists determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, more than 10371 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Social Sciences and Humanities
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
evaluated is placed at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The
inclusion requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the selected field of study
in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for including best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
projected for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of leading scholars are
incorporated into the ranking. There should be a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
Since our primary aim is to guarantee that only
credible scientists are included in
Research.com ranking we believe that raw data are never
meant to be an absolute means to assess the
contributions of scientists. This is why
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
given area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by each researcher’s D-index
according to data gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type available to the scientific community. A
thorough definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our objective is to motivate scientists,
businessmen and administrative bodies
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Social Sciences and Humanities
With 66 researchers Sweden ranks in spot 8
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Sweden is Karolinska Institute with 13 scientists affiliated with it being listed in our Social Sciences and Humanities ranking. It is followed by Lund University with 11 scholars. Ranking thirds is Lund University with 7 researchers.
Prominent scientists ranking in Sweden are affiliated with Royal Institute of Technology, Dalarna University, University of Gothenburg, Lund University, Mid Sweden University, Karlstad University, Stockholm School of Economics, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Chalmers University of Technology, Örebro University.
Professor Magnus Johannesson from Stockholm School of Economics is highlighted as the best scientist in Sweden in our ranking with a D-index of 98. Ranking second in Sweden is Mats Alvesson from Lund University with a D-index of 95. The third position in Sweden is taken by Per-Olof Östergren from Lund University with a D-index of 64.
The average D-index for the top 3% scholars is 96 against an average of 41 for all 66 scholars featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities for the top 5% of researchers in the ranking is 203 against an average of 112 for all 66 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 1% researchers is 34068 against an average of 9274 for all 66 researchers.
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