The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
field of Social Sciences and Humanities relies os data
derived from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's
D-index (Discipline H-index), which takes into account only
papers and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Social Sciences and Humanities research
Our best researchers ranking is a reliable
list of leading scholars from the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, created using a detailed
analysis of 166,880 researchers identified
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Social Sciences and Humanities, more than 15317 scholars were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Social Sciences and Humanities
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The
acceptance criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the selected
field of study as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing leading
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scientists assessed for each
scientific field whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
leading scholars are added into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a scholar’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
As our primary aim is to make sure that only
credible scientists are included in
Research.com ranking we believe that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to evaluate the
work of researchers. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Although it’s not a
metric defining a researcher’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
established using each researcher’s D-index
with the help of information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type open to the research community. A
thorough definition of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scholars,
companies and politicians
around the world to investigate where top experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Social Sciences and Humanities
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of top scholars in the world is Harvard University with
114 scholars affiliated with it being present in
Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities ranking.
It is followed by University of Michigan–Ann Arbor with
106 researchers.
Ranking thirds is University of California, Los Angeles with 85
scientists.
Prominent researchers ranking in the world are representing Collège de France, Goethe University Frankfurt, London School of Economics and Political Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, REACH Institute, University of Amsterdam, Maastricht University, Sciences Po, National Taiwan Normal University, École Normale Supérieure.
Professor Herbert A. Simon from Carnegie Mellon University is highlighted as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 169. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Martin McKee from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with a D-index of 160. The third place in the world is occupied by Pierre Bourdieu from Collège de France with a D-index of 158.
The average D-index for the top 10% scientists is 77 in comparison to an average of 44 for all researchers featured in our ranking.
The average number of published articles in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 389 against an average of 174 for all scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 40997 against an average of 15020 for all scholars.
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