The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Social Sciences and Humanities was created using data consolidated from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
only includes publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Social Sciences and Humanities research
Our best universities ranking is a trustworthy lineup of
leading researchers from the field of Social Sciences and Humanities ,
established by means of a meticulous study
of 166,880 scientists discovered from
various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Social Sciences and Humanities, over 15317 scholars 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
acceptance criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the given
field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing best
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scholars estimated for each
discipline whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading scientists are considered into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Since our leading mission is to ensure that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we realize that metrics are never
meant to be a full tool to evaluate the
contributions of scientists. Because of that
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
metric impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using each scholar’s D-index
using metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type available to the research community. A
thorough definition of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our mission is to inspire scientists,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to examine where top experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Social Sciences and Humanities
With 7 institutions Israel ranks in spot 20
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in Israel is Tel Aviv University with 14 scientists affiliated with it being features in the Social Sciences and Humanities ranking. It is followed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem with 11 scholars and University of Haifa with 8 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the discipline of Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel are associated with University of Haifa, Weizmann Institute of Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University. Tel Aviv University is featured as the best university in the Israel in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 608. Ranking on the second place is Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a total D-index of 412. The third position is occupied by University of Haifa with a total D-index of 313.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 235 in comparison to an average of 235 for all 7 institutions included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles within the area of Social Sciences and Humanities by scholars affiliated with the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 804 in comparison to an average of 804 for all 7 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 3% universities is 60386 against an average of 60386 for all 7 universities.
