World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
World History, Philosophy, Theology 32.176 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025
The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 211 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Apr 17, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (1.120.277) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technolog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
354
69,000
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
357
39,726
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
ancient DNA
pathogen evolution
human history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
231
55,103
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
354
122,959
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
307
39,635
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
425
52,474
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
404
30,205
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
320
49,733
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
460
94,031
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sartre
disability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
347
48,085
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
473
42,929
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Science
Art
History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
240
37,536
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Prehistory
human evolution
archeolog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
287
36,423
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
paleontology
systematics
geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
245
25,606
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
linguistics
cognitive science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
229
96,804
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
234
29,275
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
298
49,499
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
296
26,442
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
171
45,027
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
237
32,714
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
198
28,525
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Developmen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
267
45,707
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
248
33,744
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
211
32,299
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philosophy
Cognitive Scienc
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
202
64,673
Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
122
354
69,000
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technolog
Neal Krause
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
113
357
39,726
Johannes Krause
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
231
55,103
ancient DNA
pathogen evolution
human history
David K Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
354
122,959
Metaphysics
epistemology
logic
language
mind
Stringer C
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
109
307
39,635
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Barry Smith
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
106
425
52,474
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
José Antonio López Sáez
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
103
404
30,205
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Philip Pettit
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
102
320
49,733
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Nestor Garcia Canclini
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
La Plata, Argentina
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
101
460
94,031
Kenneth Anderson
Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
99
347
48,085
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Martin John Whitehouse
Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stockholm, Sweden
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
99
473
42,929
Crustal evolution
geochronology
microanalysis
Miral Dizdaroglu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
96
240
37,536
Francesco D Errico
Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
287
36,423
Prehistory
human evolution
archeolog
Mark Norell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
245
25,606
paleontology
systematics
geology
Ray Jackendoff
Tufts University
Medford, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
91
229
96,804
linguistics
cognitive science
Jens H Kuhn
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
234
29,275
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
Shaun Gallagher
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
298
49,499
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutic
Eudald Carbonell
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
88
296
26,442
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
David Glass
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
171
45,027
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Michael Gurven
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
237
32,714
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
86
198
28,525
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Max Roser
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
267
45,707
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Developmen
Mark van Kleunen
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
248
33,744
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Daniel Nettle
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
211
32,299
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Andy Clark
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
84
202
64,673
Philosophy
Cognitive Scienc