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BRICS 32,815 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 32.815 scientist , 0 country , 0 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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4,984
World Rank
Brazil
44
Country Rank
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Sergio Tufik
Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP São Paulo, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Sono | Privação de Sono | REM | Distúrbios do Sono | Sonolência e Acident

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    122
  • Last 5 Years
    69
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.566
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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5,991
World Rank
China
253
Country Rank
Chongqing University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Xiaosong Hu (胡晓松)
Chongqing University Chongqing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Energy Storage | Electrified Vehicles | Transportation Electrification | Intelligent Transportatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    116
  • Last 5 Years
    102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.879
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Rankings

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7,869
World Rank
India
65
Country Rank
Panjab University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Kewal Krishan
Panjab University Chandigarh, India
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Forensic science | Physical anthropology | Forensic anthropology | Anthropology | biologica

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    108
  • Last 5 Years
    100
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.926
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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8,000
World Rank
Russia
39
Country Rank
National Research University Higher School of Economics Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Fons van de Vijver
National Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    108
  • Last 5 Years
    68
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.630
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,228
World Rank
Brazil
76
Country Rank
Universidade de São Paulo USP Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
João Paulo Souza
Universidade de São Paulo USP São Paulo, Brazil
Social Sciences / Social Science
Health Promotion | Life Course | Maternal Health | Traditional Medicine | Information Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 5 Years
    73
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.723
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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10,952
World Rank
Indonesia
4
Country Rank
Ciputra University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Burhan Bungin
Ciputra University Surabaya, Indonesia
Social Sciences / Social Science
Communication and media | Social Research Methods | Fambus & Manej. Entrepreneu

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    99
  • Last 5 Years
    89
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.899
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Rankings

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13,527
World Rank
Brazil
95
Country Rank
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Silvia Helena Koller
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Porto Alegre, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    94
  • Last 5 Years
    55
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.585
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,129
World Rank
China
682
Country Rank
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Frederick Leong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Shenzhen, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy | cultural and personality factors related to caree

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    93
  • Last 5 Years
    47
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.505
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,368
World Rank
China
705
Country Rank
Chang'an University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Chi Zhang (张驰)
Chang'an University Xi'an, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Highway Safety(道路安全) | Road Geometric Research(道路几何指标

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    92
  • Last 5 Years
    67
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.728
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,390
World Rank
Iran
43
Country Rank
University of Tehran Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Reza Tavakkoli Moghaddam
University of Tehran Tehran, Iran
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Facilities design | Supply chain | Scheduling | Transportation | Meta-heuristics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    92
  • Last 5 Years
    65
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.707
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,558
World Rank
China
714
Country Rank
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
孙宇浩 Yu-Hao P Sun
Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Hangzhou, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Face Perception | Face Processing Expertis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    92
  • Last 5 Years
    55
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.598
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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17,535
World Rank
South Africa
54
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Social Sciences / Sociology
Maternal and child health | life course development | child and adolescent development | global mental health | global healt

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 5 Years
    65
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.747
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Rankings

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20,113
World Rank
South Africa
67
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    84
  • Last 5 Years
    50
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.595
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,484
World Rank
China
1,061
Country Rank
Renmin University of China Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Wayne Xin Zhao
Renmin University of China Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Social Science
Recommender System | Natural Language Processing | Large Language Mode

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    80
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.964
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,686
World Rank
Brazil
150
Country Rank
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Santiago, Brazil
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuroscience | Morality | Emotions | Cognition | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    61
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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22,682
World Rank
South Africa
71
Country Rank
North West University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Social Sciences / Psychology
Employability | Capabilities | Flourishing | Well-being | Positive Organisation

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    81
  • Last 5 Years
    54
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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23,713
World Rank
Russia
65
Country Rank
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Владимир Ильич Карасик Vladimir I. Karasik
Pushkin State University of Russian Language Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | Pragmatics | Discourse Theory | Cultural Anthropology | Philological Hermeneutic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    80
  • Last 5 Years
    50
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.625
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Rankings

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25,299
World Rank
China
1,329
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Jianping Wu
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
intelligent transportatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    78
  • Last 5 Years
    67
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.859
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Rankings

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25,504
World Rank
China
1,358
Country Rank
Tsinghua University Logo
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Ye Wu
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Air quality | transportation energy system | vehicle emissions | electric and fuel cell vehicles | traffic modelin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    78
  • Last 5 Years
    57
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.731
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Rankings

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26,571
World Rank
China
1,410
Country Rank
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Linxiu Zhang
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Social Policy
rural development | rural education | off-farm employment | public investment | povert

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    77
  • Last 5 Years
    55
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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Rankings

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28,165
World Rank
Russia
72
Country Rank
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Alexander Asmolov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Moscow, Russia
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.566
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Rankings

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28,850
World Rank
China
1,534
Country Rank
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Xiang Yang Zhang
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
Schizophrenia | clinical psychological counselling/therap

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    75
  • Last 5 Years
    55
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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Rankings

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30,492
World Rank
China
1,623
Country Rank
Peking University Logo
53
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Shihui Han
Peking University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | culture and social cognitive neuroscience | imaging genetics | self-related processing | empath

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    47
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.635
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Rankings

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32,683
World Rank
China
1,746
Country Rank
Beijing Jiaotong University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Zhongsheng Hou
Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing, China
Social Sciences / Transportation Science & Technology
Model Free Adaptive Control | Data Driven Control | Iterative learning Control | Intelligent Transportation System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    72
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.861
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Rankings

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33,051
World Rank
South Africa
104
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Social Sciences / Sociology
Disability studies | public mental health | cultural aspects of health car

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    72
  • Last 5 Years
    51
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.708
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