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United States 2,626,817 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 2.626.817 scientist, 221 country, 24.507 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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185
World Rank
United States
82
Country Rank
Cornell University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    246
  • Last 5 Years
    112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.455
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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312
World Rank
United States
126
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging | developmental psychopathology | intelligence | crime | agin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    230
  • Last 5 Years
    133
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.578
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Rankings

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430
World Rank
United States
154
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology | evolutionary anthropology | cognitive science | evolutionary psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    220
  • Last 5 Years
    116
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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518
World Rank
United States
178
Country Rank
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Social psychology | Personality psychology | Positive Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    213
  • Last 5 Years
    145
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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698
World Rank
United States
246
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
James J Gross
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion | Emotion Regulatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    199
  • Last 5 Years
    152
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.764
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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772
World Rank
United States
287
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Kenneth A Dodge
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Behavior Disorders | Child Abuse | Child Development | Child Neglect | Family Violenc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    194
  • Last 5 Years
    100
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.515
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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802
World Rank
United States
299
Country Rank
Nemours Children's Health System Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology | Learned Helplessness | Prospection | Depression | Optimis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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804
World Rank
United States
301
Country Rank
Rice University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Eduardo Salas
Rice University Houston, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology | team training | safety culture | human factors | teamwor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    193
  • Last 5 Years
    106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.549
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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807
World Rank
United States
302
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Families | Povert

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    77
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.401
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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864
World Rank
United States
330
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging | dementia | cognitive neuroscience | cognitive reserv

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    188
  • Last 5 Years
    101
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.537
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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916
World Rank
United States
350
Country Rank
University of Rochester Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester Rochester, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory | motivation | psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    184
  • Last 5 Years
    136
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.739
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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940
World Rank
United States
363
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Arizona State University Tempe, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | psychiatry | pediatrics | neuroscience | family studie

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    183
  • Last 5 Years
    101
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,045
World Rank
United States
404
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
John Gabrieli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    178
  • Last 5 Years
    94
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.528
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,085
World Rank
United States
423
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Paul Costa
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    176
  • Last 5 Years
    89
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.506
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,225
World Rank
United States
496
Country Rank
University of California Davis Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Jay Belsky
University of California Davis Davis, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Differential Susceptibility | Evolutionary Theory | Child Abuse | Day Car

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    170
  • Last 5 Years
    83
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.488
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,273
World Rank
United States
512
Country Rank
University of Nevada Reno Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Steven C Hayes
University of Nevada Reno Nevada, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | evolutionary psychology | cognitive science | behavior analysis | clinical psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    168
  • Last 5 Years
    96
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.571
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,321
World Rank
United States
531
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
58
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Henning Tiemeier
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Social Sciences / Social Science
Cohort studies | Neurodevelopment | Sleep | Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    166
  • Last 5 Years
    113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.681
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,330
World Rank
United States
536
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Richard E Petty
Ohio State University Columbus, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | attitudes | persuasion | social cognition | judgment and decision makin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    166
  • Last 5 Years
    95
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.572
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,358
World Rank
United States
550
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    165
  • Last 5 Years
    106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.642
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,365
World Rank
United States
554
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
I Gotlib
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychopathology | developmental neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    165
  • Last 5 Years
    92
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.558
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,368
World Rank
United States
556
Country Rank
University of Oregon Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon Eugene, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
attentio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    165
  • Last 5 Years
    84
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.509
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,443
World Rank
United States
589
Country Rank
University of New Hampshire Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
David Finkelhor
University of New Hampshire Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Sociology
child maltreatment | criminology | victimolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    163
  • Last 5 Years
    91
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.558
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,479
World Rank
United States
607
Country Rank
University of California San Diego Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Keith Rayner
University of California San Diego San Diego, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Psychology | Language processing | Readin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    162
  • Last 5 Years
    78
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.481
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,503
World Rank
United States
622
Country Rank
Florida State University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Thomas Joiner
Florida State University Tallahassee, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Suicide preventio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    161
  • Last 5 Years
    95
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,517
World Rank
United States
633
Country Rank
Temple University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Philip C Kendall
Temple University Philadelphia, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
child and adolescent clinical psychology | treatment of anxiety disorder

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    161
  • Last 5 Years
    75
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.466
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