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United States 31,419 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences Rankings - 2025

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Total 31.419 scientist, 1 country, 1.763 institution , Updates every 2 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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179
World Rank
United States
80
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 6 Years
    109
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.443
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Rankings

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328
World Rank
United States
128
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology | intelligence | crime | agin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    228
  • Last 6 Years
    131
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.575
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Rankings

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414
World Rank
United States
149
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 6 Years
    115
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.523
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Rankings

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542
World Rank
United States
186
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
    211
  • Last 6 Years
    141
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.668
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Rankings

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708
World Rank
United States
255
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
    197
  • Last 6 Years
    150
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.761
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Rankings

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766
World Rank
United States
285
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
    193
  • Last 6 Years
    98
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.508
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Rankings

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768
World Rank
United States
287
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Families | Povert

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    193
  • Last 6 Years
    75
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.389
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Rankings

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800
World Rank
United States
303
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
    191
  • Last 6 Years
    105
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.550
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Rankings

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817
World Rank
United States
309
Country Rank
Nemours Children's Health System Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology | Learned Helplessness | Prospection | Depression | Optimis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 6 Years
    110
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.579
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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849
World Rank
United States
324
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
4
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
    187
  • Last 6 Years
    99
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.529
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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871
World Rank
United States
334
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
    185
  • Last 6 Years
    135
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.730
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Rankings

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919
World Rank
United States
354
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 6 Years
    98
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.536
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,025
World Rank
United States
395
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
    177
  • Last 6 Years
    91
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.514
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,076
World Rank
United States
416
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
    175
  • Last 6 Years
    86
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.491
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,191
World Rank
United States
481
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 6 Years
    81
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.476
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,260
World Rank
United States
511
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
    167
  • Last 6 Years
    95
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.569
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,314
World Rank
United States
535
Country Rank
University of Oregon Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon Eugene, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
attentio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    165
  • Last 6 Years
    80
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.485
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,335
World Rank
United States
544
Country Rank
Princeton University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University Princeton, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    164
  • Last 6 Years
    104
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.634
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,343
World Rank
United States
547
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
    164
  • Last 6 Years
    92
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.561
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Rankings

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1,344
World Rank
United States
548
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
I Gotlib
Stanford University Stanford, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychopathology | developmental neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    164
  • Last 6 Years
    90
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.549
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Rankings

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1,363
World Rank
United States
556
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
60
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Henning Tiemeier
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Social Sciences / Social Science
Cohort studies | Neurodevelopment | Sleep | Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    163
  • Last 6 Years
    111
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.681
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Rankings

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1,373
World Rank
United States
561
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 6 Years
    91
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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1,462
World Rank
United States
601
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
    161
  • Last 6 Years
    78
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.484
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Rankings

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1,501
World Rank
United States
626
Country Rank
Temple University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Philip C Kendall
Temple University Philadelphia, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
child and adolescent clinical psychology | treatment of anxiety disorder

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    160
  • Last 6 Years
    73
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.456
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Rankings

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1,529
World Rank
United States
645
Country Rank
Florida State University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Thomas Joiner
Florida State University Tallahassee, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Suicide preventio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    159
  • Last 6 Years
    95
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.597
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