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United States 77,247 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 77.247 scientist, 1 country, 2.225 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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Rankings

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191
World Rank
United States
87
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York New York, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    245
  • Last 5 Years
    121
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.494
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Rankings

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311
World Rank
United States
126
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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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428
World Rank
United States
154
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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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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:
5
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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621
World Rank
United States
210
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    205
  • Last 5 Years
    112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.546
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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697
World Rank
United States
245
Country Rank
Stanford University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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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771
World Rank
United States
286
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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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Rankings

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801
World Rank
United States
298
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
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    113
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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Rankings

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803
World Rank
United States
300
Country Rank
Rice University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Eduardo Salas
Rice University Houston, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology | team training | safety culture | human factors | teamwor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    192
  • Last 5 Years
    106
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.552
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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:
11
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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826
World Rank
United States
310
Country Rank
University of California Santa Barbara Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Richard E Mayer
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, United States
Education / Educational Psychology
Educational psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 5 Years
    125
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.658
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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830
World Rank
United States
313
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Cass Sunstein
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Law / Law and Legal Studies
Administrative law | behavioral economic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    190
  • Last 5 Years
    115
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.605
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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:
14
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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913
World Rank
United States
349
Country Rank
University of Rochester Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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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933
World Rank
United States
360
Country Rank
University of Chicago Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
James Heckman
University of Chicago Chicago, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
labor economics | microeconomics | soft skills | early childhood development | personality psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    183
  • Last 5 Years
    110
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.601
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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936
World Rank
United States
361
Country Rank
Arizona State University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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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945
World Rank
United States
365
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Daron Acemoğlu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    182
  • Last 5 Years
    140
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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Rankings

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969
World Rank
United States
374
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Michael E Porter
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Business & Management / Business Administration
Competitive Strategy | Digital Transformation | Economic Development | Health Care | U.S. Political Syste

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    180
  • Last 5 Years
    102
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.567
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Rankings

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1,044
World Rank
United States
403
Country Rank
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
John Gabrieli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    178
  • Last 5 Years
    93
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.522
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Rankings

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1,084
World Rank
United States
423
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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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1,136
World Rank
United States
444
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    173
  • Last 5 Years
    122
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.705
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Rankings

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1,144
World Rank
United States
450
Country Rank
University of Oregon Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Paul Slovic
University of Oregon Eugene, United States
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
The psychology of risk and decision making | risk perceptio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    173
  • Last 5 Years
    85
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.491
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Rankings

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1,203
World Rank
United States
487
Country Rank
Indiana University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
David Audretsch
Indiana University Bloomington, United States
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship | Economics | Innovation | Economic Development | Managemen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    170
  • Last 5 Years
    117
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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Rankings

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1,206
World Rank
United States
489
Country Rank
Carnegie Mellon University Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Psychology | Behavioral Economics | Medicine | La

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    170
  • Last 5 Years
    112
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.659
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