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World 527 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Child Development Rankings - 2025

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Total 527 scientist , Updates every 2 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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763
World Rank
United States
283
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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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765
World Rank
United States
285
Country Rank
Columbia University New York Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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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1,188
World Rank
United States
479
Country Rank
University of California Davis Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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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Rankings

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7,228
World Rank
United States
3,267
Country Rank
Ohio State University Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Laura Justice
Ohio State University Columbus, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | language skill

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    108
  • Last 6 Years
    69
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.639
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Rankings

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7,563
World Rank
United States
3,428
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Karen Bierman
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | peer relations | violence prevention | school readines

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    107
  • Last 6 Years
    57
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.533
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Rankings

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9,283
World Rank
Canada
372
Country Rank
Université Laval Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Michel Boivin
Université Laval Québec, Canada
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | peer relations | early childhood | school readiness | behavior genetic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    101
  • Last 6 Years
    64
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.634
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Rankings

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13,384
World Rank
United States
5,947
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Aletha C Huston
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
child poverty | public policy | television and children | gender | early education and child car

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    92
  • Last 6 Years
    35
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.380
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Rankings

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15,889
World Rank
United States
6,996
Country Rank
University of Texas Austin Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Stephen T Russell
University of Texas Austin Austin, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
youth | adolescence | adolescent | gay | LGB

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    87
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.782
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Rankings

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19,208
World Rank
Israel
100
Country Rank
Ariel University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Asher Ornoy
Ariel University Ariel, Israel
Social Sciences / Child Development
clinical teratology | child developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.518
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Rankings

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22,159
World Rank
United States
9,510
Country Rank
Harvard University Logo
575
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Adriana Umana-Taylor
Harvard University Cambridge, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 6 Years
    61
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.772
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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23,124
World Rank
United States
9,907
Country Rank
Washington University Saint Louis Logo
97
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
John Constantino
Washington University Saint Louis St. Louis, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    78
  • Last 6 Years
    61
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.782
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Rankings

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25,170
World Rank
United States
10,698
Country Rank
Kennedy Krieger Institute Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Rebecca Landa
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
autism | child development | intervention | screening | educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 6 Years
    59
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.776
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Rankings

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25,218
World Rank
United Kingdom
2,207
Country Rank
University College London Logo
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Richard Pasco Fearon
University College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | attachment | children's mental health and wellbeing | behavioural genetic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 6 Years
    57
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.750
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Rankings

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25,850
World Rank
United States
10,960
Country Rank
University of California Berkeley Logo
245
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Philip A Cowan
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
couples | parenting | child development | attachmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 6 Years
    38
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.500
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Rankings

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26,102
World Rank
United Kingdom
2,299
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Andrea Danese
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | child maltreatment | developmental psychopathology | stress | psychoneuroimmunolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    75
  • Last 6 Years
    71
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.947
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,013
World Rank
United States
12,575
Country Rank
Duke University Logo
206
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Candice Odgers
Duke University Durham, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
adolescent mental health | income inequality | digital technologies and child developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    72
  • Last 6 Years
    54
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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37,486
World Rank
Canada
1,686
Country Rank
Université de Montréal Logo
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Sylvana Cote
Université de Montréal Montréal, Canada
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    67
  • Last 6 Years
    52
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.776
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Rankings

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37,769
World Rank
United States
15,419
Country Rank
Northwestern University Logo
120
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Emma K Adam
Northwestern University Evanston, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | adolescent development | stress | cortisol | slee

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    67
  • Last 6 Years
    47
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.701
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Rankings

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41,436
World Rank
New Zealand
156
Country Rank
University of Otago Logo
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Elaine Reese
University of Otago North Dunedin, New Zealand
Social Sciences / Child Development
child development | language | literacy | parent-child interaction | memor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    65
  • Last 6 Years
    46
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.708
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Rankings

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55,072
World Rank
United States
21,481
Country Rank
University of Maryland Logo
184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Natasha J Cabrera
University of Maryland College Park, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Fathering | Families | Child Development | Parentin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    59
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.729
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Rankings

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55,127
World Rank
United States
21,500
Country Rank
University of Michigan Logo
498
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Julie Lumeng
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
childhood obesity | child behavior | child development | parentin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    59
  • Last 6 Years
    40
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.678
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Rankings

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67,102
World Rank
United States
25,539
Country Rank
University of Georgia Logo
111
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Noel Card
University of Georgia Athens, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Adolescent Development | Quantitative Methods | Meta-analysi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 6 Years
    37
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.673
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Rankings

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69,562
World Rank
United States
26,377
Country Rank
National Institutes of Health Logo
253
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Diane L Putnick
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Child Development | Parenting | LMI

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    54
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.796
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Rankings

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74,922
World Rank
United States
28,030
Country Rank
Pennsylvania State University Logo
301
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Douglas Teti
Pennsylvania State University University Park, United States
Social Sciences / Child Development
Parenting | early child development | child slee

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 6 Years
    32
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.604
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Rankings

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78,079
World Rank
Brazil
1,106
Country Rank
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Nadia Cristina Valentini
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS Porto Alegre, Brazil
Social Sciences / Child Development
Motor development | motor learning | risk factors | child developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 6 Years
    35
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.673
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