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Social Sciences research in Israel

Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranks first in Israel for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#62 worldwide), followed by Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University.

Israel's world rank
#18
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
22k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
42

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Israel?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem #6255.012.9%3,026
2Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv #16144.611.9%2,951
3Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan #31237.411.8%2,337
4University of HaifaHaifa #38635.014.2%2,572
5Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba #40534.511.7%1,585
6Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa #48632.512.8%653
7Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot #59430.319.6%178
8Reichman UniversityHerzliya #1,14023.217.0%245
9Open University of IsraelRaanana #1,41420.913.7%288
10Tel Hai Academic CollegeKiryat Shmona #1,75018.515.0%388
11Ariel UniversityAriel #2,09216.613.7%987
12The Max Stern Yezreel Valley CollegeAfula #2,19716.112.8%285
13Oranim Academic College of EducationHaifa #2,87813.115.3%173
14Ruppin Academic CenterHadera #3,15612.116.2%189
15Israel Antiquities AuthorityJerusalem #3,31111.613.5%767
16Achva Academic CollegeAshqelon #3,34211.516.8%184
17Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoTel Aviv #3,37111.49.1%231
18Zefat Academic CollegeSafed #3,37411.411.7%150
19Ono Academic CollegeTel Aviv #3,43111.213.7%165
20Ashkelon Academic CollegeAshqelon #3,53510.913.8%154
21Sapir CollegeSderot #3,84210.08.8%190
22Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the ArtsTel Aviv #3,8689.910.2%163
23Western Galilee CollegeAcre #4,0109.512.1%215
24Beit Berl CollegeKfar Saba #4,1299.213.1%180
25Jerusalem Institute for Israel StudiesJerusalem #4,4218.411.0%65
26Al-Qasemi Academic College of EducationBāqa el Gharbīya #4,8837.415.0%128
27Hadassah Academic CollegeJerusalem #4,9007.316.6%86
28College of Management Academic StudiesRishon LeZiyyon #5,2956.58.8%106
29Jerusalem College of TechnologyJerusalem #5,3916.313.2%122
30Herzliya Medical CenterHerzliya #5,4616.112.9%74
31Sakhnin CollegeSakhnīn #5,6335.812.2%89
32Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel)Haifa #5,8415.410.9%70
33Holon Institute of TechnologyHolon #6,0515.08.8%116
34Kaye Academic College of EducationBeersheba #6,1324.913.7%77
35Levinsky College of EducationTel Aviv #6,4684.39.8%77
36Clalit Health ServicesTel Aviv #6,5074.211.8%68
37Advanced Inhalation Therapies (Israel)Tel Aviv #6,5264.29.8%80
38Peres Academic CenterTel Aviv #6,7533.813.3%68
39The Arab Academic College for Education in IsraelHaifa #7,0783.312.7%76
40College of Law and BusinessRamat Gan #7,2143.113.1%62
41David Yellin College of EducationJerusalem #7,2303.114.2%78
42Sami Shamoon College of EngineeringBeersheba #9,02266.07.8%74

Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Israel?

Shalom H. Schwartz, Mario Mikulincer and Eran Halperin rank highest among researchers based in Israel, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Shalom H. Schwartz#543 worldwide overall114.1 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mario Mikulincer#72,265 worldwide overall127.5 of 400 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Eran Halperin#17,271 worldwide overall82.2 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ruth Feldman#9,207 worldwide overall77.8 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Abraham Carmeli#20,327 worldwide overall68.3 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Israel Finkelstein#99,600 worldwide overall67.0 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ran Barkai#37,112 worldwide overall62.8 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Daniel Bar‐Tal#62,083 worldwide overall63.8 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Maya Tamir#29,659 worldwide overall52.8 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Elisabetta Boaretto#95,676 worldwide overall51.8 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Miri Yemini#41,994 worldwide overall56.6 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12S. Ν. Eisenstadt#74,814 worldwide overall56.4 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Liat Ayalon#171,785 worldwide overall65.1 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Avi Gopher#46,247 worldwide overall45.2 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nissim Cohen#45,379 worldwide overall44.3 of 102 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Israel on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Israel compares with other countries in Social Sciences