Domain · Social Sciences · Israel
Social Sciences research in Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranks first in Israel for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#94 worldwide), followed by Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University.
- Israel's world rank
- #32 of 164 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 22k
- Top-10% rate
- 23.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 44
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in Israel?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem | #94 | 50.9 | 24.8% | 2,882 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv | #207 | 42.4 | 22.7% | 2,668 |
| 3 | Bar-Ilan UniversityRamat Gan | #208 | 42.4 | 22.6% | 2,325 |
| 4 | University of HaifaHaifa | #222 | 41.7 | 26.3% | 2,532 |
| 5 | Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba | #594 | 31.0 | 23.5% | 1,560 |
| 6 | Ariel UniversityAriel | #734 | 28.8 | 26.7% | 987 |
| 7 | Reichman UniversityHerzliya | #1,264 | 22.9 | 35.9% | 245 |
| 8 | Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa | #1,266 | 22.9 | 31.4% | 606 |
| 9 | Tel Hai Academic CollegeKiryat Shmona | #1,283 | 22.7 | 30.8% | 388 |
| 10 | Israel Antiquities AuthorityJerusalem | #1,674 | 19.9 | 11.3% | 767 |
| 11 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot | #1,871 | 18.6 | 38.5% | 176 |
| 12 | Ashkelon Academic CollegeAshqelon | #1,964 | 18.1 | 26.9% | 154 |
| 13 | The Max Stern Yezreel Valley CollegeAfula | #2,132 | 17.2 | 26.9% | 285 |
| 14 | Open University of IsraelRaanana | #2,286 | 16.5 | 28.8% | 288 |
| 15 | Achva Academic CollegeAshqelon | #2,348 | 16.2 | 28.9% | 184 |
| 16 | Ruppin Academic CenterHadera | #2,584 | 15.2 | 35.4% | 189 |
| 17 | Ono Academic CollegeTel Aviv | #3,103 | 13.2 | 28.6% | 165 |
| 18 | Oranim Academic College of EducationHaifa | #3,438 | 12.1 | 34.0% | 173 |
| 19 | Kaye Academic College of EducationBeersheba | #3,554 | 11.7 | 24.0% | 77 |
| 20 | Beit Berl CollegeKfar Saba | #3,581 | 11.6 | 27.3% | 180 |
| 21 | Al-Qasemi Academic College of EducationBāqa el Gharbīya | #3,769 | 11.1 | 24.8% | 128 |
| 22 | Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoTel Aviv | #3,809 | 11.0 | 20.2% | 231 |
| 23 | Herzliya Medical CenterHerzliya | #4,052 | 10.3 | 29.9% | 74 |
| 24 | Peres Academic CenterTel Aviv | #4,105 | 10.2 | 23.6% | 68 |
| 25 | Western Galilee CollegeAcre | #4,181 | 10.0 | 21.1% | 215 |
| 26 | Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the ArtsTel Aviv | #4,224 | 9.9 | 19.4% | 163 |
| 27 | Jerusalem Institute for Israel StudiesJerusalem | #5,017 | 8.0 | 25.9% | 65 |
| 28 | Apple (Israel)Herzliya | #5,022 | 8.0 | 17.5% | 208 |
| 29 | Zefat Academic CollegeSafed | #5,655 | 6.7 | 19.4% | 150 |
| 30 | Sapir CollegeSderot | #5,693 | 6.6 | 18.3% | 190 |
| 31 | Jerusalem College of TechnologyJerusalem | #5,812 | 6.4 | 22.5% | 122 |
| 32 | Hadassah Academic CollegeJerusalem | #5,832 | 6.4 | 28.3% | 86 |
| 33 | David Yellin College of EducationJerusalem | #5,844 | 6.3 | 28.4% | 78 |
| 34 | Hadassah Medical CenterJerusalem | #6,168 | 5.8 | 18.0% | 109 |
| 35 | College of Management Academic StudiesRishon LeZiyyon | #6,378 | 5.4 | 18.1% | 106 |
| 36 | Levinsky College of EducationTel Aviv | #6,516 | 5.2 | 22.3% | 77 |
| 37 | College of Law and BusinessRamat Gan | #7,263 | 4.0 | 24.8% | 62 |
| 38 | Holon Institute of TechnologyHolon | #7,308 | 3.9 | 16.6% | 116 |
| 39 | Sakhnin CollegeSakhnīn | #7,587 | 3.5 | 22.0% | 89 |
| 40 | The Arab Academic College for Education in IsraelHaifa | #7,759 | 3.3 | 27.8% | 76 |
| 41 | Sheba Medical CenterRamat Gan | #8,098 | 2.8 | 15.9% | 87 |
| 42 | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel)Haifa | #9,007 | 1.7 | 6.3% | 70 |
| 43 | Sami Shamoon College of EngineeringBeersheba | #9,052 | 1.6 | 14.7% | 74 |
| 44 | Advanced Inhalation Therapies (Israel)Tel Aviv | #10,219 | 31.0 | 4.9% | 80 |
Institutions in Israel above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Israel?
Mario Mikulincer, Haim Levy and Moshe Tennenholtz rank highest among researchers based in Israel.
- 1Mario Mikulincer#16,944 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 118 works
- 2Haim Levy#108,154 worldwide overall650 citations · 105 works
- 3Moshe Tennenholtz#129,404 worldwide overall726 citations · 107 works
- 4Assaf Razin#173,743 worldwide overall504 citations · 148 works
- 5Yoram Dinstein#287,152 worldwide overall73 citations · 118 works
- 6Joseph Agassi#464,915 worldwide overall203 citations · 120 works
- 7Efraim Sadka#753,757 worldwide overall170 citations · 112 works
- 8Simon Schwarzfuchs#790,386 worldwide overall6 citations · 113 works
- 9Peter Aldhous#969,828 worldwide overall81 citations · 107 works
- 10Yaacov Roʹi#1,151,609 worldwide overall23 citations · 105 works