Question 1

Which countries lead Social Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Social Sciences. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (1M and 818k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Social Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ranks first in Social Sciences on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Cambridge.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Social Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Social Sciences, Mark Damian Griffiths, Ronald C. Kessler and Pim Cuijpers have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Social Sciences research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Social Sciences research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Louisville.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Social Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, University of Oxford and Stanford University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Social Sciences research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Management and Optimization Techniques, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Social Sciences?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Social Sciences is "Using thematic analysis in psychology" (Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, 2006), with 193,920 citations. Next come "Controlling the False Discovery Rate: A Practical and Powerful Approach to Multiple Testing" (112,351) and "Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives" (108,782).