UTHealth Houston Researchers Ranked among World's Best in Social Sciences and Humanities
Congratulations to the UTHealth Houston researchers ranked among the world’s best scientists in Research.com’s recently released rankings for 2025! Scientists featured in this year’s rankings for Social Sciences and Humanities include Maria E. Fernandez, PhD, Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH, Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS, Susan Tortolero Emery, PhD, CPH, Vanessa Schick, PhD, and Nalini Ranjit, PhD.
Research.com is an online platform that compiles a variety of academic rankings of universities and scholars worldwide. They regularly rank the best scholars in various scientific fields using data from a wide range of sources, including OpenAlex and CrossRef. Scientist’s individual rankings are based primarily on number publications and citations within their discipline.
For 2025, more than 17,050 scientists were investigated for the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. Rankings among UTHealth Houston researchers include:
- Cheryl L. Perry, PhD (Emeritus): 16 in the US, 28 in the world;
- Robert E. Roberts, PhD (Emeritus): 111 in the US, 237 in the world;
- Guy S. Parcel, PhD (Emeritus): 183 in the US, 386 in the world;
- Maria E. Fernandez, PhD: 463 in the US, 976 in the world;
- Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH: 535 in the US, 1130 in the world;
- Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS: 1140 in the US, 2326 in the world;
- Susan Tortolero Emery, PhD, CPH: 1616 in the US, 3353 in the world;
- Nalini Ranjit, PhD: 2352 in the US, 5012 in the world;
- Vanessa Schick, PhD: 2355 in the US, 5017 in the world.
You can view the full World's Best Scientists 2025 rankings from Research.com on their website.