XY scatter chart showing the position of each represented nation by number of top 100 social sciences universities per capita in 2010. Israel comes first with 2 universities and a per capita index of 27.45, followed by the Netherlands with 4 universities and a per capita of 24.02. USA is third with 71 universities and an index of 22.35.  The median of universities is 2, and the median per capita index is 18.24, corresponding to the Denmark's index.

The USA with 71 top-ranked universities and a 22.35 per capita index (the median index is 18.24) is the most prominent player in the field of social sciences, well above the average (red line) and the median and with an overwhelming 71% of the top 100 schools.

It should not surprise that US ideology tells right and wrong in the economic and social sciences arenas across the world. The issue is that such a domineering position becomes a potential killer of genuine scientific thought. The guardians of the orthodoxy cannot tolerate the slightest deviation. Scientists eager to make a fruitful and rewarding career quickly understand which "scientific church" to attend.

 

100 Top Universities per Capita
Social Sciences – 2010

Country

Number

Population

Per capita

Million(Nbr/Millionx100)
Australia221.519.30
Belgium110.709.35
Canada733.8920.66
Denmark15.4818.24
Hong Kong17.0714.15
Israel27.2927.45
Netherlands416.6524.02
Norway14.8620.60
Switzerland17.5913.17
United Kingdom961.9014.54
United States71317.6422.35
median2 18.24

 

Sources: see Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai and UN Population Division

 

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