American University is a prestigious private university established in 1893 in United States. It is represented by 511 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Social Sciences and Humanities (320 scientists), Social Sciences (109 scientists), and Law (76 scientists).

Total 49 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Amitav Acharya
International Security
International Relations
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
50
0.685
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Miles Kahler
International relations
international political economy
global governance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
27
0.551
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Ken Conca
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Water Policy
Peacebuilding
United Nations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Naomi Hossain
political sociology
development studies
political science
Bangladesh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
24
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Andrew R Flores
Sexuality and Politics
Public Opinion
Representation
Violence
Political Behavior
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
James A Thurber
U.S. Politics
Congress
elections
interest groups and lobbying
U.S. presidency
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
12
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Jan Leighley
voter turnout
representation
minority politics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
18
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Fantu Cheru
African Development
African International Relations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
David Lublin
Political Science
ethnic politics
American Politics
Comparative Politics
electoral systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Matthew M Taylor
Corruption
Judicial Politics
Political Economy
Latin America
Brazil
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
James Goldgeier
Political Science
Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Todd Eisenstadt
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democratization - Judicial Politics - Environmental Politics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
14
0.560
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Diane Singerman
Middle East politics
comparative politics
urbanism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
David C Barker
American Politics
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Public Policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Perry Zurn
Political Philosophy
Critical Theory
Trans Studies
Contemporary French Philosophy
Network Theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Elizabeth Suhay
U.S. politics
political behavior
socioeconomic inequality
public understanding of science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Agustina Giraudy
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
Subnational Politics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Filippo Trevisan
Digital Politics
Political Communication
Storytelling
Disability Advocacy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Susanna P Campbell
International Relations
International Organizations
International Non-Governmental Organizations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quansheng Zhao
International Relations
Comparative Politics
China
Japan
East Asia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Joshua Rovner
Intelligence
strategy
international relations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Jordan Tama
U.S. Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
American Politics
Strategic Planning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Carolyn Gallaher
political violence
right-wing extremism
US militia movement
Loyalist Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
gentrification
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Amitav Acharya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
50
0.685
International Security
International Relations
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian Security
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Fox
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
27
0.491
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miles Kahler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
27
0.551
International relations
international political economy
global governance
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ken Conca
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
Global Governance
Environmental Politics
Water Policy
Peacebuilding
United Nations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Naomi Hossain
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
24
0.667
political sociology
development studies
political science
Bangladesh
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Audrey Kurth Cronin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
19
0.559
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew R Flores
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Sexuality and Politics
Public Opinion
Representation
Violence
Political Behavior
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James A Thurber
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
12
0.400
U.S. Politics
Congress
elections
interest groups and lobbying
U.S. presidency
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Leighley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
18
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fantu Cheru
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Lublin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
16
0.593
Political Science
ethnic politics
American Politics
Comparative Politics
electoral systems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew M Taylor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
Corruption
Judicial Politics
Political Economy
Latin America
Brazil
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Goldgeier
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
Political Science
Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Todd Eisenstadt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
14
0.560
Political Science - Comparative Politics - Democratization - Judicial Politics - Environmental Politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diane Singerman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David C Barker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
15
0.714
American Politics
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Public Policy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Perry Zurn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Political Philosophy
Critical Theory
Trans Studies
Contemporary French Philosophy
Network Theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elizabeth Suhay
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
16
0.889
U.S. politics
political behavior
socioeconomic inequality
public understanding of science
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Agustina Giraudy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Comparative Politics
Latin American Politics
Subnational Politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Filippo Trevisan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Digital Politics
Political Communication
Storytelling
Disability Advocacy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susanna P Campbell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
International Relations
International Organizations
International Non-Governmental Organizations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Quansheng Zhao
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
8
0.500
International Relations
Comparative Politics
China
Japan
East Asia
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joshua Rovner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jordan Tama
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
12
0.800
U.S. Foreign Policy
National Security
International Relations
American Politics
Strategic Planning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carolyn Gallaher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
political violence
right-wing extremism
US militia movement
Loyalist Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland
gentrification