Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in Estonia 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,057 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sirje Virkus
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
54
2,650
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lauri Leppik
Social Policy
Ageing
Pension systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,042
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Ventsel
political semiotics
discourse analysis
security studies
strategic communication
information
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
793
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniele Monticelli
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of language
literary semiotics
translation studies
critical theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
500
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tõnis Saarts
political parties
comparative politics
political sociology
politics of Central and Eastern Europe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
357
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Braghiroli
European parliament
European party politics
central and eastern Europe
Turkey
EU-Russia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
535
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Meelis Kitsing
comparative political economy
innovation
technology
trade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
787
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leif Kalev
politics and policy
citizenship
statehood
democracy
globalisation and transnationalisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
268

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eva Piirimäe
Political Theory
Intellectual History
International Relations
Moral Philosophy
Environmental
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
141
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Louise Sophie Sträuli
Urban Studies
Mobilities
Public Transport
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
72
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heidi Erbsen
International Relations
Media and Communications
Russia
European Union
Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
41
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aira Lepik
Marketing information services
change management in libraries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
42
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bogdan Romanov
Public Policy
E-governance
E-voting
I-voting
Political Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
25
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kaarina Rein
Early modern disputations
history of medicine
reception of Greek and Roman literature
onomastics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
42
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Butrint Berisha
non-state actors
digital/global IR
contested statehood
foreign policy
diplomacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sirje Virkus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
54
2,650
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lauri Leppik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,042
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Ventsel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
793
political semiotics
discourse analysis
security studies
strategic communication
information
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniele Monticelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
500
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of language
literary semiotics
translation studies
critical theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tõnis Saarts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
357
political parties
comparative politics
political sociology
politics of Central and Eastern Europe
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stefano Braghiroli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
535
European parliament
European party politics
central and eastern Europe
Turkey
EU-Russia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karin Dean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
330
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Meelis Kitsing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
787
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Leif Kalev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
268
politics and policy
citizenship
statehood
democracy
globalisation and transnationalisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristina Kallas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
189

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Birgit Poopuu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
92
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eva Piirimäe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
141
Political Theory
Intellectual History
International Relations
Moral Philosophy
Environmental
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Louise Sophie Sträuli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
72
Urban Studies
Mobilities
Public Transport
Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kalmer Lauk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
88
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Heidi Erbsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
International Relations
Media and Communications
Russia
European Union
Identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aira Lepik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
42
Marketing information services
change management in libraries
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bogdan Romanov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
25
Public Policy
E-governance
E-voting
I-voting
Political Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nikolai Kunitsõn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andrii Nekoliak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sigrid Mandre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kaarina Rein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
42
Early modern disputations
history of medicine
reception of Greek and Roman literature
onomastics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liis Ermus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Butrint Berisha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
non-state actors
digital/global IR
contested statehood
foreign policy
diplomacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alina Oprelianska|Аліна Опрелянська
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Folklore Studies
belief narratives
fairy tales
gender