Top 100 Scientists
Social Sciences / Regional Studies Top 100 Scientists in United Kingdom 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" (870,053 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
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
48
5,027
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
31
2,354
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
African development
science and technology studies
global health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
29
1,324
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
African history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
2,294
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
African literature
Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Rwanda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
890
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
African literature
orality
African studies
literatures
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
24
1,745
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,806
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
African statehood
aesthetics
architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
532
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
African politics
South Africa
party politics
patronage politics
neopatrimonialism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
644
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
African History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
16
879
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* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
136
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
241
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
African politics
Elections
Political violence
Voter behaviour
Property rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
48
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Human capital
Digital technologies
Security governance
Change management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
African Studies
Digital humanities
Digital Archives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Deborah Potts
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
48
5,027
Africa
Migration
Urbanization
Affordable housing
Land tenure
Elliott Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
2,354
African Politics
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
International Development
Nationalism
James Smith
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
29
1,324
African development
science and technology studies
global health
Daniel Branch
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
2,294
Nicki Hitchcott
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
890
African literature
Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Rwanda
Graham Furniss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
24
1,745
African literature
orality
African studies
literatures
Alastair Fraser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,806
African politics
the political economy of international development
democracy
participation and resistance
Julia Gallagher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
532
African statehood
aesthetics
architecture
Alexander Beresford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
644
African politics
South Africa
party politics
patronage politics
neopatrimonialism
Heike Schmidt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
16
879
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Eloïse Bertrand
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
136
African politics
political parties
democratisation
hybrid regimes
elections
Shane Mac Giollabhui
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
241
African Politics
Poltical Parties
Police
Surveillance
Ethnography
Fredrick Ajwang
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
48
African politics
Elections
Political violence
Voter behaviour
Property rights
Gideon Uchechukwu Igwebueze
Edge Hill University
Ormskirk, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Human capital
Digital technologies
Security governance
Change management
Muti Michael Etter-Phoya
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
African Studies
Digital humanities
Digital Archives