Top 100 Scientists
Social Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Top 100 Scientists in Singapore 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.
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On Selection: 1
International Relations
Southeast Asia
ASEAN
South China Sea
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i10 Index
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33
50
3,959
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
International security
military and defense
arms production
arms exports
Asia-Pacific security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
67
2,651
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
India foreign policy
Asian geopolitics
great power relations
nuclear arms control
technology policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
94
5,607
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Political Communication
Social Media
Public Opinion
Misinformation
Deepfakes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
45
2,844
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
politics of higher education
politics of migration
politics of food
comparative regionalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
1,729
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
International Relations Theory
Identity
Qualitative Methods
Post-Soviet Space
Social Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
31
8,719
international relations
comparative politics
urban studies
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
2,236
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Democracy
Political Economy
Representation
Indonesia Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
31
1,821
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
4,928
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
1,514
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* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Postcolonial
Technology
International Relations
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
38
3,271
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Indonesia
comparative politics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
2,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
East Asia
international relations
domestic politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
39
1,687
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Peace
Nonviolence
Critical Geopolitics
Belt and Road Initiative
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
29
1,559
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Radicalization
Radicalisation
Extremism
Violent Extremism
Terrorism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
39
1,802
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Foreign Policy Analysis
Development
International Political Economy
China Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
1,654
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Singapore and Malaysian Politics
Islam in Southeast Asia
Islam and the Muslim World
National Identity and National Integratio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
2,035
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Chinese politics
Development
Poverty
Central-Local Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
1,662
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Political Science
International Relations
International Order
Security Studies
Foreign Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,018
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Sustainable Consumption
environmental politics
transition theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
3,329
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
politics
climate change
environment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,208
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
international relations of Northeast Asia
Japanese foreign and security policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
726
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
532
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Foreign Policy
International Relations
European foreign policy
EU relations with China & ASEAN
Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
1,178
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
International Relations
International Political Economy
Philippine Foreign Policy
Filipino Migration
ASEAN integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
2,203
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 26
Political Violence and Terrorism
Bangladesh Studies
South Asia
Migration and Diaspora
Security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
306
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 27
Political Theory
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
219
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 28
political science
international politics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
321
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 29
politics of performance
performance and outer space
research methods in theatre and performance studies
doctoral training
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
1
74
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 30
religion and politics
comparative politics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
295
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 31
Political Science
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Chinese Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
215
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 32
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
Political Campaigns
Southeast Asian Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
114
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 33
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Militant Democracy
Constitutionalism
Carl Schmitt
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
151
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 34
Political Philosophy
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
209
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 35
political theory
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
72
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 36
Political Theory
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
53
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 37
International Relations
Political Economy
International Security
Public Opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
89
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 38
Higher Education
Pedagogy
Curriculum Design
Global Affairs
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
336
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 39
interstate conflicts
media
public opinion
authoritarian politics
Chinese foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
58
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 40
Political Philosophy
Applied Ethics
Bioethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
69
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 41
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Chinese Politics
Elite Politics
Authoritarianism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
85
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 42
Political Philosophy
Epistemology
Bioethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
23
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 43
political science
international relations
Southeast Asia
Thai politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
16
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 44
international relations
foreign policy
diplomacy
technology
digital political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 45
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 46
Security Studies
Political Risk
Political Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 47
International relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Ralf Emmers
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
33
50
3,959
International Relations
Southeast Asia
ASEAN
South China Sea
Richard Bitzinger
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
67
2,651
International security
military and defense
arms production
arms exports
Asia-Pacific security
C Raja Mohan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
94
5,607
India foreign policy
Asian geopolitics
great power relations
nuclear arms control
technology policy
Saifuddin Ahmed
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
45
2,844
Political Communication
Social Media
Public Opinion
Misinformation
Deepfakes
Meng Hsuan Chou
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
1,729
politics of higher education
politics of migration
politics of food
comparative regionalism
T Hopf
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
8,719
International Relations Theory
Identity
Qualitative Methods
Post-Soviet Space
Social Theory
Heng Chee Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
2,236
international relations
comparative politics
urban studies
Eve Warburton
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
1,821
Democracy
Political Economy
Representation
Indonesia Southeast Asia
Yuen Foong Khong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
4,928
International Relations
Shaohua Zhan
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,514
Land politics
Food Security
Migration
Rural Development
Contemporary China
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Itty Abraham
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
38
3,271
Postcolonial
Technology
International Relations
Jamie S Davidson
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
2,093
Indonesia
comparative politics
Lam Peng Er
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
39
1,687
East Asia
international relations
domestic politics
Chih Yuan Woon
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
29
1,559
Peace
Nonviolence
Critical Geopolitics
Belt and Road Initiative
China
Kumar Ramakrishna
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
39
1,802
Radicalization
Radicalisation
Extremism
Violent Extremism
Terrorism
Ana Cristina Alves
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,654
Foreign Policy Analysis
Development
International Political Economy
China Africa
Hussin Mutalib
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
2,035
Singapore and Malaysian Politics
Islam in Southeast Asia
Islam and the Muslim World
National Identity and National Integratio
John Donaldson
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,662
Chinese politics
Development
Poverty
Central-Local Relations
Rohan Mukherjee
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,018
Political Science
International Relations
International Order
Security Studies
Foreign Policy
Michael F Maniates
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
3,329
Sustainable Consumption
environmental politics
transition theory
Chen Gang
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,208
politics
climate change
environment
Bhubhindar Singh
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
726
international relations of Northeast Asia
Japanese foreign and security policy
Walid J Abdullah
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
532
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Southeast Asia
Reuben Yp Wong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
1,178
Foreign Policy
International Relations
European foreign policy
EU relations with China & ASEAN
Identity
Jomar H Mendoza
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
2,203
International Relations
International Political Economy
Philippine Foreign Policy
Filipino Migration
ASEAN integration
Iftekharul Bashar
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
306
Political Violence and Terrorism
Bangladesh Studies
South Asia
Migration and Diaspora
Security
Christopher Holman
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
219
Evan Resnick
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
321
political science
international politics
Felipe Cervera
Lasalle College of the Arts
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
1
74
politics of performance
performance and outer space
research methods in theatre and performance studies
doctoral training
Parashar Kulkarni
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
295
religion and politics
comparative politics
Steven Oliver
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
215
Political Science
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Chinese Politics
Colm Fox
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
114
Comparative Politics
Ethnic Politics
Political Campaigns
Southeast Asian Politics
Benjamin A Schupmann
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
151
Political Theory
History of Political Thought
Militant Democracy
Constitutionalism
Carl Schmitt
Irm Haleem
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
209
Christine Dunn Henderson
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
5
2
72
Jeremy Arnold
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
5
2
53
Frederick R Chen
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
89
International Relations
Political Economy
International Security
Public Opinion
Catherine Shea Sanger
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
336
Higher Education
Pedagogy
Curriculum Design
Global Affairs
International Relations
Frances Yaping Wang
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
58
interstate conflicts
media
public opinion
authoritarian politics
Chinese foreign policy
Kathryn Muyskens
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
69
Political Philosophy
Applied Ethics
Bioethics
Jonghyuk Lee
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
85
Political Science
Comparative Politics
Chinese Politics
Elite Politics
Authoritarianism
Anantharaman Muralidharan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
23
Political Philosophy
Epistemology
Bioethics
Wichuta Teeratanabodee
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
political science
international relations
Southeast Asia
Thai politics
Archana Atmakuri
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
international relations
foreign policy
diplomacy
technology
digital political communication
Haridas Ramasamy
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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1
0
7
International Relations
Veera Singam Kalicharan
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
1
0
7
Security Studies
Political Risk
Political Science
Wini Fred Gurung
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
1
0
5
International relations