Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 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" (873,937 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.

Jean L Cohen
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
262
32,598
Robert S Erikson
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
115
24,703
Suresh Naidu
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
58
9,694
Alexander Cooley
International order
sovereignty
post-Western IR
Central Asia
post-Soviet Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
65
7,400
Cindy B Veldhuis|Cindy Veldhuis, C.B. Veldhuis
LGBTQIA+ health
queer women's relationships
violence and trauma
impacts of politics and policies
women's health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
49
2,654
Laura Forlano
politics of design & technology
speculation and design futures
crip technoscience & feminist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
56
3,000
Justin Phillips
Public opinion
political institutions
government responsiveness
state politics
urban politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
28
4,341
Kimberly Marten
International security
Russia
patronage politics
climate change
the Arctic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,315
Victoria De Grazia
International history
cultural studies
gender history
Italy
contemporary Europe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
6,235
Virginia Page Fortna
International Relations
Peacekeeping
Terrorism
Civil Wars
War Termination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
5,908
Maria Snegovaya
Comparative Politics
Statistical Methods
Political Economy
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,417
Daniel Corstange
political science
Middle East politics
ethnic politics
international intervention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,379
Gregory J Wawro
American politics (including Congress
elections
campaign finance
judicial politics
and political economy) and political meth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
2,285
Naoki Egami
Political Methodology
Causal Inference
External Validity
Network
Large Language Models
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
954
Gustavo Cano
Transnational Crime
Mexican Immigration in the U.S.
Transnationalism
Urban Politics
Political Mobilization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
238
Dhrumil Mehta
political science methodology
text analysis
natural language processing
news bots
media analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
173
Francesco Mancini
International Relations
Peace and Security
Peacebuilding
Conflict Resolution
United Nations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
396
David E Spiro
International Political Economy
International Relations
Realism
Constructivism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
1,717
Alexis Lerner
Political Science
Comparative Authoritarianism
Protest
Post-Soviet Politics
Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
98
Diana Da In Lee
American Politics
Political Methodology
Race and Ethnicity
Local Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
70
Soumya Shankar
political science
political journalism
elections
electoral integrity
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
45
Theo Milonopoulos
Political Science
International Security
Strategic Studies
Civil-Military Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
41
Daniel Golebiewski
International Relations
International Human Rights
Religion
Humanitarianism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
39
Anupam Debashis Roy
Social movement theory
development studies
land reform
Bangladesh studies
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
23
Samuel Frederick
affective polarization
partisanship
social identity theory
political methodology
machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
17
Simone Paci
Political Science
Political Economy
Political History
Taxation
Redistribution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Bryn A Mccarthy
political science
experiments
race and politics
white identity politics
machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jon Elster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
388
94,385
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean L Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
262
32,598
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert S Erikson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
115
24,703
American Politics
Elections
Public Opinion
Political Methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen J Connor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
67
8,768
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maria Victoria Murillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
97
9,256
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Latin American Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew J Nathan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
96
25,870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert J Hodrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
52
35,650
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Suresh Naidu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
58
9,694
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alexander Cooley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
65
7,400
International order
sovereignty
post-Western IR
Central Asia
post-Soviet Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Timothy M Frye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
52
7,033
Political Science
Political Economy
Russia
Corruption
Autocracy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ramon Moreno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
59
3,234
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cindy B Veldhuis|Cindy Veldhuis, C.B. Veldhuis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
49
2,654
LGBTQIA+ health
queer women's relationships
violence and trauma
impacts of politics and policies
women's health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jacqueline M Klopp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
47
3,529
Political science
land
transportation
air pollution
urban studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laura Forlano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
56
3,000
politics of design & technology
speculation and design futures
crip technoscience & feminist
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Marshall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
29
2,644
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexander Hertel Fernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
2,429
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Justin Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
4,341
Public opinion
political institutions
government responsiveness
state politics
urban politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kimberly Marten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,315
International security
Russia
patronage politics
climate change
the Arctic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Victoria De Grazia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
6,235
International history
cultural studies
gender history
Italy
contemporary Europe
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Virginia Page Fortna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
5,908
International Relations
Peacekeeping
Terrorism
Civil Wars
War Termination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gerald Curtis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
3,060
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Benjamin Goodrich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
11,742
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thomas B Edsall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Allison Carnegie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jesse Schreger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
2,621
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Séverine Autesserre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
5,373
Peacebuilding
peacekeeping
civil wars
humanitarianism
DR Congo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Maria Snegovaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,417
Comparative Politics
Statistical Methods
Political Economy
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Daniel Corstange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,379
political science
Middle East politics
ethnic politics
international intervention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gregory J Wawro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
2,285
American politics (including Congress
elections
campaign finance
judicial politics
and political economy) and political meth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Naoki Egami
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
954
Political Methodology
Causal Inference
External Validity
Network
Large Language Models
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gustavo Cano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
238
Transnational Crime
Mexican Immigration in the U.S.
Transnationalism
Urban Politics
Political Mobilization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kirill Chmel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
105
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Dhrumil Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
173
political science methodology
text analysis
natural language processing
news bots
media analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Francesco Mancini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
396
International Relations
Peace and Security
Peacebuilding
Conflict Resolution
United Nations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
David E Spiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,717
International Political Economy
International Relations
Realism
Constructivism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Elena F Barham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
164
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jenny Jun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
135
Political Science
International Relations
Cybersecurity
North Korea
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Alexis Lerner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
98
Political Science
Comparative Authoritarianism
Protest
Post-Soviet Politics
Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Samuel E Abrams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
217
Political Theory
Privatization
School Finance
Comparative Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Andrej Tusicisny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
360
international relations
comparative politics
quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tenzin Dorjee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
64
political science
ethnic conflict
social movement
Tibet
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Diana Da In Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
70
American Politics
Political Methodology
Race and Ethnicity
Local Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Soumya Shankar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
45
political science
political journalism
elections
electoral integrity
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Theo Milonopoulos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
41
Political Science
International Security
Strategic Studies
Civil-Military Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Gabriella Sacramone-Lutz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Daniel Golebiewski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
39
International Relations
International Human Rights
Religion
Humanitarianism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
K Marsh|Kate Marsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Anupam Debashis Roy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
23
Social movement theory
development studies
land reform
Bangladesh studies
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Paul Platzman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
political psychology
public opinion
partisanship
social networks
media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Martin Devaux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Samuel Frederick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
affective polarization
partisanship
social identity theory
political methodology
machine learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Simone Paci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Political Science
Political Economy
Political History
Taxation
Redistribution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Bryn A Mccarthy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
political science
experiments
race and politics
white identity politics
machine learning