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" (873,864 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
Tanja Boerzel
European Union
Governance
Comparative Regionalism
Diffusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
225
35,199
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Swen Hutter
political sociology
comparative politics
social movements
political parties
civil society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
70
6,964
Hartlapp Miriam
European Union Studies
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Administrations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
51
4,181
Thomas Rixen
International and Comparative Political Economy
Institutions
Taxation
Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
2,164
Simon Koschut
Global and regional security governance
International Relations theory
Emotion research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
1,228
Andrea Binder
International Political Economy
Offshore Finance
Humanitarian Politics
International Development
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
17
733
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Philipp Lepenies
Transformation
Poverty/Inequality
Development
Politics of Indicators and Quantification
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,048
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nelli Babayan
democracy promotion
foreign policy
EU-US relations
post-soviet countries
information technologies and politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
22
720
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Lora Viola
International Relations Theory
International Institutions
Global Governance
US Foreign Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
838
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dietrich Reetz
Political theory
Islam in the non-Arab World
Global studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
766
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Heinz Wolfgang S
International relations
terrorism
human rights
torture prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
824
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lukas Obholzer
political behaviour
comparative politics
legislative politics
European Union
transparency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
369
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Curd Benjamin Knüpfer
Political communication
Framing
Right-wing media
US media system
Transnational Public Sphere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
722
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Andreas Hofmann
Judicial Politics
Legal Mobilisation
European Union
Interest Groups
Environmental Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
497
Christian Reichel
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The social dimension in the management of ecosystems
Co-design of adaptive governance solutions
Digitalization and social innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
218
Friederike Beier
gender in global governance
care and social reproduction
time justice and politics
materialist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
60
Vivien Benert
Politische Kommunikation
Europäische Öffentlichkeit
Netzwerköffentlichkeit
Populismus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
46
Deidre Olsen
Political Science
Sociology
Journalism
Literature
Cultural Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
28
Daniel Córdoba González De Chávez
Migration Studies
Collective Action
International Relations
Migrations
Political Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
22
Ahmed Badawi
Political economy of development
peace and conflict studies
Middle East and North Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tanja Boerzel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
225
35,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Swen Hutter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
70
6,964
political sociology
comparative politics
social movements
political parties
civil society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Genia Kostka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
48
4,944
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thorsten Faas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
94
3,509
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hartlapp Miriam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
51
4,181
European Union Studies
Public Policy
Comparative Politics
Administrations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Rixen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
2,164
International and Comparative Political Economy
Institutions
Taxation
Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Simon Koschut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,228
Global and regional security governance
International Relations theory
Emotion research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Moritz Sommer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,600
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrea Binder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
733
International Political Economy
Offshore Finance
Humanitarian Politics
International Development
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Philipp Lepenies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,048
Transformation
Poverty/Inequality
Development
Politics of Indicators and Quantification
Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nelli Babayan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
720
democracy promotion
foreign policy
EU-US relations
post-soviet countries
information technologies and politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lora Viola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
838
International Relations Theory
International Institutions
Global Governance
US Foreign Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dietrich Reetz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
766
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heinz Wolfgang S
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
824
International relations
terrorism
human rights
torture prevention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christoph Nguyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
712
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lukas Obholzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
369
political behaviour
comparative politics
legislative politics
European Union
transparency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eun-Jeung Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
751
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lisa Matthias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
2,399
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Curd Benjamin Knüpfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
722
Political communication
Framing
Right-wing media
US media system
Transnational Public Sphere
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andreas Hofmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
497
Judicial Politics
Legal Mobilisation
European Union
Interest Groups
Environmental Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Eimer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
311
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christian Lammert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jakob Huber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
240
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna Fruhstorfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Florian Kohstall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
3
190
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Christian Reichel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
218
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The social dimension in the management of ecosystems
Co-design of adaptive governance solutions
Digitalization and social innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Julia Gerlach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
186
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Friederike Beier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
60
gender in global governance
care and social reproduction
time justice and politics
materialist
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jared Holley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
43
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Vivien Benert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
46
Politische Kommunikation
Europäische Öffentlichkeit
Netzwerköffentlichkeit
Populismus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Deidre Olsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
28
Political Science
Sociology
Journalism
Literature
Cultural Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Daniel Córdoba González De Chávez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
22
Migration Studies
Collective Action
International Relations
Migrations
Political Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ahmed Badawi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
Political economy of development
peace and conflict studies
Middle East and North Africa