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.

Marc Lynch
Middle East
Political Science
New Media
Islamist Movements
Arab Uprising
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
100
9,140
Nathan J Brown
Political Science
comparative politics
Middle East politics
authoritarianism
comparative constitutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
113
6,681
Susan K Sell
Intellectual Property
International Trade
International Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
43
7,738
Christopher Warshaw
American Politics
Representation
Elections
State Politics
Local Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
4,711
Danny Hayes
Political science
political communication
public opinion
elections
women and politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
26
3,355
Steven J Balla
American Politics
Chinese Politics
Regulation
Public Participation
Technology and Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
2,730
Brandon L Bartels
American politics
judicial politics
U.S. Supreme Court
public opinion
judicial power
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
24
2,246
Matthew Hindman
Political Communication
Platform Accountability
Artificial Intelligence
Online News
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
23
5,261
Eric D Lawrence
Political science
legislatures
Congress
public policy
public opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,960
F Guliyev
Comparative Politics
Post-Communist Politics
Political Economy
Energy Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
21
907
Elvira Maria Restrepo
Conflict
Transitional Justice
Colombia
Online behavior and Social Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
807
Janet I Lewis
Political Violence
Civil War
Ethnic Politics
State Building
Sub-Saharan Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,074
Stephen B Kaplan
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Global Finance
Latin American Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
681
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Shambaugh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
140
17,565
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul D Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
128
12,340
International Relations
International Security
Peace Operations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert M Entman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
67
57,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marc Lynch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
100
9,140
Middle East
Political Science
New Media
Islamist Movements
Arab Uprising
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martha Finnemore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
58
41,619
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nathan J Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
113
6,681
Political Science
comparative politics
Middle East politics
authoritarianism
comparative constitutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan K Sell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
43
7,738
Intellectual Property
International Trade
International Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christopher Warshaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
4,711
American Politics
Representation
Elections
State Politics
Local Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Orttung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
75
3,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul J Wahlbeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
30
4,014
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kimberly J Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
38
3,796
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cynthia Mcclintock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
2,837
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael K Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
29
4,100
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danny Hayes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
26
3,355
Political science
political communication
public opinion
elections
women and politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Kramon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
2,818
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth Rigby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
27
1,678
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Steven J Balla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
2,730
American Politics
Chinese Politics
Regulation
Public Participation
Technology and Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brandon L Bartels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
2,246
American politics
judicial politics
U.S. Supreme Court
public opinion
judicial power
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Harris Mylonas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,724
Nation-building
State-building
Civil Wars
Nationalism
Diasporas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Hindman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
5,261
Political Communication
Platform Accountability
Artificial Intelligence
Online News
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric D Lawrence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,960
Political science
legislatures
Congress
public policy
public opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Benjamin H Friedman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
770
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
F Guliyev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
907
Comparative Politics
Post-Communist Politics
Political Economy
Energy Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joanna Spear
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
23
995
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Elvira Maria Restrepo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
807
Conflict
Transitional Justice
Colombia
Online behavior and Social Networks
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sufian N Zhemukhov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Janet I Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,074
Political Violence
Civil War
Ethnic Politics
State Building
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Catie Snow Bailard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
744
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Stephen B Kaplan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
681
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Global Finance
Latin American Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Marko Zilovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
916
comparative politics
party politics
democratization
nationalism