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" (873,690 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
Thomas Lemke
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
116
24,011
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Nölke
Global Political Economy
Varieties of Capitalism
Financialization
BRICs
EU economic governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
105
7,647
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gunther Hellmann
International Relations
International Relations Theory
European Security
German and European Foreign Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
91
4,843
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sigrid Roßteutscher
Political Sociology
Value Orientations
Religion
Electoral Reserach
Social Capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
85
4,816
Thomas Zittel
Comparative Politics
Political Representation
Legislative Studies
Electoral Systems
Candidates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
40
2,419
Jens Borchert
Politische Soziologie
Eliten und Demokratie
Parteien
Strafrechtssysteme
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
39
2,499
Julian Garritzmann
Comparative Politics
Comparative Political Economy
Welfare States
Public Policy
Social Investment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
31
2,206

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Heike Holbig
Politik Chinas
Vergleichende Demokratieforschung
Politische Legitimation
Staats-Gesellschaftsbeziehungen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
31
2,071
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johannes Petry
China
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Global Finance
Geopolitics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
681
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cord Schmelzle
Political theory
political philosophy
legitimacy
politische Theorie
politische Philosophie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
505
Tobias Wille
International Relations
International Security
Diplomacy
Trust Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
368
Aqida Nuril Salma
Comparative Politics
Political Behavior
Political Communication
Technology
Social Movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
128
Benedikt Bender
Political Economy
Welfare States
Organized Interests
Comparative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
56
Nele Kortendiek
International Relations
Global Governance
International Organizations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Lemke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
116
24,011
social and political theory
biopolitics
new materialisms
science and technology studies
cryotechnologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rainer Forst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
123
13,408
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Nölke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
105
7,647
Global Political Economy
Varieties of Capitalism
Financialization
BRICs
EU economic governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gunther Hellmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
91
4,843
International Relations
International Relations Theory
European Security
German and European Foreign Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brigitte Geißel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
69
3,554
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sigrid Roßteutscher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
85
4,816
Political Sociology
Value Orientations
Religion
Electoral Reserach
Social Capital
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thomas Zittel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
40
2,419
Comparative Politics
Political Representation
Legislative Studies
Electoral Systems
Candidates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jens Borchert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
2,499
Politische Soziologie
Eliten und Demokratie
Parteien
Strafrechtssysteme
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julian Garritzmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
2,206
Comparative Politics
Comparative Political Economy
Welfare States
Public Policy
Social Investment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Petra Guasti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
42
2,007

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Heike Holbig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
2,071
Politik Chinas
Vergleichende Demokratieforschung
Politische Legitimation
Staats-Gesellschaftsbeziehungen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johannes Petry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
681
China
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Global Finance
Geopolitics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cord Schmelzle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
505
Political theory
political philosophy
legitimacy
politische Theorie
politische Philosophie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elsa Clara Massoc
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
277
Political science
International and Comparative political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Wille
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
368
International Relations
International Security
Diplomacy
Trust Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Subin Nijhawan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
109
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aqida Nuril Salma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
128
Comparative Politics
Political Behavior
Political Communication
Technology
Social Movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Deniz Kuru
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
90
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Benedikt Bender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
56
Political Economy
Welfare States
Organized Interests
Comparative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nele Kortendiek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
50
International Relations
Global Governance
International Organizations