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
William R Thompson
international relations
international security
international conflict
political science
international political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
201
17,489
Jeffrey Hart
international political economy
politics of the Internet
international competition in high technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
56
5,601
Timothy Hellwig
political behavior
political economy
economic voting
political parties
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
3,442
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam P Liff
Japanese politics & foreign policy
East Asia security
US Asia strategy
US-Japan-China relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
1,848

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aurelian Craiutu
political theory
history of political thought
political philosophy
French thought
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,257
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven W Webster
American political behavior
political psychology
elections
public opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
2,933
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Kindred Winecoff
International Relations
International Political Economy
Finance
Banking
Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
902
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Girish Mallapragada
crowdsourcing
networks
innovation
online marketing
political advertising
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,525
Jason Wu
Political Science
Chinese Politics
Public Opinion
Authoritarianism
East Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
50
Colin Fisk
American politics
voting behavior
elections
polarization
public opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
37
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William R Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
201
17,489
international relations
international security
international conflict
political science
international political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sumit Ganguly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
140
7,798
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gerald Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
65
9,637
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maureen Pirog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
3,568
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey Hart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
56
5,601
international political economy
politics of the Internet
international competition in high technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy Hellwig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
3,442
political behavior
political economy
economic voting
political parties
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lauren M Maclean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,758
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William Bianco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
2,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Regina Smyth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,498
Comparative Politics
Post-Communist Politics
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adam P Liff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,848
Japanese politics & foreign policy
East Asia security
US Asia strategy
US-Japan-China relations

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jessica O Reilly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Aurelian Craiutu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,257
political theory
history of political thought
political philosophy
French thought
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steven W Webster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
2,933
American political behavior
political psychology
elections
public opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
William Kindred Winecoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
902
International Relations
International Political Economy
Finance
Banking
Networks
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Bosco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
1,233
International organizations
international law
global governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Girish Mallapragada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,525
crowdsourcing
networks
innovation
online marketing
political advertising
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jason Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
50
Political Science
Chinese Politics
Public Opinion
Authoritarianism
East Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Colin Fisk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
37
American politics
voting behavior
elections
polarization
public opinion