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.

Jean L Cohen
Political Theory
Social Theory
Gender and the Law
Sovereignty
Legal Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
262
32,598
Joshua A Tucker
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
122
27,885
Michael Laver
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
140
30,549
Steven J Brams
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
204
19,484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Suresh Naidu
political economy
economic history
development economics
labor economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
58
9,694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Alexander Cooley
International order
sovereignty
post-Western IR
Central Asia
post-Soviet Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
65
7,400
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
B Peter Rosendorff
international relations
international political economy
political economy
transparency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
7,660
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Gianpaolo Baiocchi
Democracy
Cultural Sociology
Ethnography
Urban Sociology
Participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
55
7,410
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
Arthur Spirling
Political Methodology
Comparative Politics
Data Science
Applied Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
36
2,951
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
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Jon Kraus
political economy of development
trade unions in Africa
democratization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Jonathan Schwartz
China
Taiwan
India
Pandemic preparedness and response
environment and Civil Society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
1,992
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
Peter Miller
American politics
voting behavior
electoral systems
public opinion
human rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,227
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
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Aaron R Kaufman
Political Science
Machine Learning
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
761
Muhammet A Bas
International conflict
uncertainty
nuclear proliferation
environmental politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
634
Amy Catalinac エイミー・カタリナック
Japanese politics
comparative politics
electoral systems
campaigns
international relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
952
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Charles P Webel
Political and Social Philosophy
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
2,150
Andrew J Polsky
American politics
presidency
American political development
political parties
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
720
Mary Beth Altier
political violence
political behavior
ethnic conflict
international security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,059
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Karleen Jones West
Comparative politics
Latin America
ethnic politics
political institutions
political parties
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
308
Leonid Peisakhin
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Historical Legacies
Political Identity
Conflict
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Adam Ramey
American Politics
Quantitative Text Analysis
Machine Learning
Item Response Theory
Political Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
303
Robert Goeckel
Russia
Soviet Union
and East Europe
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
370
Shana S Warren
Comparative politics
African politics
Elections
Intergroup contact
Vaccination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
2,179
Scott Minkoff
Local Politics
Budgetary Politics
Legislative Politics
Social Science Methodology
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
393
Gustavo Cano
Transnational Crime
Mexican Immigration in the U.S.
Transnationalism
Urban Politics
Political Mobilization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
238
Nana Kofi Quakyi
Health Economics
Health Policy
Political Science
Health Services
Health Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
259
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Ilir Kalemaj
Comparative politics
elections
nationalism
democratization and transition studies
EU
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
200
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
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: 4
Joshua A Tucker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
122
27,885
Political Behavior
Voting
Partisanship
Protest
Social Media and Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Laver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
140
30,549
Government formation
party competition
text analysis
agent based modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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: 7
Steven J Brams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
204
19,484
Political Science
Game Theory
Social Choice Theory
Voting
Fair Division
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jonathan Nagler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
97
16,195
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Stasavage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
64
11,066
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nathaniel L Beck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
71
24,197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen J Connor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
67
8,768
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
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: 13
Andrew J Nathan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
96
25,870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert J Hodrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
52
35,650
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher T Dawes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
60
8,092
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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: 17
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: 18
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: 20
Patricio D Navia|Patricio Navia Lucero, Patricio Navia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
97
5,000
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rebecca Morton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
53
5,848
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
B Peter Rosendorff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
7,660
international relations
international political economy
political economy
transparency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gianpaolo Baiocchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
7,410
Democracy
Cultural Sociology
Ethnography
Urban Sociology
Participation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ramon Moreno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
59
3,234
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cyrus Samii
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
46
4,723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
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: 27
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: 28
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: 29
Pablo Querubin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
33
4,450
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
John Marshall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
29
2,644
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Arthur Spirling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
2,951
Political Methodology
Comparative Politics
Data Science
Applied Statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Shanker Satyanath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
28
7,663
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Michael Gilligan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
28
4,507
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alexander Hertel Fernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
2,429
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
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: 36
Enrique Desmond Arias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
3,730
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sanford C Gordon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
25
3,154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
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: 39
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: 40
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: 41
Peter Blair Henry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
6,590
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Charles Tien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,425
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Els De Graauw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
32
1,974
Immigration
civil society organizations
urban politics and policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dimitri Landa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,634
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Patrick J Egan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
3,417
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jon Kraus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,031
political economy of development
trade unions in Africa
democratization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Gerald Curtis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
3,060
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Benjamin Goodrich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
11,742
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Thomas B Edsall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Allison Carnegie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Jesse Schreger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
2,621
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Melina R Platas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
2,145
African politics
service delivery
field experiments
elections
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
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: 55
Jonathan Schwartz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
1,992
China
Taiwan
India
Pandemic preparedness and response
environment and Civil Society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
James Hodgdon Bisbee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Melissa Schwartzberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Arturas Rozenas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,581
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
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: 60
Peter Van Der Windt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,092
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
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: 62
Peter Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,227
American politics
voting behavior
electoral systems
public opinion
human rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
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: 64
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: 65
Gabriel Cepaluni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
2,300
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Aaron R Kaufman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
761
Political Science
Machine Learning
Computational Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Muhammet A Bas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
634
International conflict
uncertainty
nuclear proliferation
environmental politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Catherine Hafer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Tara Slough
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
632
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Amy Catalinac エイミー・カタリナック
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
952
Japanese politics
comparative politics
electoral systems
campaigns
international relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Charles P Webel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
2,150
Political and Social Philosophy
Peace and Conflict Studies
Philosophical Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Andrew J Polsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
720
American politics
presidency
American political development
political parties
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Mary Beth Altier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,059
political violence
political behavior
ethnic conflict
international security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Karleen Jones West
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
308
Comparative politics
Latin America
ethnic politics
political institutions
political parties
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Leonid Peisakhin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,260
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Historical Legacies
Political Identity
Conflict
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Adam Ramey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
303
American Politics
Quantitative Text Analysis
Machine Learning
Item Response Theory
Political Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Christopher Ankersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
413
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Kimuli Kasara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,468
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Kathleen Dowley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
770
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Mark Blasius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
3,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Andrew W Bausch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
195
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Stephen Rosow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
581
political theory
global studies
critical theory
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Robert Goeckel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
370
Russia
Soviet Union
and East Europe
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Salah Idris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
545
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Jimmy Graham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Henriette Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Shana S Warren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
2,179
Comparative politics
African politics
Elections
Intergroup contact
Vaccination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
J. Andrew Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Almaz Zelleke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
314
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Michael Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
503
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Scott Minkoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
393
Local Politics
Budgetary Politics
Legislative Politics
Social Science Methodology
GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
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: 94
Korhan Kocak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Nana Kofi Quakyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
259
Health Economics
Health Policy
Political Science
Health Services
Health Systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Kirill Chmel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
105
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ilir Kalemaj
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
200
Comparative politics
elections
nationalism
democratization and transition studies
EU
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Sophie L Gonick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
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: 100
Francesco Mancini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
396
International Relations
Peace and Security
Peacebuilding
Conflict Resolution
United Nations