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" (873,937 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.

Richard E Deeg
Comparative Political Economy
Financial Regulation
comparative politics
political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
44
6,680
Sean Yom
Comparative Politics
Middle East
North Africa
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
2,251
Hillel David Soifer
state building
state capacity
Latin American politics
qualitative methods
research design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
2,795
Orfeo Fioretos
International relations
political economy
global governance
Europe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
2,219
Emilia Zankina
elite theory
East European studies
populism
civil service reform
gender representation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
310
Roselyn Hsueh
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Globalization
Regulation
Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
691
Hawley Fogg-Davis
Gender and Sexuality
Feminist Theory
Discrimination Law
African American Political Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
211
Abhit Bhandari
political economy of development
African politics
inequality
institutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
83
Nyron N Crawford
Political Psychology
Black Politics
Urban Politics
Policy Studies
Public Opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
115
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Paul Nadeau
International relations
International governance
US-Japan relations
East Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lance Holbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
78
11,320
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard E Deeg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
44
6,680
Comparative Political Economy
Financial Regulation
comparative politics
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
51
6,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sean Yom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
2,251
Comparative Politics
Middle East
North Africa
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael W Sances
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hillel David Soifer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
2,795
state building
state capacity
Latin American politics
qualitative methods
research design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Orfeo Fioretos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
2,219
International relations
political economy
global governance
Europe
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gary Mucciaroni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,503
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Barbara Ferman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
1,435
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Hagen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,743
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph M Schwartz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
697
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sandra L Suarez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,445
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Adam Ziegfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
525
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emilia Zankina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
310
elite theory
East European studies
populism
civil service reform
gender representation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roselyn Hsueh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
691
Comparative Politics
Political Economy
Globalization
Regulation
Governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hawley Fogg-Davis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
211
Gender and Sexuality
Feminist Theory
Discrimination Law
African American Political Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Hooper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Abhit Bhandari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
83
political economy of development
African politics
inequality
institutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nyron N Crawford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
115
Political Psychology
Black Politics
Urban Politics
Policy Studies
Public Opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Nadeau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13
International relations
International governance
US-Japan relations
East Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alistair Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anurag Jain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
15
political science
electoral systems
party systems
voting behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James Frick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1