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" (870,053 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
David Farrell
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
125
15,061
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Niamh Hardiman
Comparative political economy
European politics
governance
public policy
fiscal politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
64
3,443
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roland Erne
EU Politics
EU Governance
Employment Relations
Labour Migration
Comparative Employment Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
36
1,890
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Anderson
Political Science
Sociology
Welfare State
Sweden
Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
2,321
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aidan Regan
Comparative Political Economy
International Political Economy
European Politics
Irish Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
2,240
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexander Dukalskis
Authoritarianism
Human Rights
Transitional Justice
Asian Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,263
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dorota Szelewa
Gender and Politics
Comparative Social Policy
Gender and the Welfare State
Social Policy and Religion
Reproductive Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,638
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Däubler
Electoral Systems
Legislative Politics
Political Parties
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,010

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James P Cross
EU politics
quantitative text analysis
parliaments
central banking
legislative decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
903
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Maher
International Security
International Relations
European Security
Europe-China Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
627
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vincent Durac
Political Reform in the Middle East
Civil Society
Democratisation in the Middle East
Political Islam
International Actors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dawn Walsh
Political institutions
post-conflict societies
gender
inclusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
258
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexa Zellentin
Political Theory
Climate Justice
Liberal Neutrality
Human Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
202
Graham Finlay
Political theory
migration
human rights
education
John Stuart Mill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
145
Alona O Dolinsky
Party Politics
Political Representation
Text-as-Data
Candidate Selection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Farrell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
125
15,061
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Niamh Hardiman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
64
3,443
Comparative political economy
European politics
governance
public policy
fiscal politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Roland Erne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
1,890
EU Politics
EU Governance
Employment Relations
Labour Migration
Comparative Employment Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,321
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aidan Regan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
2,240
Comparative Political Economy
International Political Economy
European Politics
Irish Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alexander Dukalskis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,263
Authoritarianism
Human Rights
Transitional Justice
Asian Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liam Kennedy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
1,581
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dorota Szelewa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,638
Gender and Politics
Comparative Social Policy
Gender and the Welfare State
Social Policy and Religion
Reproductive Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Däubler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,010

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James P Cross
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
903
EU politics
quantitative text analysis
parliaments
central banking
legislative decision making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Maher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
627
International Security
International Relations
European Security
Europe-China Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vincent Durac
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
913
Political Reform in the Middle East
Civil Society
Democratisation in the Middle East
Political Islam
International Actors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dawn Walsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
258
Political institutions
post-conflict societies
gender
inclusion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cristina Bucur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
220
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alexa Zellentin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
202
Political Theory
Climate Justice
Liberal Neutrality
Human Rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Graham Finlay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
145
Political theory
migration
human rights
education
John Stuart Mill
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alona O Dolinsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
38
Party Politics
Political Representation
Text-as-Data
Candidate Selection