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
Peter Van Aelst
Political Communication
Misinformation
Social Movements
Agenda-setting
New media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
109
13,572
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kristof Titeca
African politics
Uganda
Democratic Republic of Congo
Central Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
57
3,289
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dirk De Bièvre
international politics
international relations
international political economy
trade
European Union
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
39
2,697
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Boon
democratic innovations
bureaucratic reputation
organizational reform
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
643
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vijay Kolinjivadi
political ecology
payments for ecosystem services
ecological economics
degrowth
decolonial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
940

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Petra Debusscher
European Union Studies
International Relations
Gender Studies
EU external policy
international development cooperation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
690
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Criekemans
international relations
geopolitics
foreign policy
diplomacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
21
980
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Van Erkel
Political communication
Political behaviour
Electoral politics
Political trust
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
947
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeroen Joly
Foreign Policy Analysis
media effects
political parties
agenda setting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
438
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeroen Van Laer
Social media
participation
politics
protest
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
1,838
Željko Poljak
party politics
political competition
agenda-setting
political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
72
Joke Matthieu
Political socialization
Citizenship education
Inequality
Democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
87
Isaia Jennart
Political knowledge
Campaign effects
Electoral behavior
Political communication
Public Opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
41
Arash Sadeghizeidi
Political Science
Political Philosophy
Political Sociology. Middle East
Iran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Van Aelst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
109
13,572
Political Communication
Misinformation
Social Movements
Agenda-setting
New media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jan Beyers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
73
7,889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Petra Meier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
81
5,454
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kristof Titeca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
57
3,289
African politics
Uganda
Democratic Republic of Congo
Central Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dirk De Bièvre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
39
2,697
international politics
international relations
international political economy
trade
European Union
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Bursens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
44
1,865
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tom Sauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
34
1,128
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julie Sevenans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan Boon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
643
democratic innovations
bureaucratic reputation
organizational reform
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vijay Kolinjivadi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
940
political ecology
payments for ecosystem services
ecological economics
degrowth
decolonial

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yves Dejaeghere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Petra Debusscher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
690
European Union Studies
International Relations
Gender Studies
EU external policy
international development cooperation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Criekemans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
980
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patrick Van Erkel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
947
Political communication
Political behaviour
Electoral politics
Political trust
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeroen Joly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
438
Foreign Policy Analysis
media effects
political parties
agenda setting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeroen Van Laer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
1,838
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Frederik Heylen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
233
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ivan Ashaba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
107
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Željko Poljak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
72
party politics
political competition
agenda-setting
political communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joke Matthieu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
87
Political socialization
Citizenship education
Inequality
Democracy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Isaia Jennart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
Political knowledge
Campaign effects
Electoral behavior
Political communication
Public Opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vlad Gross
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Arash Sadeghizeidi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Political Science
Political Philosophy
Political Sociology. Middle East
Iran