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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Bo Rothstein
Political Science
Social Science
Public Administration
Trust
Corruption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
227
37,830
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fredrik Söderbaum
Comparative regionalism
regional integration
IR
EU foreign policy
African politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
102
10,739
Nicholas Charron
political science
European Union
Corruption
Comparative political economy
regional studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
68
6,563
Peter Esaiasson
public opinion
representation
legitimacy
procedural fairness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
73
14,425
Aksel Sundström
Comparative politics
Corruption
Environmental Politics
Gender and Politics
Representation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
70
8,399
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mikael Gilljam
Political Science
Democracy
Public Opinion
Elections
Local Government
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
63
12,627
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ellen Lust
comparative politics
development
governance
Middle East
Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
52
6,957
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Lena Wängnerud
gender studies
representative democracy
quality of government
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
42
11,301
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Johan Martinsson
political behaviour
voting behaviour
environmental attitudes
public opinion
policy acceptance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
37
2,196
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Magnus Lundgren
international organizations
negotiations
armed conflict
conflict resolution
global governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,296
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Jonathan Polk
Political Parties
European Politics
Comparative Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
4,303
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Gabriella Elgenius
Political Sociology: nationalism and nostalgia
ethnic-nationalism and populism of the Radical Right
civil society and integrat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
1,491
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Lisbeth Aggestam
Political Science
International Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
European Union
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
2,656
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Valeriya Mechkova
Political Representation
Human Development
Democratisation
Internet and Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
18
5,872
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Martin Sjöstedt
institutions
natural resource management
collective action
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,293
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Isabell Schierenbeck
Middle Eastern & Israeli politics
Public policy & administration (International development cooperation
migration)
Diaspora &
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
18
1,608
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta
gender
ethics
public policy and administration
quality of government
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
995
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Anders Sundell
political science
representation
responsiveness
public opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
1,285
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Johan Karlsson Schaffer|Johan Karlsson
Human Rights
Legal Mobilization
International theory
Democratic theory
Teaching and Learning in
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
763
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Andrej Kokkonen
Anti-immigrant parties
autocracies
history and politics
ethnic relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
1,091
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Marcia Grimes
Comparative politics
structure and organization of government
quality of government
corruption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
1,771
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Ann Marie Ekengren
Foreign policy
security policy
international relations
UN Security Council
mediatization of foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
973
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Ann Kristin Kölln
party politics
public opinion
political representation
survey methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
754
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Stina Hansson
Development Studies
post-colonial theory
water politics
governmentality
public sector reform
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
800
Haley Mcewen
Human Rights
International Political Sociology
Gender and Sexuality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
232
Ylva Noren Bretzer
political trust
social trust
social capital
urban rural relatons
energy environmental municipal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
347
Patrik Michaelsen
behavioural public policy
nudging
transparency
behavioral economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
128
Fabio Angiolillo
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Behaviour
Political Parties
Autocracies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
299
Felix Lehmann
Political Parties
European Politics
European integration
Electoral Behavior
Comparative Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bo Rothstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
227
37,830
Political Science
Social Science
Public Administration
Trust
Corruption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jon Pierre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
189
34,826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Staffan I Lindberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
106
21,707
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fredrik Söderbaum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
102
10,739
Comparative regionalism
regional integration
IR
EU foreign policy
African politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nicholas Charron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
68
6,563
political science
European Union
Corruption
Comparative political economy
regional studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sverker Jagers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
74
5,257
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Victor Lapuente
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
60
6,287
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Esaiasson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
73
14,425
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aksel Sundström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
70
8,399
Comparative politics
Corruption
Environmental Politics
Gender and Politics
Representation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mikael Gilljam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
63
12,627
Political Science
Democracy
Public Opinion
Elections
Local Government
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ellen Lust
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
52
6,957
comparative politics
development
governance
Middle East
Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Henrik Oscarsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
79
11,180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mikael Persson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
2,764
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lena Wängnerud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
11,301
gender studies
representative democracy
quality of government
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johan Martinsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
2,196
political behaviour
voting behaviour
environmental attitudes
public opinion
policy acceptance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amy C Alexander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
2,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Magnus Lundgren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,296
international organizations
negotiations
armed conflict
conflict resolution
global governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan Polk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
4,303
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Seraphine F Maerz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
3,268
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gabriella Elgenius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,491
Political Sociology: nationalism and nostalgia
ethnic-nationalism and populism of the Radical Right
civil society and integrat
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lisbeth Aggestam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,656
Political Science
International Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
European Union
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Valeriya Mechkova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
18
5,872
Political Representation
Human Development
Democratisation
Internet and Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Martin Sjöstedt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Isabell Schierenbeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
1,608
Middle Eastern & Israeli politics
Public policy & administration (International development cooperation
migration)
Diaspora &
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
995
gender
ethics
public policy and administration
quality of government
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Anders Sundell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,285
political science
representation
responsiveness
public opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Johan Karlsson Schaffer|Johan Karlsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
763
Human Rights
Legal Mobilization
International theory
Democratic theory
Teaching and Learning in
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Patrik Öhberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
25
768
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Andrej Kokkonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
1,091
Anti-immigrant parties
autocracies
history and politics
ethnic relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Marcia Grimes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,771
Comparative politics
structure and organization of government
quality of government
corruption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ann Marie Ekengren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
973
Foreign policy
security policy
international relations
UN Security Council
mediatization of foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Ann Kristin Kölln
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
754
party politics
public opinion
political representation
survey methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Goran Duus Otterstrom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
761
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Stina Hansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
800
Development Studies
post-colonial theory
water politics
governmentality
public sector reform
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kristen Kao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
386
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Maria Solevid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
510
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Haley Mcewen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
232
Human Rights
International Political Sociology
Gender and Sexuality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ylva Noren Bretzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
347
political trust
social trust
social capital
urban rural relatons
energy environmental municipal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Patrik Michaelsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
128
behavioural public policy
nudging
transparency
behavioral economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Aiysha Varraich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
487
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Fabio Angiolillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
299
Comparative Politics
Political Institutions
Political Behaviour
Political Parties
Autocracies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Petrus Olander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Stephen Dawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
62
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Niels Markwat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
68
Election pledges
voting behaviour
survey experiments
statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Peter Luca Versteegen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Elena Leuschner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Paul Vrieze
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
63
political sociology
social movements
democratization
civil war
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Felix Lehmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Political Parties
European Politics
European integration
Electoral Behavior
Comparative Politics