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.

John P Burns
China
civil service reform
public administration
political participation
administrative reform
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
60
4,255
Jane Wenzhen Lu
International Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Institutional Environment
Emerging Market Firms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
38
11,109
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
James Kai Sing Kung
comparative historical development
the Chinese political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
54
5,618
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ming Wai Kit
Political Science
Public Health
Health Economics
Health Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
72
4,066
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hai Liang|梁海
political communication
social media
data science
computational social science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
32
1,771
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
June Wang
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
1,464
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Joseph Chan
Confucianism
political philosophy
social cohesion
Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
34
3,807
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Edmund W Cheng
political sociology
public opinion
digital governance
science of science
methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
31
1,836
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Frank Reichert
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
1,557
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Wai Fung Lam
Institutional Analysis
Commons
Policy Analysis
Water Governance
Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
2,548
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Renaud Egreteau
Comparative Politics
Civil-Military Relations
Parliament
Contentious Politics
Myanmar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
1,436
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Weixing Hu
Political Science
International Relations
Public Policy
China-US relations
East Asian international relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,236
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Austin Strange
International relations
international political economy
development
Chinese foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
33
3,267
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Kyung Min Nam
International Development
Regional Planning
Economic Geography
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,868
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Sungmoon Kim
democratic theory
Confucianism
Chinese political thought
comparative political theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
39
1,341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
William Smith
Political theory
deliberative democracy
cosmopolitanism
civil disobedience
direct action
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,358
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Jiangnan Zhu
Comparative Politics
Chinese Political Economy
Corruption and Anticorruption
Information Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,159
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Enze Han
Comparative politics
International relations
China
Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
26
1,140
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Brian W King
embodied sociolinguistics
language gender & biopolitics
intersex studies
medical humanities
queer/femin. science studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
793
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Stefan Auer
European Studies
Political Science
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
1,034
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Xi Chen (陈曦)
Chinese politics
social movements
authoritarian regimes
democratization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,204
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Jing Vivian Zhan 詹晶|詹晶
Comparative political economy
Chinese politics
development
local governance
resource governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
576
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Brad Williams
international relations
political science
Asian studies
Japanese studies
intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
404
Seanon Wong
International Relations Theory
Diplomacy
Security Studies
Political Psychology
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
242
Yutang Jin
political theory
democratic theory
Confucian political theory
Chinese political thought
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shaoguang Wang 王绍光
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
836
56,228
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin Au
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
59
8,189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian Holliday
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
71
6,078
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Richard Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
72
4,381
Southeast Asian Studies
East Asian politics
Philippine politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sautman Barry V
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
60
4,176
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ting Gong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
62
3,031
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William Case
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
59
3,573
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John P Burns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
60
4,255
China
civil service reform
public administration
political participation
administrative reform
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jane Wenzhen Lu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
38
11,109
International Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Institutional Environment
Emerging Market Firms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
James Kai Sing Kung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
5,618
comparative historical development
the Chinese political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
2,060
public administration and management
development
public policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ming Wai Kit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
72
4,066
Political Science
Public Health
Health Economics
Health Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hai Liang|梁海
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
1,771
political communication
social media
data science
computational social science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
June Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
1,464
mobility and territoriality
platform urbanism
precarity
creative cities
cultural politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joseph Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
3,807
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edmund W Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
1,836
political sociology
public opinion
digital governance
science of science
methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Frank Reichert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,557
Citizenship
Civic Education
Political Behaviour
Political Psychology
Youth Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wai Fung Lam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
2,548
Institutional Analysis
Commons
Policy Analysis
Water Governance
Hong Kong
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Renaud Egreteau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,436
Comparative Politics
Civil-Military Relations
Parliament
Contentious Politics
Myanmar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Weixing Hu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,236
Political Science
International Relations
Public Policy
China-US relations
East Asian international relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Austin Strange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
3,267
International relations
international political economy
development
Chinese foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kyung Min Nam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,868
International Development
Regional Planning
Economic Geography
Climate Change
Air Pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sungmoon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
39
1,341
democratic theory
Confucianism
Chinese political thought
comparative political theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
William Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,358
Political theory
deliberative democracy
cosmopolitanism
civil disobedience
direct action
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jiangnan Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,159
Comparative Politics
Chinese Political Economy
Corruption and Anticorruption
Information Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Enze Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,140
Comparative politics
International relations
China
Southeast Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Brian W King
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
793
embodied sociolinguistics
language gender & biopolitics
intersex studies
medical humanities
queer/femin. science studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gary Tang|Gary K. Y. Tang, G. K. Y. Tang, 鄧鍵一
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,343
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Stefan Auer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
1,034
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Tim Summers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,051
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Federico Ferrara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Xi Chen (陈曦)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,204
Chinese politics
social movements
authoritarian regimes
democratization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jing Vivian Zhan 詹晶|詹晶
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
576
Comparative political economy
Chinese politics
development
local governance
resource governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Brad Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
404
international relations
political science
Asian studies
Japanese studies
intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Anton Malkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
291
International Political Economy
China Studies
Comparative Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Daniel F Vukovich 胡德
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
556
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Li Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
689
political economy
development economics
economics of education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Seanon Wong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
242
International Relations Theory
Diplomacy
Security Studies
Political Psychology
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Dongshu Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
148
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Alain Guilloux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
134
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yutang Jin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
political theory
democratic theory
Confucian political theory
Chinese political thought
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Warren Wenzhi Lu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
33
Comparative Politics
China and Vietnam
Adaptive Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Alexis Leggeri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Geopolitics
EU-China Relations
Asia-Europe relations
EU Governance
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ka Leung Andy Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Lai Cheuk Bun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
political philosophy
Chinese philosophy
ethics and public affairs