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.

David E Campbell
American politics
political behavior
religion and politics
civic engagement
political participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
77
12,486
Geoffrey Layman
American Politics
Political Parties
Public Opinion
Religion and Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
38
7,975
Michael Desch
International Relations
National Security Affairs
International Security
Security Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
40
4,373
Luis Fraga
Latino politics
voting rights
education politics
urban politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
2,168
Dana Villa
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
History of Political Thought
Continental Philosophy
Arendt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
38
5,033
Oldrich Bures
privatization of security
counterterrorism
European Unions
Central and Eastern Europe
securitization of migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
33
1,821
Jeffrey J Harden
Legislative politics
Representation
Policy diffusion
Political methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
34
2,112
Guillermo Trejo
political conflict
criminal violence
human rights
transitional justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
2,292
Abby Cordova
Latin American politics
criminal violence
gender-based violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,313
Darren Davis
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
Racial Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
3,103
Peter Moody
Chinese politics
Comparative politics
International Relations in East Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
961
Debra Javeline
climate change
adaptation
Russian politics
political protest
civil society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,529
Matthew Ek Hall
American Politics
Empirical Legal Studies
Organizational Behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
1,011
Christina Wolbrecht
American politics
political parties
women
gender
American political development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
3,288
Joshua Eisenman
Comparative political economy
Chinese politics
U.S.-China relations
China's relations with
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
1,745
Ignacio Walker
Democratization
political science
Christian Democracy
Chile
Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
26
875
Victoria Tin Bor Hui
state formation
territorial expansion
Confucianism
contentious politics
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,616
Thomas Mustillo
Political Parties and Party Systems
Democratization
Social Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,135
Karrie J Koesel
Comparative politics
China
Russia
authoritarian politics
religion and politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
861
Michael Hoffman
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Political Behavior
Democratization
Middle Eastern
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
633
Jeongmin Lee
International Development
Policy & Program Evaluation
Early & Primary Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
142
Rachel Sweet
Civil Wars
State Capacity
Informal and Illicit Economies
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
178
Cecilia Lero
comparative politics
democratization
political violence
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
100
David Cortez
American Politics
Race and Ethnicity
Identity
Latinx Politics
Immigration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
96
Natán Skigin
comparative politics
political psychology
experimental methods
violence
Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
55
Paul Mueller
Political Science
Religion & Politics
Enrollment Management
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
418
Alex Yu-Ting Lin
International relations theory
international security
Chinese foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
63
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aníbal Pérez LiñÁn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
95
9,772
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Coppedge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
87
14,635
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David E Campbell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
77
12,486
American politics
political behavior
religion and politics
civic engagement
political participation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Geoffrey Layman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
38
7,975
American Politics
Political Parties
Public Opinion
Religion and Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Desch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
4,373
International Relations
National Security Affairs
International Security
Security Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luis Fraga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,168
Latino politics
voting rights
education politics
urban politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dana Villa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
5,033
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
History of Political Thought
Continental Philosophy
Arendt
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oldrich Bures
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
33
1,821
privatization of security
counterterrorism
European Unions
Central and Eastern Europe
securitization of migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeffrey J Harden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
2,112
Legislative politics
Representation
Policy diffusion
Political methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan Dowty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
2,494
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rory Mcveigh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
22
2,765
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guillermo Trejo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
2,292
political conflict
criminal violence
human rights
transitional justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ricardo Ramirez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
2,084
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abby Cordova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,313
Latin American politics
criminal violence
gender-based violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Darren Davis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
3,103
Public Opinion
Political Behavior
Political Psychology
Racial Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Moody
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
961
Chinese politics
Comparative politics
International Relations in East Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eileen Hunt Botting Eileen M Hunt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
1,212
political theory
women's human rights
Wollstonecraft
Mary Shelley
Orwell
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ruth Abbey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
32
1,717
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Debra Javeline
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,529
climate change
adaptation
Russian politics
political protest
civil society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew Ek Hall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,011
American Politics
Empirical Legal Studies
Organizational Behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dianne Pinderhughes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,064
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Wolbrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
3,288
American politics
political parties
women
gender
American political development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Joshua Eisenman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,745
Comparative political economy
Chinese politics
U.S.-China relations
China's relations with
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ignacio Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
26
875
Democratization
political science
Christian Democracy
Chile
Latin America
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jaimie Bleck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,129
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sebastian Rosato
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
3,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Luc Reydams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
1,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Victoria Tin Bor Hui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,616
state formation
territorial expansion
Confucianism
contentious politics
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Thomas Mustillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,135
Political Parties and Party Systems
Democratization
Social Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Peri E Arnold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Karrie J Koesel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
861
Comparative politics
China
Russia
authoritarian politics
religion and politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Brian J Fogarty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
522
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mary M Keys|M. M. Keys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
495
political theory
political philosophy
history of political thought
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Dan Lindley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
374
International Relations
Foreign Policy
International Security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Michael Hoffman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
633
Comparative Politics
Religion and Politics
Political Behavior
Democratization
Middle Eastern
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Andrew C Gould
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
463
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jeongmin Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
142
International Development
Policy & Program Evaluation
Early & Primary Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
John A. Rees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
262
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Rachel Sweet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
178
Civil Wars
State Capacity
Informal and Illicit Economies
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Cecilia Lero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
100
comparative politics
democratization
political violence
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Erin L Rossiter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
83
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
S Suzan Jane Harkness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
109
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
David Cortez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
96
American Politics
Race and Ethnicity
Identity
Latinx Politics
Immigration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Natán Skigin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
55
comparative politics
political psychology
experimental methods
violence
Latin America
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Emma Planinc
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
39
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Paul Mueller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
418
Political Science
Religion & Politics
Enrollment Management
Higher Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Alex Yu-Ting Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
63
International relations theory
international security
Chinese foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Robert Dowd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
67
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Jeremy Graham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Hannah Early Bagdanov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Comparative Politics
Middle East Politics
Conflict
Governance
Identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Amir Sadeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1