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" (870,057 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
Frank Biermann
global governance
global environmental politics
global environmental governance
environmental politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
212
28,392
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul T Hart
political science
crisis management
political leadership
public leadership
crisis leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
157
24,407
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars Tummers
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
105
19,341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Barbara Vis
Political Psychology
Behavior of Political Parties
Welfare State Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
48
4,759
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rebecca Bryant
political anthropology
ethnographies of the state and sovereignty
displacement
forced migration
borders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
3,037
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Hickmann
Multi-Level Governance
Global Sustainability Politics
Climate Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
37
2,346
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fergus Green
Political theory
environmental politics
public policy
political economy
climate change law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
31
2,516
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kees Terlouw
Political Geography
identity
legitimacy
neoliberalism
polarisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,036

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Jolle Demmers
Conflict Studies
Security Studies
International Relations
War Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,572
Ekaterina R. Rashkova
Comparative Political Institutions
Political Parties
Party Systems
Electoral Systems
Gender Representation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
23
778
Berma Klein Goldewijk
international security
recurrent armed conflict
religion
peacekeeping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
299
Francesco S Montesano
international relations
global governance
international organisations
sustainability
EU and China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
179
Jamie Draper
Political Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
Climate Change
Migration
Urban Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
136
Jan Pieter Beetz
Political Theory
Political Realism
EU Politics
Administrative Ethics
Interdisciplinarity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
123
Ugur Aytac
political philosophy
democratic theory
power & domination
legitimacy
political realism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
161
Cille Kaiser
Environmental governance
environmental politics
political science
critical policy analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Biermann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
212
28,392
global governance
global environmental politics
global environmental governance
environmental politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul T Hart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
157
24,407
political science
crisis management
political leadership
public leadership
crisis leadership
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars Tummers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
105
19,341
Public Administration
Behavioral Public Administration
Leadership
Behavior Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Barbara Vis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
48
4,759
Political Psychology
Behavior of Political Parties
Welfare State Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rebecca Bryant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
3,037
political anthropology
ethnographies of the state and sovereignty
displacement
forced migration
borders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Hickmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
2,346
Multi-Level Governance
Global Sustainability Politics
Climate Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fergus Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
2,516
Political theory
environmental politics
public policy
political economy
climate change law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kees Terlouw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,036
Political Geography
identity
legitimacy
neoliberalism
polarisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rutger Claassen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,475
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karin Geuijen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,281

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jolle Demmers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,572
Conflict Studies
Security Studies
International Relations
War Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ekaterina R. Rashkova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
23
778
Comparative Political Institutions
Political Parties
Party Systems
Electoral Systems
Gender Representation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Berma Klein Goldewijk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
299
international security
recurrent armed conflict
religion
peacekeeping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francesco S Montesano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
179
international relations
global governance
international organisations
sustainability
EU and China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jamie Draper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
136
Political Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
Climate Change
Migration
Urban Politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James Wangu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
160
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jan Pieter Beetz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
123
Political Theory
Political Realism
EU Politics
Administrative Ethics
Interdisciplinarity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefanie Beyens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
245
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ugur Aytac
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
161
political philosophy
democratic theory
power & domination
legitimacy
political realism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Charlie Blunden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
96
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cille Kaiser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
25
Environmental governance
environmental politics
political science
critical policy analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dona Azizi-Barirani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philipp Stehr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jaap De Haan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5