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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,296 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frederick M. Hess
Education Politics
Educational Leadership
Education Reform
School Choic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
187
11,855
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kenneth M. Pollack
Middle East
Military Affairs
Strategic Studies
Security Studie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
49
4,969
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John H. Makin
economics
monetary policy
fiscal policy
tax policy
financial market
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
34
2,012
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aparna Mathur
tax policy
fiscal policy
economics
carbon taxation
healthcare cost
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
38
2,190
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zack Cooper
International Relations
Security Studies
Military Technology
Asi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
29
1,684
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin R Kosar
Public administration
public policy
education policy
Congress
bureaucrac
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
805
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Biggs
Retirement
Social Security
entitlements
state and local government employee pension plans
public sector compensatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
30
1,104
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherine Zimmerman
national security
counterterrorism
Middle East
Sahel
Horn of Afric
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
22
805
Edward Pinto
Housing markets
housing finance
affordable housin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
470
Philip Wallach
Separation of Powers
Congress
Regulatory Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
274
Desmond Lachman
Public Finance
International Economics
Exchange Rates
Capital Account
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
310
Jason Blessing
political science
international relations
international security
cybersecurit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
58
Grant M Seiter
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Economics of Aging
Tax Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Charles Murray
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
177
38,778
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frederick M. Hess
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
187
11,855
Education Politics
Educational Leadership
Education Reform
School Choic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin Hassett
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
81
9,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kenneth M. Pollack
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
4,969
Middle East
Military Affairs
Strategic Studies
Security Studie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John H. Makin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
2,012
economics
monetary policy
fiscal policy
tax policy
financial market
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aparna Mathur
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
38
2,190
tax policy
fiscal policy
economics
carbon taxation
healthcare cost
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zack Cooper
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
29
1,684
International Relations
Security Studies
Military Technology
Asi
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin R Kosar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
805
Public administration
public policy
education policy
Congress
bureaucrac
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Biggs
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
30
1,104
Retirement
Social Security
entitlements
state and local government employee pension plans
public sector compensatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherine Zimmerman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
805
national security
counterterrorism
Middle East
Sahel
Horn of Afric
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stan Veuger
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,302
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alex Brill
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edward Pinto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
470
Housing markets
housing finance
affordable housin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Wallach
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
274
Separation of Powers
Congress
Regulatory Polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Desmond Lachman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
310
Public Finance
International Economics
Exchange Rates
Capital Account
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Beth Akers
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
481
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jason Blessing
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
58
political science
international relations
international security
cybersecurit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Klon Kitchen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
44
Technology
national security
artificial intelligenc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grant M Seiter
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
17
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Economics of Aging
Tax Polic