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" (870,053 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
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Peace research
International relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
116
23,815
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henrik Urdal
International Relations
Civil War
political demography
political violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
57
8,141
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marta Bivand Erdal
Migration
Transnationalism
Remittances
Development
Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
63
4,123
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristin Sandvik
Humanitarianism
Colombia
displacement
technology
law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
47
2,393
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kendra Dupuy
civil society
democracy
climate change
education
conflict
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
40
2,500
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Åshild Kolås
Peace and Conflict
Social Anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,405

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert
International relations
humanitarian studies
border control
technology
securit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
875
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Peace
civil war
transitional justice
peacebuilding
public opinion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
22
1,393
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kaja Borchgrevink
Development
Religion
Gender
Transnationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
18
465
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nils Petter Gleditsch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
116
23,815
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Scott Gates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
90
14,411
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Henrik Urdal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
57
8,141
International Relations
Civil War
political demography
political violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marta Bivand Erdal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
63
4,123
Migration
Transnationalism
Remittances
Development
Identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cindy Horst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
51
3,605
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gudrun Østby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
44
4,801
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristin Sandvik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
47
2,393
Humanitarianism
Colombia
displacement
technology
law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kendra Dupuy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
40
2,500
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ragnhild Nordås|Ragnhild Nordaas, Ragnhild Nordas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
3,697
sexual violence
civil conflict
state repression
international relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Åshild Kolås
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,405

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
875
International relations
humanitarian studies
border control
technology
securit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Helga Malmin Binningsbø
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
1,393
Peace
civil war
transitional justice
peacebuilding
public opinion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kaja Borchgrevink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
465
Development
Religion
Gender
Transnationalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pinar Tank
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
511