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" (943,645 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
Magnus Ranstorp
Terrorism
Security
Radical Islamist Movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
3,434
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Linus Hagström
International relations
Security studies
Power
Narrative
Emotions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
2,140
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charlotte Wagnsson
European security
Strategic Communication
Identity
Narratives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
1,330
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aida Alvinius
Leadership
organization
resistance
sustainability
civil-military collaboration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,428
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Angstrom
strategy
nature and conduct of war
utility of force
war
order
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
30
1,375
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Annick Wibben
feminist peace and security studies
critical military and war studies
critical security studies
gender
narrative
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
2,000
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edward Deverell
Public administration
crisis management
organizational learning
collaborative governance
disinformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
1,095
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jenny Hedström
Gender
conflict
Myanmar
households
feminist methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
621
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Oscar Larsson
Political Sicence
governance
crisis management
governmentality
resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
623

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mikael Weissmann
Land Warfare
Urban Warfare
Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference
Intelligence Analysis
Russian Warfare & Influence
Ch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
26
1,149
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ilmari Käihkö
Cultural sociology of war
contemporary warfare
conflict ethnography
chatnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
821
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Halden
Fundamental concepts of social theory
the political use of armed force
state-formation
systems theory
European History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
666
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alastair Finlan
War Studies
Strategic Studies
International Relations
Military Technology
Special Forces
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
722
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Österberg
work and organizational psychology
military
recruitment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
481
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alicia Ohlsson
psychology
organizational psychology
sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Malena Britz
European security policy
European defence policy
Swedish security policy
Swedish defence policy
Nordic security and defence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johan Sigholm
Military Technology
Informatics
Computer Science
Information Security
Communications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
427
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Newlove-Eriksson Lindy
Accountability
Critical Infrastructure
Public-private partnerships
Crisis preparedness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
314
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julia Margaret Zulver
social movement studies
women's mobilisation
backlash
gender and conflict
Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
333
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Niklas Karlén
Interventions
External Support
Proxy Warfare
Civil Wars
US Foreign Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
322
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Martin Lundmark
Defence industry
defence technology
defence research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
333
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Vera Van Zoest
spatio-temporal data analysis
machine learning
geo-information science
energy
simulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
334
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Martin Bang
military intelligence
intelligence analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
232
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Thomas Ekström
military logistics
defence procurement
defence supply chain resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
152
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Erik Bjurström
Innovation & Design
Methodology
C2
Management Control
Employee Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
266
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Leena Vastapuu
Gender
war
female soldiers
militarisation
feminist & decolonial IR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Akinbode Fasakin
International Relations
Security Studies
Securitization theory
African Studies.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
90
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sara Bondesson
disaster management
disaster risk reduction
gender
social vulnerability
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
136
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Frida Linehagen
Gender
leadership
inequality
Armed Forces
risk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
47
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Henrique Siniciato Terra Garbino
Mine Action
Peace Operations
Civil-Military Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Björn Brenner
Syrian politics
Lebanese politics
Israeli politics
Palestinian politics
Jordanian politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
73
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Yrsa Landström
Terrorism
Rehabilitation
Critical Terrorism Studies
Feminism
Poststructuralism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
8
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Håvard Markussen
Critical Security Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Surveillance
Smartphones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Björn Marcusson
Intelligence
Multi Domain Operations
New Generation Warfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Magnus Ranstorp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,434
Terrorism
Security
Radical Islamist Movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Linus Hagström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,140
International relations
Security studies
Power
Narrative
Emotions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Charlotte Wagnsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,330
European security
Strategic Communication
Identity
Narratives
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Aida Alvinius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,428
Leadership
organization
resistance
sustainability
civil-military collaboration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Angstrom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,375
strategy
nature and conduct of war
utility of force
war
order
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Annick Wibben
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
2,000
feminist peace and security studies
critical military and war studies
critical security studies
gender
narrative
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edward Deverell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,095
Public administration
crisis management
organizational learning
collaborative governance
disinformation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fredrik Bynander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jenny Hedström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
621
Gender
conflict
Myanmar
households
feminist methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Oscar Larsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
623
Political Sicence
governance
crisis management
governmentality
resilience

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mikael Weissmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
26
1,149
Land Warfare
Urban Warfare
Hybrid Threats and Foreign Interference
Intelligence Analysis
Russian Warfare & Influence
Ch
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ilmari Käihkö
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
821
Cultural sociology of war
contemporary warfare
conflict ethnography
chatnography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fredrik Doeser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
566
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Halden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
666
Fundamental concepts of social theory
the political use of armed force
state-formation
systems theory
European History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alastair Finlan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
722
War Studies
Strategic Studies
International Relations
Military Technology
Special Forces
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Österberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
481
work and organizational psychology
military
recruitment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
428
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefan Borg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
343
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alicia Ohlsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
772
psychology
organizational psychology
sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Malena Britz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
484
European security policy
European defence policy
Swedish security policy
Swedish defence policy
Nordic security and defence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claes Wallenius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
446
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johan Sigholm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
427
Military Technology
Informatics
Computer Science
Information Security
Communications
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Newlove-Eriksson Lindy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
314
Accountability
Critical Infrastructure
Public-private partnerships
Crisis preparedness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julia Margaret Zulver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
333
social movement studies
women's mobilisation
backlash
gender and conflict
Latin America
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Niklas Karlén
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
322
Interventions
External Support
Proxy Warfare
Civil Wars
US Foreign Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kristin Ljungkvist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
345
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sebastian Larsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
279
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tom Lundborg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
583
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Martin Lundmark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
333
Defence industry
defence technology
defence research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Vera Van Zoest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
334
spatio-temporal data analysis
machine learning
geo-information science
energy
simulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Martin Bang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
232
military intelligence
intelligence analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Matthew Ford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
244
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Helena Hermansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
351
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Thomas Ekström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
152
military logistics
defence procurement
defence supply chain resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Erik Bjurström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
266
Innovation & Design
Methodology
C2
Management Control
Employee Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Leena Vastapuu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
247
Gender
war
female soldiers
militarisation
feminist & decolonial IR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Nicola Nymalm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
220
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Dan Öberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
163
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Akinbode Fasakin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
90
International Relations
Security Studies
Securitization theory
African Studies.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sara Bondesson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
136
disaster management
disaster risk reduction
gender
social vulnerability
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Charlotta Friedner Parrat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
118
International relations theory
war studies
English School
United Nations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marcus Mohlin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Frida Linehagen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
47
Gender
leadership
inequality
Armed Forces
risk
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Henrique Siniciato Terra Garbino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
31
Mine Action
Peace Operations
Civil-Military Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John Nisser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Björn Brenner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
73
Syrian politics
Lebanese politics
Israeli politics
Palestinian politics
Jordanian politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Carina Lamont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Yrsa Landström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
Terrorism
Rehabilitation
Critical Terrorism Studies
Feminism
Poststructuralism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Håvard Markussen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Critical Security Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Surveillance
Smartphones
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Björn Marcusson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Intelligence
Multi Domain Operations
New Generation Warfare