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" (873,898 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
James Kraska
International law
law of the sea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
53
2,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter J Dombrowski
National Security
International Relations
International Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
37
1,868
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nikolas Gvosdev
Russia/Eurasia
U.S. foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
33
1,457
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terence Roehrig
Korean/East Asian Politics and Security
International Relations
Deterence
Transitional Justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
27
1,177
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Smith
Asia-Pacific
International Security
Transnational Challenges
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
1,165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Reveron
international security
foreign policy
defense strategy
cyber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
1,276
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter A Dutton
International Law
China
Sea Power
Geostrategic Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
903
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tom Nichols
international security
Russia
nuclear weapons
expertise
democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
2,502
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Houghton
foreign policy analysis
political psychology
Iran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,875

Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast! 

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Montgomery Mcfate
military history war anthropology insurgency fabulous hats
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
1,239
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher M. Faulkner
Non-State Actors
Child Soldiering
Private Military & Security Companies
Military Coups and Democratization
Counterterrorism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
315
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Burak Kadercan
International Relations
Security Studies
Political Geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
322
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Isaac B Kardon
China
international security
security studies
international law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
469
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hayat Alvi
Middle East
South Asia
Genocide Studies
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
314
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew C Winner
European security
nonproliferation
South Asian security
Indian Ocean
deterrence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
510
Lindsay P Cohn
civil-military relations
US foreign policy
international security/law
comparative political economy
terrorism and insurgency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
850
Stephen F Knott
American presidency
American foreign policy
American political thought
Constitutional Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
383
David T Burbach
space security
space policy
civil-military relations
foreign policy
defense policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
221
Naunihal Singh
Civil-Military Relations
Military Coups
Conflict Studies
African Politics
US Foreign Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
815
Anand Toprani
history
strategic studies
energy security
political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
120
David A Cooper
Nuclear strategy
nonproliferation and disarmament
international relations
US foreign and defense policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
305
Ralph Shield
Civil War
Counterinsurgency
Coercion
Air Warfare
Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
67
Andrew Stigler
causality
coercion
air power
Operation Allied Force
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
119
David Kohnen|Navy Davy
Maritime History
Naval Strategy and Operations
Public History
Museums
Counterculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
21
Liz Cavallaro
leader development
adult development
vertical development
employee wellbeing
eudaimonia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
288
James Cook
National Security
Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
30
Dana Struckman
Nuclear weapons
nuclear deterrence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
7
Jon Scott Logel
US history
wargaming
naval history
national strategy
military history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
10
Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
Librarianship
Cataloging
Classification
Legal Research
Library Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Kraska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
2,774
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter J Dombrowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
37
1,868
National Security
International Relations
International Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nikolas Gvosdev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
1,457
Russia/Eurasia
U.S. foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terence Roehrig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,177
Korean/East Asian Politics and Security
International Relations
Deterence
Transitional Justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
1,165
Asia-Pacific
International Security
Transnational Challenges
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Derek Reveron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
1,276
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter A Dutton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
903
International Law
China
Sea Power
Geostrategic Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tom Nichols
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
2,502
international security
Russia
nuclear weapons
expertise
democracy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Curtis Bell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
587
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Houghton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,875
foreign policy analysis
political psychology
Iran

Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast! 

Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Caverley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
841
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sam J Tangredi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
755
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Aaron Dennis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
818
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Montgomery Mcfate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
1,239
military history war anthropology insurgency fabulous hats
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher M. Faulkner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
315
Non-State Actors
Child Soldiering
Private Military & Security Companies
Military Coups and Democratization
Counterterrorism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Burak Kadercan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
322
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Isaac B Kardon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
469
China
international security
security studies
international law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Poznansky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
478
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hayat Alvi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
314
Middle East
South Asia
Genocide Studies
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew C Winner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
510
European security
nonproliferation
South Asian security
Indian Ocean
deterrence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lindsay P Cohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
850
civil-military relations
US foreign policy
international security/law
comparative political economy
terrorism and insurgency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen F Knott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
383
American presidency
American foreign policy
American political thought
Constitutional Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David C. Logan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
134
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David T Burbach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
221
space security
space policy
civil-military relations
foreign policy
defense policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Naunihal Singh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
815
Civil-Military Relations
Military Coups
Conflict Studies
African Politics
US Foreign Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Anand Toprani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
120
history
strategic studies
energy security
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kendrick Kuo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
120
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
David A Cooper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
305
Nuclear strategy
nonproliferation and disarmament
international relations
US foreign and defense policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Evan Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
117
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jessica Blankshain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
106
civil-military relations
bureaucratic politics
foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Michael Goldfien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ralph Shield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
67
Civil War
Counterinsurgency
Coercion
Air Warfare
Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Andrew Stigler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
119
causality
coercion
air power
Operation Allied Force
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Walter Berbrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
David Kohnen|Navy Davy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
21
Maritime History
Naval Strategy and Operations
Public History
Museums
Counterculture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Liz Cavallaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
288
leader development
adult development
vertical development
employee wellbeing
eudaimonia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
James Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
30
National Security
Strategy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Noel Foster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dana Struckman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Nuclear weapons
nuclear deterrence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michael H. Bush
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
54
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jon Scott Logel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
10
US history
wargaming
naval history
national strategy
military history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Elizabeth Geesey Holmes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Librarianship
Cataloging
Classification
Legal Research
Library Management