He has been described as the most influential such scholar during the Tokugawa period.

Walt is an influential scholar in international relations, generally associated with defensive realism.

He is considered an influential scholar in the fields of functional and cognitive linguistics.

After 1990, he became one of the world's most renowned and influential scholars in transition economics.

He continues to publish as one of the most influential scholars of Turkish economy and economic history.

He has also received eight international prizes for his contributions to Islamic scholarship, and is considered one of the most influential such scholars living today.

White is an influential scholar in the domain of social networks.

He is considered one of the most influential scholars and intellectuals in the history of Egypt.

He was listed as the most influential scholar of international relations in a 2005 Foreign Policy poll.