Top 100 Scientists

BRICS Social Sciences 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" (1,096,458 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
Sergio Tufik
Sono
Privação de Sono
REM
Distúrbios do Sono
Sonolência e Acidente
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
119
999
68,162
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiaosong Hu (胡晓松)
Energy Storage
Electrified Vehicles
Transportation Electrification
Intelligent Transportatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
251
37,244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
João Paulo Souza
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Scienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
228
40,843
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Asbah Ambalawi|ASBAH M.Hum
Linguistics
Humaniora
Pendidikan
English
Social Science
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
100
65,529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kewal Krishan
Forensic science
Physical anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Anthropology
biological
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
249
97,407
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Burhan Bungin
Communication Science
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Manej. Entrepreneur
Public Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
535
119,662
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frederick Leong
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
224
26,121
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chi Zhang (张驰)
Highway Safety(道路安全)
Road Geometric Research(道路几何指标)
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
564
37,436
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
孙宇浩 Yu-Hao P Sun
Face Perception
Face Processing Expertise
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
690
46,889
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reza Tavakkoli Moghaddam
Facilities design
Supply chain
Scheduling
Transportation
Meta-heuristics.
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
568
30,811
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiaoping Liu
Geographical Information Science
Remote sensing
Spatial Optimization Land use simulation
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
284
26,734
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Tomlinson
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global healt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
302
27,099
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Rogerson
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
480
25,554
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Neuroscience
Morality
Emotions
Cognition
Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
168
43,009
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Владимир Ильич Карасик Vladimir I. Karasik
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Theory
Cultural Anthropology
Philological Hermeneutics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
278
60,532
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-bein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
226
19,869
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ye Wu
Air quality
transportation energy system
vehicle emissions
electric and fuel cell vehicles
traffic modeling
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
179
17,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiang Yang Zhang
Schizophrenia
clinical psychological counselling/therapy
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
394
19,823
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linxiu Zhang
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
povert
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
238
18,624
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shihui Han
psychology
culture and social cognitive neuroscience
imaging genetics
self-related processing
empathy
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
188
24,134
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wayne Xin Zhao
Recommender System
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Model
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
196
28,327
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sergio Tufik
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
999
68,162
Sono
Privação de Sono
REM
Distúrbios do Sono
Sonolência e Acidente
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiaosong Hu (胡晓松)
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
251
37,244
Energy Storage
Electrified Vehicles
Transportation Electrification
Intelligent Transportatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Fons van de Vijver
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
402
46,701
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
João Paulo Souza
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
228
40,843
Health Promotion
Life Course
Maternal Health
Traditional Medicine
Information Scienc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Asbah Ambalawi|ASBAH M.Hum
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
100
65,529
Linguistics
Humaniora
Pendidikan
English
Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kewal Krishan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
249
97,407
Forensic science
Physical anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Anthropology
biological
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Silvia Helena Koller
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
349
31,323
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Burhan Bungin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
535
119,662
Communication Science
Social Research Methods.
Fambus & Manej. Entrepreneur
Public Polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Frederick Leong
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
224
26,121
Cross-cultural psychopathology and psychotherapy
cultural and personality factors related to career
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chi Zhang (张驰)
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
564
37,436
Highway Safety(道路安全)
Road Geometric Research(道路几何指标)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
孙宇浩 Yu-Hao P Sun
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
690
46,889
Face Perception
Face Processing Expertise
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Reza Tavakkoli Moghaddam
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
568
30,811
Facilities design
Supply chain
Scheduling
Transportation
Meta-heuristics.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xiaoping Liu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
284
26,734
Geographical Information Science
Remote sensing
Spatial Optimization Land use simulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Tomlinson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
302
27,099
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global healt
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Rogerson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
480
25,554
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paulo Sérgio Boggio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
168
43,009
Neuroscience
Morality
Emotions
Cognition
Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sociolinguistics
Pragmatics
Discourse Theory
Cultural Anthropology
Philological Hermeneutics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
226
19,869
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-bein
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alexander Asmolov
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
327
53,077
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ye Wu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
179
17,612
Air quality
transportation energy system
vehicle emissions
electric and fuel cell vehicles
traffic modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jianping Wu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
281
20,366
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiang Yang Zhang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
394
19,823
Schizophrenia
clinical psychological counselling/therapy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linxiu Zhang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
238
18,624
rural development
rural education
off-farm employment
public investment
povert
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shihui Han
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
188
24,134
psychology
culture and social cognitive neuroscience
imaging genetics
self-related processing
empathy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wayne Xin Zhao
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
196
28,327
Recommender System
Natural Language Processing
Large Language Model