Top 100 Scientists

Europe Medical and Health Sciences / Virology 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" (873,688 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.

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Total 224 scientist
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ron Fouchier
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
139
442
101,179
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Kellam
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
240
29,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Victor Max Corman
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
242
51,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vapalahti Olli
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
353
30,414
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hans Nauwynck
Virology
Vaccinology
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
379
28,235

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Søren Paludan
Virology
herpesviruses
innate immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
170
35,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcel A Müller
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
142
60,754
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
judith Breuer
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
270
24,878
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
IG Goodfellow
Virology
Exscientia
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
176
19,394
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andres Merits
viriology
molecular biology
immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
180
13,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Klaus Hedman
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
198
16,191
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alexandra Trkola
HIV
entry
broadly neutralizing antibodies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
100
18,683
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
William James
Coronaviruses HIV macrophages stem cells
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
128
17,127
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kenneth Mccullough
Self-amplifying RNA vaccines
dendritic cells
targeting vaccines
endocytosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
153
10,880
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Helene Norder
Virologi
virus evolution
hepatit
picornavirus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
126
14,733
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Krzysztof Pyrc
virology
molecular biology
microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
109
13,831
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Martin D Ryan
Molecular Virology
Translation
Virus-encoded Proteinases
StAWT4YPhD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
71
9,377
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Michael A Skinner
virology vaccines emerging viruses innate immunity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
78
8,729
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Peter Delputte
virology
vaccinology
respiratory infections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
98
6,869
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Benedikt B Kaufer
Virology
Virus Integration
Tumorigenesis
Pathogenesis
Vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
90
4,906
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
C Patrick Mcclure
Virology
emerging viruses
enterovirus
seasonal coronavirus
parainfluenza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
67
13,129
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Michael A Jarvis
Virology Immunology Vaccines Hemorrhagic Viral Disease Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
59
7,637
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Roberto Burioni
human monoclonal antibodies
virology
immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
102
5,034
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Ann Vossen
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
herpesviruses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
79
4,485
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Janis A Müller
virus transmission
emerging viruses
extracellular vesicles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
48
5,329
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Marie Studahl
Viral infections of the central nervous system
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
56
3,466
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Niels AW Lemmermann
cytomegalovirus
immune response
immunotherapy
immune evasion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
57
2,484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Yeshambel Belyhun
Hepatitis and HIV viruses
Immunotherapy
drug discovery
viral/microbial infections associated with drug resistance
vaccine ev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
42
2,693
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Gianvito Lanave
virologia
biologia molecolare
bioinformatica
epidemiologia
statistica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
64
2,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
David Gilmer
Virologie
Biologie moléculaire
Biologie cellulaire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
2,128
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Drosten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
539
147,780
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Simmonds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
142
534
75,703
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ron Fouchier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
442
101,179
Virology
Zoonoses
Evolution
Influenza
Virus transmission
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Kellam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
240
29,848
Virology and genomics of host pathogen interactions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
R Tedder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
324
29,944
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Victor Max Corman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
242
51,818
virology
zoonoses
emerging infectious diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephan Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
206
35,863
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vapalahti Olli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
353
30,414
virology
emerging infections
infectious diseases
zoonoses
arboviruses
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hans Nauwynck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
379
28,235
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zeger Debyser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
290
23,738

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Søren Paludan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
170
35,818
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Göran Wadell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
219
25,248
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marcel A Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
142
60,754
Virology
Zoonoses
virus host interaction
coronaviruses
autophagy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ulrike Protzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
254
24,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
judith Breuer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
270
24,878
varicella zoster
viruses
human papillomavirus
sequencing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
119
23,562
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Graciela Andrei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
370
20,291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Friedemann Weber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
144
21,709
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
IG Goodfellow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
176
19,394
Virology
Exscientia
Drug Discovery
Antivirals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andres Merits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
180
13,122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ian Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
223
17,272
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Klaus Hedman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
198
16,191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Berend Jan Bosch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
118
25,081
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
226
28,887
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jan Felix Drexler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
205
19,230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Anna Maria Geretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
197
18,256
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Stephan Urban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
133
16,456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ervin Fodor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
108
14,860
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Thomas Iftner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
168
15,900
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alexandra Trkola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
100
18,683
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mengji Lu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
261
29,405
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
William James
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
128
17,127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kenneth Mccullough
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
153
10,880
Self-amplifying RNA vaccines
dendritic cells
targeting vaccines
endocytosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Eva Maria Fenyö
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
185
17,180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Paul Digard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
111
24,789
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Helene Norder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
126
14,733
Virologi
virus evolution
hepatit
picornavirus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
William Paxton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
96
25,111
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Maria Gabriella Santoro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
119
11,489
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mark Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
106
9,208
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Volker Moennig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
122
10,250
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Krzysztof Pyrc
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
109
13,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Concetta Castilletti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
164
9,748
infectious diseases
innate immunity
virology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Teresa Pollicino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
95
13,430
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Allan Randrup Thomsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
152
10,077
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Glyn Stanway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
80
17,239
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
George Sourvinos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
117
7,259
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Georgios Pollakis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
99
14,670
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Rory De Vries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
92
8,253
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Sharon Brookes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
104
6,575
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Thomas Michiels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
74
9,421
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Martin D Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
71
9,377
Molecular Virology
Translation
Virus-encoded Proteinases
StAWT4YPhD
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Robert Coutts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
137
6,550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Janke Schinkel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
103
8,537
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Michael A Skinner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
78
8,729
virology vaccines emerging viruses innate immunity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Olav Dalgard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
83
14,230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Michael Veit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
100
6,539
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Sandra Junglen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
75
8,266
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Andrew Macdonald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
63
5,299
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
John N Barr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
70
5,231
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Peter Delputte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
98
6,869
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Valeria Ghisetti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
113
5,404
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Patrik Medstrand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
74
5,980
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
David Blackbourn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
66
5,922
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Jean Luc Bailly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
68
4,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Benedikt B Kaufer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
90
4,906
Virology
Virus Integration
Tumorigenesis
Pathogenesis
Vaccines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
C Patrick Mcclure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
67
13,129
Virology
emerging viruses
enterovirus
seasonal coronavirus
parainfluenza
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Michael A Jarvis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
59
7,637
Virology Immunology Vaccines Hemorrhagic Viral Disease Molecular Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Astrid Krmpotić
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
62
5,268
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Alexander Tarr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
63
12,990
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Roberto Burioni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
102
5,034
human monoclonal antibodies
virology
immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Ann Vossen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
79
4,485
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
herpesviruses
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Thomas Bourlet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
88
4,627
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Laurence Tiley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
45
4,828
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Kevin K Ariën
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
109
4,945
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Janis A Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
48
5,329
virus transmission
emerging viruses
extracellular vesicles
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Ferenc Jakab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
82
4,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Eric Baranowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
60
5,121
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Brian Mcsharry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
48
6,223
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Serena Delbue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
90
3,338
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Eugene I Savenkov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
53
4,003
Virology
plant biology
virus-host intaractions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Matthias Koenig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
42
5,225
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Linda Scobie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
59
4,935
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Adalbert Krawczyk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
60
4,115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Marie Studahl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
3,466
Viral infections of the central nervous system
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Florian Erhard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
48
4,001
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Doreen Muth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
37
11,797
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Niels AW Lemmermann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
57
2,484
cytomegalovirus
immune response
immunotherapy
immune evasion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Martin Ludlow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
3,010
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Yeshambel Belyhun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
42
2,693
Hepatitis and HIV viruses
Immunotherapy
drug discovery
viral/microbial infections associated with drug resistance
vaccine ev
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Bhupesh Prusty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
2,701
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Esperanza Gomez Lucia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Edward Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
42
2,719
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Claire Deback
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
2,807
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Gianvito Lanave
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
64
2,465
virologia
biologia molecolare
bioinformatica
epidemiologia
statistica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Koray Ergünay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
2,726
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Veronique Blouin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
2,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Robert E White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
31
4,368
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Kenan Midilli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
2,485
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
David Gilmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
2,128
Virologie
Biologie moléculaire
Biologie cellulaire