Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in Estonia 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" (870,053 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
Anastassia Zabrodskaja
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
39
1,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mihhail Lotman
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
41
9,871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mari Uusküla
Linguistics
Linguistic typology
Lexical semantics
Color perception and categorization
Psycholinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
799
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virve Vihman
Language Acquisition
Youth language
Bilingualism
Morphosyntactic variation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
21
643
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Igor Pilshchikov
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
25
1,429
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ilona Tragel
general linguistics
verbs
semantics
grammaticalisation
cognitive linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hille Pajupuu
Linguistics
Speech acoustics
Speech perception
Speech emotions
Applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
413

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Sävborg
Scandinavian literature
Scandinavian folklore
Scandinavian philology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
386
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Krista Kerge
text-discourse-genre analysis
language proficiency
word-formation
legal language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
456
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ene Vainik
cognitive semantics
psycholinguistics
affective computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
448
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anastasiya Astapova
folklore
nationalism
humor
conspiracy theories
migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
532
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kaidi Lõo
psycholinguistics
morphology
quantitative methods
lexical processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
522
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristina Koppel
lexicography
linguistics
learners' dictionaries
language learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
376
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tuuli Tuisk
linguistics
phonetics
prosody
Finno-Ugric languages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
386
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andres Karjus
linguistics
culture and language dynamics
cultural data analytics
digital humanities
AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
305
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kadri Koreinik
sociolinguistics
language policy
language-in-education police
discourse studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eneken Laanes
comparative literature
cultural memory studies
trauma studies
cultural analysis
critical theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kristiina Praakli
sociolinguistics
applied linguistic
second language learning and language teaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
212
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
ErgoHart Västrik
Folklore
Ethnology
Heritage
Cultural Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
158
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Peeter Tinits
historical sociolinguistics
cultural evolution
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
160
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alpo Honkapohja
Historical sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
digital humanities
abbreviations
multilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
146
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Julia Kuznetski|Julia Tofantšuk
ecocriticism
contemporary Anglophone literature
feminism
ecofeminism
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
137
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Erkki Luuk
computational linguistics
natural language
type theory
logic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
180
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Arne Merilai
Unified field literary theory
poetics
pragmapoetics
comparative literature
Estonian literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
161
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nina Raud
CLIL
ELT
Teacher Training
English Literature
Translation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
112
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Elin Sütiste
Semiotics of Translation
Semiotics of Culture
Translation Studies
Translation History
Semiotics of Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
148
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Maris Saagpakk
Baltic German literature and cultural history
sociolinguistics
language didactics
multilingualism
translation studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
143
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
MaarjaLiisa Pilvik
Language variation
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
morphology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
119
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Eva Saar
linguistics
morphology
phonology
onomastics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
84
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mart Velsker
Estonian Literature
Literary Theory
Poetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
77
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Alevtina Solovyeva
Folklore Studies
Asian Studies
Mongolian Studies
Chinese Studies
Historical Anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
78
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Sven-Erik Soosaar
historical linguistics
etymology
lexicography
Finno-Ugric studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
112
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Mihhail Trunin
history of science
Russian literature
verse theory
semiotics
poetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
55
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Kais Allkivi-Metsoja
automated writing evaluation
computer-assisted language learning
corpus linguistics
morphosyntax
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
81
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Aija Sakova
Literary Studies
Comparative Studies
German Literature
Estonian Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
70
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Anneli Mihkelev
cultural studies
comparative literature
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
48
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Henry Mead
Modernist Literature
Modernist Art
T.E. Hulme
T.S. Eliot
Ezra Pound
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
87
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Kyle Davidson|K Davidson
English language
semiotics
virtual education
applied linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
32
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Irina Belobrovtseva
Literary Criticism
Russian Literature and Culture
Estonian Literature and Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Francesca Arnavas
English Literature
Cognitive Narratology
Victorian Literature
Fairy Tales
Lewis Carroll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
22
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Ülar Ploom
literary and translation studies
medieval studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
16
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Alessandra Dezi
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Language contacts
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anastassia Zabrodskaja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
39
1,465
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mihhail Lotman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
41
9,871
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mari Uusküla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
799
Linguistics
Linguistic typology
Lexical semantics
Color perception and categorization
Psycholinguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Virve Vihman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
643
Language Acquisition
Youth language
Bilingualism
Morphosyntactic variation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Langemets, Margit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
642
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Igor Pilshchikov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
25
1,429
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jonathan Roper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
419
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ilona Tragel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
492
general linguistics
verbs
semantics
grammaticalisation
cognitive linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hille Pajupuu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
413
Linguistics
Speech acoustics
Speech perception
Speech emotions
Applied linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jelena Kallas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
515

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Sävborg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
386
Scandinavian literature
Scandinavian folklore
Scandinavian philology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Krista Kerge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
456
text-discourse-genre analysis
language proficiency
word-formation
legal language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ene Vainik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
448
cognitive semantics
psycholinguistics
affective computing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anastasiya Astapova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
532
folklore
nationalism
humor
conspiracy theories
migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kaidi Lõo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
522
psycholinguistics
morphology
quantitative methods
lexical processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristina Koppel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
376
lexicography
linguistics
learners' dictionaries
language learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tuuli Tuisk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
386
linguistics
phonetics
prosody
Finno-Ugric languages
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andres Karjus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
305
linguistics
culture and language dynamics
cultural data analytics
digital humanities
AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Merilyn Meristo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
415
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
EloHanna Seljamaa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
186
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Joshua Wilbur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Arvi Tavast
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kadri Koreinik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
308
sociolinguistics
language policy
language-in-education police
discourse studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eneken Laanes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
174
comparative literature
cultural memory studies
trauma studies
cultural analysis
critical theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maria Reile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Miina Norvik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
204
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kristiina Praakli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
212
sociolinguistics
applied linguistic
second language learning and language teaching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
ErgoHart Västrik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Peeter Tinits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
160
historical sociolinguistics
cultural evolution
digital humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alpo Honkapohja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
146
Historical sociolinguistics
corpus linguistics
digital humanities
abbreviations
multilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Julia Kuznetski|Julia Tofantšuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
137
ecocriticism
contemporary Anglophone literature
feminism
ecofeminism
gender studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Marko Pajevic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Liina Lukas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
167
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Erkki Luuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
180
computational linguistics
natural language
type theory
logic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Piret Viires
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
219
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Madis Arukask
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
167
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Arne Merilai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
161
Unified field literary theory
poetics
pragmapoetics
comparative literature
Estonian literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Lydia Risberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
1
66
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Nina Raud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
112
CLIL
ELT
Teacher Training
English Literature
Translation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Elin Sütiste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
148
Semiotics of Translation
Semiotics of Culture
Translation Studies
Translation History
Semiotics of Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Maris Saagpakk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
143
Baltic German literature and cultural history
sociolinguistics
language didactics
multilingualism
translation studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
MaarjaLiisa Pilvik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
119
Language variation
corpus linguistics
quantitative linguistics
morphology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Eva Saar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
84
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Merili Metsvahi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
109
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mart Velsker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
77
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kerttu Rozenvalde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
144
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Margaret Lyngdoh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Geda Paulsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
94
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Denys Teptiuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
56
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Alevtina Solovyeva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
78
Folklore Studies
Asian Studies
Mongolian Studies
Chinese Studies
Historical Anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Luule Epner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
101
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Leo Luks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
0
69
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Sven-Erik Soosaar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
112
historical linguistics
etymology
lexicography
Finno-Ugric studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Mihhail Trunin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
55
history of science
Russian literature
verse theory
semiotics
poetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Kais Allkivi-Metsoja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
81
automated writing evaluation
computer-assisted language learning
corpus linguistics
morphosyntax
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Aija Sakova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
70
Literary Studies
Comparative Studies
German Literature
Estonian Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Anneli Mihkelev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
48
cultural studies
comparative literature
digital humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Henry Mead
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
87
Modernist Literature
Modernist Art
T.E. Hulme
T.S. Eliot
Ezra Pound
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Kyle Davidson|K Davidson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
English language
semiotics
virtual education
applied linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Irina Belobrovtseva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
31
Literary Criticism
Russian Literature and Culture
Estonian Literature and Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Martin Eessalu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
23
linguistics
open science
research administration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Francesca Arnavas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
22
English Literature
Cognitive Narratology
Victorian Literature
Fairy Tales
Lewis Carroll
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Israel Chávez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Ülar Ploom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
16
literary and translation studies
medieval studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Grigori Utgof
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Viktoria Umborg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Alessandra Dezi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Language contacts
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Aurika Meimre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5