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" (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
Michael Donoghue
plants evolution phylogeny biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
264
60,929
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark S Ashton
Silviculture
Forest Restoration
Agroforestry
Forest Ecology
Forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
188
21,797
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jennifer Marlon
Paleofire
Climate Communication
Risk Perception
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
86
13,004
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Craig R Brodersen
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant Water Relations
Leaf Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
91
8,847
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy G Gregoire
statistics
sampling
forestry
ecology
natural resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
125
9,852
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Forestry
Natural Resource Management
Land Stewardship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
88
13,102
Simon A Queenborough
ecology
tropical forests
reproductive ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
45
3,209

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Mary Tyrrell
Forest Conservation
Forest Ecology
Private Lands Ownership
Social Marketing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
919
Marlyse Duguid
plant community ecology
restoration ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
1,844
Daniel Kane
Agriculture
soil biogeochemistry
natural climate solutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
999
Jie Dong
plant light signaling
ubiquitin
epigenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
870
Kate Burrows
Climate change and health
mental health
mobility and migration
environmental justice
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
835
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Donoghue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
264
60,929
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter A Raymond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
155
35,366
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark S Ashton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
188
21,797
Silviculture
Forest Restoration
Agroforestry
Forest Ecology
Forestry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jennifer Marlon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
86
13,004
Paleofire
Climate Communication
Risk Perception
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Craig R Brodersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
91
8,847
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant Water Relations
Leaf Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Timothy G Gregoire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
125
9,852
statistics
sampling
forestry
ecology
natural resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Graeme Pierce Berlyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
107
10,287
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
88
13,102
Forestry
Natural Resource Management
Land Stewardship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon A Queenborough
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
3,209
ecology
tropical forests
reproductive ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tianren Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
1,951

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Yong Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
1,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Fei Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,801
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robin R Sears
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,404
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Huang Tengbo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,324
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Tyrrell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
919
Forest Conservation
Forest Ecology
Private Lands Ownership
Social Marketing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marlyse Duguid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
1,844
plant community ecology
restoration ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Kane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
999
Agriculture
soil biogeochemistry
natural climate solutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jie Dong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kate Burrows
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
835
Climate change and health
mental health
mobility and migration
environmental justice
health