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
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
Environmental Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironment
Soil Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
239
13,855
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González
Forest growth
Crown fire hazard
fuel characterization
biomass estimation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
132
6,638
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agustin Merino
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Soil Organic Matter
Land degradation and Rehabilitation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
95
5,708
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rosa Mosquera-Losada
agroforestry
climate change
biodiversity
nutrient cycling
fertilization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
117
7,174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ulises Diéguez-Aranda
Forest biometrics
Forest inventory
Forest modelling
Forest Management and Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
77
4,576
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
María J. Fernández Sanjurjo
Edafología
mineralogía
degradación y conservación del suelo
fertilidad
reutilización de residuos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
107
4,201

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Fiol
Adsorption
Iron Oxides
Humic Substances
Surface Complexation Modelling
Pesticides Retention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
54
4,104
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alberto Rojo Alboreca
Forest management and silviculture
Optimization
growth and productivity modelling
biomass
forest certification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
54
3,166
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edelmiro López Iglesias
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Policy
Rural Development
Regional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
46
2,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuria Ferreiro-Domínguez
agroforestry
climate change
biodiversity
nutrient cycling
fertilisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
1,708
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valero Y
Aquaculture
Virology
Immune response
Antiviral response
Fish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
21
981
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Javier J. Cancela
Irrigation
precision agriculture
crop water requirements
soil-water management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Eduardo Corbelle Rico
land systems science
geographic information systems
spatial analysis
R
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
720
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Maria Belen Diaz Hernandez
Frutales
caracterización genética
caracterización morfológica
sidra
producción ecológica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,045
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gonzalo Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Fisheries management
aquaculture
poaching and IUU
seafood market analysis
input-output
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
865
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ignacio Gianelli
Fisheries
Small-scale Fisheries
Sustainability Transformations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
543
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sergio Silva
Diadromous species - lamprey - biology - aquatic ecology - conservation - biotelemetry - fisheries - migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
490
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sophia Kochalski
Fisheries
Fisheries Governance
Marine Policy
Social Network Analysis
Conflict Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
349
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
239
13,855
Environmental Science
Environmental Geochemistry
Palaeoenvironment
Soil Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Avelino Núñez Delgado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
171
8,919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
132
6,638
Forest growth
Crown fire hazard
fuel characterization
biomass estimation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ramon Anadon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
200
7,365
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Agustin Merino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
95
5,708
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Soil Organic Matter
Land degradation and Rehabilitation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rosa Mosquera-Losada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
117
7,174
agroforestry
climate change
biodiversity
nutrient cycling
fertilization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ulises Diéguez-Aranda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
77
4,576
Forest biometrics
Forest inventory
Forest modelling
Forest Management and Planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
María J. Fernández Sanjurjo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
107
4,201
Edafología
mineralogía
degradación y conservación del suelo
fertilidad
reutilización de residuos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
María Teresa Barral Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
91
5,310
ciencia del suelo
medioambiente
contaminación
residuos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roque Rodríguez-Soalleiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
72
3,854

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ignacio García-González
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
58
4,310
dendrocronología
anatomía de la madera
xilogénesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
77
3,692
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah Fiol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
54
4,104
Adsorption
Iron Oxides
Humic Substances
Surface Complexation Modelling
Pesticides Retention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alberto Rojo Alboreca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
54
3,166
Forest management and silviculture
Optimization
growth and productivity modelling
biomass
forest certification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ignacio Zarra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
2,483
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Edelmiro López Iglesias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
46
2,002
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Policy
Rural Development
Regional Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nuria Ferreiro-Domínguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
1,708
agroforestry
climate change
biodiversity
nutrient cycling
fertilisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maria Luisa Fernandez Marcos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
40
2,346
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Socorro Seoane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
3,577
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
José A. Rodriguez-Añon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,239
agroforestry systems sustainability
bioenergy
ionic liquids
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jorge Proupín-Castiñeiras
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
1,179
agroforestry sistems sustainability
bioenergy
ionic liquids
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Juan José Becerra González
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
38
1,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Valero Y
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
21
981
Aquaculture
Virology
Immune response
Antiviral response
Fish
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Javier J. Cancela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,378
Irrigation
precision agriculture
crop water requirements
soil-water management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fátima Adrio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,057
Fish Neurobiology
Comparative Neuroanatomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marcos A. González
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
43
1,432
Entomología
Trichoptera
Sistemática
Biodiversidad
Europa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
José Javier Santiago-Freijanes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Eduardo Corbelle Rico
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
720
land systems science
geographic information systems
spatial analysis
R
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Maria Belen Diaz Hernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,045
Frutales
caracterización genética
caracterización morfológica
sidra
producción ecológica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Javier Sampedro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,948
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gonzalo Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
865
Fisheries management
aquaculture
poaching and IUU
seafood market analysis
input-output
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ignacio Gianelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
543
Fisheries
Small-scale Fisheries
Sustainability Transformations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Saúl De La Peña Lastra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
853
Micology
Botany
Ecology
Soil Sciences
Seabirds
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ana I Roca-Fernández
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
507
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sergio Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
490
Diadromous species - lamprey - biology - aquatic ecology - conservation - biotelemetry - fisheries - migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Noemí Buján
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
691
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sophia Kochalski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
349
Fisheries
Fisheries Governance
Marine Policy
Social Network Analysis
Conflict Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Manuel Suarez-Abelenda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Javier CanceloGonzález
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marta IlleraVives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
335
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Rigueiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
80
Agroforestry
silvopasture
climate change
circular economy
bioeconomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
José Mario GonzálezGonzález
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
229
Forest Management
Multiobjective Optimization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Beatriz Guimarey Fernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
GIS analysis
3D modelling
remote sensing
archaeology
forestry