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
Corné Mj Pieterse
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
107
198
68,500
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lacj Voesenek
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
187
26,782
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Pierik
plant biology
photobiology
physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
97
11,620
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saskia Van Wees
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
73
24,069
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido Van Den Ackerveken
Plant science
Plant disease susceptibility
Plant immunity
Oomycete biology
Pathogen effectors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
78
11,366
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hans Van Pelt
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
38
12,129
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronnie De Jonge
Plant - Microbiome interactions
Computational biology
AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
43
7,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roeland L Berendsen
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
29
13,258

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ioannis A Stringlis
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
22
3,566
Kaisa Kajala
Plant development
Gene regulatory networks
Evo-devo of cell types
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
2,201
Anja JH Van Dijken
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
17
3,675
Alberto Pascale
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Microbiome
Plant Pathology
Beneficial microbes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
2,703
Yang Song
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,710
Thea Van Den Berg
Plant Biology
Plant Development
Plant Adaptation
Computational Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
238
Vinicius Lube
Plant Phenomics
AI
3D Visualization
X-ray micro-CT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
153
Valerian Meline
plant-microbe interaction
image analysis
plant phenotyping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
132
Monica L García-Gómez
Plant developmental biology
dynamical models of plant development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
232
Nora R Ludwig
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
615
Paulien Gankema
plant biology
ecophysiology
photobiology
plant-herbivore interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Corné Mj Pieterse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
198
68,500
Plant Microbiome
Phytopathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lacj Voesenek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
187
26,782
Plant stress
Flooding
Submergence
Shade avoidance
Plant ecophysiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bakker Pahm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
126
34,565
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Pierik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
97
11,620
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Saskia Van Wees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
73
24,069
Plant Pathology
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Phytohormones
Transcriptional regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yann Hautier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
82
15,442
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guido Van Den Ackerveken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
78
11,366
Plant science
Plant disease susceptibility
Plant immunity
Oomycete biology
Pathogen effectors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hans Van Pelt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
38
12,129
Plant biology - Phytopathology - Plant Pathology - Plant-microbe interactions - Arabidopsis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronnie De Jonge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
43
7,818
Plant - Microbiome interactions
Computational biology
AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roeland L Berendsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
29
13,258
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant pathology
mushroom pathology
microbial ecology
rhizosphere microbiome

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ioannis A Stringlis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
22
3,566
Plant-microbe interactions
Induced resistance
Root exudates
Plant pathology
Plant microbiome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kaisa Kajala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
2,201
Plant development
Gene regulatory networks
Evo-devo of cell types
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anja JH Van Dijken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
3,675
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Microbiome
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Arabidopsis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hans Van Veen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
2,034
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alberto Pascale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
2,703
Plant-microbe interactions
Plant Microbiome
Plant Pathology
Beneficial microbes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yang Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,710
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Plant Nutrition
Microbiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thea Van Den Berg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
238
Plant Biology
Plant Development
Plant Adaptation
Computational Modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vinicius Lube
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
153
Plant Phenomics
AI
3D Visualization
X-ray micro-CT
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Valerian Meline
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
132
plant-microbe interaction
image analysis
plant phenotyping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Monica L García-Gómez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
232
Plant developmental biology
dynamical models of plant development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nora R Ludwig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
615
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jelle Spooren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
94
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicole Rodenburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
590
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicole Nieuwendijk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
123
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paulien Gankema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
127
plant biology
ecophysiology
photobiology
plant-herbivore interactions