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: 2
Pieter Desmet
Industrial Design
Design for Experience
Design for Wellbeing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
124
15,100
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theo Van Der Voordt
public and corporate reale estate management
added value of real estate
adaptive reuse as a means to cope with vacancy
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
102
7,130
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pieter Jan Stappers
Design methods
design research
co-design
prototyping
service design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
112
18,121
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andy Van Den Dobbelsteen
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
energy potential mapping
energy neutrality
climate adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
90
7,367
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Petra Badke-Schaub
desgin
problem-solving
team
mental models
experience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
110
6,379
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kunal Masania
composite materials
additive manufacturing
bio-inspired materials
living materials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
46
4,290
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Willem K. Korthals Altes
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
56
2,022
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcin Dąbrowski
spatial planning
citizen engagement
climate adaptation in cities
circular economy
regional and urban development policies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
39
2,014
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sevil Sariyildiz
Performance Based Design
Architecture
Computational Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
58
2,399

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erik Louw
Urban planning
Commercial real estate
Industrial estates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
35
1,955
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tillmann Klein
Building Product Development
Circularity
Faacade Design and Construction
Innovation
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
36
1,924
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steffen Nijhuis
landscape-based urbanism
landscape strategy & design
GIS
landscape architecture
sustainable
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
38
1,814
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander Koutamanis
architectural design
design information management
analysis
vision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
48
1,718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thaleia Konstantinou
Architecture
Refurbishment
Energy Efficiency
Residential Buildings
Building Thermal simulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
1,011
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander Wandl
Circularity
circular city
peri-urban areas - urban heat island
circularity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
27
1,151
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marijke Melles
healthcare
human-centred design
human factors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
1,015
Enzo Falco
urban studies
public participation
ICT technologies and urban informatics
betterment value recapture
transfer of development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,599
Frank Van Der Hoeven
urban design
creative industry
sustainable mobility
underground space
climate adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
26
921
Georg Vrachliotis
Theory and History of Architecture
Design
Digital Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,217
Achilleas Psyllidis
Urban Mobility
Accessibility
Urban Analytics
Walkability
Spatial Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
602
Ianus Keller
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
Product Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
675
Klaske Havik
architecture
research methods
spatial imagination
literary writing
atmosphere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
549
Aksel Ersoy
urban planning
urban management
smart cities
big data
coproduction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
465
A Van Binsbergen
urban mobility
urban freight logistics
sustainable mobility
sustainable logistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
838
Tom A. Daamen
Urban Planning
Urban Governance
Real Estate
Waterfront Development
Port Cities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
738
Thomas Verbeek
Urban Planning
Geography
Environmental Management
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
490
Caroline Newton
Urban design
architecture
participatory processes
research by design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
458
Luuk Graamans
building engineering
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
urban agriculture
vertical farming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
1,186
Aleksandar Staničić
Architectural History and Theory
Architectural and Urban Design
Modern and Contemporary Architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
67
Alireza Mahdizadeh Hakak
Architecture
Neuropsychology
Pedagogy
Creativity
Virtual environments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
92
Sang Lee
architecture
sustainability
augmented design
media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
2,315
Jiefang Ma
energy efficiency
behavioral economics
housing renovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
40
Elizaveta Evmenova
network science
collaboration networks
science of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
28
Armin Parnia
Human-Computer Interatction
Inofrmation Systems
Open data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
45
Golnar Abbasi
architecture
critical theory
critical spatial theory
arts
eurocentrism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
14
Ehsan Shokrolahzade
On-Wafer Measurements
Cryogenic Device characterization
Electromagnetic simulations
Antenna characterization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas De Bont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
97
9,124
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pieter Desmet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
124
15,100
Industrial Design
Design for Experience
Design for Wellbeing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Theo Van Der Voordt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
102
7,130
public and corporate reale estate management
added value of real estate
adaptive reuse as a means to cope with vacancy
health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pieter Jan Stappers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
112
18,121
Design methods
design research
co-design
prototyping
service design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andy Van Den Dobbelsteen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
90
7,367
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
energy potential mapping
energy neutrality
climate adaptation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Petra Badke-Schaub
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
110
6,379
desgin
problem-solving
team
mental models
experience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kunal Masania
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
46
4,290
composite materials
additive manufacturing
bio-inspired materials
living materials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Willem K. Korthals Altes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
56
2,022
Urban Planning
Land Policy
Spatial Planning
Land Development
Rural Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marcin Dąbrowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
39
2,014
spatial planning
citizen engagement
climate adaptation in cities
circular economy
regional and urban development policies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sevil Sariyildiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
58
2,399
Performance Based Design
Architecture
Computational Design

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erik Louw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
1,955
Urban planning
Commercial real estate
Industrial estates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tillmann Klein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
1,924
Building Product Development
Circularity
Faacade Design and Construction
Innovation
Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steffen Nijhuis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
38
1,814
landscape-based urbanism
landscape strategy & design
GIS
landscape architecture
sustainable
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander Koutamanis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
48
1,718
architectural design
design information management
analysis
vision
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thaleia Konstantinou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
1,011
Architecture
Refurbishment
Energy Efficiency
Residential Buildings
Building Thermal simulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander Wandl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
1,151
Circularity
circular city
peri-urban areas - urban heat island
circularity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marijke Melles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,015
healthcare
human-centred design
human factors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Enzo Falco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,599
urban studies
public participation
ICT technologies and urban informatics
betterment value recapture
transfer of development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Frank Van Der Hoeven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
921
urban design
creative industry
sustainable mobility
underground space
climate adaptation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Georg Vrachliotis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,217
Theory and History of Architecture
Design
Digital Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Achilleas Psyllidis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
602
Urban Mobility
Accessibility
Urban Analytics
Walkability
Spatial Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ianus Keller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
675
Design
Interaction Design
Human Computer Interaction
Product Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Klaske Havik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
549
architecture
research methods
spatial imagination
literary writing
atmosphere
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aksel Ersoy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
465
urban planning
urban management
smart cities
big data
coproduction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
A Van Binsbergen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
838
urban mobility
urban freight logistics
sustainable mobility
sustainable logistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Tom A. Daamen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
738
Urban Planning
Urban Governance
Real Estate
Waterfront Development
Port Cities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Thomas Verbeek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
490
Urban Planning
Geography
Environmental Management
Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Caroline Newton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
458
Urban design
architecture
participatory processes
research by design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Peter Russell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
353
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Luuk Graamans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,186
building engineering
sustainable building
sustainable energy systems
urban agriculture
vertical farming
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Heidi Sohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
387
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Inge Bobbink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
226
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Aleksandar Staničić
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
67
Architectural History and Theory
Architectural and Urban Design
Modern and Contemporary Architecture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alireza Mahdizadeh Hakak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
92
Architecture
Neuropsychology
Pedagogy
Creativity
Virtual environments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sang Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
2,315
architecture
sustainability
augmented design
media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alejandro Campos|Alejandro Campos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
44
Architecture
domesticity
building design
architecture theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jiefang Ma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
energy efficiency
behavioral economics
housing renovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Elizaveta Evmenova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
28
network science
collaboration networks
science of science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kees Kaan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Armin Parnia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
45
Human-Computer Interatction
Inofrmation Systems
Open data
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jana Culek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Golnar Abbasi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
architecture
critical theory
critical spatial theory
arts
eurocentrism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Elena Perez Guembe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John Hanna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Anna Jonkmans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ehsan Shokrolahzade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
On-Wafer Measurements
Cryogenic Device characterization
Electromagnetic simulations
Antenna characterization