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" (873,864 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
Tan Yigitcanlar
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
299
26,453
Vesna Popovic
design reserach
intuitive interaction
expertise
intuitive expertise
design thinking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
75
3,028
Mirko Guaralda
Urban Space
Urban Morphology
Public Space
Spatial Design
Placemaking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
38
1,901
Philip Crowther
Design for Disassembly
Embodied Energy
Design Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
38
1,748
Jane Carthey
architecture
health facility design
hospital design
stakeholder engagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
3,335
Veronica Garcia Hansen
Daylight
Lighting
Light and Health
Architecture
Human-Building Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,786
Glenda Amayo Caldwell
Human-Building Interaction
Human Robot Collaboration
Design Robotics
Media Architecture
Urban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,086
Jill Franz
Interior Architecture
Design Wellbeing & Inclusion
Grounded Theory
Phenomenography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
33
976
Oksana Zelenko
Design research
Participatory Design (PD)
eHealth
mental health promotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
3,703
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ben Kraal
design
speech recognition
human-computer interaction
expertise
airports
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,044
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Zaana Howard
design thinking
service design
knowledge management
evidence based practice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
888
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nur Demirbilek
Architectural Science
Climate Responsive Building Design
Solar Architecture
Architectural Lighting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
501
Tim Schork
architecture
computational design
advanced manufacturing
biomaterials
designing out waste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
256
Fei Li
urban planning
urban sustainability
urban resilience
machine learning
remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
208
David Nielsen
Architecture
Expressionism
Modernism
history
botanic glasshouses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
3
90
Ana Bilandžić
UX research
innovation
maker spaces
hacker spaces
coworking spaces
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
89
Nicole Vickery|Nicole McMahon, Nicole E.M. Vickery
Digital Play
Interactive Narrative
Gameplay
User Experience
Tangible Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
116
Francisca Rodriguez
Daylighting
View Analysis
Virtual Reality
Subjective User Assessments
Human-Building Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
66
Gnanaharsha Beligatamulla
Design Thinking Pedagogy
UX/Product Design
Interior Design
Teaching-Learning-Assessing
Phenomenography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
95
Sharon Altena
Online Learning
First Year Experience
Role of Learning Designers
Student-Centred Learning
Sense of Belonging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
54
Wenda Li
Urban and regional planning
Smart city
Smart technology
Urban innovation
Responsible innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
312
Sudipto Roy
green infrastructure
urban landscape
ecosystem services and disservices
community resilience through innovative landscape des
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
1,322
Christoph Koch
design
industrial design
design research
manufacturing
Industry 4.0
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
54
Tobias Kramer
Thermal Comfort
Climate Design
Building Simulation
Machine Learning
Low-Cost Monitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
26
Urmee Chowdhury
urban design
architecture
urban planning
parks and open spaces
street crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
11
Namrata Ghosh
Transport Planning
Transport Equity
Travel Behaviour
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Prinaz Yousefian
Urban and Transport Planning
Choice Modeling
Data Analysis
Smart Cities
Gender Equality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tan Yigitcanlar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
299
26,453
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Sustainability
Urban Innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Vesna Popovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
75
3,028
design reserach
intuitive interaction
expertise
intuitive expertise
design thinking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mirko Guaralda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
1,901
Urban Space
Urban Morphology
Public Space
Spatial Design
Placemaking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philip Crowther
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,748
Design for Disassembly
Embodied Energy
Design Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jane Carthey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
3,335
architecture
health facility design
hospital design
stakeholder engagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Veronica Garcia Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,786
Daylight
Lighting
Light and Health
Architecture
Human-Building Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Glenda Amayo Caldwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,086
Human-Building Interaction
Human Robot Collaboration
Design Robotics
Media Architecture
Urban
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jill Franz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
976
Interior Architecture
Design Wellbeing & Inclusion
Grounded Theory
Phenomenography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oksana Zelenko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
3,703
Design research
Participatory Design (PD)
eHealth
mental health promotion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ben Kraal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,044
design
speech recognition
human-computer interaction
expertise
airports
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zaana Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
888
design thinking
service design
knowledge management
evidence based practice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Severine Mayere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
654
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nur Demirbilek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
501
Architectural Science
Climate Responsive Building Design
Solar Architecture
Architectural Lighting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tim Schork
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
256
architecture
computational design
advanced manufacturing
biomaterials
designing out waste
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fei Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
208
urban planning
urban sustainability
urban resilience
machine learning
remote sensing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Nielsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
90
Architecture
Expressionism
Modernism
history
botanic glasshouses
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Clare Villalba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
96
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nandita Basu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
213
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sarah Briant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
120
work integrated learning
architecture
internships
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ana Bilandžić
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
89
UX research
innovation
maker spaces
hacker spaces
coworking spaces
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Digital Play
Interactive Narrative
Gameplay
User Experience
Tangible Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Claire Brophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
73
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Deanna Meth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
82
higher education
curriculum
pedagogy
policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisca Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
66
Daylighting
View Analysis
Virtual Reality
Subjective User Assessments
Human-Building Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gnanaharsha Beligatamulla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
95
Design Thinking Pedagogy
UX/Product Design
Interior Design
Teaching-Learning-Assessing
Phenomenography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sharon Altena
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
54
Online Learning
First Year Experience
Role of Learning Designers
Student-Centred Learning
Sense of Belonging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Wenda Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
312
Urban and regional planning
Smart city
Smart technology
Urban innovation
Responsible innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sudipto Roy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
1,322
green infrastructure
urban landscape
ecosystem services and disservices
community resilience through innovative landscape des
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Christoph Koch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
54
design
industrial design
design research
manufacturing
Industry 4.0
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tobias Kramer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
26
Thermal Comfort
Climate Design
Building Simulation
Machine Learning
Low-Cost Monitoring
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Urmee Chowdhury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
11
urban design
architecture
urban planning
parks and open spaces
street crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yi Song Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
28
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jessica Cheers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
18
UX design
ludic design
play
participatory design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Namrata Ghosh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Transport Planning
Transport Equity
Travel Behaviour
Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Yu Kao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Interaction Design
Placemaking
Design methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andrew Eldridge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
20
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Prinaz Yousefian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
14
Urban and Transport Planning
Choice Modeling
Data Analysis
Smart Cities
Gender Equality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Adam Wigg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6