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
Tim D Fletcher
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
213
25,508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Kevin O Connor
Air Transportation
Metropolitan Development
Urban Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
186
13,073
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nicholas Phelps
Economic geography of multinationals and FDI
the theory of agglomeration
the planning and politics of (post)suburbanisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
118
8,263
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Kim Dovey
Urban Design
Architecture
Urban Planning
Public Space
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
100
11,639
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
climate change
urbanization
urban greenery
urban resilience
tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
85
5,836
Anna Hurlimann
urban planning
climate change
adaptation
mitigation
sustainable water management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
58
5,215
Sun Sheng Han
urbanization
regional planning
Asian cities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
67
3,987
Claire Farrell
Green Infrastructure
Woody Meadows
Drought Tolerance
Urban Plantings
Plant Selection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
2,588
Sarah Bell
urban resilience
innovation
community engagement
sustainability
water
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
45
6,210
Alan March
Urban planning
Disaster Risk Reduction
Bushfire
governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
44
1,765
Hyung Min Kim
Urban Planning
Asian Global Cities
Land Value Capture
Korean Urban Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
867
Elek Pafka
urban design
urban morphology
walkability
public space
urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
1,338
Siqing Chen
Landscape and urban planning
Geodesign
Low carbon city
Energy self-sustaining development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
575
Che Tarn Biggs
Urban Resilience
Distributed Systems
Disruptive Innovation
societal transformation
Mythology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
487
Rewa Marathe
Urban Planning
Right to the City
Gender
Governance
Feminist Advocacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
15
Snigdha Sarita Mohapatra
Urban Water Management
Water Resource Modelling
Optimization
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tim D Fletcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
213
25,508
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvesting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin O Connor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
186
13,073
Air Transportation
Metropolitan Development
Urban Planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Phelps
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
118
8,263
Economic geography of multinationals and FDI
the theory of agglomeration
the planning and politics of (post)suburbanisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kim Dovey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
100
11,639
Urban Design
Architecture
Urban Planning
Public Space
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
85
5,836
climate change
urbanization
urban greenery
urban resilience
tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anna Hurlimann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
58
5,215
urban planning
climate change
adaptation
mitigation
sustainable water management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sun Sheng Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
67
3,987
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claire Farrell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
2,588
Green Infrastructure
Woody Meadows
Drought Tolerance
Urban Plantings
Plant Selection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sarah Bell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
6,210
urban resilience
innovation
community engagement
sustainability
water
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alan March
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
44
1,765
Urban planning
Disaster Risk Reduction
Bushfire
governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hyung Min Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
867
Urban Planning
Asian Global Cities
Land Value Capture
Korean Urban Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Elek Pafka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
1,338
urban design
urban morphology
walkability
public space
urban planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Siqing Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
575
Landscape and urban planning
Geodesign
Low carbon city
Energy self-sustaining development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Che Tarn Biggs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
487
Urban Resilience
Distributed Systems
Disruptive Innovation
societal transformation
Mythology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rewa Marathe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
Urban Planning
Right to the City
Gender
Governance
Feminist Advocacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniel De Oliveira Vasconcelos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Urban Studies
Creative Class
Technology
Housing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kriti Pradhan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Urban Planning
Sustainable Cities
Urban Mobility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Snigdha Sarita Mohapatra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Urban Water Management
Water Resource Modelling
Optimization
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Andy Cole
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4