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 :2
Simon Marvin
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
138
23,801
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Vanesa Castán Broto
urban political ecology
urban energy landscapes
socio-technical transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
106
12,857
Aidan While
Environmental policy
urban planning
urban infrastructure
climate policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
53
4,788
Tom Goodfellow
comparative urban politics
conflict
Africa
land and infrastructure
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
39
2,971
Nicola Dempsey
urban landscape
public open space
green space
long-term management
place-keeping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
7,161
Ryan Powell
urban marginality
housing inequalities
group stigmatisation
Gypsies & Travellers
Roma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
45
2,034
Gwilym Pryce
Segregation
inequality
housing markets
residential sorting
mortgage default
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
48
2,071
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Jonathan Silver
urban political ecology
infrastructure
critical urban theory
urban geography
urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,910
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Doina M Petrescu
architecture
urbanisme
feminist theory
activism
contemporary art
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,845
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ping Huang
sustainability transitions
geography of innovation
urban governance
innovation policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
1,266
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Madeleine Pill
Urban governance
neighbourhood governance
public policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
782
Zheng Wang
Neighbourhood
community
mega urban projects
migration
urban resettlement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
977
Will Shepherd
Urban Drainage
Urban Flooding
Combined Sewer Overflows
Hydroinformatics
Asset Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ashley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
172
14,224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Simon Marvin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
138
23,801
Urban Geography
Urban Studies
Urban Technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vanesa Castán Broto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
106
12,857
urban political ecology
urban energy landscapes
socio-technical transitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Beth Perry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
54
11,413
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aidan While
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
53
4,788
Environmental policy
urban planning
urban infrastructure
climate policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tom Goodfellow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
39
2,971
comparative urban politics
conflict
Africa
land and infrastructure
development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicola Dempsey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
7,161
urban landscape
public open space
green space
long-term management
place-keeping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan Powell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
45
2,034
urban marginality
housing inequalities
group stigmatisation
Gypsies & Travellers
Roma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gwilym Pryce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
48
2,071
Segregation
inequality
housing markets
residential sorting
mortgage default
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan Silver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,910
urban political ecology
infrastructure
critical urban theory
urban geography
urbanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Doina M Petrescu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,845
architecture
urbanisme
feminist theory
activism
contemporary art
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ping Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,266
sustainability transitions
geography of innovation
urban governance
innovation policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Madeleine Pill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
782
Urban governance
neighbourhood governance
public policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zheng Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
977
Neighbourhood
community
mega urban projects
migration
urban resettlement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Will Shepherd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
660
Urban Drainage
Urban Flooding
Combined Sewer Overflows
Hydroinformatics
Asset Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nick Taylor Buck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,162
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bei Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
213