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.

Petros Iosifidis
digital media
social media
public service broadcasting
television and sport
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
39
2,980
Dan Mercea
social movements
digital media
political communication
participation
inequalities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
3,213
Mel Bunce
International news
Humanitarian Journalism
Foreign Correspondents
Media Freedom
Digital Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,352
Steve Schifferes
media history
financial journalism
financial crises
online journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zahera Harb
Journalism
Communication
media
political communications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
592

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Lashmar
Slavery
Mass Surveillance
Investigating the security state
The security state and media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
783
Rana Arafat
Journalism Innovations
News Automation and AI
Advocacy Journalism
Conflict Reporting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
101
Carolyne Mande Lunga
investigative journalism
online journalism
data journalism
digital media ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
121
Ilario D'Amato
journalism
science communication
misinformation
Germanic New Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rosalind Gill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
140
39,982
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jane B. Singer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
80
14,084
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Howard Tumber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
46
4,766
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Petros Iosifidis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
39
2,980
digital media
social media
public service broadcasting
television and sport
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dan Mercea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
3,213
social movements
digital media
political communication
participation
inequalities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mel Bunce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,352
International news
Humanitarian Journalism
Foreign Correspondents
Media Freedom
Digital Journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Suzanne Franks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
30
1,648
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steve Schifferes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,474
media history
financial journalism
financial crises
online journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lindsey Blumell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
474
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zahera Harb
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
592

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Lashmar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
783
Slavery
Mass Surveillance
Investigating the security state
The security state and media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James Rodgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
188
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heather Brooke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
280
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rana Arafat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
101
Journalism Innovations
News Automation and AI
Advocacy Journalism
Conflict Reporting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Carolyne Mande Lunga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
121
investigative journalism
online journalism
data journalism
digital media ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sarah Lonsdale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
106
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Glyn Mottershead
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ilario D'Amato
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
journalism
science communication
misinformation
Germanic New Medicine