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" (873,937 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.

Cynthia A Hoffner
Communication
Media Psychology
Mental Health
Parasocial
Media & Emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
56
7,666
Ann Williams
media technologies
media trust
academic social networks
information and learning
altmetrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,355
James Darsey
rhetorical criticism
American public address
history of rhetorical theory
LGBTQ rhetoric
social protest rhetoric
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,001
Ted Friedman
Cultural Studies
American Studies
Critical Theory
New Media Studies
Game Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,087
Ethan Tussey
new media
media industries
television
fan studies
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
130
Sudha Tushara Sadasivuni
Artificial Intelligence
Machince Learning
Analysis technology for Social media
Text mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
60
Shay X Yao
media psychology
new & emerging media
social identity
mental health & well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
64
Anish Dave
Organizational communication
risk and crisis communication
writing processes
rhetoric of social
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
65
Wendy Zhou
political discourse
digital journalism
transnational communication
diaspora media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
32
Myles W Mason|Myles Mason
communication and rhetoric
intersectionality
women's and gender studies
affect
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
17
Tanya D Zuk
new media
industries studies
LGBTQ studies
comic studies
fan studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
15
Fernando Rochaix
digital media
art history
critical theory
pre-Columbian art
colonial Latin American art
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
54
Munib Rezaie
Film Studies
Chinese Cinemas
Masculinities
Media Industries
Globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cynthia A Hoffner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
56
7,666
Communication
Media Psychology
Mental Health
Parasocial
Media & Emotion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brendan Calandra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,882
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ann Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,355
media technologies
media trust
academic social networks
information and learning
altmetrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jaye Atkinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
2,507
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Darsey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,001
rhetorical criticism
American public address
history of rhetorical theory
LGBTQ rhetoric
social protest rhetoric
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amelia Arsenault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ted Friedman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,087
Cultural Studies
American Studies
Critical Theory
New Media Studies
Game Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eduard Fabregat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
70
Media
Framing
Computational Methods
Immigration
Disinformation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ethan Tussey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
130
new media
media industries
television
fan studies
cultural studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sudha Tushara Sadasivuni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
60
Artificial Intelligence
Machince Learning
Analysis technology for Social media
Text mining
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shay X Yao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
64
media psychology
new & emerging media
social identity
mental health & well-being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chad Whittle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jenny Gunn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anish Dave
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
65
Organizational communication
risk and crisis communication
writing processes
rhetoric of social
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wendy Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
political discourse
digital journalism
transnational communication
diaspora media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Myles W Mason|Myles Mason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
17
communication and rhetoric
intersectionality
women's and gender studies
affect
media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emily Shay|Emily Shay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natalie Bunch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
35
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tanya D Zuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
new media
industries studies
LGBTQ studies
comic studies
fan studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Steven Pustay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fernando Rochaix
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
54
digital media
art history
critical theory
pre-Columbian art
colonial Latin American art
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andrew D Barnes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
Communication
Rhetoric
Presidential Rhetoric
Argumentation
Debate
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dewey Musante
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Munib Rezaie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Film Studies
Chinese Cinemas
Masculinities
Media Industries
Globalization