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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Axel Bruns
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
193
33,870
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stuart Cunningham
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
156
17,443
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amanda Lotz
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
61
7,876
Brendan Keogh
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
1,816
Peta Mitchell
digital media
digital geographies
digital inclusion
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
35
1,471
Anne Lane
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
1,400
Stephen Harrington
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
2,031
Mark David Ryan
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
933

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christina Spurgeon
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
1,269
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Watson
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,704
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Romano
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
781
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Sanson
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
22
1,199
Benson Rajan
Gender Studies
Visual Culture
Social Media Studies
Philosophy of Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
174
Ehsan Dehghan
internet studies
social media
antagonism
networked discursive alliances
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
112
Shailesh Palekar
Social Media: Phenomena
Conceptualizations
Theorizing • Negative Impacts of Social Technologies on Individuals & Organizatio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
109
Debra Adams
journalism
journalism education
media and communications
photojournalism
digital media technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
95
Mohammed Foysal Chowdhury
Media Industry Studies
Political Economy of Communication
Film History and Theories
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Axel Bruns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
193
33,870
Internet studies
social media
journalism
gatewatching
produsage
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stuart Cunningham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
156
17,443
Creative Industries
Media and Communication
Cultural Policy
Innovation Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Amanda Lotz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
61
7,876
media industries
television
business of media
streaming
gender and media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jennifer Bartlett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
40
2,937
CSR
communication
public relations
organisation theory
identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brendan Keogh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
1,816
Game Studies
Media Studies
Cultural Studies
Creative Industries
Media Industries
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peta Mitchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,471
digital media
digital geographies
digital inclusion
digital humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anne Lane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,400
Stakeholder engagement
Dialogue
organizational storytelling
qualitative methods
storytelling as research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen Harrington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
2,031
Journalism
Political Communication
Entertainment
Popular Culture
Food
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark David Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
933
Australian Cinema
Screen Industries
Horror Films
Film Production
Creative Industries
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amisha Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,113

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christina Spurgeon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,269
Advertising Studies
media and communications industries
community and participatory media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason Watson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,704
social media
social technology
social science
human behaviour
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Romano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
781
Journalism
politics and democracy
development
cultural diversity
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Sanson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
22
1,199
media studies
media industries
globalization
creative labor
cultural geography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason Sternberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
497
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brenda R Moon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benson Rajan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
174
Gender Studies
Visual Culture
Social Media Studies
Philosophy of Technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ehsan Dehghan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
112
internet studies
social media
antagonism
networked discursive alliances
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mostafa Kamalpour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
148
Digital Health
Information Systems
e-health
Social Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shailesh Palekar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
109
Social Media: Phenomena
Conceptualizations
Theorizing • Negative Impacts of Social Technologies on Individuals & Organizatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sean Maher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Oliver Eklund
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Debra Adams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
95
journalism
journalism education
media and communications
photojournalism
digital media technologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Silvia Ximena Montaña-Niño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
65
Automated journalism
AI
fact-checking
social media
metrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joanne Patroni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
131
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Amanda Levido
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
121
media literacy
media education
media arts
arts education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Yue Wang|Joy Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
18
Data mining
social media analysis
Cyber Threat Intelligence
NLP
LLMs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sebastian Svegaard|Sebastian F. K. Svegaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
26
fan studies
polarisation
affect
critical theory
media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Padinjaredath Suresh Vishnuprasad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
79
Computational Social Science
Social Media Manipulation
Disinformation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ashwin Nagappa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
42
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Peter Schembri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Film TV and Screen Genres
Game Cinematics
More-Than-Human-Futures
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Dan Padua
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Peter Mark Schembri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Film TV and Screen Genres
Game Cinematics
More-Than-Human-Futures
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Shubhangi Heda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Media policy
media industry studies
media law
media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Daniel Mckewen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Anand Badola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
social media
digital media
Indian politics
political culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Jess Greentree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mohammed Foysal Chowdhury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Media Industry Studies
Political Economy of Communication
Film History and Theories