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" (888,752 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
Taneli Riihonen
Communication Theory
Signal Processing
Wireless Communications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
123
8,424
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kaarina Nikunen
datafication
solidarity
affectivity
social media
migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
60
2,502
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reijo Kupiainen
Media Education
Media Literacy
Visual Culture
Children and the Internet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
51
2,061
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anu Koivunen
Media and Power
Affect Studies
Gender and Queer Studies
Nationalism
Feminist Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
42
2,198
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pekka Isotalus
human interaction
political communication
leadership communication
social media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
50
2,034
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph Macey
Esports
Streaming
Digital Media
Gambling
Virtual Items
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
2,074
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heikki Hellman
media policy
public service media
(cultural) journalism
radio music
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
1,174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mahmut Mutman
critical and cultural theory
continental philosophy
psychoanalysis
cultural studies
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
779

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anne Soronen
media studies
creative work
screen production
affect
intimacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
307
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anna Sendra
health communication
social media
patient experience
digital health
eHealth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
205
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anna Rantasila
social media
affect
content moderation
emotions
journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
135
Guna Spurava
Media education
Platform awareness
Platform power
Algorithmic recomendation
Youth expertise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
85
Olga Andreevskikh
Media studies
gender and sexuality studies
queer masculinities
Russian studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
45
Soma Basu
Media
journalism
digital culture
hate network
violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
67
Dilara Asardag
feminist media studies
social media
internet cultures
affect
social media policies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Taneli Riihonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
123
8,424
Communication Theory
Signal Processing
Wireless Communications
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kaarina Nikunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
60
2,502
datafication
solidarity
affectivity
social media
migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Reijo Kupiainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
51
2,061
Media Education
Media Literacy
Visual Culture
Children and the Internet
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anu Koivunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
42
2,198
Media and Power
Affect Studies
Gender and Queer Studies
Nationalism
Feminist Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pekka Isotalus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
50
2,034
human interaction
political communication
leadership communication
social media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marko Ala Fossi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,009
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph Macey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
2,074
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heikki Hellman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
1,174
media policy
public service media
(cultural) journalism
radio music
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mahmut Mutman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
779
critical and cultural theory
continental philosophy
psychoanalysis
cultural studies
media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Katja Lehtisaari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
630

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pekka Kallioniemi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
308
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eliisa Vainikka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
498
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ilmari Hiltunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
244
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anne Soronen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
307
media studies
creative work
screen production
affect
intimacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rainforest ScullyBlaker (He/Him)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anna Sendra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
205
health communication
social media
patient experience
digital health
eHealth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hanna-Riikka Roine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anna Rantasila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
135
social media
affect
content moderation
emotions
journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Guna Spurava
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
85
Media education
Platform awareness
Platform power
Algorithmic recomendation
Youth expertise
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Olga Andreevskikh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
45
Media studies
gender and sexuality studies
queer masculinities
Russian studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Soma Basu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
67
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dilara Asardag
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
feminist media studies
social media
internet cultures
affect
social media policies