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 :1
Andreas Hepp
media and communications
mediatization
datafication
audiences
media sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
174
21,066
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cornelius Puschmann
communication science
social media
computational social science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
55
3,959
Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz
Communication studies
Communication and Media History
Communication Ethics
Communication Sociology
History of Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
32
1,074
Leif Kramp
media and communications
journalism
media innovation
media history
cultural heritage management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
28
990
Matthias Berg
Mediatisierungsforschung
Medien und Mobilität
Interpersonale Medienkommunikation
Mediengenerationen
Digitalisierung des lä
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
531
Stephanie Seul
Media History
Communication History
International History
Women's History
History of Antisemitism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
151
Daria Dergacheva
Platform governance
social media
computational methods in social sciences
misinformation
propaganda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
76
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andreas Hepp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
174
21,066
media and communications
mediatization
datafication
audiences
media sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Friedrich Krotz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
119
11,882
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cornelius Puschmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
55
3,959
communication science
social media
computational social science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
32
1,074
Communication studies
Communication and Media History
Communication Ethics
Communication Sociology
History of Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leif Kramp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
28
990
media and communications
journalism
media innovation
media history
cultural heritage management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Berg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
531
Mediatisierungsforschung
Medien und Mobilität
Interpersonale Medienkommunikation
Mediengenerationen
Digitalisierung des lä
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Markus Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
688
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephanie Seul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
151
Media History
Communication History
International History
Women's History
History of Antisemitism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daria Dergacheva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
76
Platform governance
social media
computational methods in social sciences
misinformation
propaganda
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Omar Faruk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Daniel Böhrs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2