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
Karolien Poels
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
106
12,504
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steve Paulussen
journalism
digital journalism
journalism studies
media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
6,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elena Nunez Castellar
Cognitive control
Flow experience
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Digital Game Based learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
2,003
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christ L De Landtsheer
metaforen
retoriek
leiderschap
politieke psychologie
politieke communicatie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,177
Hugo Marynissen
Crisis Management
Crisis Governance
Crisis Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
171
Sophie Morosoli
political communication
communication & media research
online disinformation
misinformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
155

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Em Snoeijers
crisis communication
public relations
organisational communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
124
Anam Kuraishi
Political Communication
Political Behaviour
Experiments
South Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
29
Emma Verhoeven
media studies
journalism
homonationalism
LGBTI representation
radical right
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
23
Priscilla Hau
media studies
journalism
journalism studies
political communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karolien Poels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
106
12,504
persuasive communication
strategic communication
emotions
communication science
digital media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Steve Paulussen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
6,420
journalism
digital journalism
journalism studies
media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexander Dhoest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
68
2,191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philippe Meers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
39
1,830
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elena Nunez Castellar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
2,003
Cognitive control
Flow experience
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Digital Game Based learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christ L De Landtsheer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,177
metaforen
retoriek
leiderschap
politieke psychologie
politieke communicatie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tom Van Hout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,062
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthias De Groof
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
342
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hugo Marynissen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
171
Crisis Management
Crisis Governance
Crisis Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sophie Morosoli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
155
political communication
communication & media research
online disinformation
misinformation

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Timothy Robeers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
107
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tom Paulus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
85
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Em Snoeijers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
124
crisis communication
public relations
organisational communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anam Kuraishi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
29
Political Communication
Political Behaviour
Experiments
South Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emma Verhoeven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
23
media studies
journalism
homonationalism
LGBTI representation
radical right
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Willem Buyens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Priscilla Hau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
media studies
journalism
journalism studies
political communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sofie Marien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jiyan Faris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11