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" (873,690 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
Michael Morgan
television
media effects
mass communication
cultivation analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
100
23,075
Erica Scharrer
media effects
media literacy
gender roles
violence
content analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
60
5,253
Benjamin Bailey
cross-cultural communication
https://www.amherstdivorce.com
https://valueyourpension
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
27
4,010
Rodrigo Zamith
Journalism
Digital Research Methods
Content Analysis
Data Journalism
Computational Journalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
2,839
Xing Yi
Information Retrieval
Personalization
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Advertising Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
1,946
Mari Castañeda
Media Studies
Latinx Studies
Political Economy
Feminist Studies
American Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
960
Gonen Dori Hacohen
discourse analysis
conversation analysis
radio
democratic participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
919
Seth K Goldman
Political Communication
Media Effects
Public Opinion
Stereotyping and Prejudice
Racial Attitudes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,036

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Viviana Chiu Sik Wu
Nonprofit Leadership
Philanthropy
Social Media
Inequality
Computational & Mixed Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
75
Ari Wigdor|Ariel D. Wigdor
Information Systems
Online Communities
Digital Platforms
Social Media
Human-Computer Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
136
Jung-Yup Lee
Media and cultural studies
Korean culture and history
Popular music
Nation branding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
139
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
100
23,075
television
media effects
mass communication
cultivation analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Erica Scharrer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
60
5,253
media effects
media literacy
gender roles
violence
content analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Benjamin Bailey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
27
4,010
cross-cultural communication
https://www.amherstdivorce.com
https://valueyourpension
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rodrigo Zamith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
2,839
Journalism
Digital Research Methods
Content Analysis
Data Journalism
Computational Journalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Xing Yi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,946
Information Retrieval
Personalization
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Advertising Sciences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mari Castañeda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
960
Media Studies
Latinx Studies
Political Economy
Feminist Studies
American Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gonen Dori Hacohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
919
discourse analysis
conversation analysis
radio
democratic participation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emily West
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
827
Media and cultural studies
promotional culture
platforms
affect
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Seth K Goldman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,036
Political Communication
Media Effects
Public Opinion
Stereotyping and Prejudice
Racial Attitudes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kelsey N. Whipple
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
359

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Burcu Baykurt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christine Olson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
100
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeremi Szaniawski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
143
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Viviana Chiu Sik Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
75
Nonprofit Leadership
Philanthropy
Social Media
Inequality
Computational & Mixed Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ari Wigdor|Ariel D. Wigdor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
136
Information Systems
Online Communities
Digital Platforms
Social Media
Human-Computer Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jung-Yup Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
139
Media and cultural studies
Korean culture and history
Popular music
Nation branding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Weimin Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
34
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nora Suren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brian Myers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
29
New media
video games
media audiences
qualitative research methods