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
Nadia Ferreira
Organisational commitment
career adaptability
job embeddedness
retention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
31
1,816
Barney Erasmus
Human resources
Labour relations
Talent management
Training and development
Student success
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
29
2,721
Yvonne Joubert
Labour Relations
Employee health and wellness
diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
392
Janetta Roos
Health services management
quality of worklife
human resources in health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
753
Magda Bezuidenhout
Executive remuneration
Human Resource Management
Employabillity
Retention
Employer branding and remuneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
143
Ndayiziveyi Takawira
Job embeddedness
Work engagement
Emotional intelligence
Career adaptability
Self-efficacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
594
Melanie Bushney
Human Resources Development
Human Resource Management
Education
Training & Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
205
Valery Louw
Governance
Organisational studies
Generational relations
Human Resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
123
AJ De Bruyn
Human Resource Management
High Performance Working Arrangements
labour relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
151
Musa Nyathi
Strategic Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
137
Ntsako Idris Makamu
Human Resource Management
Performance management
and Monitoring and Evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
47
Marié Uys
Human resource management
Employee Engagement
Labour Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
30
Fitong Ketchiwou Gaelle
gender
skills development
fourth industrial revolution
human resource development
strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nadia Ferreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
1,816
Organisational commitment
career adaptability
job embeddedness
retention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barney Erasmus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
29
2,721
Human resources
Labour relations
Talent management
Training and development
Student success
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yvonne Joubert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
392
Labour Relations
Employee health and wellness
diversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Janetta Roos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
753
Health services management
quality of worklife
human resources in health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Magda Bezuidenhout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
143
Executive remuneration
Human Resource Management
Employabillity
Retention
Employer branding and remuneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Surette Wärnich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
1,470
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Heinz Schenk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
976
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ndayiziveyi Takawira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
594
Job embeddedness
Work engagement
Emotional intelligence
Career adaptability
Self-efficacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maelekanyo Christopher Mulaudzi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
740
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Melanie Bushney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
205
Human Resources Development
Human Resource Management
Education
Training & Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Valery Louw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
123
Governance
Organisational studies
Generational relations
Human Resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
AJ De Bruyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
151
Human Resource Management
High Performance Working Arrangements
labour relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Musa Nyathi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
137
Strategic Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Larysa Botha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
55
Industrial Psychology
Organisational Behaviour
Leadership
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ntsako Idris Makamu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
47
Human Resource Management
Performance management
and Monitoring and Evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marié Uys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
30
Human resource management
Employee Engagement
Labour Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fitong Ketchiwou Gaelle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
25
gender
skills development
fourth industrial revolution
human resource development
strategy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Khatoon Gani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
24
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mmatshepo Phuti Khanya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Human Resource Management
Local Government Finance
Policy