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.

David Rutkowski
education
policy
globalization
large scale assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
55
3,234
Cindy Ann Kilgo
college impact
high-impact practices
queer quant
LGBTQ+
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
20
1,791
Stephanie Serriere
youth civic engagement
civic education / civic learning
democratic education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,316
Eunju Jung
Adult Education
Teaching Methods
Educational Assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
560
Laura B. Liu
glocalization
funds of knowledge
educator international professional development
diversity sustaining pedagogies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
386
Brendan Maxcy
Educational Leadership
Educational Politics
Educational Policy
Critical Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
659
Yusuf Canbolat
Education Policy
Policy Analysis
Policy Evaluation
School Organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
295
Suad Sakalli Gumus
Special Education
Autism
Learning Disabilities
Emotional Behavioral Disorders
Teacher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
136
Denise Frazier
reading
technology integration
coding literacy
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
111
Elisheva Cohen
Refugee education
education in emergencies
education and international development
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
61
James Barbre
Social foundations of education
social justice
educational research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
61
Jessica Hille
Asexuality
LGBTQ+ health
sexuality studies
queer theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
104
Amanda R Draper
music education
disability studies
early childhood music
expansive music practices
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
71
Rob Elliott
scholarship of teaching and learning
personal technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
81
Samira Al Hosni
Curriculum Development
Education Policy Analysis
Education Research
Teacher Education
Leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
970
Heidi Davis-Soylu
interest-led learning
integrative art education
qualitative research
early childhood/elementary
museums
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
49
Willa Tavernier|Willa Liburd Tavernier
scholarly communication
learning objects
critical information literacy
open pedagogy
open access
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
44
Zach Ryan
Education
Research
Learning Sciences
Play
Embodied Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
38
Keri L Rodgers
Educational Studies
Curriculum Theory
Social and Philosophical Foundations
Disability Studies
Educational Technology and Ins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
19
Jayson J Deese
Virtual Exchange
International Higher Education
Global Learning
COIL
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Jessica Zaker
teacher education
social studies education
critical media literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Ilayda Altuntas
Sounding Art
Pedagogy of Sounding
Art-based methodologies
sound theories
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christopher Lubienski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
120
10,586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
E Matthew Ritter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
4,818
Education
Applied Simulation
Hernia/Foregut
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Rutkowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
55
3,234
education
policy
globalization
large scale assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cindy Ann Kilgo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
1,791
college impact
high-impact practices
queer quant
LGBTQ+
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephanie Serriere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,316
youth civic engagement
civic education / civic learning
democratic education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Zollman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
1,269
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eunju Jung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
560
Adult Education
Teaching Methods
Educational Assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura B. Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
386
glocalization
funds of knowledge
educator international professional development
diversity sustaining pedagogies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brendan Maxcy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
659
Educational Leadership
Educational Politics
Educational Policy
Critical Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yusuf Canbolat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
295
Education Policy
Policy Analysis
Policy Evaluation
School Organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zülfükar Özdoğan|Zülfükar Özdoğan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
136
Educational Ethnography
Research Methods
Qualitative Method
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Suad Sakalli Gumus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
136
Special Education
Autism
Learning Disabilities
Emotional Behavioral Disorders
Teacher Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James T Davis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
140
Education
flipped classroom
patent foramen ovale
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sijia Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
109
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeremy Price
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
201
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Denise Frazier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
111
reading
technology integration
coding literacy
teacher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elisheva Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
61
Refugee education
education in emergencies
education and international development
teacher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Barbre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
61
Social foundations of education
social justice
educational research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica Hille
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
104
Asexuality
LGBTQ+ health
sexuality studies
queer theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Amanda R Draper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
71
music education
disability studies
early childhood music
expansive music practices
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rob Elliott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
81
scholarship of teaching and learning
personal technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samira Al Hosni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
970
Curriculum Development
Education Policy Analysis
Education Research
Teacher Education
Leadership
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Heidi Davis-Soylu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
49
interest-led learning
integrative art education
qualitative research
early childhood/elementary
museums
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Willa Tavernier|Willa Liburd Tavernier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
44
scholarly communication
learning objects
critical information literacy
open pedagogy
open access
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zach Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
38
Education
Research
Learning Sciences
Play
Embodied Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Umida Hikmatilla|Umida Khikmatillaeva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
49
Online learning and teaching
Intercultural communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Keri L Rodgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
19
Educational Studies
Curriculum Theory
Social and Philosophical Foundations
Disability Studies
Educational Technology and Ins
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Christina Haarala Herman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Michelle Rupenthal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Logan Paul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
66
Pedagogy
Data Science
Information Architecture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Aaron J Butler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
40
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Elizabeth Melfi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jesalana Stewart Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Education
Translingualism
Intercultural Rhetoric
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jayson J Deese
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Virtual Exchange
International Higher Education
Global Learning
COIL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jessica Zaker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
teacher education
social studies education
critical media literacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ilayda Altuntas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Sounding Art
Pedagogy of Sounding
Art-based methodologies
sound theories