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.

Margaret Eisenhart
anthropology and education
ethnographic research methods
women's studies
girls and women in STEM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
77
13,851
Sandra Laursen
STEM education
gender equity
institutional change
professional development
inquiry learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
59
10,298
Derek C Briggs
Psychometrics
Educational Measurement
Item Response Theory
Growth Modeling
Value-Added Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
55
5,627
Daniel Liston
curriculum theory
teacher education
philosophy of education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
12,762
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mimi Engel
education
public policy
teachers
early childhood
academic content
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
29
13,451

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph L Polman
Learning Sciences
Learning Technologies
Inquiry
Science Education
History Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
42
3,025
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emily Moore
Science Education
Accessibility
Inclusion
Education Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
36
4,915
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melissa Braaten
science education
teacher education
teacher learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
23
5,277
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jamy Stillman
Teacher education
Emergent bilinguals
bilingual education
literacy
education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
3,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michele S Moses
Education Policy
Philosophy of Education
Equality of Educational Opportunity
Affirmative Action
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
2,324
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
A Susan Jurow
Social practice perspectives on learning
Qualitative research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
2,082
Allison Atteberry
teacher labor markets
production of social inequality
quantitative methods
causal inference
educational policy analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,471
Terrenda White
education and sociology
race and class inequality
school choice and market reforms in education
alternative teacher preparati
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
738
David Meens
Political Philosophy
Democratic Theory
Philosophy of Education
Engaged Scholarship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
650
Alexis E Hunter
education
technology
race
healing justice
critical race theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
21
Daniel Mangan
education
education policy
teacher workforce
teacher retention
multi-year looping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
8
Elizabeth Tetu Bohl
early career teacher learning
justice-oriented teaching
pre-service teacher learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lorrie A Shepard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
137
29,523
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Margaret Eisenhart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
77
13,851
anthropology and education
ethnographic research methods
women's studies
girls and women in STEM
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erin Marie Furtak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
60
7,623
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sandra Laursen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
59
10,298
STEM education
gender equity
institutional change
professional development
inquiry learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Melissa Dancy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
51
6,445
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin Welner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
68
5,876
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Derek C Briggs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
5,627
Psychometrics
Educational Measurement
Item Response Theory
Growth Modeling
Value-Added Modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Liston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
12,762
curriculum theory
teacher education
philosophy of education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elaine Seymour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
38
14,250
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mimi Engel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
29
13,451
education
public policy
teachers
early childhood
academic content

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph L Polman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,025
Learning Sciences
Learning Technologies
Inquiry
Science Education
History Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vandna Sinha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,565
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emily Moore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
4,915
Science Education
Accessibility
Inclusion
Education Technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melissa Braaten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
23
5,277
science education
teacher education
teacher learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leonard Baca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
2,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bethany Wilcox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,662
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jamy Stillman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
3,996
Teacher education
Emergent bilinguals
bilingual education
literacy
education policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michele S Moses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
2,324
Education Policy
Philosophy of Education
Equality of Educational Opportunity
Affirmative Action
Higher Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
A Susan Jurow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
2,082
Social practice perspectives on learning
Qualitative research methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Benjamin Pollard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
960
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Allison Atteberry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,471
teacher labor markets
production of social inequality
quantitative methods
causal inference
educational policy analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Terrenda White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
738
education and sociology
race and class inequality
school choice and market reforms in education
alternative teacher preparati
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jessica L. Alzen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
381
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Enrique Lopez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
725
Curriculum & Instruction - Science Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Meens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
650
Political Philosophy
Democratic Theory
Philosophy of Education
Engaged Scholarship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ling Ning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
63
Educational Research
Measurement
and Statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Alexis E Hunter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
21
education
technology
race
healing justice
critical race theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Daniel Mangan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
education
education policy
teacher workforce
teacher retention
multi-year looping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Elizabeth Tetu Bohl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
early career teacher learning
justice-oriented teaching
pre-service teacher learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Nga Hoang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4