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: 2
Bill Vicenzino
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
320
36,456
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan M Peake
exercise physiology
exercise immunology
exercise biochemistry
muscle damage
recovery from exercise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
105
14,886
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clifford J Mallett
performance psychology
sport psychology
sport leadership
coach development
sport coaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
111
11,344
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Gard
Obesity
dance
sport
physical education
social theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
63
5,933
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ian B Stewart
Exercise physiology
occupational physiology
environmental physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
85
4,506

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen P Bird
Strength & Conditioning
Nutritional Supplementation
Performance Science
Rehabilitation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
49
4,153
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eimear Enright
Student Voice
Health and Physical Education
Physical Education
Education Policy
Critical Pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
45
2,322
Benjamin K Barry
exercise physiology
rehabilitation
ageing
education
digital health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
3,904
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey M Minett
Sports Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Physiology
Environmental Physiology
Thermoregulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
49
2,204
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Cuddihy
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
physical education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
29
2,439
Dwight Zakus
sport studies
sport management
Olympic movement
ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
1,886
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annette Brömdal
Critical Intersex Studies
Trans Rights Studies
LGBTQIA+ Discourses in Education and Ageing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
912
Richard J Buning
Sport Tourism
Event Management
Active Travel
Micromobility
Bikeshare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
885
Donald Lee Wharton
Physical Education
Physical Activity
Thermoregulation
Exercise physiology
Recreation Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
225
Tom Fabian
Sport studies
physical culture
traditional games
nationalism
globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
59
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wendy J Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
391
49,943
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bill Vicenzino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
320
36,456
Sports Physiotherapy
Musculoskeletal Pain
Clinical Trials
Exercise and Manual Therapy
Tendon and Arthritis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan M Peake
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
105
14,886
exercise physiology
exercise immunology
exercise biochemistry
muscle damage
recovery from exercise
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clifford J Mallett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
111
11,344
performance psychology
sport psychology
sport leadership
coach development
sport coaching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter C Terry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
119
14,749
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephanie Hanrahan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
85
6,731
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Katrien De Cocker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
88
6,132
Physical Education
Teacher training
Sports Pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Gard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
63
5,933
Obesity
dance
sport
physical education
social theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ian B Stewart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
85
4,506
Exercise physiology
occupational physiology
environmental physiology

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steven Rynne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
51
4,418
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephen P Bird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
49
4,153
Strength & Conditioning
Nutritional Supplementation
Performance Science
Rehabilitation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vincent Kelly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
54
4,478
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eimear Enright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
2,322
Student Voice
Health and Physical Education
Physical Education
Education Policy
Critical Pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Benjamin K Barry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
3,904
exercise physiology
rehabilitation
ageing
education
digital health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Murray Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
61
2,211
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey M Minett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
2,204
Sports Science
Exercise Science
Exercise Physiology
Environmental Physiology
Thermoregulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thomas Cuddihy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
2,439
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
physical education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dwight Zakus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,886
sport studies
sport management
Olympic movement
ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Osmond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
35
1,071
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annette Brömdal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
912
Critical Intersex Studies
Trans Rights Studies
LGBTQIA+ Discourses in Education and Ageing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard J Buning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
885
Sport Tourism
Event Management
Active Travel
Micromobility
Bikeshare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Donald Lee Wharton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
225
Physical Education
Physical Activity
Thermoregulation
Exercise physiology
Recreation Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen Townsend
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
66
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tom Fabian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
59
Sport studies
physical culture
traditional games
nationalism
globalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Catherine Sherwood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
sport history
sport activism
students as partners
pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ethan Rogers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
15