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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,296 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mieke Van Houtte
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minoritie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
173
14,024
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Becker Rolf
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
161
12,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gillborn
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whitenes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
105
21,993
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carl Bankston
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
97
12,745
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rebecca Eynon
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequalit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
72
12,102
Iveta Silova
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
104
6,570
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juha Suoranta
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist researc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
120
34,467
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sylvia Schmelkes
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
115
6,306
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lucila Carvalho
design for learning
learning spaces
digital education
sociology of educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
61
3,745
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Derrick Armstrong
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
50
5,105
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Diamond
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
42
16,385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura B Perry
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
57
4,474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nabil Khattab
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
53
3,002
Rubén Gaztambide Fernández
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnograph
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
60
5,025
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Silvia Grinberg
sociology of education
urban studies and slums
politics of becoming
biopolitics and governmentality
audiovisua
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
73
3,507
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Imdorf
sociology of education
sociology of wor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
77
3,227
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jens Christian Smeby
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
4,449
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raf Vanderstraeten
social theory
historical sociology
sociology of science
sociology of religion
sociology of educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
65
3,021
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deirdre Kelly
Sociology of Education
Equity Studies
Educational Policy
Media Educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
3,323
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Barry Cooper
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
39
2,945
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mieke Van Houtte
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
173
14,024
sociology of education
school effects
equal opportunities
sexual minoritie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barbara Schneider
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
178
31,436
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Becker Rolf
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
161
12,796
Sociology of Education
Social stratification and mobility
Life course research
Methods & applie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Gillborn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
105
21,993
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whitenes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claudio-Rafael Vasquez-Martinez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
182
8,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carl Bankston
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
97
12,745
International Migration
Sociology of Education
Social Capital
Social Networks
Sociology of Religio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wilfred Carr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
71
30,801
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rebecca Eynon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
72
12,102
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequalit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Iveta Silova
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
104
6,570
comparative and international education
sociology of education
education policy
shadow educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Juha Suoranta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
120
34,467
Sociology of education
critical pedagogy
public sociology
radical adult education
activist researc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Scott Davies
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
66
7,205
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sylvia Schmelkes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
115
6,306
sociology of education
intercultural education
educational assessmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harriet A Zuckerman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
52
12,179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lucila Carvalho
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
61
3,745
design for learning
learning spaces
digital education
sociology of educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Derrick Armstrong
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
50
5,105
Higher Education
Social Inclusion
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Diamond
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
42
16,385
Race and Education
Race
Educational Policy
Urban Education
Sociology of Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura B Perry
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
57
4,474
education equity
education policy
comparative education
educational marketization
school stratification and segregatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nabil Khattab
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
53
3,002
Labour Market
Ethnicity
Quantitative Sociology
Social Inequality
Sociology of Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rubén Gaztambide Fernández
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
60
5,025
sociology of education
cultural sociology
arts in education
cultural studies
school ethnograph
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Silvia Grinberg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
73
3,507
sociology of education
urban studies and slums
politics of becoming
biopolitics and governmentality
audiovisua
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christian Imdorf
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
77
3,227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jens Christian Smeby
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,449
sociology of professions
sociology of education
studies in higher educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raf Vanderstraeten
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
65
3,021
social theory
historical sociology
sociology of science
sociology of religion
sociology of educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deirdre Kelly
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,323
Sociology of Education
Equity Studies
Educational Policy
Media Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Barry Cooper
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
39
2,945
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
developmen