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" (910,673 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
Runqiu Huang
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
389
22,634
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao Li
Sedimentary Geochemistry
Marine biogeochemistry
Biogeochemical Cycles
Geobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
95
7,577
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhiwu Li
Structural geology
Tectonics
Thermochronology
Basin analysis
Petroleum geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
117
4,768
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yanan Jiang
geological disaster monitoring using SAR and InSAR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
33
2,076
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dongpo Wang
Geological Engineering;geotechnical engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
60
2,292
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ya-juan Xue
Earth exploration and information technology
adaptive signal processing algorithm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
27
931
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yingchun Wang
Geothermal heat flux
Geothermal fluids
Hydrochemistry
Supercritical geothermal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
883

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linglin Zhong
Tectonics
structural geology
metallogeny
igneous petrology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei Zhenlei
Engineering Geology
Landslides
Debris flow
Early Warning
Rainfall Thresholds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
665
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xin-Yang Chen
Non-traditional isotope geochemistry
environmental geochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
579
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jianyong Xie
Rock Physics
Data processing
Exploration geophysics Experimental geophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
544
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lianchao Luo
sedimentology
carbonate
spring
geothermics
geochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
158
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dongyu Zheng
Sedimentary Geology
Paleoclimate
Petroleum Geology
AI for Geoscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
146
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xingli Fan  范兴利
earthquake seismology
ambient noise tomography
surface wave tomography
intraplate volcanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
134
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaolong Hu 胡小龙
Geochronology
Dolomite diagenisis
Geochemistry
Clumped isotope thermometry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
45
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Runqiu Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
389
22,634
Geohazard
Engineering Geology
Environment Protection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chao Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
95
7,577
Sedimentary Geochemistry
Marine biogeochemistry
Biogeochemical Cycles
Geobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Zhiwu Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
117
4,768
Structural geology
Tectonics
Thermochronology
Basin analysis
Petroleum geology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Junxing Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
72
2,282
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yanan Jiang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
33
2,076
geological disaster monitoring using SAR and InSAR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dongpo Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
60
2,292
Geological Engineering;geotechnical engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jian Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
1,719
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ya-juan Xue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
931
Earth exploration and information technology
adaptive signal processing algorithm
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
刘自亮 Ziliang Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
30
1,134
Sedimentology、Stratigraphy and Petroleum Geology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yingchun Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
883
Geothermal heat flux
Geothermal fluids
Hydrochemistry
Supercritical geothermal

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Linglin Zhong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
871
Tectonics
structural geology
metallogeny
igneous petrology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jin Xin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
506
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wei Zhenlei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
665
Engineering Geology
Landslides
Debris flow
Early Warning
Rainfall Thresholds
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Liang Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
564
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xin-Yang Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
579
Non-traditional isotope geochemistry
environmental geochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jianyong Xie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
544
Rock Physics
Data processing
Exploration geophysics Experimental geophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Qiang Ren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
374
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lianchao Luo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
158
sedimentology
carbonate
spring
geothermics
geochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dongyu Zheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
146
Sedimentary Geology
Paleoclimate
Petroleum Geology
AI for Geoscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dan Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
381
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hao Fang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
95
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xingli Fan 范兴利
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
134
earthquake seismology
ambient noise tomography
surface wave tomography
intraplate volcanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Xiaolong Hu 胡小龙
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
45
Geochronology
Dolomite diagenisis
Geochemistry
Clumped isotope thermometry