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: 1
Jörn Peckmann
Geobiology
Sedimentology
Paleontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
173
12,773
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nima Shokri
Soil
Water
Soil Salinization
Soil Degradation
Data analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
86
6,720
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Hübscher
Earth Sciences
Geophysics
Geology
Volcanology
Paleoceanography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
120
6,462
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Birgel
Geobiology
Organic Geochemistry
Sedimentology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
88
4,537
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dirk Gajewski
reflection seismics
passive seismics
ray methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
100
5,951
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulrich Riller
Structural geology
tectonics
impact geology
volcano-tectonics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
81
4,166
Philip David Kennedy
Precision physics
uncertainty quantification
earth system modelling
data assimilation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
79
3,285

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maksud Bekchanov
Integrated Assessment Model
WEF nexus
Basin Management
Technology change
Green investment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
40
2,331
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harald Sternberg
kinematische Messmethoden
Indoor-Navigation
Hydrographie
autonome Fahrzeuge
Laserscanning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
37
1,271
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gualtiero Badin
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Ocean Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
Atmosphere Dynamics
Applied Mathematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
768
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jörg Hasenclever
Geodynamics
Hydrothermal Systems
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Mantle Convection
Numerical Modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
572
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heinz Juergen Brink
Sedimentbeckenanalyse
Geodynamische Zyklen
Kosmischer Einfluss auf die Erde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
19
618
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leonard Borchert
Climate Prediction
Extreme Events
Climate Impacts
North Atlantic
Physical Oceanography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
652
Huaqing Bai
Geology
Sequence stratigraphy
Carbonate sedimentology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
214
Jonas Preine
Geophysics
Geology
Marine Seismics
Volcanology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
182
Janine Börker
chemical weathering
geology
maps
glacial-interglacial cycles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
397
Maria-Elena Vorrath
Enhanced silicate weathering
Biochar
Carbon Removal
Biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
170
Lydia Baumann
Methanogenic archaea
lipid biomarkers
geobiology
astrobiology
biomineralization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
91
Anjali Dhabu
Rotational seismology
Seismic wave propagation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
111
Alexmar Cordova Gonzalez
organic geochemistry
geobiology
biomarkers
paleoenvironment
petroleum geochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jörn Peckmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
173
12,773
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nima Shokri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
86
6,720
Soil
Water
Soil Salinization
Soil Degradation
Data analytics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christian Betzler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
143
6,652
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Seifert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
74
6,903
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Hübscher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
120
6,462
Earth Sciences
Geophysics
Geology
Volcanology
Paleoceanography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Birgel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
88
4,537
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dirk Gajewski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
100
5,951
reflection seismics
passive seismics
ray methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ulrich Riller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
81
4,166
Structural geology
tectonics
impact geology
volcano-tectonics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philip David Kennedy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
79
3,285
Precision physics
uncertainty quantification
earth system modelling
data assimilation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annette Eicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
42
4,414

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maksud Bekchanov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
40
2,331
Integrated Assessment Model
WEF nexus
Basin Management
Technology change
Green investment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Celine Hadziioannou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
2,314
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Harald Sternberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
37
1,271
kinematische Messmethoden
Indoor-Navigation
Hydrographie
autonome Fahrzeuge
Laserscanning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gualtiero Badin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
768
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Ocean Dynamics
Climate Dynamics
Atmosphere Dynamics
Applied Mathematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jörg Hasenclever
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
572
Geodynamics
Hydrothermal Systems
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Mantle Convection
Numerical Modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Heinz Juergen Brink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
618
Sedimentbeckenanalyse
Geodynamische Zyklen
Kosmischer Einfluss auf die Erde
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Leonard Borchert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
652
Climate Prediction
Extreme Events
Climate Impacts
North Atlantic
Physical Oceanography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sergius Dell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
443
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Huaqing Bai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
214
Geology
Sequence stratigraphy
Carbonate sedimentology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonas Preine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
182
Geophysics
Geology
Marine Seismics
Volcanology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Janine Börker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
397
chemical weathering
geology
maps
glacial-interglacial cycles
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maria-Elena Vorrath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
170
Enhanced silicate weathering
Biochar
Carbon Removal
Biogeochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lydia Baumann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
91
Methanogenic archaea
lipid biomarkers
geobiology
astrobiology
biomineralization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Niklas Ahlrichs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
67
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anjali Dhabu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
111
Rotational seismology
Seismic wave propagation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Alexmar Cordova Gonzalez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
44
organic geochemistry
geobiology
biomarkers
paleoenvironment
petroleum geochemistry