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" (870,057 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
李玉友|李 玉友, Gyokuyu RI
Biological wastewater treatment
Biofilm
Anaerobic digestion
Anammox
MBR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
450
29,440
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kiwamu Minamisawa
Plant-microbe interactions
rhizobial ecology
genome evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
175
12,999
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tomoki Nakaya
GIScience
spatial analysis
health geographies
crime epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
149
9,103
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeshi Komai
Environmental sciences
Physical chemistry
Energy and resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
101
4,501
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhe Kong
Wastewater Treatment,Anaerobic Digestion,Biogas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
43
2,208
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atsushi Okamoto
Petrology
Water-rock interaction
Geothermal
metarmophism
Serpentinization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
70
2,377

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mariusz Grabda
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management
Recycling & Recovery
Sustainable Development
Protection of Natural Resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
693
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shingo Kasamatsu
Biochemistry
Cell biology
Molecular Biology
Toxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
21
1,119
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sujata Manandhar
Natural Resources Management
Water Resources Management
Climate change adaptation in agriculture and water resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,521
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Muhamad Lukman
Environmental Studies
Blue Carbon
Mangrove
Waste Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
320
Sediqi Mohammad Naser
Water Resources
Environmental Engineering
Climate Change
Hydrology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
李玉友|李 玉友, Gyokuyu RI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
450
29,440
Biological wastewater treatment
Biofilm
Anaerobic digestion
Anammox
MBR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kiwamu Minamisawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
175
12,999
Plant-microbe interactions
rhizobial ecology
genome evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tomoki Nakaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
149
9,103
GIScience
spatial analysis
health geographies
crime epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Takeshi Komai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
101
4,501
Environmental sciences
Physical chemistry
Energy and resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Atsushi Iizuka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
67
3,646
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhe Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
43
2,208
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Atsushi Okamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
70
2,377
Petrology
Water-rock interaction
Geothermal
metarmophism
Serpentinization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chuan Ma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,910
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hajime Ohno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,236
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Atsushi Ishii
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,026

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mariusz Grabda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
693
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management
Recycling & Recovery
Sustainable Development
Protection of Natural Resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shingo Kasamatsu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
1,119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sujata Manandhar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,521
Natural Resources Management
Water Resources Management
Climate change adaptation in agriculture and water resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Muhamad Lukman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
320
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sediqi Mohammad Naser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
197
Water Resources
Environmental Engineering
Climate Change
Hydrology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Hiroki Takakura 高倉浩樹
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
96
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mohammed Engha Isah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jacqueline Muthoni Mbugua
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4