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" (873,864 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
Peter Verburg
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
145
450
68,097
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Guido Van Der Werf
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
96
170
69,676
Maarten Wolsink
energy policy
institutional analysis
environmental politics
Q-methodology
environmental justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
61
16,129
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sanne Muis
flood risk
coastal flooding
sea level variability
global modelling
hydrodynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
34
4,267
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Oscar Widerberg
Institutions
Global environmental governance
Social Network Analysis
International Relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
48
4,225
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Žiga Malek
Environmental sciences
Land change science
Ecosystem services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
33
2,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Federico Savini
spatial planning
degrowth
post-growth
circular economy
urban metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
34
1,952
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Verena Seufert
Land Use
Food Systems
Sustainable Food Security
Organic agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
6,045
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Muhe Diao
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,080
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sarah Wolff
Ecosystem Services
Land change
Conservation
Socio-ecological systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,313
Teun Schrieks
Environmental Economics
Behavioural Economics
Climate change adaptation
Choice modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
43
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Verburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
450
68,097
land use change
global environmental change
geography
land use
land cover
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Guido Van Der Werf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
170
69,676
global carbon cycle
deforestation
climate change
forest fires
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joyeeta Gupta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
258
21,525
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hans De Moel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
87
13,630
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philipp Pattberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
95
12,613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maarten Wolsink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
61
16,129
energy policy
institutional analysis
environmental politics
Q-methodology
environmental justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joop De Boer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
59
7,331
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Onno Kuik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
77
5,499
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Brenden Jongman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
43
9,639
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sanne Muis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
34
4,267
flood risk
coastal flooding
sea level variability
global modelling
hydrodynamics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Oscar Widerberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
48
4,225
Institutions
Global environmental governance
Social Network Analysis
International Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Žiga Malek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,228
Environmental sciences
Land change science
Ecosystem services
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Federico Savini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
1,952
spatial planning
degrowth
post-growth
circular economy
urban metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alison Gilbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
2,332
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paolo Scussolini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
2,405
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marjan W Hofkes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
2,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Verena Seufert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
6,045
Land Use
Food Systems
Sustainable Food Security
Organic agriculture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Muhe Diao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,080
Environmental Science
Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Metagenomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sarah Wolff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,313
Ecosystem Services
Land change
Conservation
Socio-ecological systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Sadia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
270
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Teun Schrieks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
43
Environmental Economics
Behavioural Economics
Climate change adaptation
Choice modelling