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" (870,053 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
Nancy Cartwright
History and philosophy of science
philosophy of social technology
causal inference
objectivity in science
evidence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
167
30,489
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
EJ Lowe
metaphysics
philosophy of mind
philosophy of language
logic
early modern philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
172
13,983
Joanna M Setchell
primates
sexual selection
life history
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
62
6,711
Susan E. Reid
Soviet cultural history
art and visual culture
material culture
Cold War
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
40
3,271
Jeff Astley
Christian education
religious education
ordinary theology
faith development
religious experience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
55
2,453
Andrew Davis
philosophy education assessment reading phonics educational neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
35
1,515
Philip Goff
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
consciousness
panpsychism
physicalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
31
2,600
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alec Ryrie
History of Christianity
History of Protestantism
Reformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
2,093

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Howell Harris
American business history
history of technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
841
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nancy Cartwright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
167
30,489
History and philosophy of science
philosophy of social technology
causal inference
objectivity in science
evidence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
EJ Lowe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
172
13,983
metaphysics
philosophy of mind
philosophy of language
logic
early modern philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joanna M Setchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
62
6,711
primates
sexual selection
life history
behavioural ecology
evolutionary ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Justin Willis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
53
2,880
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Susan E. Reid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
3,271
Soviet cultural history
art and visual culture
material culture
Cold War
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeff Astley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
55
2,453
Christian education
religious education
ordinary theology
faith development
religious experience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrew Davis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
1,515
philosophy education assessment reading phonics educational neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Goff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
2,600
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
consciousness
panpsychism
physicalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andy Hamilton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,656
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alec Ryrie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
2,093
History of Christianity
History of Protestantism
Reformation

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barbara Keys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,531
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Saha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
688
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Howell Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
841
American business history
history of technology