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
Stefan J Wagner
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychiatry
Medicine
Behavioural Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
100
23,777
Ashley Jackson
Imperial history
military history
defence studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
59
2,180
Kerry Brown
China
Asian Studies
Politics
Political Economy
Chinese contemporary history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
46
2,079
Michael S Goodman
Intelligence Studies
Nuclear History
Cold War History
International History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
34
1,459
Nawaf Obaid
Intelligence & Security Studies
Nuclear History
Middle East Politics
Saudi & French Défense Doctrines
Napoleonic Wars
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
43
1,559
Andrew Prescott
Digital Humanities
Manuscripts
History
Libraries
Freemasonry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
35
1,450
Hugh Bowden
Ancient Greek Religion
Ancient Greek History
Alexander the Great
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,695
Ellen Fridland
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,071
Markus Vinzent
History of ideas
Early Christianity
History of Religion
Medieval Philosophy
History of Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
29
1,104
Alessio Patalano
Japanese history
Naval History
Military History
Strategic Studies
East Asian security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
484
Alan Coffee
Philosophy
Political Theory
Feminism
Slavery
Republicanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
451
Jonathan Hill
Tunisia
Algeria
colonial history
sport
French empire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
813
Robert T Foley
Military History
Military Innovation
Military Learning
Strategy
Defence Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
640
Richard A Burridge
Jesus
Gospels
New Testament
Ethics
Interpretation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
2,011
Agnieszka Sobocinska
International history
Australian history
History of Humanitarianism
History of Travel and Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
416
Lars Boerner
Economic History
Market Design
Microeconomics
Financial Markets
Growth and Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
307
David Morgan Owen
History
First World War
Naval History
Military History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
194
Kandiah
British history
contemporary history
British diplomatic history
oral history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
451
Elise Woodard
Epistemology
Social & Political Philosophy
Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
180
Huw Dylan
Cold War History
Intelligence history
Deception and Covert Operations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
236
Christian Tripodi
Imperial history
military history
military doctrine
strategic studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
494
Alan James
early modern history
early modern France
naval history
military history
imperial history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
180
James E. Bjork
history of nationalism
borderlands
social history of religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
386
Jonathan Fennell
Military
Social and Political History
War & Defence Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
231
Hannah Murphy
History of science
medicine
technology
early modern Europe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
67
Aaron James Wendland
Phenomenology
Existentialism
Philosophy of Art
Philosophy of Language
Political Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
134
Feng Zhu
aesthetics of gameplay
Foucault
neoliberalism
care of the self
digital subjectivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
47
Franco Manni
20th century Italian philosophy
theory of culture
Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
0
49
David Brydan
Modern European History
History of International Relations
History of Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
70
Huw J. Davies
Military History
Warfare
Intelligence
Eighteenth Century
Empire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
91
Harriet Fagerberg
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
20
Yusuf Ali Ozkan
intelligence history
intelligence studies
military history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Athamos Stradis
Philosophy of Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Arrow of Time
Metaphysics
Thermodynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefan J Wagner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
100
23,777
Philosophy
Psychology
Psychiatry
Medicine
Behavioural Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lawrence Freedman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
184
18,609
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Papineau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
115
11,840
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clayton Littlejohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
2,224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ashley Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
59
2,180
Imperial history
military history
defence studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kerry Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
46
2,079
China
Asian Studies
Politics
Political Economy
Chinese contemporary history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mark Textor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
43
1,464
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael S Goodman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
1,459
Intelligence Studies
Nuclear History
Cold War History
International History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nawaf Obaid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
43
1,559
Intelligence & Security Studies
Nuclear History
Middle East Politics
Saudi & French Défense Doctrines
Napoleonic Wars
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Agi Kurucz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
2,163
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Prescott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
35
1,450
Digital Humanities
Manuscripts
History
Libraries
Freemasonry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Owens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
2,308
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hugh Bowden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,695
Ancient Greek Religion
Ancient Greek History
Alexander the Great
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ellen Fridland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,071
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophical Psychology
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
xinzhong yao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
2,628
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Meadowcroft
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Markus Vinzent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
29
1,104
History of ideas
Early Christianity
History of Religion
Medieval Philosophy
History of Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
carool kersten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,087
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alessio Patalano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
484
Japanese history
Naval History
Military History
Strategic Studies
East Asian security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alan Coffee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
451
Philosophy
Political Theory
Feminism
Slavery
Republicanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
813
Tunisia
Algeria
colonial history
sport
French empire
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jon Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert T Foley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
640
Military History
Military Innovation
Military Learning
Strategy
Defence Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard A Burridge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
2,011
Jesus
Gospels
New Testament
Ethics
Interpretation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Agnieszka Sobocinska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
416
International history
Australian history
History of Humanitarianism
History of Travel and Tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hugh Denard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
930
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Anna Bentkowska Kafel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
598
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lars Boerner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
307
Economic History
Market Design
Microeconomics
Financial Markets
Growth and Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Eleanor Knox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
559
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Olesya Khromeychuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
David Morgan Owen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
194
History
First World War
Naval History
Military History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kandiah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
451
British history
contemporary history
British diplomatic history
oral history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Samuel KimptonNye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Elise Woodard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
180
Epistemology
Social & Political Philosophy
Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Finlay Malcolm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
210
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Huw Dylan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
236
Cold War History
Intelligence history
Deception and Covert Operations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Christian Tripodi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
494
Imperial history
military history
military doctrine
strategic studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Niall Barr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
328
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Alan James
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
180
early modern history
early modern France
naval history
military history
imperial history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
James E. Bjork
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
386
history of nationalism
borderlands
social history of religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Alexander Franklin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
164
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
James Stazicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
239
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jonathan Fennell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
231
Military
Social and Political History
War & Defence Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Stefan Bauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Hannah Murphy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
67
History of science
medicine
technology
early modern Europe
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Barbara Zanchetta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
163
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Aaron James Wendland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
134
Phenomenology
Existentialism
Philosophy of Art
Philosophy of Language
Political Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hugo Ribeiro Da Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
89
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Feng Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
47
aesthetics of gameplay
Foucault
neoliberalism
care of the self
digital subjectivity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Franco Manni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
0
49
20th century Italian philosophy
theory of culture
Aristotelian-Thomistic philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
David Brydan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
70
Modern European History
History of International Relations
History of Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Huw J. Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
91
Military History
Warfare
Intelligence
Eighteenth Century
Empire
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Harriet Fagerberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Yusuf Ali Ozkan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
intelligence history
intelligence studies
military history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Susannah Rees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
George Medley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Athamos Stradis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Philosophy of Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Arrow of Time
Metaphysics
Thermodynamics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Nino Kadic|Nino Kadic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Religion
Metaphysics