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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,289 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
JB Ruhl
natural resources law
environmental law
ecosystem services
complex adaptive systems
climate chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
131
13,351
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ahjond Garmestani
Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Change
Ecosystem Managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
93
10,275
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Harro van Asselt
climate change law
environmental law
international environmental law
climate polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
122
11,885
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cary Coglianese
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Public Policy
Regulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
134
12,700
Robert Glicksman
Environmental law
Natural resources law
Administrative La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
83
4,775
Peter Menell
Intellectual Property
Law and Technology
Environmental Law
Patent Law
Copyright La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
73
6,808
Robin Craig
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Water Law
Public Trust Doctrin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
101
6,362
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timo Koivurova
Arctic
international environmental law
security
human rights
indigenous people
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
97
4,755
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rakhyun E Kim|Rak Kim, Rakhyun Kim, Rak Hyun Kim
Global Environmental Governance
Global Environmental Politics
International Environmental La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
61
5,958
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raphael J Heffron
Just Transition
Energy Justice
Energy and Natural Resource Law
Planning & Environmental Law and Polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
65
10,983
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louis J. Kotzé
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth syste
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
80
4,444
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Vandenbergh
environmental law and policy
climate change
private governance
energy law and polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
53
8,520
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joanne Scott
EU Law including EU external relations
Environmental Law
WTO La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
52
9,044
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jacob Phelps
environmental governance
wildlife trade
environmental law
incentive-based conservation
orchid
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
50
6,745
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Freestone
International Environmental Law
Law of the Sea
Climate Change
Biodiversit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
96
4,452
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Errol Meidinger
environmental law
transnational governance
sociology of law
human rights
legal theor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
45
6,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patricia Kameri-Mbote
Law
Environmental law
Property Law
Gende
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
80
3,856
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carl Dalhammar
ecodesign
ekodesign
law and innovation
environmental la
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
57
3,225
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael A Livermore
Regulation
Environmental Law
Data Science and La
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
45
3,127
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Meinhard Doelle
Environmental Law
Climate Change Law
Energy Law
Impact Assessment Law
Impact Assessmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
55
2,548
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gloria Amparo Rodríguez
Environmental law
Derecho Ambiental
Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
Sociología Jurídica
Antropología Jurídic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
54
2,305
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Douglas Kysar
Environmental law
animal law
climate change
torts
products liabilit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
5,165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lasse Loft
Environmental Law and Economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
REDD+
Governanc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
41
1,969
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
JB Ruhl
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
131
13,351
natural resources law
environmental law
ecosystem services
complex adaptive systems
climate chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ahjond Garmestani
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
93
10,275
Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Change
Ecosystem Managemen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Harro van Asselt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
122
11,885
climate change law
environmental law
international environmental law
climate polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Cary Coglianese
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
134
12,700
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Public Policy
Regulatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Glicksman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
83
4,775
Environmental law
Natural resources law
Administrative La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Menell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
73
6,808
Intellectual Property
Law and Technology
Environmental Law
Patent Law
Copyright La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robin Craig
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
101
6,362
Environmental Law
Climate Change
Water Law
Public Trust Doctrin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Timo Koivurova
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
97
4,755
Arctic
international environmental law
security
human rights
indigenous people
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rakhyun E Kim|Rak Kim, Rakhyun Kim, Rak Hyun Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
61
5,958
Global Environmental Governance
Global Environmental Politics
International Environmental La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raphael J Heffron
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
65
10,983
Just Transition
Energy Justice
Energy and Natural Resource Law
Planning & Environmental Law and Polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louis J. Kotzé
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
80
4,444
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth syste
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Vandenbergh
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
53
8,520
environmental law and policy
climate change
private governance
energy law and polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joanne Scott
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
52
9,044
EU Law including EU external relations
Environmental Law
WTO La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jacob Phelps
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
50
6,745
environmental governance
wildlife trade
environmental law
incentive-based conservation
orchid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eric Biber
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
4,155
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wendy Wagner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
54
4,956
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David Freestone
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
96
4,452
International Environmental Law
Law of the Sea
Climate Change
Biodiversit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Errol Meidinger
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
45
6,848
environmental law
transnational governance
sociology of law
human rights
legal theor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Patricia Kameri-Mbote
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
80
3,856
Law
Environmental law
Property Law
Gende
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carl Dalhammar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
3,225
ecodesign
ekodesign
law and innovation
environmental la
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael A Livermore
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
3,127
Regulation
Environmental Law
Data Science and La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Meinhard Doelle
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
55
2,548
Environmental Law
Climate Change Law
Energy Law
Impact Assessment Law
Impact Assessmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gloria Amparo Rodríguez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
54
2,305
Environmental law
Derecho Ambiental
Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
Sociología Jurídica
Antropología Jurídic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Douglas Kysar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
5,165
Environmental law
animal law
climate change
torts
products liabilit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lasse Loft
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
41
1,969
Environmental Law and Economics
Payments for Ecosystem Services
REDD+
Governanc