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" (873,690 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
Francesc Baró
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
55
7,237
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Serge Gutwirth
Today : the commons and the law
law as a 'mode of existence'
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
82
4,042
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Florian Trauner
European Integration
Justice and Home Affairs
EU institutions and agencies
Migration Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
48
3,400
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vagelis Papakonstantinou
Data protection
Data privacy
Cybersecurity
Intellectual property
Digital Personhood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
35
1,977
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rosamunde Van Brakel
surveillance
digital criminology
policing
youth justice
risk assessments & AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
847
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Quinn
Law
privacy
data protection
stigmatisation
discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
524
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Niels Van Dijk
legal theory
STS
philosophy of law
privacy & data protection
ICT governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
428
Johannes Thumfart
Political Philosophy
Intellectual History
Philosophy of Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
259
Elias Saerens
scaling laws
bio-inspired actuation
compliant actuation
constant torque
transmissions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
264
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mattias De Backer
criminology
urban geography
urban youth
public space
migration and diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
244

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frederik Dhondt
legal history
political history
diplomatic history
history of international law
comparative constitutional history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
270
Simone Casiraghi
ethics
science and technology studies
law and technology
artificial intelligence
bioethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
87
Marco Benatar
International Law
Public International Law
International Dispute Settlement
Law of the Sea
Cyber Warfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
189
Raphael Cahen
Histoire du droit international
histoire des relations internationales
Histoire des idées politiques
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
92
José Grabiel Luis Cordova
Energy Law
right to energy
sustainability
human rights
human dignity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
94
Pablo Trigo Kramcsák
data protection
privacy
AI regulation
cross-border data flows
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
46
Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi
Law
Technology
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Online Dispute Resolution
Civil Procedural Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
21
Ezéchiel Amani Cirimwami
Droit international public
droit pénal humanitaire
droits de l'homme
droit pénal
procédure pénale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
11
Stefano Cattelan
Legal history
history of international law
diplomatic history
law of the sea
maritime history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Danaja Fabcic Povse
GDPR
(e)health law and policy
law and technology
ethics of technology
non-discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
Saurav Ghimire
intellectual property law
biotechnology
plants
patent
plant variety protection.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Arjun Banerjee
Law
Legal Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Legal Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Francesc Baró
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
55
7,237
Urban ecosystem services
Green infrastructure
Nature-based solutions
Urban environmental justice
Geospatial analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Serge Gutwirth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
82
4,042
Today : the commons and the law
law as a 'mode of existence'
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Florian Trauner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
48
3,400
European Integration
Justice and Home Affairs
EU institutions and agencies
Migration Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vagelis Papakonstantinou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
35
1,977
Data protection
Data privacy
Cybersecurity
Intellectual property
Digital Personhood
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rosamunde Van Brakel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
847
surveillance
digital criminology
policing
youth justice
risk assessments & AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Quinn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
524
Law
privacy
data protection
stigmatisation
discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Niels Van Dijk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
428
legal theory
STS
philosophy of law
privacy & data protection
ICT governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johannes Thumfart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
259
Political Philosophy
Intellectual History
Philosophy of Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elias Saerens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
264
scaling laws
bio-inspired actuation
compliant actuation
constant torque
transmissions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mattias De Backer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
244
criminology
urban geography
urban youth
public space
migration and diversity

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laurence Diver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
219
legal theory
legal tech
design
STS
HCI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frederik Dhondt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
270
legal history
political history
diplomatic history
history of international law
comparative constitutional history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andres Chomczyk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
109
data protection
cryptocurrencies
fintech
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Simone Casiraghi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
87
ethics
science and technology studies
law and technology
artificial intelligence
bioethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marco Benatar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
189
International Law
Public International Law
International Dispute Settlement
Law of the Sea
Cyber Warfare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Raphael Cahen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
92
Histoire du droit international
histoire des relations internationales
Histoire des idées politiques
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anastasiya Kiseleva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
José Grabiel Luis Cordova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
94
Energy Law
right to energy
sustainability
human rights
human dignity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Pablo Trigo Kramcsák
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
46
data protection
privacy
AI regulation
cross-border data flows
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
21
Law
Technology
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Online Dispute Resolution
Civil Procedural Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ezéchiel Amani Cirimwami
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
11
Droit international public
droit pénal humanitaire
droits de l'homme
droit pénal
procédure pénale
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stefano Cattelan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Legal history
history of international law
diplomatic history
law of the sea
maritime history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Ristaniemi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Danaja Fabcic Povse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
GDPR
(e)health law and policy
law and technology
ethics of technology
non-discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nikolaos Ioannidis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Information law - data protection law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Wouter De Rycke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Saurav Ghimire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
intellectual property law
biotechnology
plants
patent
plant variety protection.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Arjun Banerjee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Law
Legal Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Legal Theory