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
Gilbert Geis
Criminology
White-Collar Crime
Victimology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
176
10,148
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Richard Wright
criminology
offender decision-making
qualitative research
cross-cultural research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
95
11,177
William Sabol
Crime statistics
victimization
sentencing and corrections.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
42
8,286
Catherine Y Chang
Supervision
Counselor Training
Social Justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
60
3,172
Leah E Daigle
Victimization
Life-course Criminology
Gender and Crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
55
7,794
Leslie E Wolf
Medical ethics
research ethics
health law
public health law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
52
2,950
Scott Jacques
prevention
choice
qualitative methods
mixed methods
offender-based research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
49
2,007
Jonathan Todres
Children's Rights
Human Trafficking
Child Participation
Human Rights Education
Human Rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
43
2,604
Volkan Topalli
criminology
violence
cybercrime
future crime
offender decision-making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
35
2,861
Barbara D Warner
Criminology
sociology
developing neighborhood social control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
3,508
Joshua C Hinkle
Policing
Disorder
Broken Windows
Fear of Crime
Crime and Place
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
3,409
William A Edmundson
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
legal philosophy
social philosophy
philosophy of law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
23
1,750
Nadia Behizadeh
Adolescent literacy
critical pedagogy
culturally sustaining pedagogy
social justice teacher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,281
Mark Reed
homicide co-victimization
juvenile delinquency
suicide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
2,693
Charity Scott
health
bioethics
legal profession
mindfulness
legal education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
629
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Carrie L Cook
Fear of crime
correctional officers
sexual assault in jails
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
704
Yaniv Heled
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
Law & Genetics
Family Law
Law & Psych
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
390
Anthony Michael Kreis
Constitutional Law
Employment Discrimination
Civil Rights
American Political Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
237
Tanya Washington
children's constitutional rights
affirmative action
same-sex marriage
same-sex adoption
transracial adoption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
283
Thaddeus L Johnson
Law Enforcement
Quantitative Data Analysis
Policing
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
214
Jeffrey Vagle
Privacy
Cybersecurity
Ethics of Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
143
Nicolle Parsons-Pollard
Disproportionate minority contact
criminal justice policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
182
Tricia Johnston
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Criminological Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
99
Stacie Kershner
Public health law
emergency preparedness
health law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
55
Kristina L Niedringhaus
legal research
law libraries
law library management
legal technology
legal research and technology pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
46
Kendall Kerew
professional identity formation
externships
clinical teaching
legal writing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
56
Bailey Fairbanks
state supreme courts
opinion writing
citations
readability
law and courts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
24
Leila Lawlor
individual liberties
housing
privacy
crime
exoneration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
14
Montana Nowak
antisocial behavior
psychopathy
biosocial criminology
physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
32
Pam Brannon
Legal Research
Bibliometrics
Intellectual Property Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
27
Tasha M Ramirez
Substance Addiction and Dependency Desistance
National and International Drug Law and Policy
Criminological Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gilbert Geis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
176
10,148
Criminology
White-Collar Crime
Victimology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
95
11,177
criminology
offender decision-making
qualitative research
cross-cultural research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Sabol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
42
8,286
Crime statistics
victimization
sentencing and corrections.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Timothy Brezina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
41
6,461
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catherine Y Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
60
3,172
Supervision
Counselor Training
Social Justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leah E Daigle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
55
7,794
Victimization
Life-course Criminology
Gender and Crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leslie E Wolf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
52
2,950
Medical ethics
research ethics
health law
public health law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Scott Jacques
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,007
prevention
choice
qualitative methods
mixed methods
offender-based research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonathan Todres
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
2,604
Children's Rights
Human Trafficking
Child Participation
Human Rights Education
Human Rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Maimon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
2,599
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Volkan Topalli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
2,861
criminology
violence
cybercrime
future crime
offender decision-making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dean Dabney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
1,730
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Barbara D Warner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
3,508
Criminology
sociology
developing neighborhood social control
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joshua C Hinkle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
3,409
Policing
Disorder
Broken Windows
Fear of Crime
Crime and Place
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Timothy Lytton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
1,116
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William A Edmundson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,750
Political philosophy
moral philosophy
legal philosophy
social philosophy
philosophy of law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nadia Behizadeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,281
Adolescent literacy
critical pedagogy
culturally sustaining pedagogy
social justice teacher
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Reed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
2,693
homicide co-victimization
juvenile delinquency
suicide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Charity Scott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
629
health
bioethics
legal profession
mindfulness
legal education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carrie L Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
704
Fear of crime
correctional officers
sexual assault in jails
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Landau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
423
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yaniv Heled
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
390
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
Law & Genetics
Family Law
Law & Psych
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anthony Michael Kreis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
237
Constitutional Law
Employment Discrimination
Civil Rights
American Political Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tanya Washington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
283
children's constitutional rights
affirmative action
same-sex marriage
same-sex adoption
transracial adoption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thaddeus L Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
214
Law Enforcement
Quantitative Data Analysis
Policing
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jeffrey Vagle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
143
Privacy
Cybersecurity
Ethics of Technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
W Edward Ted Afield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
89
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicolle Parsons-Pollard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
182
Disproportionate minority contact
criminal justice policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Patrick Wiseman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Samuel A Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
270
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Corneill Stephens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
79
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Tricia Johnston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
99
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Criminological Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Stacie Kershner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
55
Public health law
emergency preparedness
health law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Kristina L Niedringhaus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
46
legal research
law libraries
law library management
legal technology
legal research and technology pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Megan E Boyd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kendall Kerew
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
56
professional identity formation
externships
clinical teaching
legal writing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Bailey Fairbanks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
24
state supreme courts
opinion writing
citations
readability
law and courts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Leila Lawlor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
individual liberties
housing
privacy
crime
exoneration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marshall L White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Montana Nowak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
32
antisocial behavior
psychopathy
biosocial criminology
physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Pam Brannon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
27
Legal Research
Bibliometrics
Intellectual Property Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Tasha M Ramirez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Substance Addiction and Dependency Desistance
National and International Drug Law and Policy
Criminological Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Lauren Meeler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Shelleen N Akin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6