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" (873,688 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
John K Cochran
Criminological theory
capital punishment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
120
11,692
George Burruss
criminology
cybercrime
policing
organizational research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
45
2,318
Joan A Reid
Child Sex Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Trauma Bonding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
44
3,569
Richard K Moule Jr
Criminological Theory
Technology
Public Perceptions
Health/Human Development
Social Integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
2,179
Ráchael Powers
victimization
gender and crime
violence against women
prevention and intervention programs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
41
1,536
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fawn Ngo|Fawn Ngo Mitchell
Online & Offline Victimization
Cybersecurity Education
Evaluative Research
Predictive Analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,294

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lyndsay Boggess
Communities and crime
race/ethnicity and crime
neighborhood change
crime mapping and GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
948
Jessica Nicole Mitchell
Criminology
Sexual Assault
Co-Occurring Disorders
Youth Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
501
Sandra S Stone Huguley
juvenile delinquency/juvenile justice
gangs
family violence
women and crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
610
Scot B Boeringer
Cybercrime
Violence Against Women
College Sexual Aggression
Cybersecurity
Organized Crime in
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
1,037
William D Schanbacher
Ethics
Food Justice
Social Justice
Food Sovereignty
Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
480
Allison N Symulevich
scholarly communications
law librarianship
institutional repositories
open access
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John K Cochran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
120
11,692
Criminological theory
capital punishment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Dembo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
183
8,846
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James D Unnever
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
63
8,313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Leiber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
57
5,086
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lorie A Fridell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
52
4,172
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Burruss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
2,318
criminology
cybercrime
policing
organizational research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joan A Reid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
44
3,569
Child Sex Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Trauma Bonding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard K Moule Jr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
2,179
Criminological Theory
Technology
Public Perceptions
Health/Human Development
Social Integration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ráchael Powers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
41
1,536
victimization
gender and crime
violence against women
prevention and intervention programs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fawn Ngo|Fawn Ngo Mitchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,294
Online & Offline Victimization
Cybersecurity Education
Evaluative Research
Predictive Analytics

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lyndsay Boggess
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
948
Communities and crime
race/ethnicity and crime
neighborhood change
crime mapping and GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jessica Nicole Mitchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
501
Criminology
Sexual Assault
Co-Occurring Disorders
Youth Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John N Gathegi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sandra S Stone Huguley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
610
juvenile delinquency/juvenile justice
gangs
family violence
women and crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Scot B Boeringer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,037
Cybercrime
Violence Against Women
College Sexual Aggression
Cybersecurity
Organized Crime in
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William D Schanbacher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
480
Ethics
Food Justice
Social Justice
Food Sovereignty
Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Allison N Symulevich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
scholarly communications
law librarianship
institutional repositories
open access