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
Lex Bouter
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
194
606
167,350
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tanja Vrijkotte
Early childhood development of overweight and cardiometabolic function
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
196
19,795
Frank Van Leth
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Antimicrobial Resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
106
7,618
Philip Jansen
Epidemiology
complex trait genetics
clinical genetics
neuroimaging
polygenic risk scores
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
47
8,755
Karlijn AC Meeks
global health
epidemiology
epigenetics
genetics
African populations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
50
2,287
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ona Ilozumba
digital technologies
sexual and reproductive health
human resources for health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
721
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Esther Maas
Epidemiology
effectiveness research
economic evaluations
occupational health
musculoskeletal disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
966
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lex Bouter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
194
606
167,350
Methodology
Research Integrity
Open Science
Epidemiology
Clinimetrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karien Stronks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
405
44,934
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tanja Vrijkotte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
196
19,795
Early childhood development of overweight and cardiometabolic function
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Van Leth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
106
7,618
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Antimicrobial Resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Trynke Hoekstra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
88
4,503
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joana Kist-Van Holthe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
46
2,884
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip Jansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
47
8,755
Epidemiology
complex trait genetics
clinical genetics
neuroimaging
polygenic risk scores
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mirte AG Kuipers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
46
1,693
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Karlijn AC Meeks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
50
2,287
global health
epidemiology
epigenetics
genetics
African populations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maiza Campos Ponce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
44
2,216
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louise Gunning-Schepers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,370
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ona Ilozumba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
721
digital technologies
sexual and reproductive health
human resources for health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Esther Maas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
966
Epidemiology
effectiveness research
economic evaluations
occupational health
musculoskeletal disorders