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" (870,053 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: 2
Raymond J Dolan
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
235
704
202,255
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Avshalom Caspi
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
211
516
207,419
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anders M Dale
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
192
694
204,892
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karl Deisseroth
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
190
501
153,214

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean-Pierre Changeux
neuroscience
molecular biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
171
718
119,007
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Randy L Buckner
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
167
290
170,447
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Saykin
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
157
655
90,998
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ronald S Duman
Neuroscience
antidepressants
depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
157
376
104,575
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stuart Lipton
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
156
429
102,239
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter T Fox
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
155
524
122,831
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David J Nutt
psychiatry
psychopharmacology
psychedelics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
152
871
94,458
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Laureys
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
149
587
83,574
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ashley Bush
neuroscience
metals
Alzheimer's disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
486
97,795
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Stanley J Watson
Neuroscience
anatomy
brain
mental Illness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
527
82,700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Geraldine Dawson
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
147
345
94,943
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robert Zatorre
Cognitive Neuroscience
auditory neuroscience
music cognition
neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
140
315
79,112
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Martin Ernst Schwab
neuroscience
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
138
350
65,453
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Joseph S Takahashi
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
310
90,054
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Riitta Hari
neuroscience
brain
mind
social interaction
MEG
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
412
62,862
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Bruce Mcnaughton
neuroscience
memory
hippocampus
ensemble recording
neural computation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
255
79,739
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Nikos Logothetis
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
371
75,945
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Eva Maria Mandelkow
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
119
245
67,007
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Rainer Goebel
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
117
329
47,058
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Kenji Hashimoto
neuroscience
psychiatry
biomarker
translational
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
840
60,106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Murat Yücel
addiction
mental health
neuroscience
virtual reality
cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
354
45,293
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Steven G Younkin
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
238
83,720
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Todd Golde
neuroscience Neurodegeneration Alzheimer’s Therapeutics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
307
53,798
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Hymie Anisman
Stress
Depression
Inflammatory Factors
Cytokines
Anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
424
44,967
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Geraint Rees
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
321
54,311
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Vittorio Gallese
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
345
112,857
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Patrik Vuilleumier
neuroscience
brain
neurology
cognition
emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
327
47,247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Feng Zhang
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
123
178,737
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Daniel Wolpert
Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
motor control
motor learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
221
72,187
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Mazoyer B
Neuroscience
cognition
radiology
neurology
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
286
61,480
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
280
1,226
363,913
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raymond J Dolan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
235
704
202,255
Neuroscience Decision Making Neural Replay Reinforcement Learning (RL) DopamineComputational Psychiatry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard Frackowiak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
219
502
195,427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Avshalom Caspi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
211
516
207,419
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard J Davidson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
200
657
179,735
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arthur W Toga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
198
1,019
166,675
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carl Cotman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
193
765
146,884
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anders M Dale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
192
694
204,892
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tomas Hökfelt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
192
1,169
145,693
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karl Deisseroth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
501
153,214
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anthony E Lang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
187
960
170,593
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gyorgy Buzsaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
175
425
149,851
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christof Koch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
642
172,078
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geoffrey Burnstock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
1,321
145,352
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
171
718
119,007
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clifford Woolf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
169
450
132,178
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Randy L Buckner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
167
290
170,447
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael A Moskowitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
448
100,828
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven F Maier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
483
90,444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pasko Rakic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
400
98,962
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Andrew Saykin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
655
90,998
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ronald S Duman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
376
104,575
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stuart Lipton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
429
102,239
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter T Fox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
155
524
122,831
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark D Esposito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
371
84,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David J Nutt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
152
871
94,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Wolf Singer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
150
525
107,868
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Laureys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
149
587
83,574
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ashley Bush
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
486
97,795
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
David Hafler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
457
99,643
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Masashi Yanagisawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
415
114,792
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Stanley J Watson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
527
82,700
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Geraldine Dawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
345
94,943
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Huda Akil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
521
83,530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Larry Swanson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
295
95,873
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Morgan Sheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
245
83,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
144
339
161,407
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Rodolfo R Llinas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
143
462
79,117
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mark Ellisman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
140
507
79,815
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robert Zatorre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
140
315
79,112
Cognitive Neuroscience
auditory neuroscience
music cognition
neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jaak Panksepp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
456
84,055
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Reggie Edgerton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
566
71,422
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Giovanni B Frisoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
665
86,044
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Martin Ernst Schwab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
350
65,453
neuroscience
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tullio Pozzan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
321
66,046
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Giorgio Bernardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
784
64,590
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Joseph S Takahashi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
310
90,054
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Riitta Hari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
412
62,862
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
North Ra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
305
62,388
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
John Morrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
129
319
56,027
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Svoboda K And Svoboda Karel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
128
200
88,153
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Richard Passingham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
127
225
61,483
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Alexei Verkhratsky|Alexey Verkhratsky, Alexej Verkhratsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
470
66,763
Neuroscience
Astrocytes
Glia
Physiology
neurobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Bruce Mcnaughton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
255
79,739
neuroscience
memory
hippocampus
ensemble recording
neural computation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Ralph A Nixon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
304
68,654
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Jerold Chun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
318
52,748
Neuroscience
Lysophospholipid signaling
Therapeutics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Helmut Kettenmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
351
61,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Endel Tulving
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
229
127,595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Nikos Logothetis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
371
75,945
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hongjun Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
251
66,454
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Rafael Yuste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
271
53,020
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Takeshi Sakurai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
552
72,117
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
SB McMahon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
341
57,438
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Peter Somogyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
203
52,454
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Howard E Gendelman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
462
57,045
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Andrew Engel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
405
47,232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Paul Sawchenko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
214
61,595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
JB Furness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
529
54,330
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Eva Maria Mandelkow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
245
67,007
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Nancy Kanwisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
222
77,066
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Rainer Goebel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
329
47,058
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Pierre Magistretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
380
62,705
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Gordon M Shepherd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
359
50,923
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Kenji Hashimoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
840
60,106
neuroscience
psychiatry
biomarker
translational
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Heidi Johansen Berg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
227
76,810
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Matthew Rushworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
197
54,414
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Murat Yücel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
354
45,293
addiction
mental health
neuroscience
virtual reality
cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Steven G Younkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
238
83,720
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Paul Fletcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
247
53,826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Todd Golde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
307
53,798
neuroscience Neurodegeneration Alzheimer’s Therapeutics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Robert Turner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
303
72,932
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Hymie Anisman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
424
44,967
Stress
Depression
Inflammatory Factors
Cytokines
Anxiety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Stephen R Marder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
380
56,040
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Ruud Buijs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
285
41,799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Sten Grillner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
435
51,504
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Geraint Rees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
321
54,311
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
LF Abbott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
263
67,753
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Vittorio Gallese
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
345
112,857
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Patrik Vuilleumier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
327
47,247
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Richard GM Morris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
334
86,114
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Mark F Bear
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
222
70,815
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Nicolas Bazan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
490
56,136
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Russell Schachar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
273
46,934
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Feng Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
123
178,737
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Daniel Wolpert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
221
72,187
Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
motor control
motor learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Paul Maruff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
443
46,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Jonathan Flint
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
313
55,987
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
David A Mccormick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
188
57,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Mazoyer B
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
286
61,480
Neuroscience
cognition
radiology
neurology
imaging