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.

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Total 10.176 scientist
* 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
234
702
200,205
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Avshalom Caspi
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
211
513
204,777
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Anders M Dale
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
191
689
201,907
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Karl Deisseroth
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
188
495
150,385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Jean-Pierre Changeux
neuroscience
molecular biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
169
714
118,222
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Randy L Buckner
neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
alzheimer disease
psychiatry
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
166
290
167,803
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ronald S Duman
Neuroscience
antidepressants
depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
157
376
103,509
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Andrew Saykin
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
156
644
89,056
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Stuart Lipton
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
156
426
101,310
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Peter T Fox
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
155
519
121,478
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
David J Nutt
psychiatry
psychopharmacology
psychedelics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
150
861
92,582
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Steven Laureys
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
585
82,253
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Stanley J Watson
Neuroscience
anatomy
brain
mental Illness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
525
82,095
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Ashley Bush
neuroscience
metals
Alzheimer's disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
146
485
96,152
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Geraldine Dawson
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
146
343
93,738
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Robert Zatorre
Cognitive Neuroscience
auditory neuroscience
music cognition
neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
139
315
78,223
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Martin Ernst Schwab
neuroscience
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
137
350
65,106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Riitta Hari
neuroscience
brain
mind
social interaction
MEG
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
413
62,447
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Joseph S Takahashi
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
307
88,850
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Nikos Logothetis
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
371
75,196
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Bruce Mcnaughton
neuroscience
memory
hippocampus
ensemble recording
neural computation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
254
78,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Eva Maria Mandelkow
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
119
244
66,185
* 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
116
329
46,651
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Steven G Younkin
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
237
82,820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Todd Golde
neuroscience Neurodegeneration Alzheimer’s Therapeutics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
305
53,106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :76
Hymie Anisman
Stress
Depression
Inflammatory Factors
Cytokines
Anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
422
44,565
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Geraint Rees
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
320
53,538
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Murat Yücel
addiction
mental health
neuroscience
virtual reality
cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
348
44,470
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Kenji Hashimoto
neuroscience
psychiatry
biomarker
translational
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
113
831
59,114
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Vittorio Gallese
Cognitive neuroscience
philosophy of mind
empirical aesthetics
language
schizophrenia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
340
111,764
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Patrik Vuilleumier
neuroscience
brain
neurology
cognition
emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
325
46,706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Feng Zhang
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
123
175,138
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Daniel Wolpert
Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
motor control
motor learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
221
71,295
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Mazoyer B
Neuroscience
cognition
radiology
neurology
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
285
60,788
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Karl Friston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
277
1,215
358,923
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raymond J Dolan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
234
702
200,205
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
501
194,466
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Avshalom Caspi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
211
513
204,777
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarkers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard J Davidson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
200
652
177,543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Arthur W Toga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
197
1,009
164,484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Carl Cotman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
193
764
146,061
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tomas Hökfelt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
192
1,167
145,086
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anders M Dale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
191
689
201,907
Neuroimaging
MRI
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Genetics
Biomedical Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karl Deisseroth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
188
495
150,385
Neuroscience
optogenetics
psychiatry
bioengineering
neuroengineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anthony E Lang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
186
953
167,215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gyorgy Buzsaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
423
147,543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christof Koch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
637
169,872
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Geoffrey Burnstock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
174
1,319
144,687
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
169
714
118,222
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clifford Woolf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
167
449
130,934
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Randy L Buckner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
166
290
167,803
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
100,145
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven F Maier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
483
89,666
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ronald S Duman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
376
103,509
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pasko Rakic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
399
98,372
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Saykin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
644
89,056
Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Genetics
Cognition
Alzheimer's disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stuart Lipton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
156
426
101,310
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Neurodegenerative Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter T Fox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
155
519
121,478
neuroscience
connectomics
neuroinformatics
neuroimaging
transcranial magnetic stimulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark D Esposito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
369
83,477
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David J Nutt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
150
861
92,582
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Wolf Singer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
149
522
107,165
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Laureys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
585
82,253
Neurology
Neuroplasticity
Consciousness and Cognition
Neuromodulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Stanley J Watson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
525
82,095
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
David Hafler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
454
98,550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Masashi Yanagisawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
414
114,099
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ashley Bush
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
146
485
96,152
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Geraldine Dawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
146
343
93,738
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early intervention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Huda Akil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
146
519
82,862
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Larry Swanson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
146
295
95,423
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Morgan Sheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
245
82,543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
144
338
160,153
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Rodolfo R Llinas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
142
462
78,769
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Mark Ellisman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
140
503
78,915
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Robert Zatorre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
315
78,223
Cognitive Neuroscience
auditory neuroscience
music cognition
neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Reggie Edgerton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
565
70,679
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jaak Panksepp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
456
83,272
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Giovanni B Frisoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
661
84,168
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Martin Ernst Schwab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
350
65,106
neuroscience
regeneration
plasticity
nerve fiber growth inhibitors
Nogo-A
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Tullio Pozzan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
321
65,630
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Riitta Hari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
413
62,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Giorgio Bernardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
784
64,215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
North Ra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
305
62,187
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Joseph S Takahashi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
307
88,850
Neuroscience
Neurogenetics
Mouse
Genetics
Circadian
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
John Morrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
129
319
55,548
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Svoboda K And Svoboda Karel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
128
199
86,854
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Richard Passingham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
127
224
61,102
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Jerold Chun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
316
52,169
Neuroscience
Lysophospholipid signaling
Therapeutics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Alexei Verkhratsky|Alexey Verkhratsky, Alexej Verkhratsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
464
65,264
Neuroscience
Astrocytes
Glia
Physiology
neurobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Nikos Logothetis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
371
75,196
Neuroscience
Networks
Biophysics
Psychology
Computation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Bruce Mcnaughton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
254
78,818
neuroscience
memory
hippocampus
ensemble recording
neural computation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Ralph A Nixon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
303
67,736
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Helmut Kettenmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
351
60,544
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Endel Tulving
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
228
126,611
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hongjun Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
249
65,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Takeshi Sakurai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
549
71,554
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
SB McMahon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
340
57,076
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Peter Somogyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
202
52,122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Rafael Yuste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
269
52,119
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Andrew Engel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
404
46,950
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Howard E Gendelman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
461
56,337
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
JB Furness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
524
53,989
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Eva Maria Mandelkow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
119
244
66,185
Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
tau protein
microtubules
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Paul Sawchenko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
118
213
61,303
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Nancy Kanwisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
220
76,154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Rainer Goebel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
116
329
46,651
Ultra-High Field fMRI
Human Brain Research
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neural Network Modelling
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Heidi Johansen Berg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
227
75,918
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Steven G Younkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
237
82,820
Alzheimer's disease
genetics
therapeutic target
amyloid ß protein
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Pierre Magistretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
379
61,722
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Todd Golde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
305
53,106
neuroscience Neurodegeneration Alzheimer’s Therapeutics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Hymie Anisman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
422
44,565
Stress
Depression
Inflammatory Factors
Cytokines
Anxiety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Gordon M Shepherd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
357
50,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Sten Grillner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
434
51,159
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Matthew Rushworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
196
53,816
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Geraint Rees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
320
53,538
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional MRI
Consciousness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Murat Yücel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
348
44,470
addiction
mental health
neuroscience
virtual reality
cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
LF Abbott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
263
66,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Paul Fletcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
244
53,215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Robert Turner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
303
72,311
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Stephen R Marder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
377
55,145
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Ruud Buijs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
285
41,518
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Kenji Hashimoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
831
59,114
neuroscience
psychiatry
biomarker
translational
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Vittorio Gallese
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
340
111,764
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
325
46,706
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Mark F Bear
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
222
70,078
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Nicolas Bazan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
112
487
55,346
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Feng Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
123
175,138
neuroscience
microbiology
optogenetics
genome engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Richard GM Morris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
332
85,205
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
David A Mccormick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
187
56,728
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Russell Schachar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
272
45,622
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Daniel Wolpert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
221
71,295
Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
motor control
motor learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Paul Maruff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
434
45,422
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Mazoyer B
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
285
60,788
Neuroscience
cognition
radiology
neurology
imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Jonathan Flint
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
309
55,432