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" (870,057 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
Linda H Aiken
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
311
81,885

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Ann Kutney Lee
Effects of nursing care organization on patient outcomes
redesigned systems that can work more efficiently to provide equitable and high-quality patient care
and the adoption of technological innovations (e.g. electronic health records) and how they are correlated to patient outcomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
8,877
Pamela Cacchione
Gerontological Nursing
Geropsychiatric Nursing
Delirium
Sensory Impairment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
57
2,446
G Adriana Perez
Aging
Latino Health Equity
Physical Activity Community-based Interventions
Alzheimer's Disease
Cardiovascular Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
44
2,371
Bridgette M Brawner
Health Equity Research
Mental Health
Healthography
Intervention Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
50
1,611
Steven Meanley
HIV Treatment and Prevention
Health Disparities
LGBTQ Health
Resilience
Implementation Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
37
1,498
Karen B Lasater
End-of-life Care
Nursing Work Environment
Hospital Nursing Care and Re-admissions Rates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
29
1,940
Julie Fairman
history of nursing
scope of practice regulations
nursing and Civil rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
38
1,817
Amy M Sawyer
sleep
sleep medicine
obstructive sleep apnea
treatment adherence
large-scale clinical trials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
2,512
Whitney T Eriksen
Women's Health
Health Equity
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
Healthcare Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
20
968
Brianna Morgan
Strengths-based assessment and intervention for persons impacted by serious illness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
847
Sungho Oh
Human Factors Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Nursing
Medical Device
Healthcare Technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
462
Jackie Nikpour
Nursing Workforce
Health Equity
Primary Care
Medicaid
Behavioral Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
182
Kierra Foley
LGBTQ health
LGBTQ aging
Health equity
Housing equity
Housing insecurity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
36
Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng
Firearm violence
Mental health
spirituality
public health nursing
geospatial analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
20
Andre A Rosario|Andre Rosario
history of nursing
nurse migration
health workforce
Filipino American studies
Asian American
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Linda H Aiken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
311
81,885
Improving Health Outcomes through Research and Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Sloane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
134
52,291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Janet A Deatrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
165
11,385
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martha Aq Curley Rn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
144
13,969
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jianghong Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
157
14,115
Cognition
Behavior
Sleep
Environment health
Nutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew D Mchugh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
102
15,398
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kathryn H Bowles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
167
8,617
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eileen T Lake
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
74
16,257
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mary Ersek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
123
9,157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Barbara Medoff Cooper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
92
5,879

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marilyn Sommers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
94
4,674
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Salimah H Meghani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
85
4,397
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ann Kutney Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
8,877
Effects of nursing care organization on patient outcomes
redesigned systems that can work more efficiently to provide equitable and high-quality patient care
and the adoption of technological innovations (e.g. electronic health records) and how they are correlated to patient outcomes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Catherine Mcdonald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
50
2,294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pamela Cacchione
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
57
2,446
Gerontological Nursing
Geropsychiatric Nursing
Delirium
Sensory Impairment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Margo Brooks Carthon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
2,162
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
G Adriana Perez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
44
2,371
Aging
Latino Health Equity
Physical Activity Community-based Interventions
Alzheimer's Disease
Cardiovascular Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sara F Jacoby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
1,981
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bridgette M Brawner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,611
Health Equity Research
Mental Health
Healthography
Intervention Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven Meanley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,498
HIV Treatment and Prevention
Health Disparities
LGBTQ Health
Resilience
Implementation Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karen B Lasater
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
1,940
End-of-life Care
Nursing Work Environment
Hospital Nursing Care and Re-admissions Rates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Julie Fairman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
38
1,817
history of nursing
scope of practice regulations
nursing and Civil rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lea Ann Matura Rn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,650
Symptoms
genomics
pulmonary hypertension
quality of life
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Amy M Sawyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
2,512
sleep
sleep medicine
obstructive sleep apnea
treatment adherence
large-scale clinical trials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Whitney T Eriksen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
20
968
Women's Health
Health Equity
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
Healthcare Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Brianna Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
847
Strengths-based assessment and intervention for persons impacted by serious illness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sungho Oh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
462
Human Factors Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Nursing
Medical Device
Healthcare Technologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
S Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
3,792
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jackie Nikpour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
182
Nursing Workforce
Health Equity
Primary Care
Medicaid
Behavioral Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Nina A Juntereal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
63
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kierra Foley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
36
LGBTQ health
LGBTQ aging
Health equity
Housing equity
Housing insecurity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Firearm violence
Mental health
spirituality
public health nursing
geospatial analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Ellen Munsterman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Andre A Rosario|Andre Rosario
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
history of nursing
nurse migration
health workforce
Filipino American studies
Asian American
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Stephanie Acquaye, Bsn, Rn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
24
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Joan Ll Torbet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1