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" (873,690 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
Etheresia Pretorius
erythrocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
coagulation
long covid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
230
16,442
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anna-Mart Engelbrecht
breast cancer
chemoresistance
tumor microenvironment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
76
17,519
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anton Du Preez Van Staden
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Heterologous Protein Expression
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
832
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shantal Lynn Windvogel
respiratory physiology
cardiovascular physiology
neonatal development
oxidative stress
natural
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
138

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frans Everson
Physiology
HIV
ART
Cardiovascular Disease
Air Pollution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
258
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Etheresia Pretorius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
230
16,442
erythrocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
coagulation
long covid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wayne Derman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
131
9,830
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M.Faadiel Essop
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
74
4,179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anna-Mart Engelbrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
76
17,519
breast cancer
chemoresistance
tumor microenvironment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vikash Sewram
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
54
2,861
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barbara Huisamen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
58
2,824
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Theo Nell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
1,130
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anton Du Preez Van Staden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
832
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Heterologous Protein Expression
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Balindiwe Sishi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
14,578
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shantal Lynn Windvogel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
138
respiratory physiology
cardiovascular physiology
neonatal development
oxidative stress
natural

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frans Everson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
258
Physiology
HIV
ART
Cardiovascular Disease
Air Pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Liske Kotzé-Hörstmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
105
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tracey Ollewagen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lisa Marie Ferguson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16