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
John Briere
Psychological trauma
Complex trauma
PTSD
Child maltreatment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
160
49,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric R Pedersen
Alcohol
mental health
veterans
young adult substance use prevention
digital mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
174
10,241
Towhid Salam
Air pollution health effects
Children's health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
59
6,952
Daniel P Holschneider
Functional brain mapping in animal models
functional connectivity
neuroplasticity
rodent models of neurodegenerative illness/
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
93
4,599
B Rael Cahn
Neural mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of mindfulness
Integrative psychiatry
Mind-body medicine
Consciousness studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
18
5,314
Sapna J Mendon
Implementation Science
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health Services and Policy Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
852
Saman Sedighi
Neuroscience
Neuropsychiatry
Mindfulness
Neurodegeneration
Brain Tumors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
108

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bradley S Peterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
320
51,670
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Briere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
160
49,996
Psychological trauma
Complex trauma
PTSD
Child maltreatment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steven Siegel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
149
20,851
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric R Pedersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
174
10,241
Alcohol
mental health
veterans
young adult substance use prevention
digital mental health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Towhid Salam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
59
6,952
Air pollution health effects
Children's health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Baron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
141
8,035
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel P Holschneider
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
93
4,599
Functional brain mapping in animal models
functional connectivity
neuroplasticity
rodent models of neurodegenerative illness/
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B Rael Cahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
5,314
Neural mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of mindfulness
Integrative psychiatry
Mind-body medicine
Consciousness studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sapna J Mendon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
852
Implementation Science
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health Services and Policy Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Saman Sedighi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
108
Neuroscience
Neuropsychiatry
Mindfulness
Neurodegeneration
Brain Tumors

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sofya Abazyan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
385
Psychiatry
Pharmacology
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey Sugar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
58
Child Trauma and Adversity
Dissociation
Hypnosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeff Sugar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
48