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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Jeff Palmer
Molecular evolution
molecular phylogenetics
comparative genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
241
55,130
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Matthew W Hahn
Evolution
Population genetics
Molecular evolution
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
167
33,358
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Richard P Phillips
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
mycorrhizal ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
130
21,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ellen D Ketterson
evolutionary biology
animal behavior
avian biology
physiological ecology
behavioral endocrinology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
177
17,337
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
David Dilcher
angiosperm evolution
pollination biology
climate change
stomata
past CO2 levels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
215
19,547
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
CM Lively
coevolution
evolutionary ecology
host-parasite interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
142
16,810
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
James A Glazier
Computational Biology
Developmental Biology
Bioengineering
Mathematical Biology
Biosensors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
139
15,409
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
David G Lloyd
Evolution
Botany
Plant Reproduction
Evolutionary Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
84
16,847
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Armin Moczek
Evolutionary developmental biology
evo devo
eco devo
insect development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
120
12,428
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Irene Lg Newton
Wolbachia
symbiosis
pathogenesis
environmental genomics
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
53
3,958
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
David M Kehoe
Environmental Biology
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
38
3,205
James Mckinlay
Bacterial Physiology
Bacterial Metabolism
Metabolic Interactions
Biofuels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
38
3,370
Jonathan W Atwell
Behavior
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Animal Migration
Disease Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
30
2,224
Kimberly A Rosvall
evolution
behavior
ecology
sexual selection
behavioral genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
35
1,948
G Troy Smith
animal behavior
neuroscience
neuroendocrinology
neuroethology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
2,046
Katherine Edmonds
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
structural biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
1,678
Julia C Van Kessel
Quorum sensing
Gene regulation
Signaling
Bacterial cell development
Bacterial pathogenesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
2,692
Mark P Peterson
Biology
Ecological Genomics
Gene Expression
Endocinology
Sexual dimorphism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
679
Robert J Meier
Biological Anthropology
Human Biology
dermatoglyphics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
731
Joana Projecto Garcia
Molecular evolution
protein modeling and physiology traits of organisms under stress conditions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
857
Guillaume J Dury
Metabolomics
Herbivory
Entomology
Plasticity
Maternal Effects
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
139
Thomas T Moore
Conservation Biology
Environmental Science
Conservation Genetics
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
39
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeff Palmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
241
55,130
Molecular evolution
molecular phylogenetics
comparative genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Milos V Novotny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
426
35,421
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthew W Hahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
167
33,358
Evolution
Population genetics
Molecular evolution
Phylogenetics
Bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Wade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
191
23,859
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard P Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
130
21,093
ecosystem ecology
biogeochemistry
mycorrhizal ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ellen D Ketterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
177
17,337
evolutionary biology
animal behavior
avian biology
physiological ecology
behavioral endocrinology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Dilcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
215
19,547
angiosperm evolution
pollination biology
climate change
stomata
past CO2 levels
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
CM Lively
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
142
16,810
coevolution
evolutionary ecology
host-parasite interactions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James A Glazier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
139
15,409
Computational Biology
Developmental Biology
Bioengineering
Mathematical Biology
Biosensors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Clay Fuqua
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
123
26,916
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Haixu Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
155
17,092
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roger Innes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
96
17,444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lynda Delph
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
108
10,124
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Volker Brendel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
97
10,516
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel B Kearns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
97
12,279
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David G Lloyd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
84
16,847
Evolution
Botany
Plant Reproduction
Evolutionary Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Armin Moczek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
120
12,428
Evolutionary developmental biology
evo devo
eco devo
insect development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Percy M Butler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
81
9,323
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan C Trinidad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
71
7,450
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sidney Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
49
5,401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Craig E Nelson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
76
7,267
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Hardy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
44
4,112
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Irene Lg Newton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
53
3,958
Wolbachia
symbiosis
pathogenesis
environmental genomics
evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gabriel E Zentner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
47
5,277
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laura Hurley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
50
2,623
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David M Kehoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
38
3,205
Environmental Biology
Marine Biology
Molecular Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Yucheng Xiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
44
2,322
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Xindan Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
3,166
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
James Mckinlay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
3,370
Bacterial Physiology
Bacterial Metabolism
Metabolic Interactions
Biofuels
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jonathan W Atwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
30
2,224
Behavior
Evolution
Conservation Biology
Animal Migration
Disease Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nicholas Sokol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
2,999
Developmental Biology
Temporal Identity
microRNAs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Kimberly A Rosvall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
1,948
evolution
behavior
ecology
sexual selection
behavioral genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
G Troy Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
2,046
animal behavior
neuroscience
neuroendocrinology
neuroethology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Annette L Parks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
24
5,363
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Katherine Edmonds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,678
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
structural biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andrew Zelhof
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,631
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ken Spitze
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
3,115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Michael Tansey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,653
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Julia C Van Kessel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
2,692
Quorum sensing
Gene regulation
Signaling
Bacterial cell development
Bacterial pathogenesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ursel Schuette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
19
4,131
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Eric Knox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,658
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Giovanni Gonzalez Gutierrez|Giovanni González-Gutiérrez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,025
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Soni Lacefield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
815
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Farrah Bashey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,789
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Matthew Ackerman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
2,354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mark P Peterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
679
Biology
Ecological Genomics
Gene Expression
Endocinology
Sexual dimorphism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Robert J Meier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
731
Biological Anthropology
Human Biology
dermatoglyphics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Joana Projecto Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
857
Molecular evolution
protein modeling and physiology traits of organisms under stress conditions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Christiane Hassel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Guillaume J Dury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
139
Metabolomics
Herbivory
Entomology
Plasticity
Maternal Effects
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Rachel E Hanauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
28
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Thomas T Moore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
39
Conservation Biology
Environmental Science
Conservation Genetics
GIS