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
Robert K Colwell
Biogeography
macroecology
community ecology
tropical biology
biodiversity informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
151
82,713
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Willig
Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Disturbance
Tropical Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
226
34,852
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Silander
Plant ecology
community ecology
population ecology
biogeography
conservation biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
122
20,508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johann Peter Gogarten
molecular evolution
origin of life
inteins
gene transfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
137
15,357
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Senjie Lin
Phytoplankton ecology
functional genomics
biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
174
12,619
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Yarish
seaweed ecophysiology
aquaculture
marine ecology
biogeography
invasive marine species
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
155
12,945
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudia Carello
ecological cognitive science
perception & action
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
105
11,227
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kent Holsinger
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
Bayesian statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
116
12,350
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jill Wegrzyn
Plant Conservation Genomics
Information Science
Genome Annotation
Comparative Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
90
8,075

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Han
Proteomics
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
Apoptosis
Cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
65
11,422
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark C Urban
evolutionary ecology
biodiversity change
climate change biology
eco-evolutionary dynamics
metacommunity ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
76
16,305
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carl Schlichting
evolutionary biology
phenotypic evolution
phenotypic plasticity
plant evolution
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
72
16,484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joerg Graf
Host-microbe interactions
symbiosis
evolution of virulence
Aeromonas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
82
7,247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gregory Anderson
systematics
plants
evolution
reproductive biology
pollination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
86
5,608
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul O Lewis
Statistical Phylogenetics
Plant Systematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
56
13,984
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Kalonia
protein stability
aggregation
rheology
formulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
66
5,480
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Pask
reproductive biology
developmental biology
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
100
5,548
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kurt Schwenk
Vertebrate morphology
Vertebrate feeding
Phenotypic evolution
Evolutionary constraint
Squamate chemoreception
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
51
4,669
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Charles S Henry
evolution
speciation
entomology
insects
behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
64
2,730
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Cynthia Jones
plant development and morphology
evolution of form
function of leaves and stems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
45
3,071
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Robert Bagchi
Community Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Conservation Biology
Quantitative Ecology
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
6,570
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sarah A Knutie
Disease ecology
Invasion biology
Host-microbe ecology
Ecoimmunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
43
1,932
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Oh Sung Kwon
Mitochondria
Vascular Biology
Skeletal Muscle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
2,332
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tracy Rittenhouse
Wildlife Ecology
Urban Ecology
Conservation Biology
Amphibians
Mammals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
32
2,913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Margaret Rubega
biology
morphology
ecology
conservation
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
36
1,887
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sarah Hird
evolution
host-associated microbiota
bioinformatics
phylogeography
ornithology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
28
2,886
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Yong Ku Cho
protein engineering
antibody engineering
optogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
26
4,524
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mallika Ghosh
Inflammation
Cell Cytoskeleton
Vascular Biology
Cell Signaling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
26
2,072
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Chengliang Wang
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Pyroptosis
Structural Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
733
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Yongkun Yang
protein engineering
bioorthogonal chemistry
self-assembly
multicatalytic enzyme complexes
biodegradable polymers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Laura M Cisneros
Environmental Education
Ecology
Conservation
Mammalogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
1,613
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Erin K Kuprewicz
Ecology
Evolution
Forest Community Dynamics
Plant-animal Interactions
Science Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
U Uzay Sezen
Evolution
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Ecology
EkoEvo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,017
Nicole Freidenfelds
Environmental Education
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Herpetology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
742
Linda Archambault
Host-pathogen Interactions
Fungal Pathogenesis
Zebrafish Models of Infection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
526
Jelena Erceg
4D Genome Architecture
Gene Regulation
Development
Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,210
Lin Nie
Embodied Cognition
Nonlinear Dynamics
Interpersonal Coordination
Improvisation Dance
Human-Centered Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
620
Tom Harrington
Evolutionary Biology
Comparative Anatomy
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Entomology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert K Colwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
151
82,713
Biogeography
macroecology
community ecology
tropical biology
biodiversity informatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Willig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
226
34,852
Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Disturbance
Tropical Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Betty Eipper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
280
25,337
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Silander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
122
20,508
Plant ecology
community ecology
population ecology
biogeography
conservation biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johann Peter Gogarten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
137
15,357
molecular evolution
origin of life
inteins
gene transfer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Senjie Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
174
12,619
Phytoplankton ecology
functional genomics
biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Yarish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
155
12,945
seaweed ecophysiology
aquaculture
marine ecology
biogeography
invasive marine species
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudia Carello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
105
11,227
ecological cognitive science
perception & action
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kent Holsinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
116
12,350
Evolutionary biology
population genetics
Bayesian statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jill Wegrzyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
90
8,075
Plant Conservation Genomics
Information Science
Genome Annotation
Comparative Genomics

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Donald Les
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
116
11,768
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
65
11,422
Proteomics
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Biology
Apoptosis
Cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark C Urban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
76
16,305
evolutionary ecology
biodiversity change
climate change biology
eco-evolutionary dynamics
metacommunity ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carl Schlichting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
72
16,484
evolutionary biology
phenotypic evolution
phenotypic plasticity
plant evolution
evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joerg Graf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
82
7,247
Host-microbe interactions
symbiosis
evolution of virulence
Aeromonas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gregory Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
86
5,608
systematics
plants
evolution
reproductive biology
pollination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven J Presley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
65
4,673
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Louise A Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
76
8,996
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul O Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
56
13,984
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Auster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
98
6,319
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ann Cowan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
58
5,786
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Kalonia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
66
5,480
protein stability
aggregation
rheology
formulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kentwood D Wells
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
58
13,983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Pask
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
100
5,548
reproductive biology
developmental biology
evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kurt Schwenk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
51
4,669
Vertebrate morphology
Vertebrate feeding
Phenotypic evolution
Evolutionary constraint
Squamate chemoreception
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Archana Sanjay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
62
5,313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Charles S Henry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
64
2,730
evolution
speciation
entomology
insects
behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ashley M Helton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
49
5,853
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Stephen T Trumbo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
2,987
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Paul M Epstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
49
3,244
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Cynthia Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
3,071
plant development and morphology
evolution of form
function of leaves and stems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jianbin Ruan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
30
9,735
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Robert Bagchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
6,570
Community Ecology
Tropical Ecology
Conservation Biology
Quantitative Ecology
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Peter Maye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
37
4,082
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sarah A Knutie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
1,932
Disease ecology
Invasion biology
Host-microbe ecology
Ecoimmunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Oh Sung Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
2,332
Mitochondria
Vascular Biology
Skeletal Muscle
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tracy Rittenhouse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
32
2,913
Wildlife Ecology
Urban Ecology
Conservation Biology
Amphibians
Mammals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
David C Marshall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
2,781
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Margaret Rubega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
36
1,887
biology
morphology
ecology
conservation
evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Theodore L Taigen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
27
2,716
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sarah Hird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
28
2,886
evolution
host-associated microbiota
bioinformatics
phylogeography
ornithology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Luciana Santoferrara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
1,592
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Yong Ku Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
4,524
protein engineering
antibody engineering
optogenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mallika Ghosh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
2,072
Inflammation
Cell Cytoskeleton
Vascular Biology
Cell Signaling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Andrew M Bush
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,953
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mayu Inaba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,152
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Noah Reid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
3,504
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Chengliang Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
733
Immunology
Innate Immunity
Pyroptosis
Structural Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Yongkun Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,174
protein engineering
bioorthogonal chemistry
self-assembly
multicatalytic enzyme complexes
biodegradable polymers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Laura M Cisneros
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,613
Environmental Education
Ecology
Conservation
Mammalogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Erin K Kuprewicz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
820
Ecology
Evolution
Forest Community Dynamics
Plant-animal Interactions
Science Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Wei Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
U Uzay Sezen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,017
Evolution
Genomics
Transcriptomics
Ecology
EkoEvo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Nicole Freidenfelds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
742
Environmental Education
Ecology
Evolution
Behavior
Herpetology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Linda Archambault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
526
Host-pathogen Interactions
Fungal Pathogenesis
Zebrafish Models of Infection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Jelena Erceg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,210
4D Genome Architecture
Gene Regulation
Development
Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Lin Nie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
620
Embodied Cognition
Nonlinear Dynamics
Interpersonal Coordination
Improvisation Dance
Human-Centered Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Heidi E Golden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
471
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Grace J Vaziri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
53
ecoimmunology
winter ecology
viral evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Wei Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
2,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
P Adrian Frazier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
52
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Elizaveta F Terlova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
40
phycology
evolution
stress biology
plant physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Tom Harrington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
26
Evolutionary Biology
Comparative Anatomy
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Entomology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Susan Z Herrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
22
ecology of amphibians
herpetology
animal behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Anna L Puchkoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
10