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" (1,014,167 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
John Postlethwait
Developmental biology
molecular genetics
genomics
evolution of development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
339
48,809
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Eric Selker
epigenetics
DNA methylation
chromatin
RIP
heterochromatin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
141
27,937
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Craig M Young
subtidal and deep-sea ecology
larval development
invertebrate zoology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
182
12,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Scott Bridgham
ecosystem ecology
wetlands
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
121
15,059
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Karen Guillemin
microbiota
zebrafish
symbiosis
intestinal development
Helicobacter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
91
12,698
Richard B Emlet
larval biology
functional morphology
life history evolution
marine invertebrates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
52
4,741
Geeta Eick
medicine
biomarker development in dried blood spots
protein evolution
molecular phylogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
50
4,100
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
William M Roberts
cellular neuroscience
ion channels
synaptic physiology
ion channels
hair cells
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
37
4,771
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Peter L Ralph
population genetics
evolution
probability and statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
3,776
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
George Von Dassow
biology
cell biology
developmental biology
invertebrate biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
43
7,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kelly R Sutherland
Biological oceanography
animal-fluid interactions
gelatinous zooplankton ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
3,054
Svetlana Maslakova
Invertebrate zoology
nemertean biology
comparative embryology
biodiversity and systematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
1,518
John Conery
bioinformatics
computational science
high performance computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
10,674
Kirstin N Sterner
Biological Anthropology
Epigenetics
Genomics
Primate Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
2,216
Karen L Adair
microbial ecology
community ecology
microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
20
1,574
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Protein Design
Computational Biology
Metalloproteins
Biochemistry
Peptides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
2,159
Laurel Pfeifer Meister
Community Ecology
Climate Change
Restoration
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
2,411
Anne E Zemper
Cell Biology - Stem Cells - Intestinal Homeostasis - Cancer Biology - Mouse Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
17
2,061
Michael R Coughlan
Historical Ecology
human ecology
socioecological systems
landscape and fire ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,119
E Ashley Shaw
ecosystem ecology
soil ecology
community ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,376
Scott A Blumenthal
Paleoanthropology
Paleoecology
Geochemistry
Stable isotopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
944
Jeffrey R Adrion
Population Genetics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
989
Elizabeth T Miller
community ecology
microbiome
metacommunity
theoretical ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
758
Alejandro Damian-Serrano
zooplankton
food webs
phylogenetic comparative biology
invertebrate morphology
predation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
182
Dongmei Chen
Landscape Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Spatial analysis
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
358
Dean Walton
Conservation Biology
Disaster Informatics
Photography as "Wolfram Burner"
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
328
Derrick Hindery
indigenous rights
political ecology
geography
critical development studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
317
Caitlin Q Plowman
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Deep-sea Biology
Reproduction and Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
66
Gabriel Yospin
Ecology
Global Change
Climate Change
Wildland Fire
Ecological Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
160
Nick Lowery
Microbiology
Evolutionary Biology
Microbial Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
516
Aidan William Short
Eco-physiology
Ecological Genomics
Adaptation
Speciation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
61
Carolyn Delevich
ecology
mycology
forest biology
species interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
39
Carmen Re Watkins
community ecology
coexistence theory
environmental variability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
14
Marie Hunt
Nemerteans
Evolution of Development
Embryology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Postlethwait
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
339
48,809
Developmental biology
molecular genetics
genomics
evolution of development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eric Selker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
141
27,937
epigenetics
DNA methylation
chromatin
RIP
heterochromatin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Craig M Young
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
182
12,378
subtidal and deep-sea ecology
larval development
invertebrate zoology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott Bridgham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
121
15,059
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karen Guillemin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
91
12,698
microbiota
zebrafish
symbiosis
intestinal development
Helicobacter
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jessica L Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
62
21,797
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michelle Wood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
53
4,892
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard B Emlet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
52
4,741
larval biology
functional morphology
life history evolution
marine invertebrates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geeta Eick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
50
4,100
medicine
biomarker development in dried blood spots
protein evolution
molecular phylogenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lauren Hallett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
4,610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kryn Stankunas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
6,395
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philip Washbourne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
3,746
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William M Roberts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
37
4,771
cellular neuroscience
ion channels
synaptic physiology
ion channels
hair cells
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter L Ralph
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
3,776
population genetics
evolution
probability and statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
George Von Dassow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
7,122
biology
cell biology
developmental biology
invertebrate biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kelly R Sutherland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
3,054
Biological oceanography
animal-fluid interactions
gelatinous zooplankton ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Svetlana Maslakova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,518
Invertebrate zoology
nemertean biology
comparative embryology
biodiversity and systematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stilianos Louca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
6,349
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Conery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
10,674
bioinformatics
computational science
high performance computing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matt Streisfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
1,643
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Herve Roland Memiaghe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,693
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Susan Bassham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
7,748
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kirstin N Sterner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
2,216
Biological Anthropology
Epigenetics
Genomics
Primate Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Karen L Adair
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
1,574
microbial ecology
community ecology
microbiome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
2,159
Protein Design
Computational Biology
Metalloproteins
Biochemistry
Peptides
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Laurel Pfeifer Meister
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
2,411
Community Ecology
Climate Change
Restoration
Biogeochemistry
Ecosystem Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Anne E Zemper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
2,061
Cell Biology - Stem Cells - Intestinal Homeostasis - Cancer Biology - Mouse Modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Yashar Ahmadian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
1,586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Michael R Coughlan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,119
Historical Ecology
human ecology
socioecological systems
landscape and fire ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
E Ashley Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,376
ecosystem ecology
soil ecology
community ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Samantha Hopkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
1,345
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Scott A Blumenthal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
944
Paleoanthropology
Paleoecology
Geochemistry
Stable isotopes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jeffrey R Adrion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
989
Population Genetics
Computational Biology
Machine Learning
Evolutionary Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Matthew F Barber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,698
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Emilyclare Baker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Elizabeth T Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
758
community ecology
microbiome
metacommunity
theoretical ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Alejandro Damian-Serrano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
182
zooplankton
food webs
phylogenetic comparative biology
invertebrate morphology
predation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Dongmei Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
358
Landscape Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Spatial analysis
GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Graham Bailes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Dean Walton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
328
Conservation Biology
Disaster Informatics
Photography as "Wolfram Burner"
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
David M Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ross Whippo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
237
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Derrick Hindery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
317
indigenous rights
political ecology
geography
critical development studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Caitlin Q Plowman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
66
Marine Biology
Marine Ecology
Deep-sea Biology
Reproduction and Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Gabriel Yospin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
160
Ecology
Global Change
Climate Change
Wildland Fire
Ecological Modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Nick Lowery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
516
Microbiology
Evolutionary Biology
Microbial Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Aidan William Short
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
61
Eco-physiology
Ecological Genomics
Adaptation
Speciation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Carolyn Delevich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
39
ecology
mycology
forest biology
species interactions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Carmen Re Watkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
community ecology
coexistence theory
environmental variability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Carolina De Lima Adam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Marie Hunt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
10
Nemerteans
Evolution of Development
Embryology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Joanna T Lyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Emily Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Jeremy Collings
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2