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: 1
Jean Poesen
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
153
609
80,345
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gert Verstraeten
Geography
Geomorphology
Anthropocene
Geoarchaeology
Soil Erosion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
143
16,175
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicole Van Lipzig
Climatology
meteorology
regional climate modelling
land-atmosphere interactions
climate scenarios
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
129
10,142
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anton Van Rompaey
Geography
Human-Environment Interactions
Land use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
106
9,310
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maarten Loopmans
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
48
2,475
Therese Steenberghen
Spatial analyses
transport and mobility statistics
spatial planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,845

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WardSwinnen
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
406
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Poesen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
609
80,345
geography
geomorphology
soil erosion
soil
soil conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gert Verstraeten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
143
16,175
Geography
Geomorphology
Anthropocene
Geoarchaeology
Soil Erosion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicole Van Lipzig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
129
10,142
Climatology
meteorology
regional climate modelling
land-atmosphere interactions
climate scenarios
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anton Van Rompaey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
106
9,310
Geography
Human-Environment Interactions
Land use
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chris Kesteloot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
77
3,612
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maarten Loopmans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
48
2,475
human geography
political ecology
politics of urban and rural development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
An Steegen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
25
2,047
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Therese Steenberghen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,845
Spatial analyses
transport and mobility statistics
spatial planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nils Broothaerts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
1,085
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anneleen Kenis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,748

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
WardSwinnen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
406
peatlands
river floodplains
organic carbon dynamics