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
Neil Adger
Sustainability
resilience
ecological economics
human geography
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
303
141,030
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patrick Devine Wright
Renewable Energy
Place Attachment
Social Acceptance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
144
29,122
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Bennie
Biogeography
Ecology
Conservation biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
81
12,488
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clive Barnett
Geography
Human Geography
Social Theory
Democracy
Urban Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
100
11,550
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Scourse
Quaternary palaeoceanography
marine geology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
128
8,552
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jane Wills
localism
community organising
pragmatism
sustainability
nature recovery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
106
8,987
Saffron O Neill
climate change
communication
imagery
framing
public engagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
52
13,082
Federico Caprotti
Eco-urbanism
geography
urban studies
urban sustainability
resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
56
4,424
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dunia H Urrego
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Tropical Ecology
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
38
3,340

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caitlin Desilvey
cultures of mending and repair
post-industrial ecologies and aesthetics
deep mapping and digital humanities
locative media an
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
31
4,382
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Wylie
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
LANDSCAPE
PERFORMANCE
SPATIAL THEORY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
27
5,648
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sarah L Crowley
Animal Management
Introduced Species
Anthrozoology
Animal Geography
Companion Animal Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
2,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew M Cunliffe
Multiscale Remote Sensing
Sustainable Landscapes
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
2,614
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catherine Leyshon
Place
identity
landscape
place-based person-centred care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,600
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nadia Bartolini
Human Geography
Heritage
Landscape Studies
Urban Cultures
Memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
981
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah Dyer
Education
Knowledge production and circulation
Work and employment in knowledge economies
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
2,291
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emilie Grand Clement
Catchment management
peatland restoration
water quality
pesticides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samuel Kinsley
automation
computing futures
digital geographies
social theory
technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,222
Sam Rose
Rewilding
Natural Capital
nature based solutions
habitat restoration
tropical forest biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
1,181
Sarah Redicker
climate adaptation
development economics
mobility
irrigation
rural livelihoods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neil Adger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
303
141,030
Sustainability
resilience
ecological economics
human geography
climate change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Patrick Devine Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
144
29,122
Renewable Energy
Place Attachment
Social Acceptance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Bennie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
81
12,488
Biogeography
Ecology
Conservation biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clive Barnett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
100
11,550
Geography
Human Geography
Social Theory
Democracy
Urban Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James Scourse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
128
8,552
Quaternary palaeoceanography
marine geology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jane Wills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
106
8,987
localism
community organising
pragmatism
sustainability
nature recovery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steve Hinchliffe|Stephen Hinchliffe, Steve Hinchcliffe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
71
8,243
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Saffron O Neill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
52
13,082
climate change
communication
imagery
framing
public engagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Federico Caprotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
56
4,424
Eco-urbanism
geography
urban studies
urban sustainability
resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dunia H Urrego
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
38
3,340
Paleoecology
Paleoclimatology
Tropical Ecology
Climate Change

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gail Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
48
2,937
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Caitlin Desilvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
4,382
cultures of mending and repair
post-industrial ecologies and aesthetics
deep mapping and digital humanities
locative media an
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Wylie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
27
5,648
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
LANDSCAPE
PERFORMANCE
SPATIAL THEORY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sarah L Crowley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
2,465
Animal Management
Introduced Species
Anthrozoology
Animal Geography
Companion Animal Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steven John Palmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
21
3,322
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katy Louise Sheen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,422
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew M Cunliffe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
2,614
Multiscale Remote Sensing
Sustainable Landscapes
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Services
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Catherine Leyshon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,600
Place
identity
landscape
place-based person-centred care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nadia Bartolini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
981
Human Geography
Heritage
Landscape Studies
Urban Cultures
Memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sarah Dyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
2,291
Education
Knowledge production and circulation
Work and employment in knowledge economies
Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen Hinchliffe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,162
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer Lea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emilie Grand Clement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
694
Catchment management
peatland restoration
water quality
pesticides
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Samuel Kinsley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,222
automation
computing futures
digital geographies
social theory
technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sam Rose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,181
Rewilding
Natural Capital
nature based solutions
habitat restoration
tropical forest biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sarah Redicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
115
climate adaptation
development economics
mobility
irrigation
rural livelihoods