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
Peng Gong
Geography
Remote Sensing
Land Cover
Urban Systems
Global Sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
132
535
77,258
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mei Po Kwan
Environmental health
human mobility
healthy cities
social justice
GIScience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
335
46,273
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Becky PY Loo
Sustainable Transportation
Future Cities
Smart Technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
142
7,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George CS Lin
Human Geography
China's Urbanization
Land Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
107
11,147
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
J Shen Jianfa Shen 沈建法
Migration and Urbanization
Urban and Regional Development
Regional Governance
Urban Competitiveness
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
139
7,601
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jinbao Li
Climate Change
Paleoclimate
ENSO
Drought
Dendrochronology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
79
5,614
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Derrick Yf Lai
Biogeochemistry
Carbon cycling
Ecosystem ecology
Greenhouse gas
Wetlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
74
4,239
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harry F Lee
sustainability
historical demography
historical epidemiology
population and environment
environmental perception
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
71
4,515
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Junxi Qian
social and cultural geography
urban studies
cultural economic geography
sustainability transition
China studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
77
3,010

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kin Che Lam
Environmental Policy
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Acoustics
Urban Environmental Quality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
55
3,307
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chung Shing Johnson Chan
Sustainable Tourism
Multi-sensory Tourism
Accessible Tourism
Place Branding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
54
2,562
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hongsheng Zhang
Geography
GIS & Remote Sensing
Coastal Sustainability
Urban
Mangrove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
55
2,933
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Jixian Wang
geography
transport
economics
China
port
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
46
3,271
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lawal Marafa
Sustainable Tourism
Leisure and recreation
Soundscapes and Tranquility
Natural Resource Management
China and Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
46
1,833
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Calvin P Tribby
Transportation
Geographic Information Science
Physical Activity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,311
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto
tourism geography
sustainability
tourism politics
mobilities
practices
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,020
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victor Fung Shuen Sit
urban studies
China studies
development studies
planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
954
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jianwei Huang (黄剑威)
Geography
health
human mobility
urban environment
geoprivacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
625
Alexander Koch
Geography
Carbon Cycle
Earth System Modelling
Land use and land cover change
Carbon removals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
2,573
Yanni Cao
Regional sustainable development
Regional ecology
Landscape ecology
Ecosystem services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
204
Yue Li
Environment
Climate change
Health impact
Atmospheric pollution
Meteorology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
37
Sen Li 李森
Migration
Family Demography
Urban and Regional Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
28
Jifei Wang
Human mobility
Urban segregation
Spatio-temporal modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peng Gong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
535
77,258
Geography
Remote Sensing
Land Cover
Urban Systems
Global Sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mei Po Kwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
335
46,273
Environmental health
human mobility
healthy cities
social justice
GIScience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Becky PY Loo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
142
7,772
Sustainable Transportation
Future Cities
Smart Technologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George CS Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
107
11,147
Human Geography
China's Urbanization
Land Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
J Shen Jianfa Shen 沈建法
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
139
7,601
Migration and Urbanization
Urban and Regional Development
Regional Governance
Urban Competitiveness
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wendy Y Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
72
8,399
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jinbao Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
79
5,614
Climate Change
Paleoclimate
ENSO
Drought
Dendrochronology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Derrick Yf Lai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
74
4,239
Biogeochemistry
Carbon cycling
Ecosystem ecology
Greenhouse gas
Wetlands
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Harry F Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
71
4,515
sustainability
historical demography
historical epidemiology
population and environment
environmental perception
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Junxi Qian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
77
3,010
social and cultural geography
urban studies
cultural economic geography
sustainability transition
China studies

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kin Che Lam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
55
3,307
Environmental Policy
Environmental Assessment
Environmental Acoustics
Urban Environmental Quality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chung Shing Johnson Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
2,562
Sustainable Tourism
Multi-sensory Tourism
Accessible Tourism
Place Branding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hongsheng Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
55
2,933
Geography
GIS & Remote Sensing
Coastal Sustainability
Urban
Mangrove
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Jixian Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
46
3,271
geography
transport
economics
China
port
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lawal Marafa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
46
1,833
Sustainable Tourism
Leisure and recreation
Soundscapes and Tranquility
Natural Resource Management
China and Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Calvin P Tribby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,311
Transportation
Geographic Information Science
Physical Activity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,020
tourism geography
sustainability
tourism politics
mobilities
practices
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victor Fung Shuen Sit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
954
urban studies
China studies
development studies
planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jianwei Huang (黄剑威)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
625
Geography
health
human mobility
urban environment
geoprivacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Long Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
802
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jionghua Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Koch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
2,573
Geography
Carbon Cycle
Earth System Modelling
Land use and land cover change
Carbon removals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yanni Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
204
Regional sustainable development
Regional ecology
Landscape ecology
Ecosystem services
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yue Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
37
Environment
Climate change
Health impact
Atmospheric pollution
Meteorology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sense of place
environmental psychology
urban planning
sustainable communities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Yasong Guo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
23
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sen Li 李森
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
28
Migration
Family Demography
Urban and Regional Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tongtong Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
53
Environment Sustainability
Urban Agriculture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jifei Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
15
Human mobility
Urban segregation
Spatio-temporal modeling