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: 5
Olga Troyanskaya
bioinformatics
genomics
machine learning
computational biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
157
33,688

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca D Burdine
cilia and asymmetry
zebrafish
heart development
RASopathies
Angelman Syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
54
6,770
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jared Toettcher
Cell signaling
developmental patterning
systems biology
optogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
53
6,884
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohamed S Donia
Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Marine Natural Products
Small Molecule Biosynthesis
Symbiosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
47
8,564
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rose Oughtred
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genomics
Biological Databases
CRISPR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
38
12,139
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xin Wang
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
40
5,991
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anton Persikov
protein-DNA interactions
transcription factors
zinc fingers
collagen
protein structure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
25
4,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yogesh Goyal
Developmental Biology
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Chemical Engineering
Single-Cell Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,549
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Minhong Shen
Cancer Biology
Tumor microenvironment
Treatment resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
1,351
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ameya Mashruwala
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biofilm formation
Antibiotic resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
977
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renxing Liang
Geomicrobiology
Microbiome
Paleogenomics
Ancient Permafrost
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
1,036
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Noah Rose
Evolution
Genetics
Adaptation
Gene Expression
Ecological Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
15
1,854
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Nicole M Aiello Couzo
cancer biology
stem cell biology
epithelial-mesenchymal transition
metastasis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
8,593
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Simon Forsberg
Quantitative genetics
genomics
statistics
bioinformatics
Multi-omics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
995
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Philippe Batut
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
68,361
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lillia Ryazanova
Proteomics
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,158
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Chen Cao
single cell sequencing
microfluidics
bioinformatics
imaging
developmental biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
2,523
Qianying Zuo
Cancer Biology
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition
Toxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
237
Ariel Dh Gewirtz
genomics
machine learning
single-cell
eQTLs
gene networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
4,772
Sudarshan Chari
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Genomics
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
559
Cullen B Young
molecular biology
developmental biology
hedgehog signaling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
233
Evan Cofer
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
2,477
Amit Koul
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Structural Biology
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
196
Ashwani Rai
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Carbon assimilation
Plant Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
189
Qing L Cao
Behavioral Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Movement Ecology
Molecular Biology
Conservation Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
180
Shannon Keenan
genomics
gene regulatory networks
cell signaling
imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
110
Uday Ghanty
RNA Chemistry and Biology
Epigenetics
Epitranscriptomics
Chemical biology
Enzymology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
153
Sophie Skanchy
molecular biology
pyrenoid
algal CCM
liquid-liquid phase separation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
189
Yoonji Kim
cell and molecular biology
biophysics
genome organization
nuclear mechanics
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
220
Gillian Chu
phylogeny
genomics
cancer
computational biology
bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
77
Triveni Menon
Developmental Biology
Cell biology of Developing embryos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
34
Victoria L Crans
molecular biology
carbon concentrating mechanisms
algae
genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Botstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
191
464
298,352
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Silhavy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
265
46,350
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lw Enquist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
291
32,026
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ned S Wingreen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
219
39,382
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olga Troyanskaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
157
33,688
bioinformatics
genomics
machine learning
computational biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lee M Silver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
149
15,431
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Notterman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
132
19,107
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander Ploss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
110
13,583
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zemer Gitai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
84
10,911
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Coleen Murphy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
67
13,470

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frederick Hughson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
63
13,650
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca D Burdine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
54
6,770
cilia and asymmetry
zebrafish
heart development
RASopathies
Angelman Syndrome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bridgett Vonholdt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
75
21,145
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jared Toettcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
53
6,884
Cell signaling
developmental patterning
systems biology
optogenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mohamed S Donia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
47
8,564
Metagenomics
Human Microbiome
Marine Natural Products
Small Molecule Biosynthesis
Symbiosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rose Oughtred
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
38
12,139
Bioinformatics
Proteomics
Genomics
Biological Databases
CRISPR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Jonikas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
36
4,917
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xin Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
5,991
Genomics
Statistical Genetics
Population Genetics
Statistics
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sarah Kocher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
28
2,903
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anton Persikov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
25
4,093
protein-DNA interactions
transcription factors
zinc fingers
collagen
protein structure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christopher Y Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
24
3,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yogesh Goyal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,549
Developmental Biology
Systems Biology
Synthetic Biology
Chemical Engineering
Single-Cell Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Minhong Shen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,351
Cancer Biology
Tumor microenvironment
Treatment resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ameya Mashruwala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
977
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biofilm formation
Antibiotic resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renxing Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
1,036
Geomicrobiology
Microbiome
Paleogenomics
Ancient Permafrost
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Noah Rose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
1,854
Evolution
Genetics
Adaptation
Gene Expression
Ecological Genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Patrick Arensdorf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,666
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mark Esposito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,863
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Nicole M Aiello Couzo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
8,593
cancer biology
stem cell biology
epithelial-mesenchymal transition
metastasis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Simon Forsberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
995
Quantitative genetics
genomics
statistics
bioinformatics
Multi-omics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Philippe Batut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
68,361
Gene Regulation
Transcription
Genomics
Development
Drosophila
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Matthew J Mcbride
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,977
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Heath E Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,303
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lillia Ryazanova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,158
Proteomics
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Systems Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Xinlei Sheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
865
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Xinyang (David) Bing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
2,332
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Chen Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
2,523
single cell sequencing
microfluidics
bioinformatics
imaging
developmental biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Maureen Cetera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
741
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kah Wai Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
947
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Junwon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
242
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Geneva Stein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,540
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Qianying Zuo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
237
Cancer Biology
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition
Toxicology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Ariel Dh Gewirtz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
4,772
genomics
machine learning
single-cell
eQTLs
gene networks
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jason Rogers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
337
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Arthur C Eschenlauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
4,759
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Sudarshan Chari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
559
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Genomics
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Cullen B Young
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
233
molecular biology
developmental biology
hedgehog signaling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Chi Fu Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
1,391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Evan Cofer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
2,477
Bioinformatics
Computational biology
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Wenfan Ke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
234
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Amit Koul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
196
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Structural Biology
Virology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Ashwani Rai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
189
Molecular biology
Biochemistry
Carbon assimilation
Plant Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Thomas Cafiero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
81
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Qing L Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
180
Behavioral Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Movement Ecology
Molecular Biology
Conservation Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Shannon Keenan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
110
genomics
gene regulatory networks
cell signaling
imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Samuel Eastman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
166
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Scott Wolf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Uday Ghanty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
153
RNA Chemistry and Biology
Epigenetics
Epitranscriptomics
Chemical biology
Enzymology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Katherine Berry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
484
Genetics
Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
C. elegans
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Michaela J Eickhoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
209
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Sophie Skanchy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
189
molecular biology
pyrenoid
algal CCM
liquid-liquid phase separation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Ashton Combs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Yoonji Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
220
cell and molecular biology
biophysics
genome organization
nuclear mechanics
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Erik Toraason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Dillon Lue
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
4
2
122
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Briana Macedo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Gillian Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
77
phylogeny
genomics
cancer
computational biology
bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Hengyuan Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Emily Kolenbrander Ho
Metrics
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Citation Counts
3
3
80
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Triveni Menon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Developmental Biology
Cell biology of Developing embryos
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Ciara Sanders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jeffrey Jun Long Wu
Metrics
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Citation Counts
2
2
259
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Alexander Frese
Metrics
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Citation Counts
2
1
28
Molecular Biology
Quantitative Biology
Bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Brandon Trejo
Metrics
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Citation Counts
1
1
184
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Victoria L Crans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
36
molecular biology
carbon concentrating mechanisms
algae
genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Taraje Whitfield|Taraje Love
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17