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" (873,898 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
Wolfgang R Hess
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
207
20,583
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rolf Backofen
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
244
23,878
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Grosse
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
85
12,489
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roland Nitschke
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
122
13,408
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sebastian Arnold
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
53
8,076

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Weiwei Fang (房微魏)
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
29
1,863
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tuan Leng Tay
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
20
6,536
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marleen van Wolferen
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,358
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gwang Jin Kim
Bioinformatics
Human Genetics
Molecular Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
1,149
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Plessner
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,402
Maxime Tourte
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
139
Jianyu Li
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
197
Alejandra Recalde
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wolfgang R Hess
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
207
20,583
microbial genomics
RNA biology
native CRISPR systems
cyanobacteria & plants
regulation of
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rolf Backofen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
244
23,878
bioinformatics
non-coding RNAs
translational regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Grosse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
85
12,489
cytoskeletal signaling
cell motility
cytoskeletal dynamics
nuclear actin regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hanspeter Helm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
141
10,179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oliver Schilling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
140
10,633
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roland Nitschke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
122
13,408
microscopy
cell biology
imaging
epithelial physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Björn Grüning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
106
24,872
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Winfried Römer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
74
5,762
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sebastian Arnold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
53
8,076
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology
Mouse Genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ulrich Maurer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
36
5,135

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Weiwei Fang (房微魏)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
1,863
molecular and polymer gel
assembled catalysis
recognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Raden nee Mann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
3,332
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tuan Leng Tay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
20
6,536
neurodegeneration
neuroimmunology
neurodevelopment
brain repair
bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marleen van Wolferen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,358
Molecular microbiology
Archaea
Sulfolobus
Type IV pili
DNA transport
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gwang Jin Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthias Kopf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
842
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matthias Plessner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,402
cytoskeleton
nucleus
cell biology
signaling
peroxisomes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Maxime Tourte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
139
Microbiology
Extreme environments
Molecular Biology
Lipidomics
Archaea
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Qiu Bitao|Qiu Bi-tao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jianyu Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
197
Pharmaceutical bioinformatics
computer aided drug discovery
epigenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alejandra Recalde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
113
Molecular biology
biotechnology
Archaea
Extremophiles
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aida Maric
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Akif Ciftci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ann Kathrin Rößling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
67
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Amir Bahram Moradi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13