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" (873,688 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: 3
Arman Shafieloo
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Statistical Methods of Data Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
117
13,251
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sang-Sung Lee
Relativistic Jets
Radio Astronomy
Astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
104
17,062
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thiem Hoang
Dust Astrophysics
Polarization and Magnetism
Star and Planet Formation
Origins of Life
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
91
4,725
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Narae Hwang
stellar populations
star clusters
galaxies
observational cosmology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
43
1,584

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Junga Hwang
Space Physics
Magnetosphere
Radiation belt
Particle detector
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
42
1,151
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sungwook E Hong|S.E. Hong
Cosmological Simulations
Large-scale Structure of the Universe
Astrobiology
Deep Learning
Astronomical Instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
943
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeong-Gyu Kim
star formation
interstellar medium
computational astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,108
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sungryong Hong
galaxy formation/evolution
observational cosmology
big data science
machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,014
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roksoon Kim
Solar Physics
Space Weather Forecast
Coronal Mass Ejections
Solar Proton Events
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
652
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sang-Hyeon Ahn
astrophysics
black hole
neutron star
gravitational waves
neutrino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
758
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Feng Shi
Large-scale structure of Universe
Cosmology and Gravity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kyungmin Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
165
102,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Parkinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
96
11,426
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Arman Shafieloo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
117
13,251
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Statistical Methods of Data Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sang-Sung Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
104
17,062
Relativistic Jets
Radio Astronomy
Astrophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
KyungSuk Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
121
4,578
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thiem Hoang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
91
4,725
Dust Astrophysics
Polarization and Magnetism
Star and Planet Formation
Origins of Life
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Yujin Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
44
3,019
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wajima Kiyoaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
50
2,406
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shanghuo Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
47
1,480
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Narae Hwang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,584
stellar populations
star clusters
galaxies
observational cosmology

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
W Han
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
49
2,104
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kwang-İl Seon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
44
1,329
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Junga Hwang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
42
1,151
Space Physics
Magnetosphere
Radiation belt
Particle detector
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
June Gyu Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
3,572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sungwook E Hong|S.E. Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
943
Cosmological Simulations
Large-scale Structure of the Universe
Astrobiology
Deep Learning
Astronomical Instrumentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeong-Gyu Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,108
star formation
interstellar medium
computational astrophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sungryong Hong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,014
galaxy formation/evolution
observational cosmology
big data science
machine learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heesu Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
545
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Roksoon Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
652
Solar Physics
Space Weather Forecast
Coronal Mass Ejections
Solar Proton Events
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sang-Hyeon Ahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
758
astrophysics
black hole
neutron star
gravitational waves
neutrino
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Benedict Bahr-Kalus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Feng Shi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
447
Large-scale structure of Universe
Cosmology and Gravity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Duho Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
363
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Srivatsan Sridhar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
339
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ameneh Mousavi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
88