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 Cornish
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
141
409
135,100
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aleksander Rebane
Biophotonics
spectroscopy
quantum optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
147
11,727
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Blake C Moore
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
55
46,021
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph A Shaw
Optical remote sensing & propagation
optics in nature
optical design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
105
6,531
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicholas J Borys
condensed matter physics
nano-optics
nano-science
material science
optical physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
47
4,294
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Charles W Thiel
Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
Decoherence
Condensed Matter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
50
3,689

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bennett Link
Astrophysics
neutron stars
quantum mechanics
condensed matter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
43
6,960
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian R D Urso
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurements
Atomic Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
42
3,455
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anton Vorontsov
Superconductivity
quasiclassical theory
condensates in high magnetic fields and confinement
interplay with magnetism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
42
2,827
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erik Grumstrup
Ultrafast material dynamics
Nonlinear Optics and Imaging
Time-resolved Spectroscopy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
30
1,658
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lewis Cox
Atomic Force Microscopy
Polymer Science
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanics of Materials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
1,320
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Wicks
two-photon absorption
solvatochromism
charge transfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
778
Giho H Kim
Biophysics
Neuroscience
Nonlinear Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
540
Sheyda Salehirad
Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Supermassive Black Holes
Outflows
Dwarf Galaxies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
88
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Neil Cornish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
409
135,100
Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General Relativity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard J Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
326
19,251
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Aleksander Rebane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
147
11,727
Biophotonics
spectroscopy
quantum optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Canfield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
128
12,711
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Blake C Moore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
55
46,021
General Relativity
Gravitational Waves
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yves Idzerda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
119
9,331
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joseph A Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
105
6,531
Optical remote sensing & propagation
optics in nature
optical design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Recep Avci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
73
5,075
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nicholas J Borys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
4,294
condensed matter physics
nano-optics
nano-science
material science
optical physics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Charles W Thiel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
50
3,689
Spectroscopy
Quantum Information
Decoherence
Condensed Matter

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bennett Link
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
43
6,960
Astrophysics
neutron stars
quantum mechanics
condensed matter
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brian R D Urso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
42
3,455
Optomechanics
Quantum Optics
Precision Measurements
Atomic Physics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anton Vorontsov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
2,827
Superconductivity
quasiclassical theory
condensates in high magnetic fields and confinement
interplay with magnetism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John Sample
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
2,294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Erik Grumstrup
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
1,658
Ultrafast material dynamics
Nonlinear Optics and Imaging
Time-resolved Spectroscopy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lewis Cox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,320
Atomic Force Microscopy
Polymer Science
Additive Manufacturing
Mechanics of Materials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Geoffrey Wicks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
778
two-photon absorption
solvatochromism
charge transfer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chunming Zhu 朱春明
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rachael Filwett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Giho H Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
540
Biophysics
Neuroscience
Nonlinear Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
William Ashfield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
240
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Harshawardhan Bhatkar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
58
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Catharine E Bunn|Catharine "Cappy" E. Bunn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
56
solar physics
astrophysics
VUV optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sheyda Salehirad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
88
Astrophysics
Active Galactic Nuclei
Supermassive Black Holes
Outflows
Dwarf Galaxies