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" (873,690 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
Sebastian Deffner
Quantum thermodynamics
Statistical Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information Theory
Foundations of Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
82
7,633
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhibo Zhang|张智博
Atmopsheric Physics
Cloud and Aerosol Interactions
Remote Sensing
Radiative Transfer
Scattering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
67
5,368
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stefano Bertone
General relativity
space navigation
space geodesy
astrometry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
44
23,089
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Todd Pittman
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Nonlinear Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
54
8,213
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neel Savani
Solar Physics - Heliophysics - Space Weather - Coronal Mass Ejections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
39
2,777

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theodosia Gougousi
Thin films
Surfaces
Interfaces
Atomic Layer Deposition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
45
2,492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
L Michael Hayden
2D semiconductors
nonlinear optics
organic materials
terahertz science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
48
4,603
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Belay B Demoz
Atmospheric Physics
Observation and Analysis
instrumentation
lidar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
49
2,997
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason P Kestner
quantum information
nanoscale and condensed matter physics
quantum control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
1,338
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Cannady
Astroparticle physics
gamma-ray astronomy
gamma-ray instrumentation
astroparticle instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,630
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Tangborn
Data assimilation
Remote Sensing
Planetary Boundary Layer
Geomagnetism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
30
4,871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
CA Romero Talamás
Plasma Physics
Fusion Energy
Fundamental Properties of Matter
Plasma Diagnostics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
862
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sergio De Souza Machado
Atmospheric and Climate Physics
Plasma and Astrophysics
Dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,057
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Don Engel
computer vision
visualization
computational physics
natural language processing
computer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
1,097
Anin Puthukkudy
Atmospheric optics
Aerosol measurement
Remote sensing
Polarimetric remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
324
Brent A Mcbride
Atmospheric physics
instrument development
calibration
polarization
retrieval
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
273
John Winder
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Automated Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
156
David W Kanaar
Quantum Information
Nanoscale and Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
27
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sebastian Deffner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
82
7,633
Quantum thermodynamics
Statistical Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information Theory
Foundations of Physics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Larrabee Strow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
83
8,588
spectroscopy
remote sensing
atmospheric
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
JD Franson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
84
8,248
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Markos Georganopoulos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
70
5,701
Radio loud active galaxies
high energy astrophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Laszlo Takacs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
80
5,740
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zhibo Zhang|张智博
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
67
5,368
Atmopsheric Physics
Cloud and Aerosol Interactions
Remote Sensing
Radiative Transfer
Scattering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stefano Bertone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
44
23,089
General relativity
space navigation
space geodesy
astrometry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Todd Pittman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
54
8,213
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Nonlinear Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neel Savani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
39
2,777
Solar Physics - Heliophysics - Space Weather - Coronal Mass Ejections
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
SH Melfi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
39
4,317

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theodosia Gougousi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
2,492
Thin films
Surfaces
Interfaces
Atomic Layer Deposition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
L Michael Hayden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
4,603
2D semiconductors
nonlinear optics
organic materials
terahertz science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Belay B Demoz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
49
2,997
Atmospheric Physics
Observation and Analysis
instrumentation
lidar
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Henriksen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
1,378
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason P Kestner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,338
quantum information
nanoscale and condensed matter physics
quantum control
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Cannady
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,630
Astroparticle physics
gamma-ray astronomy
gamma-ray instrumentation
astroparticle instrumentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Tangborn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
30
4,871
Data assimilation
Remote Sensing
Planetary Boundary Layer
Geomagnetism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
CA Romero Talamás
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
862
Plasma Physics
Fusion Energy
Fundamental Properties of Matter
Plasma Diagnostics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rishi R Paudel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
546
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sergio De Souza Machado
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,057
Atmospheric and Climate Physics
Plasma and Astrophysics
Dynamics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Don Engel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
1,097
computer vision
visualization
computational physics
natural language processing
computer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hung Lam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Prasun K Kundu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
759
General Relativity
Gravitational Astrophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anin Puthukkudy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
324
Atmospheric optics
Aerosol measurement
Remote sensing
Polarimetric remote sensing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brent A Mcbride
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
273
Atmospheric physics
instrument development
calibration
polarization
retrieval
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jaron A. Kropp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
256
Atomic layer deposition
2D materials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
John Winder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
156
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Automated Planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Saurabh Uday Shringarpure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Neranga K Hannadige
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
Atmospheric Physics
Ocean Color
Remote Sensing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
David W Kanaar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
27
Quantum Information
Nanoscale and Condensed Matter Physics
Theoretical Physics
Quantum
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Jon Gustafson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
55
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Terahertz Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
John Caporaletti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4