Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total H-index scores. 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, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (1,014,374 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. 

Henrik von Wehrden
Methods
Sustainability Science
Ethics
Statistics
Normativity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
151
14,928
Jens Newig
Environmental governance
sustainability governance
sustainability transitions
collaborative
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
116
16,718
Daniel J Lang
Sustainability Science
Transdisciplinarity
Transformative Research
Real-World Laboratories
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
109
15,829
Daniel Pleissner
Fermentation
Microalgae
Nutrient recycling in waste and wastewater treatments
Recycling of organic matter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
67
4,971
Sacha Kagan
sustainability
sociology of the arts
transdisciplinarity
urban studies
queer studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
1,768
David Pm Lam
Transformative research
Transformation
Scaling
Indigenous and local knowledge
Transdisciplinary research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,386
Sybille Münch
Comparative Policy-Analysis
Migration and Integration Policy
Participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
899
Laura Venz
occupational health
work stress
social relationships at work
older workers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,305
Beatrice John
urban sustainability
visioning
capacity building
climate adaptation
digital decision-making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,109
Anthimos Georgiadis
Measurement and Instrumentation
Physics
Engineering
Sensoren Medizin
Nanotechnologien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
1,542
Ilka Weissbrod
Sustainable Innovation
Sustainable Business
Circular Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
1,005
Pascal Frank
sustainability
sustainable consumption
mindfulness
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
429
Fabienne Gralla
Sustainability
nuclear energy
ecosystem services
inter- and transdisciplinary research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
2,076
Marlene Roellig
natur conservation
social-ecological systems
ecosystem Services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
317
Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka|Stefan Ortiz
biocultural diversity
socioecological resilience
diverse economies
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
117
Philip Bernert
Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Transformative Research
Sustainability Learning
Real
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
79
Stefanie Habersang
Organizational Theory
Grand Challenges
Qualitative Meta-Studies
Sustainability and Digitalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
171
Christian Heise
Digital Knowledge Cultures
Open Movements
Science and Technology
Open Access
Open Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
159
Andrea Amri-Henkel
sustainability science
energy transition
gender
social Justice
inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
32
Joannis Kaliampos
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Foreign Language Teaching
Task-Based Language Teaching
CALL
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
28
Felix Krieger
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Document Processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
162
Inés María Alonso Crespo
Priority Effects
Root Development
Plant Interaction
Grasslands
Ecosystem functioning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
28
Judith Am Gollata
environmental governance
policy implementation
local level governance
EU environmental policy
air quality policy implementat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
111
Zhen Chen
Image processing
Intelligent system
Machine learning
Robotics
Automatic system
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
Hergen Eilert Lange
data-driven business models
business model realization
digital business
data monetization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
25
Hasan Raza
finite-element method
multiphase-field method
materials
simulations
additive manufacturing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
17
Laura Picht-Wiggering
Studieneingangsphase Higher Education kritisches Denken Kulturerbe civic education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Francisco Montaño
Sustainability
Global Trade
Social Reproduction
Degrowth
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Henrik von Wehrden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
151
14,928
Methods
Sustainability Science
Ethics
Statistics
Normativity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jens Newig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
116
16,718
Environmental governance
sustainability governance
sustainability transitions
collaborative
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel J Lang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
109
15,829
Sustainability Science
Transdisciplinarity
Transformative Research
Real-World Laboratories
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claudia Kemfert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
154
9,133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Pleissner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
67
4,971
Fermentation
Microalgae
Nutrient recycling in waste and wastewater treatments
Recycling of organic matter
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ehmke Timo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
3,336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Noomane Ben Khalifa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
47
1,810
Fertigungstechnik
Umformtechnik
Leichtbau
Energieeffizienz
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sacha Kagan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,768
sustainability
sociology of the arts
transdisciplinarity
urban studies
queer studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Pm Lam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,386
Transformative research
Transformation
Scaling
Indigenous and local knowledge
Transdisciplinary research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sybille Münch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
899
Comparative Policy-Analysis
Migration and Integration Policy
Participation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Walmsley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,526
Nachhaltige Landnutzung und Entwicklung
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rolf Großmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
480
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Laura Venz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,305
occupational health
work stress
social relationships at work
older workers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Beatrice John
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,109
urban sustainability
visioning
capacity building
climate adaptation
digital decision-making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anthimos Georgiadis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
1,542
Measurement and Instrumentation
Physics
Engineering
Sensoren Medizin
Nanotechnologien
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christine Schmid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
21
721
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ilka Weissbrod
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,005
Sustainable Innovation
Sustainable Business
Circular Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sarah Gottwald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
966
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lea Boecker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
413
Social Psychology
Emotion
Facial Expression
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pascal Frank
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
429
sustainability
sustainable consumption
mindfulness
qualitative research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aymara Llanque
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
417
Social ecological transdisciplinary
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fabienne Gralla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
2,076
Sustainability
nuclear energy
ecosystem services
inter- and transdisciplinary research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tamara Schaal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Marlene Roellig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
317
natur conservation
social-ecological systems
ecosystem Services
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stefanie Wieck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
383
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ioana Alexandra Duse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Stefanie Albrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
144
sustainability transformation
food forests
agroforestry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Cristina I. Apetrei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
477
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jan Müggenburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
1
118
Mediengeschichte
Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Florian Jastrow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
165
Digital technology in physical education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Vincent Bremer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
131
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka|Stefan Ortiz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
117
biocultural diversity
socioecological resilience
diverse economies
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Beatriz Amanda Watts|Beatriz Amanda Rojas Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
585
Energy and Soil Pollution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Lina Bürgener
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
434
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Philip Bernert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
79
Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Transformative Research
Sustainability Learning
Real
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jan-Ole Brandt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Stefan Ortiz|Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
53
ecological economics
agroecology
political ecology
biocultural diversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Janine Tatjana Maier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
277
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Stefanie Habersang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
171
Organizational Theory
Grand Challenges
Qualitative Meta-Studies
Sustainability and Digitalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Inna Petrunyk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
70
Labor Economics
Policy Evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jorge Gustavo Rodríguez Aboytes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
208
sustainability
learning
transitions
sustainable textiles
ESD
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Christoph Martin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
52
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Christian Heise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
159
Digital Knowledge Cultures
Open Movements
Science and Technology
Open Access
Open Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Matthias Fischer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
139
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Andrea Amri-Henkel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
32
sustainability science
energy transition
gender
social Justice
inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Joannis Kaliampos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
28
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Foreign Language Teaching
Task-Based Language Teaching
CALL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Felix Krieger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
162
Wirtschaftsinformatik
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Document Processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Stefan Hilser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Inés María Alonso Crespo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
28
Priority Effects
Root Development
Plant Interaction
Grasslands
Ecosystem functioning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Judith Am Gollata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
111
environmental governance
policy implementation
local level governance
EU environmental policy
air quality policy implementat
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Zhen Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Image processing
Intelligent system
Machine learning
Robotics
Automatic system
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Hergen Eilert Lange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
25
data-driven business models
business model realization
digital business
data monetization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Hasan Raza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
17
finite-element method
multiphase-field method
materials
simulations
additive manufacturing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Guido Barbian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
39
Social Network Analysis
Privacy
Online Social Networks
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Tim Disselhoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
93
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Hannes M Petrowsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
42
Negotiation
Economic Psychology
Decision Making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Camilla Cassidy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Michaela Kaufmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
30
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Tobias Remschel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Torsten Ahlers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Laura Picht-Wiggering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Studieneingangsphase Higher Education kritisches Denken Kulturerbe civic education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Jennifer Jorina Matthiesen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Juliane Kowalski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Francisco Montaño
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Sustainability
Global Trade
Social Reproduction
Degrowth
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Julieta Sarno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1