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" (901,365 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
Takahiro Noda
potato
sweetpotato
buckwheat
starch
carbohydrates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
124
8,583
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Shigehiko Urawa
salmon biology
fish parasite
disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
108
4,043
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Yusaku Uga
root system architecture
drought resistance
rice
QTL cloning
root phenotyping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
48
4,969
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Takahiro Kikawada
Anhydrobiosis
Desiccation tolerance
Trehalose
LEA proteins
Transporters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
55
3,833
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Toshiyuki Takai
Rice yield potential
photosynthesis
shoot branching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
35
4,126
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Hideaki Oike
Chrononutrition
hearing loss
Ageing
Taste
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
36
2,574
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Shingo Goto
ゲノム、遺伝子、DNAマーカー、耐病性
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
2,058
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ishizaki Takuma
植物組織培養 形質転換 ゲノム編集 分子育種 イネ
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
881
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Emdadul Haque
Root research
Genome breeding
Polyploidy
Sweetpotato
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
601
中井勇介
植物生理学、環境応答、ケミカルバイオロジー、バイオ創薬
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
453
Koji Ito
Dehalogenase gene
soil aggregate hierarchy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
134
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Takahiro Noda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
124
8,583
potato
sweetpotato
buckwheat
starch
carbohydrates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Takao Komatsuda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
113
8,354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Masaki Endo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
68
5,591
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shigehiko Urawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
108
4,043
salmon biology
fish parasite
disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yusaku Uga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
48
4,969
root system architecture
drought resistance
rice
QTL cloning
root phenotyping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Takahiro Kikawada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
3,833
Anhydrobiosis
Desiccation tolerance
Trehalose
LEA proteins
Transporters
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Haruhiko Inoue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
7,570
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Miyuki Iiyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
2,342
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kazunori Minamikawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
36
2,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Toshiyuki Takai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
4,126
Rice yield potential
photosynthesis
shoot branching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hideaki Oike
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
36
2,574
Chrononutrition
hearing loss
Ageing
Taste
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ryo Ohtomo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
2,863
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yukiyoshi Iwata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,544
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shingo Goto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
2,058
ゲノム、遺伝子、DNAマーカー、耐病性
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tsuyoshi Tanaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
8,132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Akira Uchino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
34
1,645
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ishizaki Takuma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
881
植物組織培養 形質転換 ゲノム編集 分子育種 イネ
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marui Junichiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,209
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keisuke Obase
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
735
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shogo Higaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Asuka Koyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
563
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hayakawa Hiroshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
19
630
植物分類学
雑草学
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emdadul Haque
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
601
Root research
Genome breeding
Polyploidy
Sweetpotato
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Akiko Ogino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Oumi Nishi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
285
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Keach Murakami|村上 貴一
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
251
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Satoshi Ishida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
577
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sumiyo Kanafusa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
582
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
中井勇介
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
453
植物生理学、環境応答、ケミカルバイオロジー、バイオ創薬
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Koji Ito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
134
Dehalogenase gene
soil aggregate hierarchy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Shigeyuki Sekimoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
74
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
矢野昌裕
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Masaki Maruyama|丸山雅貴
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Yutaka Honda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8