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" (873,864 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
Mark D Shriver
Genetics
Population Genetics
Pigmentation
Facial Features
Anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
168
34,595
David Puts
behavioral endocrinology
biological anthropology
evolutionary anthropology
evolutionary psychology
sexual selection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
95
10,463
Rebecca Bird
human behavioral ecology
ecological anthropology
hunter-gatherers
costly signaling
fire ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
77
11,400
George R Milner
Archaeology (eastern North America
Warfare
Population)
Biological Anthropology (Paleodemography
Paleopathology)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
102
10,104
George H Perry
Anthropological genomics
Ancient DNA
Human evolution
Evolutionary medicine
Primate evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
73
15,645
Tim Ryan
biological anthropology
functional morphology
bone biomechanics
human evolution
trabecular bone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
70
5,308
Douglas Bird
Ecological Anthropology
Ethnoarchaeology
Subsistence Strategies
Indigenous Land and Resource Use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
68
7,473
Mary Shenk
Human Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Demography
Anthropological Demography
Cultural Anthropology
South Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
2,484
Thomas K Harper
Archaeology
Paleoecology
Radiocarbon
Paleodemography
Paleoclimatology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
25
3,303
Kristina Douglass
Archaeology
human-environment interaction
Madagascar
Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,484
Joseph Michael Valente
Critical Disability Studies
Deaf Studies
Educational Anthropology
Childhood Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
502
Kaley Joyce
Human-Plant Interactions
Behavioral Ecology
Great Basin Archaeology
Archaeobotany
Ethnobotany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
13
Sarah Taylor
Anthropology
endocrinology
hair
genetics
sexual dimorphism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark D Shriver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
168
34,595
Genetics
Population Genetics
Pigmentation
Facial Features
Anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Puts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
95
10,463
behavioral endocrinology
biological anthropology
evolutionary anthropology
evolutionary psychology
sexual selection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rebecca Bird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
77
11,400
human behavioral ecology
ecological anthropology
hunter-gatherers
costly signaling
fire ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George R Milner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
102
10,104
Archaeology (eastern North America
Warfare
Population)
Biological Anthropology (Paleodemography
Paleopathology)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
George H Perry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
73
15,645
Anthropological genomics
Ancient DNA
Human evolution
Evolutionary medicine
Primate evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tim Ryan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
70
5,308
biological anthropology
functional morphology
bone biomechanics
human evolution
trabecular bone
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Douglas Bird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
68
7,473
Ecological Anthropology
Ethnoarchaeology
Subsistence Strategies
Indigenous Land and Resource Use
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Garry Chick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
84
5,412
cultural anthropology
leisure
recreation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mary Shenk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,484
Human Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Demography
Anthropological Demography
Cultural Anthropology
South Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas K Harper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
25
3,303
Archaeology
Paleoecology
Radiocarbon
Paleodemography
Paleoclimatology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kristina Douglass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,484
Archaeology
human-environment interaction
Madagascar
Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Joseph Michael Valente
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
502
Critical Disability Studies
Deaf Studies
Educational Anthropology
Childhood Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
PJ Capelotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
416
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
M Kathleen Pitirri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
118
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kaley Joyce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13
Human-Plant Interactions
Behavioral Ecology
Great Basin Archaeology
Archaeobotany
Ethnobotany
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brock James
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Archaeology
Anthropology
Evolutionary Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sarah Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Anthropology
endocrinology
hair
genetics
sexual dimorphism