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
Douglas H Ubelaker
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
229
44,677
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Cooke
Anthropology
Biology
Prehispanic Archaeology
Genetic
History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
115
21,153
Mary Jo Arnoldi
African arts
performance
festivals
monuments
museums
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
863
William H Crocker
Ethnology
South America
Brazil
Indians
Canela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
653
Gwyneira Isaac
Anthropology
Museums
Knowledge systems
History of Photography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
582
Lucille E St Hoyme
osteology
physical anthropology
human skeletal variation
forensics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
581
William B Trousdale -
Central and East Asia
archeaology
military history
Afghanistan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
211
Hsiao-Lei Liu
Domestication
Palaeogenomics
Sequencing
Ancient DNA
Ancient RNA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
139

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Andrea R Eller
Evolution of Variability
Anthropocene
Humans and nonhuman primates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
55
Sara A Mcguire
Anthropology
Bioarchaeology
Political Ecology
Stable & Heavy Isotopes
Trace Elements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Douglas H Ubelaker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
229
44,677
Forensic anthropology
physical anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Cooke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
115
21,153
Anthropology
Biology
Prehispanic Archaeology
Genetic
History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mary Jo Arnoldi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
863
African arts
performance
festivals
monuments
museums
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David W Von Endt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
826
Bioanthropology
Aging
Dating Techniques
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William H Crocker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
653
Ethnology
South America
Brazil
Indians
Canela
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gwyneira Isaac
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
582
Anthropology
Museums
Knowledge systems
History of Photography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lucille E St Hoyme
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
581
osteology
physical anthropology
human skeletal variation
forensics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles A Rau -
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William B Trousdale -
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
211
Central and East Asia
archeaology
military history
Afghanistan
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hsiao-Lei Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
139
Domestication
Palaeogenomics
Sequencing
Ancient DNA
Ancient RNA

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rebecca Kaczkowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
42
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea R Eller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
55
Evolution of Variability
Anthropocene
Humans and nonhuman primates
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sara A Mcguire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Anthropology
Bioarchaeology
Political Ecology
Stable & Heavy Isotopes
Trace Elements