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
Patrick Vinton Kirch
archaeology. Polynesia. Hawaii
Anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
221
20,897
Michael Pietrusewsky
physical anthropology
skeletal biology
bioarchaeology
multivariate statistics
biodistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
78
4,460
Christopher J Bae
Paleoanthropology
Out of Africa I
Modern Human Origins
Eastern Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
69
4,075
Alan Howard
cultural anthropology
Polynesia
hypermedia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
70
3,530
Jack Bilmes
linguistic anthropology
ethnomethodology
conversation analysis
categorization
Thailand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
36
2,630
Christian E Peterson
Archaeology
Complex Societies
Prehistoric China
Iron Age Southern Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
34
2,374
Lynn Morrison
HIV
menopause
breastfeeding
thailand
menstruation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
747
Peter Mills
Geoarchaeology
Historical Archaeology
Indigenous Archaeology
Oceania
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
866
Ty Tengan
identity
indigeneity
masculinities
Hawai‘i
Oceania
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,452
Alex Golub
Papua New Guinea
political anthropology
history of anthropology
digital culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,604
Jonathan Padwe
Jarai
Cambodia
Environmental Anthropology
Ecological Anthropology
Southeast Asia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
1,815
Christian Palmer
environmental anthropology
political ecology
anthropology of tourism
surf culture
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
131
Christy Mello
engaged anthropology
sustainable tourism and social enterprise
environment/food and community health
critical political ecolo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
30
Ariel Gruenthal-Rankin
Forensic anthropology
health disparity
structural violence
early-life stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
92
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Patrick Vinton Kirch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
221
20,897
archaeology. Polynesia. Hawaii
Anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Pietrusewsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
78
4,460
physical anthropology
skeletal biology
bioarchaeology
multivariate statistics
biodistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher J Bae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
69
4,075
Paleoanthropology
Out of Africa I
Modern Human Origins
Eastern Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
70
3,530
cultural anthropology
Polynesia
hypermedia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jack Bilmes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
2,630
linguistic anthropology
ethnomethodology
conversation analysis
categorization
Thailand
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Christian E Peterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
2,374
Archaeology
Complex Societies
Prehistoric China
Iron Age Southern Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lynn Morrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
747
HIV
menopause
breastfeeding
thailand
menstruation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Mills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
866
Geoarchaeology
Historical Archaeology
Indigenous Archaeology
Oceania
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ty Tengan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,452
identity
indigeneity
masculinities
Hawai‘i
Oceania
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alex Golub
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,604
Papua New Guinea
political anthropology
history of anthropology
digital culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Padwe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
1,815
Jarai
Cambodia
Environmental Anthropology
Ecological Anthropology
Southeast Asia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Guido Carlo Pigliasco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
198
anthropology
law
cultural heritage
Pacific Islands
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christian Palmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
131
environmental anthropology
political ecology
anthropology of tourism
surf culture
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christy Mello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
30
engaged anthropology
sustainable tourism and social enterprise
environment/food and community health
critical political ecolo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ariel Gruenthal-Rankin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
92
Forensic anthropology
health disparity
structural violence
early-life stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Phianphachong Intarat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Labor migration in Southeast Asia
gender
borderland