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" (870,053 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
Lee Berger
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
138
11,552
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maryna Steyn
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
129
13,757
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lynne A. Schepartz
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
51
3,390
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Thornton
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
37
2,603
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Esterhuysen AB
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
838
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian F Kuhn
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,066

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julia Hornberger
Policing
Human Rights
Health
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
722
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hylton White
Anthropology
Southern Africa
Social Theory
Value Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon
urban anthropology
medical anthropology
non-fiction narrative and ethnographic writing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
383
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danai Mupotsa
Feminist Theory
Social Anthropology
Africana Studies
Queer Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
374
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stanford T. Mahati
Sociology/ Social Anthropology of Childhood
Migrant Children
Sexualities
Transnationalism
Research Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
320
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Bacci
forensic anthropology
bone histology
trauma analysis
forensic facial identification
clinical anatomy.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
154
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anja Meyer
bioarchaeology
forensic anthropology
palaeopathology
anatomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
143
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lee Berger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
138
11,552
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maryna Steyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
129
13,757
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lynne A. Schepartz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
51
3,390
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Rottenburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
51
3,336
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernhard Zipfel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
3,102
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert J Thornton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
2,603
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Esterhuysen AB
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
838
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian F Kuhn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,066
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
962
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pamila Gupta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
906

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eric Worby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,357
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julia Hornberger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
722
Policing
Human Rights
Health
Intellectual Property
Pharmaceuticals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hylton White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
694
Anthropology
Southern Africa
Social Theory
Value Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
383
urban anthropology
medical anthropology
non-fiction narrative and ethnographic writing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danai Mupotsa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
374
Feminist Theory
Social Anthropology
Africana Studies
Queer Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stanford T. Mahati
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
320
Sociology/ Social Anthropology of Childhood
Migrant Children
Sexualities
Transnationalism
Research Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nicholas Bacci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
154
forensic anthropology
bone histology
trauma analysis
forensic facial identification
clinical anatomy.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anja Meyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
143
bioarchaeology
forensic anthropology
palaeopathology
anatomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joshua Z. Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
84
anthropology
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kholeka Shange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3