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.

Wendy Matthews
Archaeology
Earthen architecture and health and built environment
Micromorphology
Archaeobotany
Origins of agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
65
5,224
Mary Lewis
palaeopathology
bioarchaeology
osteology
adolescence
child health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
52
5,582
Roberta Gilchrist
Archaeology
Gender Studies
History
Medieval Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
51
5,551
Martin Bell
Archaeology
geoarchaeology
coastal environments
experimental archaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
69
3,988
Hella Eckardt
Roman Archaeology
Material culture
diaspora
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
36
2,676
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Bray
Archaeology
material science
metallurgy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,782

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Creighton
Iron Age and Roman Archeology of Western Europe
Numismatics
Geophyscis
Enquiry-based learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,789
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Grenville Astill
medieval rural and landscape archaeology
urbanism
monasticism
technology and industry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
1,231
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aleks Pluskowski
Medieval Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Crusading
Colonisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
985
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Petra Dark
Archaeological Science
Palaeoecology
Pollen Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
1,278
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amanda Clarke
Archaeological field method and techniques
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
795
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amy Smith
Iconography
ceramics
myth & religion
history of collections
museum pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,214
Catherine Barnett (Nee Chisham)
archaeology
prehistory
environmental archaeology
archaeological science
geoarchaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
323
Alexandra Knox
Archaeology
Anglo-Saxons
Medieval
Settlement archaeology
dress accessories
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
61
Donna De Groene
archaeology
zooarchaeology
isotopes in archaeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
36
James Lloyd
Classical Archaeology
Sparta
Ancient Music
Digital Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
32
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael G Fulford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
137
6,770
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wendy Matthews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
65
5,224
Archaeology
Earthen architecture and health and built environment
Micromorphology
Archaeobotany
Origins of agriculture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mary Lewis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
52
5,582
palaeopathology
bioarchaeology
osteology
adolescence
child health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roberta Gilchrist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
51
5,551
Archaeology
Gender Studies
History
Medieval Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Roger Matthews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
76
3,420
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Martin Bell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
69
3,988
Archaeology
geoarchaeology
coastal environments
experimental archaeology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hella Eckardt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
2,676
Roman Archaeology
Material culture
diaspora
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Van de Noort
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
42
2,302
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marta Portillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
1,721
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Bray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,782
Archaeology
material science
metallurgy

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ken Dark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
45
2,358
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Duncan Garrow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Creighton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,789
Iron Age and Roman Archeology of Western Europe
Numismatics
Geophyscis
Enquiry-based learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Grenville Astill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,231
medieval rural and landscape archaeology
urbanism
monasticism
technology and industry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aleks Pluskowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
985
Medieval Archaeology
Environmental Archaeology
Crusading
Colonisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Petra Dark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
1,278
Archaeological Science
Palaeoecology
Pollen Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amanda Clarke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
795
Archaeological field method and techniques
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Amy Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,214
Iconography
ceramics
myth & religion
history of collections
museum pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Catherine Barnett (Nee Chisham)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
323
archaeology
prehistory
environmental archaeology
archaeological science
geoarchaeology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Emma Durham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
206
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alexandra Knox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
61
Archaeology
Anglo-Saxons
Medieval
Settlement archaeology
dress accessories
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Donna De Groene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
36
archaeology
zooarchaeology
isotopes in archaeology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
James Lloyd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
32
Classical Archaeology
Sparta
Ancient Music
Digital Humanities