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" (873,688 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
Don Westerheijden
higher education
quality assurance
ranking
accreditation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
126
8,000
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Harry De Boer
higher education studies
policy analysis
governance and management
public sector
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
81
6,476
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ben Jongbloed
higher education policy financing public finance student support governance markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
106
8,281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Vossensteyn
Higher education policy
funding in higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
61
3,318
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leon Cremonini
Higher education policy
Quality Assurance
Access to higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
1,809
Renze Kolster
Higher Education
Internationalisation
Employability
Quality Assurance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
780
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Don Westerheijden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
126
8,000
higher education
quality assurance
ranking
accreditation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frans Van Vught
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
95
9,019
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Harry De Boer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
81
6,476
higher education studies
policy analysis
governance and management
public sector
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ben Jongbloed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
106
8,281
higher education policy financing public finance student support governance markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hans Vossensteyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
61
3,318
Higher education policy
funding in higher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leon Cremonini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,809
Higher education policy
Quality Assurance
Access to higher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jon File
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
38
1,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renze Kolster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
780
Higher Education
Internationalisation
Employability
Quality Assurance