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" (910,673 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
Alison Mackey
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
research methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
117
36,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anna De Fina
Sociolinguistics Discourse Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Storytelling
Superdiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
79
16,025
Ronald P Leow
language curriculum development
Instructed Language Learning
cognitive processes
written corrective feedback
and CALL
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
66
8,092
Nathan Schneider
natural language processing
computational linguistics
cognitive linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
58
7,148
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amir Zeldes
corpus linguistics
computational linguistics
NLP
discourse
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
61
2,714

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cynthia Gordon
Discourse analysis
sociolinguistics
family/food/digital discourse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
41
1,915
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian Almond
World Literature
comparative literature
postcolonial
middle eastern studies
history of ideas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
34
1,451
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yoshiko Mori
second language learning
vocabulary learning
kanji
reading
multilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,545
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Henry Schwarz
Literary criticism
theory
india
south asia
peace studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,050
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yasser Teimouri
SLA
Individual Differences (IDs)
Quantitative research methods
Meta-analysis
TBLT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
2,125
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julie Sweetland
Sociolinguistics
African American Vernacular English
Dialects
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
845
Edward Maloney
Learning Innovation
Education Technology
Critical Studies of Higher Education
Narrative Theory
20th-Century literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
887
Crissa Stephens
Language Policy
Linguistic Anthropology
Discourse Analysis
Multilingualism
Anti-oppressive approaches to education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
198
Guy Spielmann
Spectacle
Performance
Theatre
Commedia dell'arte
Opera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
131
Daniel Castelblanco
Andean Studies
Indigenista Literature
Literature Written by Contemporary Indigenous Authors
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
58
Jessica Lin
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
38
Justin Quam
second language development
systemic functional linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
38
Jordan A. Mackenzie
sociolinguistics
critical discourse analysis
orthography
Kidaw'ida [dav]
language & food
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
18
Iwona B. Sadowska
Polish
Russian
Slavic literatures
film studies
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
67
Daniel Ginsberg
Interactional Sociolinguistics
Systemic Functional Linguistics
Pragmatics
Classroom Discourse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
39
Cynthia Brandenburg
Arabic Language and Literature
linguistics
Umayyad poetry
anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
11
Calvin Engstrom
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
language typology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alison Mackey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
117
36,031
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
research methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lourdes Ortega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
83
23,970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anna De Fina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
79
16,025
Sociolinguistics Discourse Analysis
Narrative Analysis
Storytelling
Superdiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald P Leow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
66
8,092
language curriculum development
Instructed Language Learning
cognitive processes
written corrective feedback
and CALL
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David W Lightfoot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
76
13,102
linguistic theory
language change and acquisition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cristina Sanz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
55
5,799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Portner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
36
7,773
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Natalie Schilling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
50
8,059
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nathan Schneider
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
58
7,148
natural language processing
computational linguistics
cognitive linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amir Zeldes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
61
2,714
corpus linguistics
computational linguistics
NLP
discourse
digital humanities

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cynthia Gordon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
41
1,915
Discourse analysis
sociolinguistics
family/food/digital discourse
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian Almond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
34
1,451
World Literature
comparative literature
postcolonial
middle eastern studies
history of ideas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yoshiko Mori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,545
second language learning
vocabulary learning
kanji
reading
multilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jennifer Nycz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
983
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Henry Schwarz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,050
Literary criticism
theory
india
south asia
peace studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yasser Teimouri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
2,125
SLA
Individual Differences (IDs)
Quantitative research methods
Meta-analysis
TBLT
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julie Sweetland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
845
Sociolinguistics
African American Vernacular English
Dialects
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dennis Todd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
516
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Edward Maloney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
887
Learning Innovation
Education Technology
Critical Studies of Higher Education
Narrative Theory
20th-Century literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Crissa Stephens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
198
Language Policy
Linguistic Anthropology
Discourse Analysis
Multilingualism
Anti-oppressive approaches to education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Austin Blodgett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
173
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guy Spielmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
131
Spectacle
Performance
Theatre
Commedia dell'arte
Opera
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Castelblanco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
58
Andean Studies
Indigenista Literature
Literature Written by Contemporary Indigenous Authors
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jessica Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
38
Computational Linguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Carole Sargent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Karen Mcneil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
59
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Justin Quam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
38
second language development
systemic functional linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jordan A. Mackenzie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
18
sociolinguistics
critical discourse analysis
orthography
Kidaw'ida [dav]
language & food
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Jessica Kotfila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Iwona B. Sadowska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
67
Polish
Russian
Slavic literatures
film studies
cultural studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Daniel Ginsberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
39
Interactional Sociolinguistics
Systemic Functional Linguistics
Pragmatics
Classroom Discourse
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Cynthia Brandenburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Arabic Language and Literature
linguistics
Umayyad poetry
anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jack Pruett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Calvin Engstrom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
language typology