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
Walter Daelemans
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
266
19,605
Patrick Dendale
French linguistics
semantics
pragmatics
evidentiality
epistemic modality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
44
3,222
Ilia Markov
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
1,173
Peter Petré
Linguistics
Historical linguistics
Corpus linguistics
English linguistics
Grammaticalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
914
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Vanessa Joosen
English literature
children's literature
fairy tales
age studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
1,105
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Bart Meyers
Industry 4.0
Industry 5.0
domain modelling
knowledge modelling
data analytics in manufacturing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
26
690
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bart Eeckhout
modern literature in English
queer studies
urban studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
896
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Kathleen Gyssels
Caribbean literature
Jewish literature
postcolonialisms (French/English/Dutch)
Comparative Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
22
925
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Dirk Pijpops
language variation
corpus linguistics
Dutch
agent-based simulation
usage-based linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Franc Schuerewegen
French and francophone Literature
Literary Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
444
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Thomas Ernst
German Studies
Literary Studies
Media Studies
Digital Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
459
Olga Krasnoukhova
Linguistic typology
negation
Noun Phrase
demonstratives
South American indigenous languages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
340
Tom Smits
variational & applied linguistics + (language) education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
312
Remco Sleiderink
Dutch Literature
Philology
Fragmentology
Codicology
Courtly Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
339
Jim Ureel
Applied Linguistics
EF/ESL
sociolinguistic competence
instructed second language acquisition
translation (revision) competen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
240
Veerle Fraeters
Dutch literature
Medieval mysticism and visionary culture
Reception of premodern mysticism in modernity
Gender
Text-Image
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
210
Tim Kreutz
Computational Linguistics
Computational Social Science
NLP
AI
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
143
Kris Peeters
literary translation studies
French literature
theory and poetics of translation
dialogism
multilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
3
135
Rocío Ortuño Casanova
Literatura filipina en español
Humanidades digitales
Estudios post y decoloniales
Poesía y música
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
108
Timothy De Paepe
Music History
Theatre History
Literature History
Opera History
Theatre Architecture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
62
Ella Diels
Applied linguistics
translation and interpreting studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
46
Emma-Louise Silva
cognitive narratology
genetic criticism
modernist literature
children's literature
episodic memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
68
Wouter Haverals
digital humanities
medieval literature
verse theory
literary style
children's literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
52
Anneleen Van Hertbruggen
German literature
political religion
propaganda poetry
National Socialism
Critical Discourse Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Rachel Mccarthy
Text Analysis
Digital Humanities
Stylometry
Authorship Attribution
English Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
14
Maureen Hosay
Literary Studies
Translation Studies
Adaptation Studies
Children's Literature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Walter Daelemans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
266
19,605
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Computational Psycholinguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Johan Van Der Auwera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
142
10,026
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jef Verschueren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
90
14,398
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Gillis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
100
4,647
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick Dendale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
44
3,222
French linguistics
semantics
pragmatics
evidentiality
epistemic modality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Luc Herman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
3,030
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ilia Markov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,173
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Petré
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
914
Linguistics
Historical linguistics
Corpus linguistics
English linguistics
Grammaticalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tanja Mortelmans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
920
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vanessa Joosen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
1,105
English literature
children's literature
fairy tales
age studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bart Meyers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
26
690
Industry 4.0
Industry 5.0
domain modelling
knowledge modelling
data analytics in manufacturing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Isabelle S Robert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
777
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bart Eeckhout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
896
modern literature in English
queer studies
urban studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kathleen Gyssels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
925
Caribbean literature
Jewish literature
postcolonialisms (French/English/Dutch)
Comparative Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom De Smedt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,613
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Simon Van Mierlo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
600
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wilfried Decoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
812
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dirk Pijpops
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
495
language variation
corpus linguistics
Dutch
agent-based simulation
usage-based linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Franc Schuerewegen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
444
French and francophone Literature
Literary Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Ernst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
459
German Studies
Literary Studies
Media Studies
Digital Humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephan Tulkens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
481
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olga Krasnoukhova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
340
Linguistic typology
negation
Noun Phrase
demonstratives
South American indigenous languages
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tom Smits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
312
variational & applied linguistics + (language) education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mieke Vandenbroucke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
515
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Remco Sleiderink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
339
Dutch Literature
Philology
Fragmentology
Codicology
Courtly Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jim Ureel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
240
Applied Linguistics
EF/ESL
sociolinguistic competence
instructed second language acquisition
translation (revision) competen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Veerle Fraeters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
210
Dutch literature
Medieval mysticism and visionary culture
Reception of premodern mysticism in modernity
Gender
Text-Image
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Luc Rasson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
239
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Tim Kreutz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
143
Computational Linguistics
Computational Social Science
NLP
AI
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
John Arblaster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kris Peeters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
135
literary translation studies
French literature
theory and poetics of translation
dialogism
multilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sara Budts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Rocío Ortuño Casanova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
108
Literatura filipina en español
Humanidades digitales
Estudios post y decoloniales
Poesía y música
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Francis Mus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Marilize Pretorius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
118
linguistics
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Robert Grimm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
91
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Timothy De Paepe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
62
Music History
Theatre History
Literature History
Opera History
Theatre Architecture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Ella Diels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
46
Applied linguistics
translation and interpreting studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Emma-Louise Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
68
cognitive narratology
genetic criticism
modernist literature
children's literature
episodic memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Wouter Haverals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
52
digital humanities
medieval literature
verse theory
literary style
children's literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Maxim Delodder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
literary studies
French literature
queer studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Anneleen Van Hertbruggen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
German literature
political religion
propaganda poetry
National Socialism
Critical Discourse Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Sebastian Müngersdorff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
232
Philosophy
Literature
Hans Blumenberg
Maurice Blanchot
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Rachel Mccarthy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
14
Text Analysis
Digital Humanities
Stylometry
Authorship Attribution
English Literature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Patricia Galiana Bea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12
Linguistics
Pragmatics
Spanish as a foreign language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Leonardo Grotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Maureen Hosay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Literary Studies
Translation Studies
Adaptation Studies
Children's Literature