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" (870,057 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: 2
James H Howard, Jr
cognitive aging
cognitive neuroscience of aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
87
8,210
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kathryn A Degnan
temperament
social behavior
cognitive control
positive psychology
longitudinal methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
67
8,341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barry M Wagner
Developmental Psychopathology
Family Interaction
Parent-Adolescent Relationships
Mindfulness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
39
5,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nancy E Adleman
Mood Disorders
Neuroimaging
Development
Emotion-Cognition Interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
36
4,773
James F Brennan
History of Psychology
Audition
General Experimental Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
2,065
Sandra Barrueco
Assessment
methodological
& intervention approaches for young ethnically-and linguistically-diverse children and families.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
1,635
Deborah M Clawson
applied experimental psychology
cognition
prospective memory
planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Carol R Glass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
109
13,910
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James H Howard, Jr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
87
8,210
cognitive aging
cognitive neuroscience of aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kathryn A Degnan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
67
8,341
temperament
social behavior
cognitive control
positive psychology
longitudinal methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brendan A Rich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
5,804
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Barry M Wagner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
39
5,996
Developmental Psychopathology
Family Interaction
Parent-Adolescent Relationships
Mindfulness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nancy E Adleman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
36
4,773
Mood Disorders
Neuroimaging
Development
Emotion-Cognition Interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc Sebrechts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
42
2,029
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James F Brennan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
2,065
History of Psychology
Audition
General Experimental Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sandra Barrueco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
1,635
Assessment
methodological
& intervention approaches for young ethnically-and linguistically-diverse children and families.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deborah M Clawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
543
applied experimental psychology
cognition
prospective memory
planning