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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terrie E Moffitt
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
224
561
239,591
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Tomasello
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
219
779
220,869
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Costa
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
173
472
219,975
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark R Leary
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
122
274
126,868
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ahmad Hariri
Neuroscience
Genetics
Individual Differences
Psychiatry
Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
111
267
53,433
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Warren H Meck
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
208
40,524
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David C Rubin
Memory
Human Memory
Autobiographical Memory
PTSD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
193
40,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rick Hoyle
social psychology
personality science
quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
137
41,586

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven R Asher
developmental psychology
peer relations
loneliness
social competence
goals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
108
39,183
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin Weinfurt
Psychology
health measurement
bioethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
179
22,924
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Egner
Cognitive and Affective Control
Selective Attention
Predictive Coding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
134
25,540
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
J Staddon
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
166
16,637
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Staci Bilbo
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
108
14,292
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tanya L Chartrand
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
86
35,639
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher E Cox
Critical illness
psychological distress
palliative care
healthcare informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
88
8,563
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philip Costanzo
Social and Moral Development
Adolescent substance abuse
Obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
76
7,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeff Browndyke
Geriatric Neuropsychology Cognitive Neuroscience Delirium Dementia Postoperative
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
66
7,935
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laura Smart Richman
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
44
17,134
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Eve Puffer
global mental health
pediatric psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
56
2,785
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael S Gaffrey
Developmental Psychopathology
Translational Developmental Neuroscience
Integrated Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
35
3,407
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
W Andrew Rothenberg
Child Clinical Psychology & Developmental Psychopathology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
47
2,301
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Aaron Reuben
environmental quality
environmental health
clinical psychology
psychiatric epidemiology
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
35
4,939
Matthew Stanley
memory
moral psychology
belief
decision-making
business ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
31
1,263
Sarah M Wilson
health equity
health behavior change
clinical psychology
implementation science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
1,270
Patty Van Cappellen
Social Psychology
Culture
Emotion & Health
Intergroup Relations
Psychology of Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
3,132
Michelle B Rissling
Clinical Health Psychology
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
23
2,481
Delin Sun (孙得琳)
PTSD
Moral Injury
fMRI/MRI
EEG/ERP
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
1,487
Sze Chai Kwok|Chai S Kwok, Sze C Kwok, Sze Kwok
neuroscience
cognition
cognitive neuroscience
metacognition
episodic memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
32
1,657
Nicholas Grebe
Behavioral endocrinology
evolutionary biology
evolutionary psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
962
Konstantin Bakhurin
basal ganglia
electrophysiology
behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,404
Nandini Datta
clinical psychology
eating disorder
friendship
nutrition
cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
600
Noga Zerubavel
Mindfulness
Trauma
Interpersonal Victimization
Psychotherapy
Supervision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,216
Kaitlyn Burnell
Developmental Psychology
Cyberpsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
754
Irina Soboleva|Irina V. Soboleva, Ira Soboleva
political behavior
field experiments
comparative politics
cognitive psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
755
Meltem Yucel
developmental psychology
moral development
emotions
gossip
norms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
793
Nick Fitz
behavioral science
technology
public policy
fundraising
existential risk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
689
Amanda Utevsky
Behavioral economics
social neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
decision making
cognitive
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
1,451
Minjoo Joo
Social Psychology
Culture
Prosocial behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
204
Christina Bejjani
cognitive psychology
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive control
learning
motivation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
166
Fernanda C Andrade
Social Psychology
Self-Regulation
Health Behaviors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
147
Yanyan Shan
network analysis
transdiagnostic approach
misophonia
trauma
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
146
Sarah Maylott
Developmental psychology
pregnancy and prenatal development
social cognition in infancy
evolutionary psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
127
Savannah L Johnson
clinical psychology
global mental health
family based intervention
intimate partner violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
74
Briana N Brownlow
Health Disparities
Racism
Emotion Regulation
Coping
Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
133
Amar Kavuri
psychophysics
perception
X-ray Imaging
Medical Imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
107
Joseph M Diehl
Emotion Regulation
Mindfulness
Reward Processing
Clinical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
102
Jared Vasil
developmental psychology
language
concepts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
153
Shenyang Huang
cognitive neuroscience
memory
fMRI
representation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
50
Joaquin Menendez
AI
LLM
Neuroscience
EEG
Event related potentials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
75
Rachel M Kahn
Behavioral Science
Social Psychology
Medical Decision-Making
Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
35
Charlotte Stoute
Health Psychology
Behavioural Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Neuroendocrinology
Metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
118
Aline Holzwarth
psychology
behavioral science
motivation
behavioral economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
Evan Dragich
statistics education
self-efficacy in STEM education
active learning strategies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terrie E Moffitt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
224
561
239,591
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Tomasello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
219
779
220,869
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Costa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
173
472
219,975
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark R Leary
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
274
126,868
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ahmad Hariri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
267
53,433
Neuroscience
Genetics
Individual Differences
Psychiatry
Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Harris Cooper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
196
119,833
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Warren H Meck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
208
40,524
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David C Rubin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
193
40,093
Memory
Human Memory
Autobiographical Memory
PTSD
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer E Lansford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
243
32,951
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rick Hoyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
137
41,586
social psychology
personality science
quantitative methods

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kathleen Sikkema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
207
16,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Steven R Asher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
108
39,183
developmental psychology
peer relations
loneliness
social competence
goals
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kevin Weinfurt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
179
22,924
Psychology
health measurement
bioethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David J Madden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
147
20,301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Egner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
134
25,540
Cognitive and Affective Control
Selective Attention
Predictive Coding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
J Staddon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
166
16,637
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aaron C Kay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
115
20,498
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Staci Bilbo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
108
14,292
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tanya L Chartrand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
86
35,639
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timothy J Strauman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
101
16,188
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Curry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
106
17,004
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher E Cox
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
88
8,563
Critical illness
psychological distress
palliative care
healthcare informatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philip Costanzo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
76
7,996
Social and Moral Development
Adolescent substance abuse
Obesity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jeff Browndyke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
66
7,935
Geriatric Neuropsychology Cognitive Neuroscience Delirium Dementia Postoperative
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laura Smart Richman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
44
17,134
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Blair Sheppard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
44
15,735
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Eve Puffer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
56
2,785
global mental health
pediatric psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael S Gaffrey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
35
3,407
Developmental Psychopathology
Translational Developmental Neuroscience
Integrated Mental Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
W Andrew Rothenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
47
2,301
Child Clinical Psychology & Developmental Psychopathology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Aaron Reuben
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
4,939
environmental quality
environmental health
clinical psychology
psychiatric epidemiology
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Matthew Stanley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,263
memory
moral psychology
belief
decision-making
business ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sarah M Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
1,270
health equity
health behavior change
clinical psychology
implementation science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Patty Van Cappellen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
3,132
Social Psychology
Culture
Emotion & Health
Intergroup Relations
Psychology of Religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Michelle B Rissling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
23
2,481
Clinical Health Psychology
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Delin Sun (孙得琳)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,487
PTSD
Moral Injury
fMRI/MRI
EEG/ERP
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Jessica Lunsford Avery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sze Chai Kwok|Chai S Kwok, Sze C Kwok, Sze Kwok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
32
1,657
neuroscience
cognition
cognitive neuroscience
metacognition
episodic memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Nicholas Grebe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
962
Behavioral endocrinology
evolutionary biology
evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Margarita Svetlova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
3,655
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Konstantin Bakhurin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,404
basal ganglia
electrophysiology
behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nandini Datta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
600
clinical psychology
eating disorder
friendship
nutrition
cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Noga Zerubavel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,216
Mindfulness
Trauma
Interpersonal Victimization
Psychotherapy
Supervision
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kaitlyn Burnell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
754
Developmental Psychology
Cyberpsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Irina Soboleva|Irina V. Soboleva, Ira Soboleva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
755
political behavior
field experiments
comparative politics
cognitive psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Meltem Yucel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
793
developmental psychology
moral development
emotions
gossip
norms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Nick Fitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
689
behavioral science
technology
public policy
fundraising
existential risk
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Amanda Utevsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,451
Behavioral economics
social neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
decision making
cognitive
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Minjoo Joo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
204
Social Psychology
Culture
Prosocial behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Christina Bejjani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
166
cognitive psychology
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive control
learning
motivation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Fernanda C Andrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
147
Social Psychology
Self-Regulation
Health Behaviors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Brenda C Straka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
192
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Lindsay Ives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
143
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Yanyan Shan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
146
network analysis
transdiagnostic approach
misophonia
trauma
memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Sarah Maylott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
127
Developmental psychology
pregnancy and prenatal development
social cognition in infancy
evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Savannah L Johnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
74
clinical psychology
global mental health
family based intervention
intimate partner violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Briana N Brownlow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
133
Health Disparities
Racism
Emotion Regulation
Coping
Mental Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Amar Kavuri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
107
psychophysics
perception
X-ray Imaging
Medical Imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Joseph M Diehl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
102
Emotion Regulation
Mindfulness
Reward Processing
Clinical Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Jared Vasil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
153
developmental psychology
language
concepts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Shenyang Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
50
cognitive neuroscience
memory
fMRI
representation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Joaquin Menendez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
75
AI
LLM
Neuroscience
EEG
Event related potentials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Sage E Lachman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Rachel M Kahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
35
Behavioral Science
Social Psychology
Medical Decision-Making
Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Chloe Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Charlotte Stoute
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
118
Health Psychology
Behavioural Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Neuroendocrinology
Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Aline Holzwarth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
psychology
behavioral science
motivation
behavioral economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Evan Dragich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
statistics education
self-efficacy in STEM education
active learning strategies