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: 1
Rolf Zwaan
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Embodied Cognition
Discourse Processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
155
34,682
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ingmar Franken
Clinical & Biological Psychology
Addiction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
208
21,904
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias J Wieser
Anxiety
Pain
Emotion
Anxiety Disorders
Affective Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
74
6,033
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Van Strien
Emotion
Memory
Phylogenetic threat
Aging
Neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
88
5,375
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marjan Gorgievski
Psychology
Entrepreneurship
Proactive Workbehavior
Intrapreneurship
Work Engagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
53
8,193
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Janna Cousijn
Addiction
cannabis
neuroimaging
cognitive development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
78
4,725
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Verkoeijen
Cognitive psychology
experimental psychology
educational psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
60
3,905
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kimberley Breevaart
psychology
work engagement
leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
33
5,560

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martine Baars
Self-regulated learning
Cognitive Load
Learning Analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
25
2,855
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ilse Nijs
eetverslaving
eetbuien
psychologie van over-eten
obesitas
voeding & mentale gezondheid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
24
3,803
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Suzanna J. Opree
Children & adolescents
Media & marketing
Materialism
Psychological well-being
Quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
1,819
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amaranta De Haan
developmental psychology
personality psychology
clinical psychology
family studies
methods and statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
1,949
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marilisa Boffo
Behaviour change interventions
e-Health
Addiction
Gambling
JITAI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
1,336
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andre B. Rietman
Neuropsychology
Sensory Processing
Neurocognitive disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,400
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Annabel Vreeker
Psychopathology
risk factors
resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
1,249
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julia Kneer
media psychology
health
empowerment
well-being
terror management theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
1,327
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sabine Elise Mous
neuropsychology
neurobiology
developmental disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,452
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Josanne Van Dongen
forensic psychology
electrophysiology
neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
1,213
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Me Koopman-Verhoeff
Sleep
Child Mental Health
Psychology
Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Annemarie MF Hiemstra
Organizational psychology
Cross cultural psychology
Assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
649
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Fabio Porru
Student wellbeing
Mental health
Social epidemiology
Work and health
Health inequalities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,555
Christophe Lembregts
consumer behavior
consumer psychology
judgment and decision-making
numerical judgments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rolf Zwaan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
155
34,682
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Embodied Cognition
Discourse Processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ingmar Franken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
208
21,904
Clinical & Biological Psychology
Addiction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
M. Born
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
120
9,418
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthias J Wieser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
74
6,033
Anxiety
Pain
Emotion
Anxiety Disorders
Affective Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Van Strien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
88
5,375
Emotion
Memory
Phylogenetic threat
Aging
Neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marjan Gorgievski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
53
8,193
Psychology
Entrepreneurship
Proactive Workbehavior
Intrapreneurship
Work Engagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Janna Cousijn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
78
4,725
Addiction
cannabis
neuroimaging
cognitive development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Verkoeijen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
60
3,905
Cognitive psychology
experimental psychology
educational psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marta Andreatta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
3,235
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kimberley Breevaart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
5,560

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Adriaan Van 'T Spijker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
3,052
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paraskevas Petrou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
4,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Martine Baars
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
25
2,855
Self-regulated learning
Cognitive Load
Learning Analytics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ilse Nijs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
24
3,803
eetverslaving
eetbuien
psychologie van over-eten
obesitas
voeding & mentale gezondheid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Suzanna J. Opree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,819
Children & adolescents
Media & marketing
Materialism
Psychological well-being
Quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amaranta De Haan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,949
developmental psychology
personality psychology
clinical psychology
family studies
methods and statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marilisa Boffo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
1,336
Behaviour change interventions
e-Health
Addiction
Gambling
JITAI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andre B. Rietman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,400
Neuropsychology
Sensory Processing
Neurocognitive disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Annabel Vreeker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,249
Psychopathology
risk factors
resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Julia Kneer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,327
media psychology
health
empowerment
well-being
terror management theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sabine Elise Mous
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,452
neuropsychology
neurobiology
developmental disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Josanne Van Dongen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,213
forensic psychology
electrophysiology
neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bruno Rafael Bocanegra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Me Koopman-Verhoeff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,102
Sleep
Child Mental Health
Psychology
Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rianne Kok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
1,061
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Annemarie MF Hiemstra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
649
Organizational psychology
Cross cultural psychology
Assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Fabio Porru
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,555
Student wellbeing
Mental health
Social epidemiology
Work and health
Health inequalities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Lieke Schiphof-Godart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
632
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Juan Zhao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
577
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Christophe Lembregts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
530
consumer behavior
consumer psychology
judgment and decision-making
numerical judgments