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" (873,688 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
Peter Gärdenfors
Cognitive science
conceptual spaces
semantics
evolution of cognition
belief revision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
186
29,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Etzel Cardeña
States of Consciousness
Anomalous Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
155
13,542
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sean Perrin
CBT
Anxiety
OCD
PTSD
Chronic Pain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
80
13,340
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roger Persson
Work Psychology
Workplace Health Promotion
Wellbeing
Biopsychosocial models
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
102
6,488
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Balkenius
computational neuroscience
developmental robotics
cognitive systems
social robotics
cognitive robotics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
94
4,361

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sverker Sikström
Memory
Mental health
semantic
models
ADHD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
71
7,149
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gisela Priebe
child abuse and neglect
family therapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
48
3,732
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Göran Sonesson
Semiotics of culture
cognitive semiotics
pictorial semiotics
epistemology of semiotics
evolutionary theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
99
4,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mikael Johansson
memory
cognitive neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
54
3,699
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Pamment
Psychological defence
disinformation
influence operations
hybrid threats
public diplomacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
45
2,696
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jana Holsanova
cognition
communication
multimodality
visual perception
audio description
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
37
3,066
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anna Lindqvist
social psychology
gender psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
1,867
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrey Anikin
cognitive science
acoustics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,379
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roger Johansson
memory
eye movements
pupillometry
mental imagery
cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,877
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eva Torkelson
Arbets- och organisationspsykologi
hälsopsykologi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,409
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Rasmus Bååth
Cognition
psychology
music perception
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
918
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kim Yunhwan
Child/Adolescent/Family
Mental health
Resilience/Positive Development
Social/Emotional/Civic/Political Development
New Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Matthew Talbert
Ethics
Moral Psychology
Agency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
1,010
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tove Lundberg
Psychology
Gender Studies
Feminist psychology
Critical psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
661
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Elinor Schad
Educational psychology
School Psychology
Preschool Psychology
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
910
Ase Innes Ker
Emotion
prejudice
evolutionary psychology
marketing psychology
mathematical psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
3,624
Fiona Mulvey
Eye Movements
Cognitive Neuropsychology
Attention
Gaze Interaction
standardisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
982
Nathaniel Oliver Iotti
Developmental Psychology
Bullying
Bystander Roles
Moral Panic
Social Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
540
Katarina Kjell
Psychology
AI
Depression
Anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
354
Jens Knutsson
Psykoterapiforskning kognitiv beteendeterapi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
183
Amanda Klysing
social psychology
gender
sexual orientation
intersectionality
stereotyping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
241
Anika Wuestefeld|Anika Wüstefeld
Alzheimer's disease
aging
hippocampus
neuropsychological assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
476
Olof Johansson
Psychology
icbt
depression
anxiety
depression relapse prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
181
Andersson Søe
Psychology
Child Psychology
Preschool Psychology
Educational Psychology
Attachment Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
108
Jakob Kveder
bullying
multimedia learning
development across the lifespan
finances
decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
304
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Gärdenfors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
186
29,420
Cognitive science
conceptual spaces
semantics
evolution of cognition
belief revision
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Etzel Cardeña
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
155
13,542
States of Consciousness
Anomalous Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lars Gunnar Lundh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
126
12,230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jarl Risberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
143
10,453
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sean Perrin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
80
13,340
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roger Persson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
102
6,488
Work Psychology
Workplace Health Promotion
Wellbeing
Biopsychosocial models
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Bäckström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
80
5,790
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andersson Sven Ingmar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
95
6,666
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fredrik Björklund
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
67
6,530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christian Balkenius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
94
4,361
computational neuroscience
developmental robotics
cognitive systems
social robotics
cognitive robotics

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sverker Sikström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
71
7,149
Memory
Mental health
semantic
models
ADHD
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gisela Priebe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
48
3,732
child abuse and neglect
family therapy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Göran Sonesson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
99
4,260
Semiotics of culture
cognitive semiotics
pictorial semiotics
epistemology of semiotics
evolutionary theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tomas Jungert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
49
5,355
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mikael Johansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
54
3,699
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrey R. Nikolaev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
46
2,294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daiva Daukantaite
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
2,415
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Pamment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
45
2,696
Psychological defence
disinformation
influence operations
hybrid threats
public diplomacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jana Holsanova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
3,066
cognition
communication
multimodality
visual perception
audio description
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Annika Wallin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,874
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anna Lindqvist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
1,867
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrey Anikin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,379
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roger Johansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,877
memory
eye movements
pupillometry
mental imagery
cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eva Torkelson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,409
Arbets- och organisationspsykologi
hälsopsykologi
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Inês Bramão
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
967
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Rasmus Bååth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
918
Cognition
psychology
music perception
statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Eva Hoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Kim Yunhwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
820
Child/Adolescent/Family
Mental health
Resilience/Positive Development
Social/Emotional/Civic/Political Development
New Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Matthew Talbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,010
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tove Lundberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
661
Psychology
Gender Studies
Feminist psychology
Critical psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Elinor Schad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
910
Educational psychology
School Psychology
Preschool Psychology
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Ase Innes Ker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
3,624
Emotion
prejudice
evolutionary psychology
marketing psychology
mathematical psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Maysam Behravesh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
481
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Kerstin Gidlöf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
794
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Fiona Mulvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
982
Eye Movements
Cognitive Neuropsychology
Attention
Gaze Interaction
standardisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nathaniel Oliver Iotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
540
Developmental Psychology
Bullying
Bystander Roles
Moral Panic
Social Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Katarina Kjell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jens Knutsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
183
Psykoterapiforskning kognitiv beteendeterapi
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Amanda Klysing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
241
social psychology
gender
sexual orientation
intersectionality
stereotyping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Anika Wuestefeld|Anika Wüstefeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
476
Alzheimer's disease
aging
hippocampus
neuropsychological assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Olof Johansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
181
Psychology
icbt
depression
anxiety
depression relapse prevention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Andersson Søe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
108
Psychology
Child Psychology
Preschool Psychology
Educational Psychology
Attachment Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Zeynep Ekim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
32
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jakob Kveder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
304
bullying
multimedia learning
development across the lifespan
finances
decision making