Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2024

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total h-index scores. Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, and COMESA 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, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (829,221 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
World Rank
13,097
Country Rank
5,957
Institution Rank : 36
United States
Richard E Lucas
personality psychology
subjective well-being
measurement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
166
83,837
* Rankings
World Rank
16,358
Country Rank
7,305
Institution Rank : 45
United States
Kelly L Klump
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
254
25,756
* Rankings
World Rank
17,267
Country Rank
7,685
Institution Rank : 50
United States
Alexander Von Eye
psychology
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
269
27,058
* Rankings
World Rank
29,395
Country Rank
12,517
Institution Rank : 77
United States
Norbert L Kerr
small group decision making and performance
social dilemmas
psychology and law
social exclusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
139
23,671
* Rankings
World Rank
34,321
Country Rank
14,360
Institution Rank : 84
United States
S Alexandra Burt
psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
190
14,983
* Rankings
World Rank
51,894
Country Rank
20,751
Institution Rank : 123
United States
David Z Hambrick
Expertise
Cognitive Psychology
Working Memory Capacity
Intelligence
Individual Differences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
109
24,487
* Rankings
World Rank
57,393
Country Rank
22,628
Institution Rank : 137
United States
Brooke Ingersoll
autism
intervention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
89
13,539
* Rankings
World Rank
58,207
Country Rank
22,885
Institution Rank : 140
United States
Kevin Ford
organizational psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
88
36,408
* Rankings
World Rank
63,520
Country Rank
24,737
Institution Rank : 154
United States
Jeremy R Gray
Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
77
39,869
* Rankings
World Rank
74,926
Country Rank
28,439
Institution Rank : 186
United States
Alytia A Levendosky
prenatal stress
attachment theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
99
12,726
* Rankings
World Rank
90,271
Country Rank
33,337
Institution Rank : 223
United States
Mark J Brandt
social psychology
moral psychology
ideology
belief systems
political psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
91
22,100
* Rankings
World Rank
90,770
Country Rank
33,489
Institution Rank : 224
United States
Chu Hsiang Chang
stress
violence
politics
meta-analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
66
12,683
* Rankings
World Rank
95,433
Country Rank
34,979
Institution Rank : 235
United States
Alan L Smith
sport psychology
peers
burnout
adhd
physical activity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
78
12,613
* Rankings
World Rank
145,829
Country Rank
49,900
Institution Rank : 357
United States
Lauren Julius Harris
developmental neuropsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
80
5,240
* Rankings
World Rank
157,714
Country Rank
53,197
Institution Rank : 385
United States
Jennifer Watling Neal
Social networks
peer relations
implementation science
child development
childfree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
57
4,430
* Rankings
World Rank
167,259
Country Rank
55,932
Institution Rank : 411
United States
Carlos David Navarrete
social psychology
evolutionary psychology
moral psychology
psychophysiology
personality psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
38
7,286
* Rankings
World Rank
171,350
Country Rank
56,995
Institution Rank : 418
United States
Erik Altmann
Task interruption
procedural error
cognitive control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
60
6,443
* Rankings
World Rank
180,274
Country Rank
59,421
Institution Rank : 435
United States
Pennie Foster Fishman
community change
systems change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
50
6,967
* Rankings
World Rank
185,310
Country Rank
60,912
Institution Rank : 445
United States
Christopher Nye
psychological measurement
employee selection
personality
workplace deviance
organizational research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
58
3,906
* Rankings
World Rank
195,468
Country Rank
63,716
Institution Rank : 463
United States
Yijie Wang
Developmental Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
54
4,779
* Rankings
World Rank
229,819
Country Rank
72,909
Institution Rank : 537
United States
Robin Lin Miller
HIV/AIDS
program evaluation
gay and bisexual men
community psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
58
5,555
* Rankings
World Rank
238,123
Country Rank
75,217
Institution Rank : 548
United States
Gloria K Lee
Family intervention
emotion regulation
positive psychology
parent/child/school collaboration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
57
3,604
* Rankings
World Rank
250,444
Country Rank
78,433
Institution Rank : 574
United States
Joseph Cesario
psychology
social cognition
police decision-making
racial bias
group disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
37
6,082
* Rankings
World Rank
252,735
Country Rank
79,004
Institution Rank : 582
United States
Mark W Becker
Visual attention
visual search
emotion
eye tracking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
3,329
* Rankings
World Rank
264,728
Country Rank
82,124
Institution Rank : 608
United States
Karl Erickson
sport psychology
youth sport
coaching
positive youth development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
53
3,783
* Rankings
World Rank
270,539
Country Rank
83,629
Institution Rank : 621
United States
Katy Thakkar
Psychosis
Neuropsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
3,750
* Rankings
World Rank
286,195
Country Rank
87,641
Institution Rank : 653
United States
Todd Lucas
Health Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
48
4,055
* Rankings
World Rank
300,624
Country Rank
91,267
Institution Rank : 677
United States
Natoshia R Cunningham
Pediatric psychology
pediatric pain
child anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
41
2,418
* Rankings
World Rank
301,149
Country Rank
91,451
Institution Rank : 678
United States
Fan Cao
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reading development and disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
32
2,713
* Rankings
World Rank
446,943
Country Rank
128,526
Institution Rank : 941
United States
Dar Meshi
Social Media
Media Psychology
Behavioral Addictions
Social Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
2,521
* Rankings
World Rank
507,456
Country Rank
143,532
Institution Rank : 1,043
United States
Alexander P Burgoyne
Cognitive Psychology
Individual Differences
Intelligence
Expertise
Mindset
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
2,381
* Rankings
World Rank
518,302
Country Rank
146,394
Institution Rank : 1,062
United States
M Karl Healey
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
23
1,907
* Rankings
World Rank
557,251
Country Rank
156,119
Institution Rank : 1,127
United States
Joanne Smith Darden
Teen Dating Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Schools
Prevention
Developmental Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,213
* Rankings
World Rank
599,467
Country Rank
166,673
Institution Rank : 1,186
United States
Paul G Curran
psychometrics
survey design
test design
statistics
selection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
4,531
* Rankings
World Rank
762,085
Country Rank
205,514
Institution Rank : 1,395
United States
Cynthia Crump Taggart
Music Education
Early Childhood Music
Psychology of Music
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
830
* Rankings
World Rank
842,256
Country Rank
224,027
Institution Rank : 1,468
United States
Ashlea M Klahr
Applied Social Science
Health and Wellbeing
Military Personnel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
850
* Rankings
World Rank
887,773
Country Rank
234,314
Institution Rank : 1,508
United States
Victor N Keller
Data Analysis
Psychometrics
Research Practices
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,519
* Rankings
World Rank
887,968
Country Rank
234,416
Institution Rank : 1,510
United States
Justin Barterian
Anxiety and Depression in Children
Psychotherapy with Children
Mental Health and Schools
Psychopharmacology
Early Childhood Mental Health Interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,347
* Rankings
World Rank
1,111,657
Country Rank
279,387
Institution Rank : 1,701
United States
Tingting Li
Science Ed
Teacher Ed
AI for Ed
Equity
Cognitive and Affective integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
198
* Rankings
World Rank
1,135,506
Country Rank
282,687
Institution Rank : 1,738
United States
Mariah Purol
Close relationships
positive psychology
personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
3
102
* Rankings
World Rank
1,270,332
Country Rank
305,074
Institution Rank : 1,884
United States
Michael W Everett
Cognitive Psychology
Positive Psychology
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
103
* Rankings
World Rank
1,476,312
Country Rank
338,748
Institution Rank : 2,126
United States
Alexandra Ballinger
Clinical Psychology
Parenting
Childhood trauma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
53
* Rankings
World Rank
1,661,180
Country Rank
366,914
Institution Rank : 2,358
United States
Mingzhang Chen
developmental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
59
* Rankings
World Rank
1,678,398
Country Rank
369,144
Institution Rank : 2,384
United States
Youchuan Zhang
Developmental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
35
* Rankings
World Rank
1,680,153
Country Rank
369,340
Institution Rank : 2,387
United States
Burcu H Tatar
Psychology
Early childhood
Digital media
Language and literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
34
* Rankings
World Rank
1,681,980
Country Rank
369,560
Institution Rank : 2,392
United States
Alexandra Y Vazquez
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
* Rankings
World Rank
1,681,980
Country Rank
369,560
Institution Rank : 2,392
United States
Adrianna Crossing
psychology
youth mental health
critical theory
school psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
33
* Rankings
World Rank
1,719,453
Country Rank
373,830
Institution Rank : 2,433
United States
Kara A Cochran
intimate partner violence
prenatal stress
intergenerational transmission of risk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
24
* Rankings
World Rank
1,887,631
Country Rank
398,449
Institution Rank : 2,638
United States
Rachael Slate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
17
* Rankings
World Rank
1,903,772
Country Rank
400,084
Institution Rank : 2,643
United States
Shree Vallabha
political psychology
moral psychology
intergroup relations
group processes
positive pyschology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
* Rankings
World Rank
1,927,247
Country Rank
402,517
Institution Rank : 2,664
United States
Morgan Cinader Galvan
Clinical Psychology
Genomics
Systems Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
* Rankings
World Rank
1,952,652
Country Rank
405,237
Institution Rank : 2,688
United States
Haiden Perkins
Child Development
Trauma
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Positive Psychology
Resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
7
* Rankings
World Rank
2,007,150
Country Rank
412,006
Institution Rank : 2,729
United States
Jonas Vester Legarth
Environmental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
51
* Rankings
World Rank
2,035,577
Country Rank
416,852
Institution Rank : 2,759
United States
Jihan Mohammed
Race and Ethnicity
Social Psychology
Political Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
15
* Rankings
World Rank
2,107,547
Country Rank
425,730
Institution Rank : 2,826
United States
Nick Holton
positive psychology
experience sampling
eudaimonia
happiness
well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
13,097
United States
5,957
36
Richard E Lucas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
166
83,837
personality psychology
subjective well-being
measurement
Rankings
16,358
United States
7,305
45
Kelly L Klump
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
254
25,756
Rankings
17,267
United States
7,685
50
Alexander Von Eye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
269
27,058
Rankings
29,395
United States
12,517
77
Norbert L Kerr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
139
23,671
small group decision making and performance
social dilemmas
psychology and law
social exclusion
Rankings
34,321
United States
14,360
84
S Alexandra Burt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
190
14,983
Rankings
51,894
United States
20,751
123
David Z Hambrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
109
24,487
Expertise
Cognitive Psychology
Working Memory Capacity
Intelligence
Individual Differences
Rankings
57,393
United States
22,628
137
Brooke Ingersoll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
89
13,539
Rankings
58,207
United States
22,885
140
Kevin Ford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
88
36,408
Rankings
63,520
United States
24,737
154
Jeremy R Gray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
77
39,869
Rankings
74,926
United States
28,439
186
Alytia A Levendosky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
99
12,726
Rankings
90,271
United States
33,337
223
Mark J Brandt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
91
22,100
social psychology
moral psychology
ideology
belief systems
political psychology
Rankings
90,770
United States
33,489
224
Chu Hsiang Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
66
12,683
stress
violence
politics
meta-analysis
Rankings
95,433
United States
34,979
235
Alan L Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
78
12,613
sport psychology
peers
burnout
adhd
physical activity
Rankings
145,829
United States
49,900
357
Lauren Julius Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
80
5,240
Rankings
157,714
United States
53,197
385
Jennifer Watling Neal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
57
4,430
Social networks
peer relations
implementation science
child development
childfree
Rankings
167,259
United States
55,932
411
Carlos David Navarrete
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
38
7,286
social psychology
evolutionary psychology
moral psychology
psychophysiology
personality psychology
Rankings
171,350
United States
56,995
418
Erik Altmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
60
6,443
Task interruption
procedural error
cognitive control
Rankings
180,274
United States
59,421
435
Pennie Foster Fishman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
50
6,967
Rankings
185,310
United States
60,912
445
Christopher Nye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
58
3,906
psychological measurement
employee selection
personality
workplace deviance
organizational research methods
Rankings
195,468
United States
63,716
463
Yijie Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
54
4,779
Rankings
229,819
United States
72,909
537
Robin Lin Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
58
5,555
HIV/AIDS
program evaluation
gay and bisexual men
community psychology
Rankings
238,123
United States
75,217
548
Gloria K Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
57
3,604
Family intervention
emotion regulation
positive psychology
parent/child/school collaboration
Rankings
250,444
United States
78,433
574
Joseph Cesario
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
37
6,082
psychology
social cognition
police decision-making
racial bias
group disparities
Rankings
252,735
United States
79,004
582
Mark W Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
3,329
Visual attention
visual search
emotion
eye tracking
Rankings
264,728
United States
82,124
608
Karl Erickson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
3,783
sport psychology
youth sport
coaching
positive youth development
Rankings
270,539
United States
83,629
621
Katy Thakkar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
3,750
Rankings
286,195
United States
87,641
653
Todd Lucas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
4,055
Rankings
300,624
United States
91,267
677
Natoshia R Cunningham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
2,418
Pediatric psychology
pediatric pain
child anxiety
Rankings
301,149
United States
91,451
678
Fan Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
32
2,713
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reading development and disorders
Rankings
446,943
United States
128,526
941
Dar Meshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
2,521
Social Media
Media Psychology
Behavioral Addictions
Social Neuroscience
Rankings
507,456
United States
143,532
1,043
Alexander P Burgoyne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
2,381
Cognitive Psychology
Individual Differences
Intelligence
Expertise
Mindset
Rankings
518,302
United States
146,394
1,062
M Karl Healey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,907
Rankings
557,251
United States
156,119
1,127
Joanne Smith Darden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,213
Teen Dating Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Schools
Prevention
Developmental Psychology
Rankings
599,467
United States
166,673
1,186
Paul G Curran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
4,531
psychometrics
survey design
test design
statistics
selection
Rankings
762,085
United States
205,514
1,395
Cynthia Crump Taggart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
830
Music Education
Early Childhood Music
Psychology of Music
Rankings
842,256
United States
224,027
1,468
Ashlea M Klahr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
850
Applied Social Science
Health and Wellbeing
Military Personnel
Rankings
887,773
United States
234,314
1,508
Victor N Keller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,519
Data Analysis
Psychometrics
Research Practices
Rankings
887,968
United States
234,416
1,510
Justin Barterian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,347
Anxiety and Depression in Children
Psychotherapy with Children
Mental Health and Schools
Psychopharmacology
Early Childhood Mental Health Interventions
Rankings
1,111,657
United States
279,387
1,701
Tingting Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
198
Science Ed
Teacher Ed
AI for Ed
Equity
Cognitive and Affective integration
Rankings
1,135,506
United States
282,687
1,738
Mariah Purol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
102
Close relationships
positive psychology
personality
Rankings
1,270,332
United States
305,074
1,884
Michael W Everett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
103
Cognitive Psychology
Positive Psychology
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Education
Rankings
1,476,312
United States
338,748
2,126
Alexandra Ballinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
53
Clinical Psychology
Parenting
Childhood trauma
Rankings
1,661,180
United States
366,914
2,358
Mingzhang Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
59
Rankings
1,678,398
United States
369,144
2,384
Youchuan Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
35
Rankings
1,680,153
United States
369,340
2,387
Burcu H Tatar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Psychology
Early childhood
Digital media
Language and literacy
Rankings
1,681,980
United States
369,560
2,392
Alexandra Y Vazquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Rankings
1,681,980
United States
369,560
2,392
Adrianna Crossing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
psychology
youth mental health
critical theory
school psychology
Rankings
1,719,453
United States
373,830
2,433
Kara A Cochran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
24
intimate partner violence
prenatal stress
intergenerational transmission of risk
Rankings
1,887,631
United States
398,449
2,638
Rachael Slate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
Rankings
1,903,772
United States
400,084
2,643
Shree Vallabha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
political psychology
moral psychology
intergroup relations
group processes
positive pyschology
Rankings
1,927,247
United States
402,517
2,664
Morgan Cinader Galvan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Clinical Psychology
Genomics
Systems Medicine
Rankings
1,952,652
United States
405,237
2,688
Haiden Perkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Child Development
Trauma
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Positive Psychology
Resilience
Rankings
2,007,150
United States
412,006
2,729
Jonas Vester Legarth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
51
Rankings
2,035,577
United States
416,852
2,759
Jihan Mohammed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
15
Race and Ethnicity
Social Psychology
Political Sociology
Rankings
2,107,547
United States
425,730
2,826
Nick Holton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
positive psychology
experience sampling
eudaimonia
happiness
well-being