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" (873,864 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
Joan L. Duda
Sports Sciences
Sports Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
329
62,094
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Alan Wing
Psychology
Motor Control
Neurorehabilitation
Touch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
203
17,199
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Matthew Broome
psychosis
delusions
imaging
prodrome
philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
167
14,704
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Jennifer Cumming
Sport psychology
dance psychology
exercise psychology
imagery
observational learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
112
9,344
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Peter C. Hansen
Visual Word Recognition/Reading/Dyslexia
Theory of Mind/Social Cognition
Neuroimaging (MRI/MEG/tDCS)
Advanced Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
91
11,270
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Alex Copello
Addictions
Psychology
Addiction and the Family
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
116
10,556
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Gitendra Uswatte
rehabilitation
stroke
motor recovery
ambulatory monitoring
positive psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
88
17,198
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kristján Kristjánsson
Moral education
virtue ethics
moral psychology
philosophy of education
character education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
137
9,819
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Andrew Soundy
Qualitative
Illness Narratives
Psychological Adaptation
Physical Activity
Hope
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
108
6,523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Rachel Upthegrove
Psychosis
Depression
Inflammation
Co-morbidity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
113
8,849
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Michael Crowe
gerontology
cognitive aging
dementia
geropsychology
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
80
7,814
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
pia rotshtein
Neuroscience
neuroimaging
neuropsychologia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
86
12,632
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Jane E. Raymond
perception
cognition
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
76
10,792
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Olivio J Clay
Health disparities
Caregiving
Social Support
Comorbid Conditions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
65
6,685
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ian D. Boardley
Doping in Sport
Image and Performance Enhancing Drug Use
Moral disengagement and behaviour in sport
coaching efficacy and eff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
59
5,192
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sarah Ruth Beck
Cognitive development
developmental psychology
cognitive psychology
comparative psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
56
3,911
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
ali mazaheri
Oscillations
cognitive deficits
biomarkers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
47
8,507
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Jessica Woodhams
Investigative Psychology
Serial Offenders
Sexual Violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
60
3,193
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Karen Shaw
Children's health care
transitional care
long-term conditions
palliative care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
64
5,083
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Heather Flowe
eyewitness memory
VAWG
investigative interviewing
eyewitness testimony
eyewitness identification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
58
3,109
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Sarah E Williams
Sport psychology
imagery
stress
anxiety
psychophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
47
3,543
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Andrew J. Bremner
Developmental psychology
Multisensory development
Perceptual development
Touch
Body representations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
51
4,011
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Massimiliano Di Luca|Max Di Luca
Multisensory perception
Time perception
Computational modeling
Haptics
Virtual reality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
57
2,897
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Linda Wheeldon
Experimental Psycholinguistics
Language production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
43
4,754
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Stephanie Burnett Heyes
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
Emotional Psychopathology
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Adoles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
30
7,458
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Jennifer Cook
social learning
autism
schizophrenia
imitation
mirror neurons
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
32
3,165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Gwenda Simons
behavioural medicine
social psychology
patient preferences
patient involvement
patient education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
36
2,645
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Andrea Krott
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
language development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
45
2,008
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Ian Charest
fMRI
visual object representations
voice perception
face perception
mvpa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
27
2,900
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Jack Rogers
Youth Mental Health
Clinical Neuroscience
Conduct Disorder
Mood Disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
1,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Tereza Capelos|Theresa Capelos, Teresa Capelos
Political Psychology
Emotions
Experimental design
Values
Reactionism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
2,168
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Melissa F Colloff
eyewitness memory
eyewitness identification
memory
signal-detection theory
metacognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
1,453
Kaylee B Crockett
Clinical health psychology
stigma
stress
HIV
multi-morbidities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,625
Johanna Spiers
Qualitative health psychology
chronic illness experience
interpretative phenomenological analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
1,030
Ruth Howard
Psychology
health
palliative care
cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,211
Erin Sullivan
history of emotion
history of psychology
digital humanities
Shakespeare
digital performance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
691
Helen K. Ruddock
Psychosocial influences on diet
Addiction-like eating behaviour
Sustainable nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
1,270
Hyojin Park
Systems Neuroscience
Brain oscillations
Electrophysiology
Multisensory
Natural Language Processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
1,100
Juliane Kloess
online sexual grooming
online child sexual exploitation and abuse
child sexual exploitation material
sexual grooming legislat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
686
Sofía Mildrum Chana
Digital Mental Health
Health Disparities
Substance Use
Trauma
Clinical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
169
Marlon Goering
Developmental Psychology
Adolescence
Moral Development
Puberty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
75
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joan L. Duda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
329
62,094
Sports Sciences
Sports Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Schwebel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
287
219,223
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anthony Beech
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
245
23,760
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karlene Ball
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
141
31,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher Ring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
182
15,038
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alan Wing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
203
17,199
Psychology
Motor Control
Neurorehabilitation
Touch
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerhard Stefan Hellemann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
159
14,673
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthew Broome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
167
14,704
psychosis
delusions
imaging
prodrome
philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer Cumming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
112
9,344
Sport psychology
dance psychology
exercise psychology
imagery
observational learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Suzanne Higgs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
148
12,355
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter C. Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
91
11,270
Visual Word Recognition/Reading/Dyslexia
Theory of Mind/Social Cognition
Neuroimaging (MRI/MEG/tDCS)
Advanced Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alex Copello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
116
10,556
Addictions
Psychology
Addiction and the Family
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
J Scott Richards
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
106
8,897
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gitendra Uswatte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
88
17,198
rehabilitation
stroke
motor recovery
ambulatory monitoring
positive psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
peter edward trower
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
96
12,914
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kristján Kristjánsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
137
9,819
Moral education
virtue ethics
moral psychology
philosophy of education
character education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Soundy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
108
6,523
Qualitative
Illness Narratives
Psychological Adaptation
Physical Activity
Hope
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rachel Upthegrove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
113
8,849
Psychosis
Depression
Inflammation
Co-morbidity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Crowe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
80
7,814
gerontology
cognitive aging
dementia
geropsychology
mental health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
pia rotshtein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
86
12,632
Neuroscience
neuroimaging
neuropsychologia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jane E. Raymond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
76
10,792
perception
cognition
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Olivio J Clay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
65
6,685
Health disparities
Caregiving
Social Support
Comorbid Conditions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ian D. Boardley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
59
5,192
Doping in Sport
Image and Performance Enhancing Drug Use
Moral disengagement and behaviour in sport
coaching efficacy and eff
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Ruth Beck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
56
3,911
Cognitive development
developmental psychology
cognitive psychology
comparative psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ali mazaheri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
47
8,507
Oscillations
cognitive deficits
biomarkers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jessica Woodhams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
60
3,193
Investigative Psychology
Serial Offenders
Sexual Violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Karen Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
64
5,083
Children's health care
transitional care
long-term conditions
palliative care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Heather Flowe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
58
3,109
eyewitness memory
VAWG
investigative interviewing
eyewitness testimony
eyewitness identification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
PC Chandler Laney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
57
3,865
Obesity
nutrition
psychology
neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
EL Wilding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
5,491
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sarah E Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
47
3,543
Sport psychology
imagery
stress
anxiety
psychophysiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Rory T. Devine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
45
4,312
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Andrew J. Bremner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
51
4,011
Developmental psychology
Multisensory development
Perceptual development
Touch
Body representations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Diane Tucker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
3,482
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Massimiliano Di Luca|Max Di Luca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
2,897
Multisensory perception
Time perception
Computational modeling
Haptics
Virtual reality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Linda Wheeldon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
43
4,754
Experimental Psycholinguistics
Language production
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Damian Cruse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
38
3,274
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Stephanie Burnett Heyes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
30
7,458
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
Emotional Psychopathology
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Adoles
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Stephen D Mayhew
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
42
2,851
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Magdalena Chechlacz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
41
2,505
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Katrien Segaert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
35
2,973
cognitive neuroscience
psycholinguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jennifer Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
3,165
social learning
autism
schizophrenia
imitation
mirror neurons
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Gwenda Simons
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,645
behavioural medicine
social psychology
patient preferences
patient involvement
patient education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Andrea Krott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,008
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
language development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Ian Charest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
27
2,900
fMRI
visual object representations
voice perception
face perception
mvpa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jack Rogers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
1,707
Youth Mental Health
Clinical Neuroscience
Conduct Disorder
Mood Disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Tereza Capelos|Theresa Capelos, Teresa Capelos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
2,168
Political Psychology
Emotions
Experimental design
Values
Reactionism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Melissa F Colloff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,453
eyewitness memory
eyewitness identification
memory
signal-detection theory
metacognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Andrew Surtees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,899
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kaylee B Crockett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,625
Clinical health psychology
stigma
stress
HIV
multi-morbidities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Johanna Spiers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,030
Qualitative health psychology
chronic illness experience
interpretative phenomenological analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Cassandra Newsom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,650
Autism
I/DD
Rare Genetic Disorders
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Martinique Perkins Waters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
2,303
Caregivers
Gerontology
Psychosocial Outcomes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Lucy Wilde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
727
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Ruth Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,211
Psychology
health
palliative care
cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Elizabeth Newton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,385
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Erin Sullivan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
691
history of emotion
history of psychology
digital humanities
Shakespeare
digital performance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Helen K. Ruddock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,270
Psychosocial influences on diet
Addiction-like eating behaviour
Sustainable nutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Catarina S. Ferreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
923
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Hyojin Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,100
Systems Neuroscience
Brain oscillations
Electrophysiology
Multisensory
Natural Language Processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Juliane Kloess
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
686
online sexual grooming
online child sexual exploitation and abuse
child sexual exploitation material
sexual grooming legislat
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Sumedh Rao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
384
Intergroup relations
Conflict
Governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Catheryn Orihuela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
155
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Sofía Mildrum Chana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
169
Digital Mental Health
Health Disparities
Substance Use
Trauma
Clinical Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Marlon Goering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
75
Developmental Psychology
Adolescence
Moral Development
Puberty
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Daniel Kusko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
62
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Pavithra Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Jonathan Adams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
254
adolescent psychology
delinquency
school behaviors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Victoria Seghatol-Eslami
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
William P Wagner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
32