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
Robert Thomas Knight
Prefrontal Cortex
Electrocorticography
Electroencephalogram
Neural Decoding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
140
491
82,418
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Allison G Harvey
sleep
mental illness
science of behavior change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
115
282
45,743
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Richard Ivry
cognitive psychology cognitive neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
288
50,682
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Alison Gopnik
Cognitive Development
Probabilistic Models
Learning
Causal Inference
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
222
45,800
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Fei Xu
Developmental psychology
cognitive and language development
cognitive science
statistical inference and statistical learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
425
30,530
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Jennifer Skeem
psychology
law
juvenile justice
criminal justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
132
22,134
Martin Banks
vision science
psychology
human factors
neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
162
26,237
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Iris Mauss
Emotion
emotion regulation
well-being
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
77
21,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Frederic Theunissen
Auditory Neurosciences
Computational Neurosciences
NeuroEthology
Animal Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
72
11,717
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Rodolfo Mendoza Denton
stigma
prejudice
intergroup relations
education
cultural psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
65
10,797
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Frank J Sulloway
evolutionary psychology
evolutionary biology
Darwin's finches
birth order and family dyn amics
Freud and psychoanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
60
18,207
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Aaron J Fisher
Idiographic Science
Intervention Science
Time Series
Psychophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
59
5,873
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Lucia F Jacobs
brain evolution - olfaction and navigation decisions - foraging and biomechanical decisions - cognitive sex differences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
56
6,756
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Dana R Carney
social cognition
nonverbal communication
prejudice and stereotyping
power and status
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
47
9,942
Jessica R Cohen
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional Neuroimaging
Network Analysis
Developmental Disorders
Cognitive Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
37
3,680
Clayton Critcher
Social Psychology: Self and social insight
judgment and decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
2,397
Celeste Kidd
mathematical models
attention
curiosity
learning
developmental science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
3,977
Assaf Breska
Cognitive neuroscience
temporal attention
temporal processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
1,512
John L Haracz
Neuroeconomics
Asset-Price Bubbles
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Electrophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
1,132
Jason Scimeca
Cognitive neuroscience
cognitive control
memory
brain stimulation
open science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
1,824
Robert S Blumenfeld
Human Memory
Executive Function
Prefrontal Cortex
Connectivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
2,832
David Henry Peterzell
Vision and Perception
Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Social Science
Research Design/Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
22
1,212
Dan Lurie
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Open Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
2,192
Yukie Toyama
psychometrics
learning sciences
text complexity
expertise development
learning progressions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
8,779
Ian Ballard
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
990
S Emlen Metz
cognitive psychology
social psychology
psychology of epistemology
cultural psychology
scientific reasoning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,317
Mitchell Wilson
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
Freud
Lacan
ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
1,316
Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk
positive psychology
interpersonal relationships
teamwork
nonverbal behavior
health & well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
1,942
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Thomas Knight
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
140
491
82,418
Prefrontal Cortex
Electrocorticography
Electroencephalogram
Neural Decoding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Allison G Harvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
282
45,743
sleep
mental illness
science of behavior change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oliver P John
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
202
141,585
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Ivry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
108
288
50,682
cognitive psychology cognitive neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alison Gopnik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
222
45,800
Cognitive Development
Probabilistic Models
Learning
Causal Inference
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fei Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
425
30,530
Developmental psychology
cognitive and language development
cognitive science
statistical inference and statistical learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Skeem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
132
22,134
psychology
law
juvenile justice
criminal justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Banks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
162
26,237
vision science
psychology
human factors
neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Arthur Shimamura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
113
22,592
memory
cognitive neuroscience
aesthetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Iris Mauss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
77
21,260
Emotion
emotion regulation
well-being
health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ozlem Ayduk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
80
21,742
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Whitney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
120
12,153
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frederic Theunissen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
72
11,717
Auditory Neurosciences
Computational Neurosciences
NeuroEthology
Animal Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cameron Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
60
24,838
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rodolfo Mendoza Denton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
65
10,797
stigma
prejudice
intergroup relations
education
cultural psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank J Sulloway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
60
18,207
evolutionary psychology
evolutionary biology
Darwin's finches
birth order and family dyn amics
Freud and psychoanalysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Aaron J Fisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
59
5,873
Idiographic Science
Intervention Science
Time Series
Psychophysiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anne Ge Collins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
52
6,498
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lucia F Jacobs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
6,756
brain evolution - olfaction and navigation decisions - foraging and biomechanical decisions - cognitive sex differences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dana R Carney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
47
9,942
social cognition
nonverbal communication
prejudice and stereotyping
power and status
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Juliana Schroeder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
37
3,357
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jessica R Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
37
3,680
Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional Neuroimaging
Network Analysis
Developmental Disorders
Cognitive Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Robert J Glushko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
5,588
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Clayton Critcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
2,397
Social Psychology: Self and social insight
judgment and decision making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Celeste Kidd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
3,977
mathematical models
attention
curiosity
learning
developmental science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Assaf Breska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,512
Cognitive neuroscience
temporal attention
temporal processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
John L Haracz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,132
Neuroeconomics
Asset-Price Bubbles
Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Electrophysiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jason Scimeca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,824
Cognitive neuroscience
cognitive control
memory
brain stimulation
open science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Robert S Blumenfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
2,832
Human Memory
Executive Function
Prefrontal Cortex
Connectivity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
David Henry Peterzell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,212
Vision and Perception
Cognitive Neuroscience
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Social Science
Research Design/Statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Dan Lurie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
2,192
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Open Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yukie Toyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
8,779
psychometrics
learning sciences
text complexity
expertise development
learning progressions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ian Ballard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
990
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Vinitha Rangarajan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,809
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Darius Parvin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,004
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
S Emlen Metz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,317
cognitive psychology
social psychology
psychology of epistemology
cultural psychology
scientific reasoning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ingrid Lc Nieuwenhuis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,509
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mitchell Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,316
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
Freud
Lacan
ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Shoshana Jarvis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
489
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Mauricio Rangel Gómez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
344
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
1,942
positive psychology
interpersonal relationships
teamwork
nonverbal behavior
health & well-being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kristopher L Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
940
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jessica S Cameron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
662
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Norick Bowers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
113
Psychophysics
Eye Tracking
Spatial Vision