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
Paul Gilbert
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
134
369
77,279
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Sheffield
Health Psychology
Psychophysiology
Pain
Sport Psychology
Nature
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
149
14,252
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miles Richardson
nature connectedness
human factors
ecopsychology
nature relatedness
ergonomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
65
7,150
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Elander
Health psychology
pedagogic psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
67
6,594
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frances A Maratos
Emotion Processing
Visual Attention
Cognitive Neuroscience
Compassion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
34
2,506
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Edward JN Stupple
Reasoning
critical thinking
cognition
psychology
rationality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
1,721
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ainslea Cross
Psychology applied to health care and medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
640
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claire Hampson
Addictive Behaviours
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
408

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhang, Shuge , Cpsychol
Individual Differences
Human Performance
Health Behaviours
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
423
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Jr Macaulay
Cyberbullying
Bullying
Online safety
Bystanders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
403
Caroline Harvey
Nature and wellbeing
Compassion in Education
Individual Differences
Student Employability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
306
Carrie Childs
Discursive Psychology
Conversation Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
353
Boban Simonovic
Cognitive Psychology
decision making
critical thinking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
257
Simon Bignell
Developmental Psychology
Autism
ADHD
Cyberpsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
423
Muhammad Aledeh
Abnormal Psychology
Religion & Spirituality
Mindful Self-compassion
Migration and Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
163
Kevin Silber
biological psychology
philosophical psychology
history of psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
207
Robyn Mooney
image-based sexual abuse
personality
incels
sex offending
homicide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
88
Amy Baraniak
Health psychology
illness
long term conditions
smoking
behaviour change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
337
Henry Lennon
Social Psychology
Critical Psychology
Critical Discursive Psychology
Critical Discourse Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
198
Daniel Gaffiero
Pain
Cognition
Health Psychology
Behaviour Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
14
Erez Ofer
psychotherapy
psychology
epistemology
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
M Sarah Wickham
Archival studies
information rights
participatory research
heritage theory
engagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
Chris Winson
Nature connection
compassion
pro-environmental behaviour
pro-conservation behaviour
biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Gilbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
369
77,279
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Sheffield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
149
14,252
Health Psychology
Psychophysiology
Pain
Sport Psychology
Nature
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Miles Richardson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
65
7,150
nature connectedness
human factors
ecopsychology
nature relatedness
ergonomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James Elander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
67
6,594
Health psychology
pedagogic psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frances A Maratos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
2,506
Emotion Processing
Visual Attention
Cognitive Neuroscience
Compassion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Edward JN Stupple
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,721
Reasoning
critical thinking
cognition
psychology
rationality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dean Fido
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
2,997
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thomas E Hunt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
956
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ainslea Cross
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
640
Psychology applied to health care and medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Claire Hampson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
408
Addictive Behaviours
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Zhang, Shuge , Cpsychol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
423
Individual Differences
Human Performance
Health Behaviours
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ian S Baker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Jr Macaulay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
403
Cyberbullying
Bullying
Online safety
Bystanders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Caroline Harvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
306
Nature and wellbeing
Compassion in Education
Individual Differences
Student Employability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carrie Childs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
353
Discursive Psychology
Conversation Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Malcolm B. Schofield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
228
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Boban Simonovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
257
Cognitive Psychology
decision making
critical thinking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Simon Bignell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
423
Developmental Psychology
Autism
ADHD
Cyberpsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Muhammad Aledeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
163
Abnormal Psychology
Religion & Spirituality
Mindful Self-compassion
Migration and Mental Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kevin Silber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
207
biological psychology
philosophical psychology
history of psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robyn Mooney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
88
image-based sexual abuse
personality
incels
sex offending
homicide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amy Baraniak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
337
Health psychology
illness
long term conditions
smoking
behaviour change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Henry Lennon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
198
Social Psychology
Critical Psychology
Critical Discursive Psychology
Critical Discourse Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natasha Yasmin,
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Louise Wallace
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Daniel Gaffiero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
14
Pain
Cognition
Health Psychology
Behaviour Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ian Danton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Erez Ofer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
psychotherapy
psychology
epistemology
research methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
M Sarah Wickham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Archival studies
information rights
participatory research
heritage theory
engagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Chris Winson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Nature connection
compassion
pro-environmental behaviour
pro-conservation behaviour
biodiversity