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" (873,937 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
David Watson
Affect
Personality
Psychopathology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
139
330
190,081
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Lee Anna Clark
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
220
145,817
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Daniel Lapsley
Adolescent Development
Moral Psychology
Educational Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
120
15,458
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Darcia Narvaez
Moral Development
Child Development
Evolutionary Systems
Ehics Education
Ethogenesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
142
22,110
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Scott M Monroe
Depression
Psychopathology
Stress
Clinical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
86
16,875
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thomas V Merluzzi
Psychosocial aspects of cancer and cancer survivorship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
64
6,255
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Lijuan Wang
Quantitative Psychology
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Mediation Analysis
Moderation Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
62
4,559
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Charles R Crowell
Learning
conditioning
behavior management
technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
59
4,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Kristin Valentino
Developmental Psychopathology
Child Maltreatment
Mother-child Interactions
Memory
Intervention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
55
7,000
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nathan S Rose
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory and Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
42
4,463
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Dawn M Gondoli
Body Image
Parenting
ADHD
Adolescent Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
44
3,738
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Kathryn Hird
cognitive neuropsychology
speech
language
stroke
fluency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
35
1,596
Kathleen M Eberhard
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Language production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
8,062
Guangjian Zhang
Factor Analysis
time series analysis
structural equation modeling
longitudinal designs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,788
David G Dobolyi
Cognitive Psychology
Business Analytics
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Eyewitness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
11,582
Cheng Liu
Psychological and Educational Measurement
Computer Science
Statistics
Data Mining
Biophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
883
Robbie Busch
Critical psychology
narrative
discourse
community
Foucault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
333
Tm Vanessa Chan
auditory cognitive neuroscience
auditory attention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
55
Anh P Ha
clinical psychology
developmental psychology
family
developmental psychopathology
emotional security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
45
Keke Kaikhosroshvili
psychology
learning sciences
moral development
child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Watson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
330
190,081
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
E Mark Cummings
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
310
55,278
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lee Anna Clark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
220
145,817
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Scott Maxwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
124
37,690
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Daniel Lapsley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
120
15,458
Adolescent Development
Moral Psychology
Educational Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Darcia Narvaez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
142
22,110
Moral Development
Child Development
Evolutionary Systems
Ehics Education
Ethogenesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Scott M Monroe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
86
16,875
Depression
Psychopathology
Stress
Clinical Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
George S Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
114
15,375
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Brockmole
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
71
6,196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas V Merluzzi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
64
6,255
Psychosocial aspects of cancer and cancer survivorship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lijuan Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
62
4,559
Quantitative Psychology
Longitudinal Data Analysis
Mediation Analysis
Moderation Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Laura Miller Graff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
76
3,811
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles R Crowell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
59
4,260
Learning
conditioning
behavior management
technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kristin Valentino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
55
7,000
Developmental Psychopathology
Child Maltreatment
Mother-child Interactions
Memory
Intervention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nathan S Rose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
42
4,463
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory and Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bradley S Gibson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
53
3,834
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dawn M Gondoli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
44
3,738
Body Image
Parenting
ADHD
Adolescent Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathryn Hird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
1,596
cognitive neuropsychology
speech
language
stroke
fluency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathleen M Eberhard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
8,062
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Language production
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jennifer Burke Lefever
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
1,969
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Guangjian Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,788
Factor Analysis
time series analysis
structural equation modeling
longitudinal designs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David G Dobolyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
11,582
Cognitive Psychology
Business Analytics
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Eyewitness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cheng Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
883
Psychological and Educational Measurement
Computer Science
Statistics
Data Mining
Biophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vidya S. Athota
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
622
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Robbie Busch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
333
Critical psychology
narrative
discourse
community
Foucault
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Shiree Treleaven Hassard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
984
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Tm Vanessa Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
55
auditory cognitive neuroscience
auditory attention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sarah Hoegler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Anh P Ha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
45
clinical psychology
developmental psychology
family
developmental psychopathology
emotional security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Keke Kaikhosroshvili
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
psychology
learning sciences
moral development
child development