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" (873,690 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
Stephen Joseph
Positive Psychology
Humanistic Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Authenticity
Coaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
104
329
60,849
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zoltán Dörnyei
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
160
136,543
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ellen Townsend
Psychology
Self-harm
Suicide Prevention
Adolescence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
104
13,010
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen R Jackson
Human sensorimotor function
Neuropsychology of Action
Tourette syndrome
Balint's syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
99
7,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yanjun Guan
Organizational Behavior
Career management
Cross-cultural psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
67
7,329
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher R Madan
memory
emotion
aging
neuroimaging
post-PhD careers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
116
7,842
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neil S Coulson
chronic illness
health psychology
internet
online support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
93
7,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexa Spence
Social Cognition
Risk Perception
Climate Change
Energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
54
10,787

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Walter van Heuven
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
50
11,495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Liddle
psychology
psychiatry
adhd
schizophrenia
dyslexia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
42
3,408
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Bast
Behavioural Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Schizophrenia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
36
4,909
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Reid
Norepinephrine
Computational Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Brain Connectivity
Alzheimer's Disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
30
2,576
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Denis Schluppeck
Neuroscience
vision
sensation & perception
neuroimaging
fMRI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
29
2,949
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jon Peirce
research methods
PsychoPy
visual neuroscience
psychophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
36
15,638
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Haselgrove
Psychology
Associative Learning
Conditioning
Attention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
37
1,913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gonzalo Urcelay
Learning
Memory
Psychopharmacology
Anxiety
Avoidance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
45
2,338
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Sheppard
Autism
Culture
Driving
Empathy
Person perception
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
35
2,001
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ansgar Koene
Algorithm Bias
Social Media Analysis
Decision making
Robotics
CyberPsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
43
1,560
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmed Dahir Mohamed
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mental Health
Cognitive Enhancement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
3,260
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
E Bethan Davies
Tourette syndrome
tic disorders
digital interventions
health psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
3,370
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
William M Whitmer
Psychoacoustics
hearing impairment
hearing amplification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
31
1,164
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Matias Ison
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
1,741
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Charles Ogunbode
Environmental Psychology
Applied Psychology
Climate Change Engagement
Risk Perception
Wellbeing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
2,453
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Claudia Danielmeier
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychosis
Cognitive Control
Working Memory
Performance Monitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
3,361
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Thomas Schröder
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
1,695
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Eithne Heffernan
Psychology
Psychometrics and Outcome Measurement
Hearing Loss and Dementia
Hearing Loss and Social Isolation
Emergency Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
24
1,043
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri
Work-life studies
Mental Health and Well-Being
Positive Psychology
Occupational Health
Work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
890
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Margaret Gillon Dowens
Psychology
Psycholinguistics
ERPs
Bilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,297
Bahar Tunçgenç
Social bonding
movement coordination
social norms
wellbeing
autism and young people
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,139
Katy Jones
Addiction
Alcohol
Impulsivity
Mental Health
Adolescence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,049
Sayyed M Haybatollahi
Social Psychology
Health & Occupational Psychology
Work Sterss and Coping
PA & Travel Behaviour
Quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
825
Dominic Thompson
Language and emotion
Digital communication
Psychophysiology
Language processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
924
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Yvonne Leung
Psychology
Cognitive Ageing
Dementia
Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Marieke De Vries
Psychology
autism
culture
executive functions
cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
1,025
Stanimira Taneva
organisational psychology
organisational behaviour
work wellbeing and performance
ageing workforce
career development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
648
Antoinette Nicolle
Psychology
Neuroscience
Emotion
Decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
637
Yvonna Lavis
Education
Learning and attention
Quantitative Methods
Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
510
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Wong Hoo Keat
face recognition
body perception
eye movements
virtual reality
cross-cultural cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
242
Ljubica Jovanovic
time perception
perceptual confidence
visual space perception
visual perception
psychophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
124
Joanne Eaves
Psychology
Numerical cognition
Mathematics development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
64
Shue-Ling Chong
developmental psychology
social supports
psychological well-being
psychometric
children & youth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
41
Anna Rosselli
Occupational Psychology
Organisational Psychology
Medical Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
255
Patricia M Ang
Applied Developmental Psychology
Evidence based programs
Mental health promotion
Positive Youth Development
Green and ethical banking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
199
Snigdha Dutta
Positive Psychology
Resilience
Youth Mental Health
Higher Education Mental Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
80
Ellen Howard
Perception
body perception
developmental psychology
autism
sensory integration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
58
Aneeza Pervez
social psychology
developmental psychology
positive psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
34
Kristine Anthony
Autobiographical Memory
Recovered Memory
Clinical Psychology
Twin Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
16
Felix Lewandowski
Positive Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
54
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Joseph
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
104
329
60,849
Positive Psychology
Humanistic Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Authenticity
Coaching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zoltán Dörnyei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
160
136,543
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
kevin D browne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
145
19,844
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ellen Townsend
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
104
13,010
Psychology
Self-harm
Suicide Prevention
Adolescence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen R Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
99
7,996
Human sensorimotor function
Neuropsychology of Action
Tourette syndrome
Balint's syndrome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Yanjun Guan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
67
7,329
Organizational Behavior
Career management
Cross-cultural psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Chapman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
83
9,832
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christopher R Madan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
116
7,842
memory
emotion
aging
neuroimaging
post-PhD careers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neil S Coulson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
93
7,848
chronic illness
health psychology
internet
online support
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexa Spence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
54
10,787
Social Cognition
Risk Perception
Climate Change
Energy

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Walter van Heuven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
50
11,495
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Houdmont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
53
3,351
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Liddle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
42
3,408
psychology
psychiatry
adhd
schizophrenia
dyslexia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nicola Pitchford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
4,019
developmental cognitive neuropsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Bast
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
36
4,909
Behavioural Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Hippocampus
Prefrontal cortex
Schizophrenia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andrew Reid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
30
2,576
Norepinephrine
Computational Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Brain Connectivity
Alzheimer's Disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Denis Schluppeck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
29
2,949
Neuroscience
vision
sensation & perception
neuroimaging
fMRI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jon Peirce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
15,638
research methods
PsychoPy
visual neuroscience
psychophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Haselgrove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
37
1,913
Psychology
Associative Learning
Conditioning
Attention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gonzalo Urcelay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,338
Learning
Memory
Psychopharmacology
Anxiety
Avoidance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Juliet Hassard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
2,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Elizabeth Sheppard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
2,001
Autism
Culture
Driving
Empathy
Person perception
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Louise Thomson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
2,565
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ansgar Koene
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
43
1,560
Algorithm Bias
Social Media Analysis
Decision making
Robotics
CyberPsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ahmed Dahir Mohamed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
3,260
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mental Health
Cognitive Enhancement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
E Bethan Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
3,370
Tourette syndrome
tic disorders
digital interventions
health psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
William M Whitmer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,164
Psychoacoustics
hearing impairment
hearing amplification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Matias Ison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,741
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Statistical Physics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Charles Ogunbode
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
2,453
Environmental Psychology
Applied Psychology
Climate Change Engagement
Risk Perception
Wellbeing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Chuma Owuamalam|Chuma Kevin Owuamalam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,019
Social
community & political psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Hazel Melanie Ramos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
1,014
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Claudia Danielmeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
3,361
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychosis
Cognitive Control
Working Memory
Performance Monitoring
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Thomas Schröder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
1,695
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Eithne Heffernan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
24
1,043
Psychology
Psychometrics and Outcome Measurement
Hearing Loss and Dementia
Hearing Loss and Social Isolation
Emergency Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Lingyan Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Siti Khadijah Zainal Badri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
890
Work-life studies
Mental Health and Well-Being
Positive Psychology
Occupational Health
Work
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lauren E Gascoyne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Lauren E Marsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
874
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Margaret Gillon Dowens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,297
Psychology
Psycholinguistics
ERPs
Bilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Bahar Tunçgenç
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,139
Social bonding
movement coordination
social norms
wellbeing
autism and young people
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Katy Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,049
Addiction
Alcohol
Impulsivity
Mental Health
Adolescence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sayyed M Haybatollahi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
825
Social Psychology
Health & Occupational Psychology
Work Sterss and Coping
PA & Travel Behaviour
Quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Myron Tsikandilakis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
338
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Dominic Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
924
Language and emotion
Digital communication
Psychophysiology
Language processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Yvonne Leung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
508
Psychology
Cognitive Ageing
Dementia
Mental Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Marieke De Vries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,025
Psychology
autism
culture
executive functions
cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Stanimira Taneva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
648
organisational psychology
organisational behaviour
work wellbeing and performance
ageing workforce
career development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Antoinette Nicolle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
637
Psychology
Neuroscience
Emotion
Decision making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kristy Jane Potter Kristy Jane Martin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
948
Neuropsychology
Neurorehabilitation
Clinical Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Yvonna Lavis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
510
Education
Learning and attention
Quantitative Methods
Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Wong Hoo Keat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
242
face recognition
body perception
eye movements
virtual reality
cross-cultural cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Christopher Dawes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
223
multisensory experiences
virtual reality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Ljubica Jovanovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
124
time perception
perceptual confidence
visual space perception
visual perception
psychophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Joanne Eaves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
64
Psychology
Numerical cognition
Mathematics development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Shue-Ling Chong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
developmental psychology
social supports
psychological well-being
psychometric
children & youth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Anna Rosselli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
255
Occupational Psychology
Organisational Psychology
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Patricia M Ang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
199
Applied Developmental Psychology
Evidence based programs
Mental health promotion
Positive Youth Development
Green and ethical banking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Jaya Kumar Karunagharan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
80
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Snigdha Dutta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
80
Positive Psychology
Resilience
Youth Mental Health
Higher Education Mental Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Ellen Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
58
Perception
body perception
developmental psychology
autism
sensory integration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Aneeza Pervez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
34
social psychology
developmental psychology
positive psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Kristine Anthony
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
Autobiographical Memory
Recovered Memory
Clinical Psychology
Twin Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Felix Lewandowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
54
Positive Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Sam Doehren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
45
Psychology
Computer Science
Digital Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Fatma Aysazci-Cakar|Fatma Aysazcı Çakar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11