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
Stephen Manuck
psychology
genetics
cardiovascular disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
361
48,878
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Charles Perfetti
Reading
Psycholinguistics
Cognition
Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
291
64,256
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Jeffrey Cohn
multimodal communication
affective computing
psychopathology
emotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
113
298
63,151
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Daniel Shaw
Developmental Psychopathology
development and prevention of antisocial behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
354
44,293
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Lauren B Resnick
Psychology and Cognitive Science
Learning Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
279
49,769
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Marsha D Marcus
eating disorders
obesity
smoking
health behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
214
29,495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Aidan Gc Wright|Aidan G Wright
Psychopathology
Personality
Quantitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
230
27,587
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
J Richard Jennings
psychophysiology
brain imaging
hypertension
cardiovascular reactivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
263
22,631
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Brooke Sg Molina
ADHD
alcohol and other substance use disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
182
24,910
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Matthew Muldoon
Hypertension
Preventive cardiology
Cardiovascular behavioral medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
187
20,628
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Christian Schunn
STEM Learning
Engagement
Peer Feedback
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
268
24,267
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Walter Schneider
cognitive neuroscience
brain imaging
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
HDFT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
152
48,818
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Peter J Gianaros
psychological stress
central autonomic control
health inequality
heart disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
127
18,268
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Irene Frieze
Migration
Motivational Factors
Place Attachment
Interpersonal Violence
Cross-cultural differences in work and gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
143
24,231
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Stephanie D Stepp
borderline personality disorder
emotion regulation and attachment
development of externalizing disorders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
133
8,843
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Celia Brownell
socioemotional development in infancy
prosocial behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
96
16,625
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Eric Meyer
PTSD
TBI
resilience
psychological flexibility
rehabilitation psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
80
5,401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Leslie Hausmann
Perceived discrimination
health disparities implicit bias
social psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
92
7,635
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Rebecca Price
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Depression
Anxiety
fMRI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
66
6,085
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Denise Janicki Deverts
psychology
social relations and health
behavioral medicine
socioeconomic status
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
37
13,057
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Luke C Henry
Concussion
Neuropsychology
Neuropathology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
44
4,613
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Natasha Tokowicz
Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Second Language Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
43
5,005
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Michael Mccue
neurorehabilitation
behavioral health
rehabilitation psychology
rehabilitation and mental health counseling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
50
2,459
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Elizabeth M Venditti
health psychology
behavioral medicine
obesity
diabetes prevention
healthy aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
38
3,046
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Mark Strauss
Autism
psychology
infants
children
developmental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
4,835
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Shannon Wanless
Social-Emotional Learning
Early Childhood Education
Future-Building
Adult Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
4,849
Patricia M Arenth
Neuropsychology
Rehabiltiation Psychology
TBI
Biomarkers
Cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
31
1,594
Catharine Fairbairn
addiction
alcohol
emotion
social context
methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
2,177
Kevin Binning
Social Psychology
Educational Psychology
Political Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
30
2,791
Emily K Lindsay
health psychology
mindfulness
acceptance
stress
positive affect
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
25
5,972
Thomas Akiva
youth development
out-of-school time
learning ecosystems
positive youth development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
2,018
Karina Schumann
social psychology
conflict resolution
apologies
forgiveness
empathy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
2,481
Patricia M Wong
Clinical and Health Psychology
Sleep
Cardiometabolic Disease
Depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
23
2,052
Caitlin M Conner
autism spectrum disorders
clinical psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
2,102
Scott Fraundorf
Cognitive Psychology
Language Comprehension
Memory
Metacognition
Prosody
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
31
1,962
Andrea M Weinstein
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Aging
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
2,797
Klaus Libertus
Developmental Psychology
Motor Development
Embodiment
Infancy
Eye Tracking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
20
2,086
Chad Burton
Social
Personality
and Health Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
2,900
Meghan Bathgate
Psychology
metacognition
music education
science eduation
learning strategies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
1,420
Amanda Forest
social psychology
close relationships
expresssivity
self-esteem
Facebook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
11,520
Traci M Kennedy
Violence Exposure
ADHD
Substance Use
Mobile-Health
Pediatric Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,331
Rebecca G Reed
psychoneuroimmunology
aging
biological aging
emotion regulation
stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
859
Anna Chrabaszcz
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language learning
Speech
Reading
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
753
Daniel A Wilkenfeld
Epistemology
Philosophy of Science
Psychology
Ethics/Philosophy of Disability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,089
Christine Call
Clinical Psychology
Food Insecurity
Weight
Eating Disorders
Perinatal Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
610
Akiko Mizuno
cognitive psychology
subjective cognitive decline
fMRI
dementia
autism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,119
Y Ken Wang
Information Systems
Data Analytics
Behavior and Social Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
705
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Manuck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
361
48,878
psychology
genetics
cardiovascular disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Charles Perfetti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
291
64,256
Reading
Psycholinguistics
Cognition
Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeffrey Cohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
298
63,151
multimodal communication
affective computing
psychopathology
emotion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daniel Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
354
44,293
Developmental Psychopathology
development and prevention of antisocial behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kirk Erickson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
250
56,952
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lauren B Resnick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
279
49,769
Psychology and Cognitive Science
Learning Sciences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marsha D Marcus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
214
29,495
eating disorders
obesity
smoking
health behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Beatriz Luna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
199
33,862
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Aidan Gc Wright|Aidan G Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
230
27,587
Psychopathology
Personality
Quantitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
J Richard Jennings
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
263
22,631
psychophysiology
brain imaging
hypertension
cardiovascular reactivity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Brooke Sg Molina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
182
24,910
ADHD
alcohol and other substance use disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew Muldoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
187
20,628
Hypertension
Preventive cardiology
Cardiovascular behavioral medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christian Schunn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
268
24,267
STEM Learning
Engagement
Peer Feedback
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Walter Schneider
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
152
48,818
cognitive neuroscience
brain imaging
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
HDFT
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter J Gianaros
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
127
18,268
psychological stress
central autonomic control
health inequality
heart disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Irene Frieze
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
143
24,231
Migration
Motivational Factors
Place Attachment
Interpersonal Violence
Cross-cultural differences in work and gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael Sayette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
127
14,454
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Silk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
143
23,442
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julie A Fiez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
103
25,597
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jana Iverson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
101
16,889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephanie D Stepp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
133
8,843
borderline personality disorder
emotion regulation and attachment
development of externalizing disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Celia Brownell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
96
16,625
socioemotional development in infancy
prosocial behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eric Meyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
80
5,401
PTSD
TBI
resilience
psychological flexibility
rehabilitation psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Leslie Hausmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
92
7,635
Perceived discrimination
health disparities implicit bias
social psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rebecca Price
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
66
6,085
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Depression
Anxiety
fMRI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Melissa Libertus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
62
6,154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Timothy Nokes Malach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
62
5,057
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Denise Janicki Deverts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
37
13,057
psychology
social relations and health
behavioral medicine
socioeconomic status
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Daniel J Paulus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
76
3,048
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Luke C Henry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
4,613
Concussion
Neuropsychology
Neuropathology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Natasha Tokowicz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
43
5,005
Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Second Language Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Michael Mccue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
50
2,459
neurorehabilitation
behavioral health
rehabilitation psychology
rehabilitation and mental health counseling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Hailey Bulls
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
2,040
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Elizabeth M Venditti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
38
3,046
health psychology
behavioral medicine
obesity
diabetes prevention
healthy aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Mark Strauss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
4,835
Autism
psychology
infants
children
developmental psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
John E Schmidt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
38
5,313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Shannon Wanless
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
4,849
Social-Emotional Learning
Early Childhood Education
Future-Building
Adult Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Patricia M Arenth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
31
1,594
Neuropsychology
Rehabiltiation Psychology
TBI
Biomarkers
Cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Catharine Fairbairn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,177
addiction
alcohol
emotion
social context
methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kevin Binning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
2,791
Social Psychology
Educational Psychology
Political Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Emily K Lindsay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
25
5,972
health psychology
mindfulness
acceptance
stress
positive affect
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Thomas Akiva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,018
youth development
out-of-school time
learning ecosystems
positive youth development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Carolyn Gibson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
37
1,188
Clinical Health Psychology
women's health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Karina Schumann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
2,481
social psychology
conflict resolution
apologies
forgiveness
empathy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Patricia M Wong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
2,052
Clinical and Health Psychology
Sleep
Cardiometabolic Disease
Depression
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Caitlin M Conner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,102
autism spectrum disorders
clinical psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Judith K Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
1,791
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Scott Fraundorf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
1,962
Cognitive Psychology
Language Comprehension
Memory
Metacognition
Prosody
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Andrea M Weinstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,797
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Aging
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Klaus Libertus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
20
2,086
Developmental Psychology
Motor Development
Embodiment
Infancy
Eye Tracking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Chad Burton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
2,900
Social
Personality
and Health Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Benjamin Margolin Rottman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,206
Causal Learning and Reasoning
Decision Making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Meghan Bathgate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,420
Psychology
metacognition
music education
science eduation
learning strategies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Amanda Forest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
11,520
social psychology
close relationships
expresssivity
self-esteem
Facebook
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Traci M Kennedy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,331
Violence Exposure
ADHD
Substance Use
Mobile-Health
Pediatric Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Rebecca G Reed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
859
psychoneuroimmunology
aging
biological aging
emotion regulation
stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Anna Chrabaszcz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
753
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language learning
Speech
Reading
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Daniel A Wilkenfeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,089
Epistemology
Philosophy of Science
Psychology
Ethics/Philosophy of Disability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Natalie Sandel Sherry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Christine Call
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
610
Clinical Psychology
Food Insecurity
Weight
Eating Disorders
Perinatal Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Akiko Mizuno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,119
cognitive psychology
subjective cognitive decline
fMRI
dementia
autism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Y Ken Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
705
Information Systems
Data Analytics
Behavior and Social Psychology