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
David Perrett
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
137
313
72,426
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Andrew Whiten
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
281
52,923
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Stephen Reicher
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
105
297
73,597
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Verity Brown
behavioural neuroscience
executive function
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
70
9,370
Catherine Hobaiter
Comparative Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Communication
Cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
60
4,639
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Kenneth Mavor
Social Psychology
Religion
Categorisation
Medical Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
3,859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Amanda Seed
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
38
4,957
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Robert B Ellsworth
clinical psychology
community psychiatry
health professions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
1,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Kate Arnold
Comparative cognition
Animal communication
Evolutionary psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
2,596
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Gayle Doherty
Neurodegeneration
neurodevelopment
neuroendocrinology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
865
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Shona Duguid
Cooperation
Social Cognition
Communciation
Primate Cognition
Comparative Cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
512
Marina Iosifyan
Social Psychology
Psychology of Art
Clinical Psychology
Theory of Mind
Social Cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
205
Calum Mchale
Clinical Psychology
Health Psychology
Healthcare communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
586
Aurélien Frick
developmental psychology
ageing
cognitive control
memory
social learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
172
Zeynep Civelek
causal cognition
comparative and developmental psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
32
Richard W Miller
Positive Psychology
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Humanistic Psychotherapies
Digital Addictions
Social Anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
12
Eve Holden
Comparative Psychology
Primatology
Developmental Psychology
Communication
Animal Behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Perrett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
313
72,426
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Whiten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
281
52,923
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen Reicher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
297
73,597
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Byrne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
234
33,161
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Malinda Carpenter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
109
36,086
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Verity Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
70
9,370
behavioural neuroscience
executive function
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David I Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
64
8,782
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Catherine Hobaiter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
60
4,639
Comparative Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Communication
Cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Julie M Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
83
3,777
vision
eye movements
perception
binocular
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Mavor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
3,859
Social Psychology
Religion
Categorisation
Medical Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amanda Seed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
38
4,957
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Ainge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
28
3,157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert B Ellsworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,772
clinical psychology
community psychiatry
health professions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kate Arnold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
2,596
Comparative cognition
Animal communication
Evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Catharine Cross Kate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
2,661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniela Balslev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,096
proprioception
vision
attention
fMRI
TMS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gayle Doherty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
865
Neurodegeneration
neurodevelopment
neuroendocrinology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shona Duguid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
512
Cooperation
Social Cognition
Communciation
Primate Cognition
Comparative Cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marina Iosifyan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
205
Social Psychology
Psychology of Art
Clinical Psychology
Theory of Mind
Social Cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Calum Mchale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
586
Clinical Psychology
Health Psychology
Healthcare communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aurélien Frick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
172
developmental psychology
ageing
cognitive control
memory
social learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luke Barracliffe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
66
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zeynep Civelek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
32
causal cognition
comparative and developmental psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ella Mackenzie Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard W Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12
Positive Psychology
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Humanistic Psychotherapies
Digital Addictions
Social Anxiety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hao Lucy Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Eve Holden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Comparative Psychology
Primatology
Developmental Psychology
Communication
Animal Behaviour