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
Ryan E Rhodes
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
391
42,562
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Gifford
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
151
35,089
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Scott M Hofer
Longitudinal Studies of Aging and Dementia
Integrative Data Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
165
17,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James W Tanaka
face recognition holistic expertise autism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
116
27,769
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Piccinin
Cognitive aging
longitudinal analysis
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
52
4,335
Ronald William Skelton
Hippocampus
spatial navigation
traumatic brain injury
stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
43
3,242

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mauricio A Garcia Barrera
Clinical Neuropsychology
Executive Function
Concussion
Assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
49
3,707
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Danu Anthony Stinson
Psychology
Close Relationships
The Self
Fat Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
27
2,429
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erica Woodin
clinical psychology
close relationships
intimate partner violence
substance use
transition to
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,915
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leila Scannell
Environmental psychology
place attachment
sustainability
social psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
24
8,437
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joan M Martin
Developmental Psychology
Emotion and Motivation
Stereotype & Bias
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
19
3,836
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy Black
Trauma Exposed Professionals (TExP)
PTSD
Military to Civilian Transition
Group
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
676
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Brewster
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's disease
Social determinants of health
Mobile cognitive assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
1,102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theone Paterson
cognitive abilities
aging
mobile health
measuring cognition
predicting health behaviours
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
625
Thomas D Ferguson
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
Decision Making
Reinforcement Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
179
Patrick Murphy Nicoll
Positive Psychology
Psychology of Extreme Environments
Aerobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
148
Dustin Van Gerven
Spatial navigation
learning
memory
brain plasticity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
144
Sydney Boothroyd
Digital Technology
Mental Health
Digital Integration
Tech + Society
Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
42
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ryan E Rhodes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
391
42,562
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Gifford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
151
35,089
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Scott M Hofer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
165
17,707
Longitudinal Studies of Aging and Dementia
Integrative Data Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
James W Tanaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
116
27,769
face recognition holistic expertise autism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
D Stephen Lindsay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
120
24,187
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ulrich Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
92
12,506
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
AAJ Marley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
84
6,198
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Piccinin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
52
4,335
Cognitive aging
longitudinal analysis
health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ronald William Skelton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
43
3,242
Hippocampus
spatial navigation
traumatic brain injury
stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brianna Turner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
42
3,596

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mauricio A Garcia Barrera
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,707
Clinical Neuropsychology
Executive Function
Concussion
Assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Danu Anthony Stinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
27
2,429
Psychology
Close Relationships
The Self
Fat Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Erica Woodin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,915
clinical psychology
close relationships
intimate partner violence
substance use
transition to
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Leila Scannell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
8,437
Environmental psychology
place attachment
sustainability
social psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joan M Martin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
19
3,836
Developmental Psychology
Emotion and Motivation
Stereotype & Bias
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Timothy Black
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
676
Trauma Exposed Professionals (TExP)
PTSD
Military to Civilian Transition
Group
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Brewster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,102
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's disease
Social determinants of health
Mobile cognitive assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theone Paterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
625
cognitive abilities
aging
mobile health
measuring cognition
predicting health behaviours
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christina L Robillard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas D Ferguson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
179
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
Decision Making
Reinforcement Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick Murphy Nicoll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
148
Positive Psychology
Psychology of Extreme Environments
Aerobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dustin Van Gerven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
144
Spatial navigation
learning
memory
brain plasticity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sydney Boothroyd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
42
Digital Technology
Mental Health
Digital Integration
Tech + Society
Identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bernard Dupriez-Mitchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
22
Psychology
Executive Function
Sports Related Concussion