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
Deanna M Barch
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
138
547
105,093
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Todd S Braver
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
196
67,547
Kathleen B Mcdermott
Cognitive psychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
108
29,844
Joel Myerson
Behavioral Economics & Choice Behavior
Cognitive Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
144
24,118
Jeffrey M Zacks
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Event Perception
Spatial Reasoning
Mental Imagery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
127
22,921
Leonard Green
choice and decision-making
behavioral economics
self control
impulsivity
operant behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
146
25,843
Patrick L Hill
Personality Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
162
15,014
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thomas Rodebaugh
Social Anxiety
Tinnitus
Idiographic Modeling
Anxiety Disorders
Psychotherapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
129
12,631
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ryan Bogdan
neurogenetics
stress
substance use
internalizing
externalizing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
100
10,084
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sandra Hale
Processing Speed
Working Memory
Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
79
10,602
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Joshua Jackson
personality psychology
personality development
idiographic assessment
health
education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
98
8,289
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Jonathan Peelle
psychology
neuroscience
human communication
speech perception
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
86
10,453
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Chih Hung Chang
Psychometrics
Informatics
Clinical Infometrics
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Adaptive Testing &
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
81
9,167
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Brett Kessler
Psychology of reading and writing
language philogeny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
70
10,365
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Julie M Bugg
cognitive control
attention
prospective memory
aging
Alzheimer's disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
77
7,154
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nicole R Karcher
psychosis risk
psychotic disorders
neuroimaging
dopaminergic dysfunction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
41
2,730
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Jonathan Jackson
psychology
Alzheimer's disease
volumetry
mind wandering
variability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
37
2,888
Lori Markson
Social cognitive development
conceptual development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
29
3,350
Rebecca Copenhaver
philosophy of mind
18th century British philosophy
19th and 20th century Italian philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
334
John F Nestojko
Human learning
human memory
forgetting
inhibition
retrieval processes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
797
Alison Tuck
emotion
emotion regulation
social media
social networking sites
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
96
Ashley Tudder
Psychophysiology
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation
Close Relationships
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
67
Jaisal Merchant
schizophrenia
motivation
pleasure
social functioning
psychosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
41
Gabrielle R Messner
OCD
anxiety
obsessive-compulsive disorder
clinical psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
362
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Deanna M Barch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
547
105,093
Schizophrenia
Depression
Cognitve and Affective Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henry L Roediger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
128
336
78,488
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Todd S Braver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
196
67,547
Cognitive Neuroscience
Executive Control
Prefrontal Cortex
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Larry L Jacoby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
177
45,911
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kathleen B Mcdermott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
108
29,844
Cognitive psychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joel Myerson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
144
24,118
Behavioral Economics & Choice Behavior
Cognitive Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jeffrey M Zacks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
127
22,921
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Event Perception
Spatial Reasoning
Mental Imagery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leonard Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
146
25,843
choice and decision-making
behavioral economics
self control
impulsivity
operant behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Patrick L Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
162
15,014
Personality Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Rodebaugh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
129
12,631
Social Anxiety
Tinnitus
Idiographic Modeling
Anxiety Disorders
Psychotherapy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ryan Bogdan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
100
10,084
neurogenetics
stress
substance use
internalizing
externalizing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sandra Hale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
79
10,602
Processing Speed
Working Memory
Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Richard A Abrams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
102
12,170
Cognitive Psychology
Perception
Attention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joshua Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
98
8,289
personality psychology
personality development
idiographic assessment
health
education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jonathan Peelle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
86
10,453
psychology
neuroscience
human communication
speech perception
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chih Hung Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
81
9,167
Psychometrics
Informatics
Clinical Infometrics
Patient-Reported Outcomes
Adaptive Testing &
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brett Kessler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
70
10,365
Psychology of reading and writing
language philogeny
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julie M Bugg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
77
7,154
cognitive control
attention
prospective memory
aging
Alzheimer's disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ian Dobbins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
63
7,252
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kurt Dirks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
43
28,500
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alan Lambert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
41
5,206
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Meghan Campbell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
38
2,577
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nicole R Karcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
2,730
psychosis risk
psychotic disorders
neuroimaging
dopaminergic dysfunction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
2,888
psychology
Alzheimer's disease
volumetry
mind wandering
variability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lori Markson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
3,350
Social cognitive development
conceptual development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Clara L Wilkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,646
Social Psychology: prejudice
stereotyping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rebecca Copenhaver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
334
philosophy of mind
18th century British philosophy
19th and 20th century Italian philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
John F Nestojko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
797
Human learning
human memory
forgetting
inhibition
retrieval processes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Berenice Anaya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
255
Developmental psychology
Developmental neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Patrick Cruitt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
155
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Alison Tuck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
96
emotion
emotion regulation
social media
social networking sites
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ashley Tudder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
67
Psychophysiology
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation
Close Relationships
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Jaisal Merchant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
schizophrenia
motivation
pleasure
social functioning
psychosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gabrielle R Messner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
362
OCD
anxiety
obsessive-compulsive disorder
clinical psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Selin Toprakkiran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Matthew Picchiello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
28
aging
gerontology
geropsychology
clinical psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Fateme Mohseni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
85
Developmental/Cognitive psychology
Diversity science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Alyssa M Spurling, Ma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
46
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Emily Albertina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8
clinical psychology
emotion
trauma
neuropsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Emerine Cummings
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Psychology
Memory and Learning
Alzheimer's Disease