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" (873,688 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
Adrian M Owen
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
363
76,548
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Fisher
psychology
sexuality
medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
270
39,970
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
JP Rushton
personality psychology
intelligence
evolutionary psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
200
24,808
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John P Meyer
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
140
163,823
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Neufeld
clinical mathematical modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
181
17,463
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Victoria Esses
immigration
immigrants
refugees
dehumanization
prejudice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
132
20,529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Dozois
cognitive therapy
cognitive predictors of depression
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
142
20,444

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicholas A Kuiper
research on humor
depression
social anxiety
coping
stress & personality factors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
103
18,156
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaus Peter Ossenkopp
behavioral neuroscience
behavioural neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
psychoneuroimmunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
182
10,434
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lorne Campbell
social psychology
relationships
open science
evolution
attraction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
99
12,779
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ken Mcrae
Language comprehension
Concepts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
72
13,996
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marc F Joanisse
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language
Reading
Bilingualism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
96
10,014
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul F Tremblay
Statistical Modeling and Research Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
60
8,522
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alan Leschied
children's mental health
youth justice
child welfare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
82
4,846
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Taylor Kohut
human sexuality
social psychology
health psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
45
3,112
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Paul Minda
Category Learning
Concepts
Cognitive Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
36
4,041
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rhonda Balzarini
Social Psychology and Romantic Relationships
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
31
1,684
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John K Sakaluk
close relationships
psychological interventions
psychometrics
research synthesis
sexuality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,808
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth Nowicki
school psychology
social development
inclusion
learning difficulties
gifted
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
2,460
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Giuseppe Guaiana
Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Therapy
Psychiatry
Pharmacoepidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
1,930
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Hoaken
Forensic psychology
mental health discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
26
2,998
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mojtaba Soltanlou
Developmental Neuroscience
Educational Neuroscience
Cross-Cultural
Mathematical Cognition
fNIRS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
1,055
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jennifer Robertson
environmental leadership
organizational behavior
environmental psychology
green organizational behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
3,354
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marc Mitchell
exercise psychology
digital health
financial incentives
chronic disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
4,620
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sebastien Villard
human factors
kinesiology
neurosciences
psychology
biomechanics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
698
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Kevin T Hansen
Mental Health
Veterans
Forensic Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,295
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Molly Driediger
physical activity
childcare
outdoor play
implementation science
psychology of sport and rehabilitation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
15
715
Kaitlin Ew Laidlaw
Cognitive psychology
social attention
attention
eye movements
social action
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,157
Mike Morrison
subjective well-being
implicit bias
counterfactual thinking
health psychology
social cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,461
Bruno Bonfá Araujo
Psychological Assessment
Personality Psychology
Psychometrics
Evolutionary Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
377
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Adrian M Owen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
363
76,548
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Fisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
270
39,970
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
JP Rushton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
200
24,808
personality psychology
intelligence
evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John P Meyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
140
163,823
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Kavaliers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
309
19,127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Olson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
147
21,897
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Neufeld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
181
17,463
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Victoria Esses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
132
20,529
immigration
immigrants
refugees
dehumanization
prejudice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Dozois
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
142
20,444
cognitive therapy
cognitive predictors of depression
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rod A Martin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
90
24,810

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicholas A Kuiper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
103
18,156
research on humor
depression
social anxiety
coping
stress & personality factors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaus Peter Ossenkopp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
182
10,434
behavioral neuroscience
behavioural neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
psychoneuroimmunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lorne Campbell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
99
12,779
social psychology
relationships
open science
evolution
attraction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ken Mcrae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
72
13,996
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marc F Joanisse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
96
10,014
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language
Reading
Bilingualism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul F Tremblay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
60
8,522
Statistical Modeling and Research Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alan Leschied
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
82
4,846
children's mental health
youth justice
child welfare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clive Seligman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
43
4,633
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthew Fd Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
67
3,690
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Taylor Kohut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
3,112
human sexuality
social psychology
health psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jason Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
61
2,702
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Paul Minda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
4,041
Category Learning
Concepts
Cognitive Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rhonda Balzarini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,684
Social Psychology and Romantic Relationships
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John K Sakaluk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,808
close relationships
psychological interventions
psychometrics
research synthesis
sexuality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth Nowicki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
2,460
school psychology
social development
inclusion
learning difficulties
gifted
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Giuseppe Guaiana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
1,930
Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Therapy
Psychiatry
Pharmacoepidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Hoaken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
2,998
Forensic psychology
mental health discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mojtaba Soltanlou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,055
Developmental Neuroscience
Educational Neuroscience
Cross-Cultural
Mathematical Cognition
fNIRS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jennifer Robertson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
3,354
environmental leadership
organizational behavior
environmental psychology
green organizational behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marc Mitchell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
4,620
exercise psychology
digital health
financial incentives
chronic disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sebastien Villard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
698
human factors
kinesiology
neurosciences
psychology
biomechanics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Kevin T Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,295
Mental Health
Veterans
Forensic Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Molly Driediger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
715
physical activity
childcare
outdoor play
implementation science
psychology of sport and rehabilitation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Kaitlin Ew Laidlaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,157
Cognitive psychology
social attention
attention
eye movements
social action
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Mike Morrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,461
subjective well-being
implicit bias
counterfactual thinking
health psychology
social cognition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Bruno Bonfá Araujo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
377
Psychological Assessment
Personality Psychology
Psychometrics
Evolutionary Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Matthew Modrusan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5