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" (870,053 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.

Rebecca L Hegar
child welfare
family policy
social welfare history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
49
3,094
Richard Hoefer
nonprofit management
advocacy
social policy
social work administration
internet marketing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
50
2,387
Noelle Fields
aging
family caregiving
gerontological social work
transportation equity
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
45
1,699
Catheleen Jordan
social work
family therapy
clinical assessment & evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,694
Sophia Fantus
health care ethics
moral distress
moral resilience
bioethics
sexual minority health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
1,261
Fran S Danis
violence against women
domestic violence
crime victims
sexual assault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
2,616

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Randy Basham
technology
service delivery
research
practice
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
17
473
Chris Avila
social work
social justice
diversity
interpersonal neurobiology
trauma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
28
Shamila Sivakumaran
Social Work
International Social Work Education
Community theater
women and women empowerment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Maria Scannapieco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
56
4,625
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rebecca L Hegar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,094
child welfare
family policy
social welfare history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vijayan Pillai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
72
5,301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard Hoefer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
50
2,387
nonprofit management
advocacy
social policy
social work administration
internet marketing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Noelle Fields
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
1,699
aging
family caregiving
gerontological social work
transportation equity
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catheleen Jordan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,694
social work
family therapy
clinical assessment & evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sophia Fantus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
1,261
health care ethics
moral distress
moral resilience
bioethics
sexual minority health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fran S Danis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
2,616
violence against women
domestic violence
crime victims
sexual assault
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Regina T Aguirre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
1,075

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Diane Barker Mitschke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Randy Basham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
473
technology
service delivery
research
practice
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jason Miers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chris Avila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
28
social work
social justice
diversity
interpersonal neurobiology
trauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shamila Sivakumaran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Social Work
International Social Work Education
Community theater
women and women empowerment