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 :2
Eugene Mclaughlin
policing
scandal
corruption
trial by media
high profile crimes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
110
11,325
Simon Susen
social and political theory
social and political philosophy
critical theory
history of ideas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
70
3,337
Jo Littler
social analysis
cultural politics
inequality
meritocracy
ideology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
56
5,618
Stephanie Alice Baker
Conspiracy Cultures
Disinformation
Influencers
Social Media
Wellness Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
1,755
Vanessa Gash
temporary work
employment
comparative
women
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
2,027
Michael Saker
Sociology
Computational Sociology
Digital Sociology
Locative Media
Virtual Reality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
888
Rachel Lara Cohen
sociology
self-employment
body work
work-life boundaries
non-standard work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,441
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Carolina Matos
Sociology
media
journalism
Brazil
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
605
Felipe G Santos|Felipe González Santos
Political sociology
Political participation
Social change
Social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
209
Elizabeth Cook
homicide
gender
family
voluntary sector
fatality reviews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
200
Dimitrios Tsagalas
Media
EU politics
European Union
public sphere
citizenship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
97
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sylvia Walby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
155
33,198
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eugene Mclaughlin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
110
11,325
policing
scandal
corruption
trial by media
high profile crimes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Simon Susen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
70
3,337
social and political theory
social and political philosophy
critical theory
history of ideas
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jo Littler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
5,618
social analysis
cultural politics
inequality
meritocracy
ideology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephanie Alice Baker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,755
Conspiracy Cultures
Disinformation
Influencers
Social Media
Wellness Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vanessa Gash
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
2,027
temporary work
employment
comparative
women
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gerbrand Tholen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Saker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
888
Sociology
Computational Sociology
Digital Sociology
Locative Media
Virtual Reality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rachel Lara Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,441
sociology
self-employment
body work
work-life boundaries
non-standard work
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carolina Matos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
605
Sociology
media
journalism
Brazil
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felipe G Santos|Felipe González Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
209
Political sociology
Political participation
Social change
Social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Rosbrook-Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
201
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
200
homicide
gender
family
voluntary sector
fatality reviews
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Atalanta Goulandris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Dimitrios Tsagalas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
97
Media
EU politics
European Union
public sphere
citizenship