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" (873,690 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
Ofelia Garcia
Bilingual Education
Bilingualism
Sociology of Language
US Spanish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
213
58,080
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Kasinitz
Migration
Urban Sociology
Race and ethnicity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
72
13,224
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Sociology of Culture
Gender
Theory
Sociology of Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
70
9,465
Robert Smith
immigration
second generation
voting rights
ethnography
research design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
54
6,482
Jerome Krase
Sociology
Anthropology
Visual Studies
Urban Ethnography
Qualitative Research Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
41
1,641
Elin Waring
Sociology
White Collar Crime
Organized Crime
Research Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
23
5,013
Anna Zhelnina
Urban studies
political sociology
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
951
Darryl B Hill
gender
sexuality
trans
anti-trans prejudice
history and philosophy of psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
2,661

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth Wissinger
embodiment
media studies
women's studies
sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
2,508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pa Her
social-emotional development
self
gender
coping
ethnic socialization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,010
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Post
historical sociology
origins of capitalism
working class organization and consciousness
Marxism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
893
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rafael De La Dehesa
Gender & Sexuality
Latin American Studies
Social Movements
Globalization & Transnationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
1,397
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amy Sodaro
Memory studies
museum studies
sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
898
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles Jonathan Gomez
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Science of Science
Complexity
Globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
882
Josephine Barnett
Generational Trauma
Photography
Visual Sociology
Family Photography
Dissociation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
483
Rose M Kim
racialization theory
social violence
cultural trauma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
453
Chun-Yi Peng
Sociolinguistics
Linguistic anthropology
Chinese as a second language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
72
Julia Ransom
Qualitative Research
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Anti-Racist Praxis
Black Student Experiences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
155
Michael W Raphael
Cognitive Sociology
Organizational Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
580
Dialika Sall
Immigration
Race and Ethnicity
African Immigrants
Second-Generation
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
52
C. Ray Borck
discursive power
micro-ethics
onto-epistemology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
102
Andrés Besserer Rayas
International migration
Undocumented immigrants
Public sociology
Venezuela displacement
Colombia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
67
Diana Rickard
sociology of punishment
wrongful conviction
criminology
sex offenders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
49
Devrim Yavuz
Political Sociology
Development
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
39
Ernesto Cuba
sociolinguistics
gender and language
hispanic linguistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
49
Chaya R Nove
sociolinguistics
language variation and change
historical linguistics
contact
phonetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
41
Michael E Rolland
Sociolinguistics
Sociology of Language
Glotopolítica
Politics of Language
Heritage Language Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
Andrew J Shapiro
sociological theory
social psychology
intersectionality
social movements
power
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Scarab|Courtney Frantz
Disabled Queer and Trans Futurities
Prefigurative Politics
Social Movements
Social Theory
Cultural Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
26
Jacob Rosette
Labor
Urban Food Systems
Kitchens
Markets
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ofelia Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
213
58,080
Bilingual Education
Bilingualism
Sociology of Language
US Spanish
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Kasinitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
72
13,224
Migration
Urban Sociology
Race and ethnicity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
70
9,465
Sociology of Culture
Gender
Theory
Sociology of Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
6,482
immigration
second generation
voting rights
ethnography
research design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jerome Krase
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
41
1,641
Sociology
Anthropology
Visual Studies
Urban Ethnography
Qualitative Research Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elin Waring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
5,013
Sociology
White Collar Crime
Organized Crime
Research Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anna Zhelnina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
951
Urban studies
political sociology
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Susan A Dumais
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
4,690
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Darryl B Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
2,661
gender
sexuality
trans
anti-trans prejudice
history and philosophy of psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Gatta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
1,774

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth Wissinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
2,508
embodiment
media studies
women's studies
sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pa Her
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,010
social-emotional development
self
gender
coping
ethnic socialization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Post
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
893
historical sociology
origins of capitalism
working class organization and consciousness
Marxism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rafael De La Dehesa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
1,397
Gender & Sexuality
Latin American Studies
Social Movements
Globalization & Transnationalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Amy Sodaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
898
Memory studies
museum studies
sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles Jonathan Gomez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
882
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Science of Science
Complexity
Globalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Catherine Raissiguier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
434
Gender
Sexuality
Migration
Education
France
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
education
pedagogy
communities
cultural studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Josephine Barnett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
483
Generational Trauma
Photography
Visual Sociology
Family Photography
Dissociation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rose M Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
453
racialization theory
social violence
cultural trauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chun-Yi Peng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
72
Sociolinguistics
Linguistic anthropology
Chinese as a second language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julia Ransom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
155
Qualitative Research
Urban Education
Sociology of Education
Anti-Racist Praxis
Black Student Experiences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael W Raphael
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
580
Cognitive Sociology
Organizational Theory
Political Theory
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dialika Sall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
52
Immigration
Race and Ethnicity
African Immigrants
Second-Generation
Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
C. Ray Borck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
102
discursive power
micro-ethics
onto-epistemology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Andrés Besserer Rayas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
67
International migration
Undocumented immigrants
Public sociology
Venezuela displacement
Colombia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Diana Rickard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
49
sociology of punishment
wrongful conviction
criminology
sex offenders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Devrim Yavuz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
39
Political Sociology
Development
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ernesto Cuba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
49
sociolinguistics
gender and language
hispanic linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Chaya R Nove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
41
sociolinguistics
language variation and change
historical linguistics
contact
phonetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Silvia Rivera Alfaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sejung Sage Yim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
24
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Brittany N Fox-Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
66
Sociology
Race
Ethnicity
Inequality
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Michael E Rolland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Sociolinguistics
Sociology of Language
Glotopolítica
Politics of Language
Heritage Language Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Andrew J Shapiro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
sociological theory
social psychology
intersectionality
social movements
power
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Scarab|Courtney Frantz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
26
Disabled Queer and Trans Futurities
Prefigurative Politics
Social Movements
Social Theory
Cultural Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Jacob Rosette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Labor
Urban Food Systems
Kitchens
Markets
Sociology