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
Gary Gereffi
global value chains
industrial governance
economic and social upgrading
private governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
277
72,669
Nan Lin
sociology
economic sociology
social networks
social capital
china
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
117
64,942
Christopher Wildeman
Punishment
Family
Child Welfare
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
96
14,155
Deborah T Gold
osteoporosis
quality of life
adherence and compliance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
117
11,776
James Moody
Sociology
Social Networks
Social Network Analysis
Quantitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
98
17,792
Deborah Gold
osteoporosis
quality of life
adherence and compliance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
100
6,191
Angela M O Rand
Life Course
Stratification
Economic Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
68
8,280
Lisa Keister
economic sociology
organizations
China
wealth
inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
70
8,476
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Scott M Lynch
Demography
Sociology
Statistics
Gerontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
55
8,473
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Stephen Vaisey
cultural evolution
culture and cognition
moral psychology
applied statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
44
6,991
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Martin Ruef
Economic Sociology
Organization Studies
Historical / Comparative Sociology
Race and Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
48
21,273
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Miller Mcpherson
Networks
organizations
quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
42
37,353
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Kieran Healy
Sociology
Social Theory
Data Visualization
Culture
Markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
35
6,484
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Christopher Bail
Artificial Intelligence
Social Media
Political Polarization
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
33
7,516
Tyson H Brown
Structural Racism
Population Health
Medical Sociology
Aging and Life Course
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
29
3,386
Kenneth I Spenner
social stratification
technology
market transitions
higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
31
3,331
Angel L Harris
Education
Stratification and Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
27
3,377
David Eagle
Sociology
Statistics
Surveys
Inequality
Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
24
1,195
Jonathan H Morgan
Sociology
Social Psychology
Social Network Analysis
Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
628
Nicolas Restrepo
sociology of culture
cultural evolution
agent-based models
social networks
social theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
38
Chengzuo Tang
Economic Sociology
Social Stratification and Mobility
Comparative Politics
Political & Historical Sociology
Sociological Inq
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Pablo Bello
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
61
Isabella Bouklas
Medical Sociology
Culture and Cognition
Inequality and Stratification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Linda George
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
120
297
62,484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gary Gereffi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
277
72,669
global value chains
industrial governance
economic and social upgrading
private governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nan Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
117
64,942
sociology
economic sociology
social networks
social capital
china
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christopher Wildeman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
96
14,155
Punishment
Family
Child Welfare
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Deborah T Gold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
117
11,776
osteoporosis
quality of life
adherence and compliance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Moody
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
98
17,792
Sociology
Social Networks
Social Network Analysis
Quantitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deborah Gold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
100
6,191
osteoporosis
quality of life
adherence and compliance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angela M O Rand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
68
8,280
Life Course
Stratification
Economic Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lisa Keister
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
70
8,476
economic sociology
organizations
China
wealth
inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott M Lynch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
55
8,473
Demography
Sociology
Statistics
Gerontology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Vaisey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
44
6,991
cultural evolution
culture and cognition
moral psychology
applied statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martin Ruef
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
48
21,273
Economic Sociology
Organization Studies
Historical / Comparative Sociology
Race and Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miller Mcpherson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
42
37,353
Networks
organizations
quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kieran Healy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
35
6,484
Sociology
Social Theory
Data Visualization
Culture
Markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Bail
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
33
7,516
Artificial Intelligence
Social Media
Political Polarization
Computational Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tyson H Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
29
3,386
Structural Racism
Population Health
Medical Sociology
Aging and Life Course
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kenneth I Spenner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
31
3,331
social stratification
technology
market transitions
higher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angel L Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
27
3,377
Education
Stratification and Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Eagle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
24
1,195
Sociology
Statistics
Surveys
Inequality
Religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jonathan H Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
628
Sociology
Social Psychology
Social Network Analysis
Cognitive Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elizabeth Malinzak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
541
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicolas Restrepo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
38
sociology of culture
cultural evolution
agent-based models
social networks
social theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chengzuo Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Economic Sociology
Social Stratification and Mobility
Comparative Politics
Political & Historical Sociology
Sociological Inq
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Pablo Bello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
61
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Emily R Persons
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Isabella Bouklas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Medical Sociology
Culture and Cognition
Inequality and Stratification