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
Bernice Pescosolido
medical sociology
mental illness
social networks
stigma
suicide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
140
29,966
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Corsaro
Sociology of Childhood
Ethnography
Early Childhood Education
Social Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
94
24,536
Brea Perry
social networks
biosociology
medical sociology
mental health
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
81
10,149
Tim Hallett
Inhabited Institutions
Organizations
Culture
Social Psychology
Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
29
5,573
Radhika Parameswaran
Gender and Media
South Asia
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
1,736
Ethan Michelson
China
law and society
Chinese law
legal profession
gender inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
2,447
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jessica Calarco
Sociology
Education
Family
Stratification
Social Networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
3,941

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brenda Weber
Gender Studies
Feminist Media Studies
Television Studies
Masculinity
Embodiment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,278
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steve Benard
Social Psychology
Conflict
Cooperation
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
6,626
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elaine Hernandez
sociology
health demography
health inequalities
health disparities
health policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,001
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Youngjoo Cha
Gender
Occupations
Organizations
Work and Family
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
2,197
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine J Taylor
Gender
Work
Health
Reproduction
Social Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
840
Valentyna Filimonova
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
forensic linguistics
pedagogy
language documentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
59
Angel Milla Munoz
Sociolinguistics
Peninsular Spanish
Catalan
Phonetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
43
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bernice Pescosolido
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
140
29,966
medical sociology
mental illness
social networks
stigma
suicide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
William Corsaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
94
24,536
Sociology of Childhood
Ethnography
Early Childhood Education
Social Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brea Perry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
81
10,149
social networks
biosociology
medical sociology
mental health
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tim Hallett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
29
5,573
Inhabited Institutions
Organizations
Culture
Social Psychology
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fabio Rojas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
3,828
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Keera Allendorf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
3,274
Demography
Family
Gender
Health
Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Radhika Parameswaran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
1,736
Gender and Media
South Asia
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brad R Fulton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ethan Michelson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
2,447
China
law and society
Chinese law
legal profession
gender inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jessica Calarco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
3,941
Sociology
Education
Family
Stratification
Social Networks

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Andrew Halpern Manners
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,892
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Brenda Weber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,278
Gender Studies
Feminist Media Studies
Television Studies
Masculinity
Embodiment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steve Benard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
6,626
Social Psychology
Conflict
Cooperation
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elaine Hernandez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,001
sociology
health demography
health inequalities
health disparities
health policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Youngjoo Cha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
2,197
Gender
Occupations
Organizations
Work and Family
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine J Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
840
Gender
Work
Health
Reproduction
Social Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Valentyna Filimonova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
59
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
forensic linguistics
pedagogy
language documentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angel Milla Munoz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
43
Sociolinguistics
Peninsular Spanish
Catalan
Phonetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nora Weber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12