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" (901,365 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
Kenneth F Ferraro
sociology
gerontology
life course epidemiology
health disparities
victimization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
146
24,614
J Jill Suitor
Intergenerational Relations
Sibling Relations in Adulthood
Family Relations and Well-Being
Caregiving
Mixed Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
105
9,080
Scott Feld
social networks
mathematical sociology
sociological theory
applied sociology
collective decision-making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
71
10,323
Sharon L Christ
Human Development
Health
Statistics
Quantitative Methods
Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
94
4,936
Brian C Kelly
sociology
substance use
youth cultures
policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
83
4,409
Fenggang Yang
sociology
religion
China (Google Scholar's use of author's first initial makes it impossible to clean up the record. Please us
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
59
6,530
Cheryl Cooky
gender
sport
media
feminist theory
feminist methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
41
4,445
Linda Renzulli
Sociology
Education
Stratification
Organizations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
32
5,050
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Shawn Bauldry
Sociology
Demography
Statistics
Life Course
Aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
45
2,763
Rachel L Einwohner
social movements
political sociology
comparative and historical sociology
qualitative methods
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
30
4,122
Jeremy Reynolds
Workplace Inequality
Work-Family Issues
Actual and Preferred Work Hours
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
2,563
Patricia A Thomas
health
aging and life course
social relationships
social position
health inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
3,104
Christie Sennott
Family
Health
Gender
Reproduction
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
1,189
Robert W White
Social movements
terrorism
political violence
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
2,763
Trenton D Mize|Trenton Mize, Trent Mize
Sociology
Methodology
Social Psychology
Health & Well-Being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,664
Mark Pawson
Medical Sociology
Crime and Deviance
Cultural Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
565
Jerry K Daday
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
High Impact Practices
Evaluation Research
Methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
682
Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada
Sociolinguistics
Biliteracy
Teacher Education
Linguistic Policy
Multimodalities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth F Ferraro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
146
24,614
sociology
gerontology
life course epidemiology
health disparities
victimization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
J Jill Suitor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
105
9,080
Intergenerational Relations
Sibling Relations in Adulthood
Family Relations and Well-Being
Caregiving
Mixed Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Scott Feld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
71
10,323
social networks
mathematical sociology
sociological theory
applied sociology
collective decision-making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sharon L Christ
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
94
4,936
Human Development
Health
Statistics
Quantitative Methods
Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian C Kelly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
83
4,409
sociology
substance use
youth cultures
policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fenggang Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
59
6,530
sociology
religion
China (Google Scholar's use of author's first initial makes it impossible to clean up the record. Please us
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cheryl Cooky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
41
4,445
gender
sport
media
feminist theory
feminist methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel Va Olson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
34
2,876
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Linda Renzulli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
32
5,050
Sociology
Education
Stratification
Organizations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shawn Bauldry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
45
2,763
Sociology
Demography
Statistics
Life Course
Aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rachel L Einwohner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
4,122
social movements
political sociology
comparative and historical sociology
qualitative methods
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Carolyn Cummings Perrucci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
1,927
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jeremy Reynolds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
2,563
Workplace Inequality
Work-Family Issues
Actual and Preferred Work Hours
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott A Desmond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,779
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jim Tyler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,805
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia A Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
3,104
health
aging and life course
social relationships
social position
health inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christie Sennott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,189
Family
Health
Gender
Reproduction
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert W White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
2,763
Social movements
terrorism
political violence
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aging
Health
Disability
Life Course
Health Disparities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mangala Subramaniam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,108
Gender
Social Movements
Violence
India
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kathryn Obenchain|KM Obenchain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
911
social studies
education
citizenship
Romania
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brian Steensland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
3,458
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kim Scipes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
967
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Trenton D Mize|Trenton Mize, Trent Mize
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,664
Sociology
Methodology
Social Psychology
Health & Well-Being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mark Pawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
565
Medical Sociology
Crime and Deviance
Cultural Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Jerry K Daday
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
682
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
High Impact Practices
Evaluation Research
Methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Kathryn A Sweeney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
394
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Callie Zaborenko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Bruno Staszkiewicz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Phonetics
Politeness
Hispanic Linguistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Brenda Sarmiento-Quezada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Sociolinguistics
Biliteracy
Teacher Education
Linguistic Policy
Multimodalities