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" (870,057 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
Sarah Van De Velde
Gender
Mental health
Reproductive health
Medicalization
Multilevel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
45
4,579
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gert Verschraegen
Sociology
Social Theory
Cultural Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
59
2,587
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jorik Vergauwen
Social demography
family sociology
population studies
demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
378
Sara De Bruyn
Sociology of health
substance use
misuse of prescription stimulants among students
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
239
Tine Kil
sociology
demography
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
377
Joshua Eykens
Scientometrics
Sociology of Science
Social Network Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
185
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nina Van Eekert
Sociology
Female Genital Cutting
Genderstudies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
216

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Dries Van Gasse
Single-Parent Families
Family Solidarity
Qualitative Research
Life-course sociology
single-parenthood by choice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
197
Gert Thielemans,
labour economics/sociology
family demography
divorce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
98
Maxim Kovalenko
Methodology
Sociology
Transitional Careers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
192
Hongyu Zhou
quantitative science studies
science of science
sociology of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
48
Daniela Skugor
sociology
ageing
retirement
disability
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
31
Yu-Chin Her
Family sociology
social demography
online dating
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
142
Fien De Malsche
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
discourse analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
27
Ewoud Vandepitte
Sociology
Social Movements
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
32
Hanne Dallenes
sociology
environmental sociology
energy studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
11
Catherine Dromelet
History of philosophy
classical sociology
philosophy of habit
early modern philosophy
nineteenth century French philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dimitri Mortelmans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
156
10,542
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sarah Van De Velde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
45
4,579
Gender
Mental health
Reproductive health
Medicalization
Multilevel
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gert Verschraegen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
59
2,587
Sociology
Social Theory
Cultural Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pascal Gielen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
53
2,317
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jorik Vergauwen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
378
Social demography
family sociology
population studies
demography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nina Sommerland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
437
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sara De Bruyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
239
Sociology of health
substance use
misuse of prescription stimulants among students
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tine Kil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
377
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joshua Eykens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
185
Scientometrics
Sociology of Science
Social Network Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nina Van Eekert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
216
Sociology
Female Genital Cutting
Genderstudies

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dries Van Gasse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
197
Single-Parent Families
Family Solidarity
Qualitative Research
Life-course sociology
single-parenthood by choice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gert Thielemans,
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
98
labour economics/sociology
family demography
divorce
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elias Storms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
92
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maxim Kovalenko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
192
Methodology
Sociology
Transitional Careers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martine Vandervelden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
37
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Walter Weyns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
57
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sara Elloukmani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
65
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hongyu Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
48
quantitative science studies
science of science
sociology of science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniela Skugor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
31
sociology
ageing
retirement
disability
health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yu-Chin Her
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
142
Family sociology
social demography
online dating
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fien De Malsche
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
27
sociolinguistics
pragmatics
discourse analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ewoud Vandepitte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
32
Sociology
Social Movements
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Pieter Verheyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tim Savenije
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hanne Dallenes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
sociology
environmental sociology
energy studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Catherine Dromelet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
History of philosophy
classical sociology
philosophy of habit
early modern philosophy
nineteenth century French philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Philippe Bos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6