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: 1
Virginia Braun
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
155
355,389
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Louisa Allen
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
97
7,984
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steve Matthewman
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
2,078
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Crothers
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
46
1,869
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Avril Bell
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,582
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Mayeda
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
945
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon Walters
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
27
784

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carisa R Showden
gender studies
feminist theory
political theory
sociology
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
641
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald Kramer
Graffiti
Street Art
Cultural Criminology
Critical Criminology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
526
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce MZ Cohen
psychiatric power popular culture cultural studies drugs subcultures social deviance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
784
Edwin Sayes
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
940
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Virginia Braun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
155
355,389
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Louisa Allen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
97
7,984
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Judith Pringle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
5,731
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wardlow Friesen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
1,776
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tracey Mcintosh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
49
1,611
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steve Matthewman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
2,078
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Crothers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
46
1,869
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Avril Bell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,582
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Mayeda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
945
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Simon Walters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
784
sociology of sport
qualitative research
young people's experiences of sport

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carisa R Showden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
641
gender studies
feminist theory
political theory
sociology
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronald Kramer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
526
Graffiti
Street Art
Cultural Criminology
Critical Criminology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce MZ Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
784
psychiatric power popular culture cultural studies drugs subcultures social deviance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Mctaggart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
86
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Edwin Sayes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
940
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory