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 :1
Rubén G Rumbaut
Immigration
race and ethnicity
transition to adulthood
inequality
sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
179
64,539
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
David A Snow
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
180
91,640
David S Meyer
Social movements
protest
politics
policy
war and peace
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
105
21,540
Carter T Butts
Mathematical Sociology
Social and Biophysical Networks
Statistical Methodology
Computation
Molecular Modeling and Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
146
15,667
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Andrew Penner
Inequality in Education and the Labor Market
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
52
5,380
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Katherine Faust
social network analysis
quantitative methods
comparative social structure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
49
8,730
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
David R Schaefer
Sociology
Social Networks
Social Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
55
7,534
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
David A Smith
sociology of development
comparative urbanization
world cities
global commodity chains
world-system analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
67
6,498
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Evan Schofer
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Sociology
Sociology of Education
Environmental Sociology
Organizations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
44
11,573
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Matt L Huffman
Gender/Race Inequality
Organizations
Work and Employment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
33
4,495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
David John Frank
Global and Transnational Sociology
Sociology of Law
Environmental Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Sociology of Sexua
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
32
7,119
Christopher Marcum
sociology
aging
social networks
science policy
open science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,098
Rachel E Goldberg
Health
Family
Transition to Adulthood
Children and Youth
Social Demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
955
C Ben Gibson
Social Networks
Methodology
Communication
Medical Sociology
Organizations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
967
Glenda M Flores
Latina/o Sociology
Race/Ethnicity and Work
Intersectionalities
Education
Qualitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
481
Peng Huang
Social Networks
Migration
Inequality
Demography
Mathematical Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
154
Jonathan D Ware
Social Psychology
Network Analysis
Identity
Collective Memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
60
Stephanie A Pullés
migration and immigrant integration
Latinx sociology
inequality and mobility
social network analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
25
Sabrina Mai
social networks
mathematical sociology
communications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
21
Nalya Af Rodriguez
Central American Studies
police violence
Media studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
Zaoying Ji
Higher Education
Global and Transnational Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rubén G Rumbaut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
179
64,539
Immigration
race and ethnicity
transition to adulthood
inequality
sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David A Snow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
180
91,640
Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Homelessness
Culture
Framing Processes
Qualitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank D Bean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
153
15,136
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David S Meyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
105
21,540
Social movements
protest
politics
policy
war and peace
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carter T Butts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
146
15,667
Mathematical Sociology
Social and Biophysical Networks
Statistical Methodology
Computation
Molecular Modeling and Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Gottfredson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
97
36,962
Criminology
Sociology
Law and Society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Francesca Polletta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
80
21,782
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Wang Feng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
85
8,018
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Edwin Amenta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
57
11,183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Penner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
52
5,380
Inequality in Education and the Labor Market
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherine Faust
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
49
8,730
social network analysis
quantitative methods
comparative social structure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David R Schaefer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
55
7,534
Sociology
Social Networks
Social Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David A Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
67
6,498
sociology of development
comparative urbanization
world cities
global commodity chains
world-system analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evan Schofer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
44
11,573
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Sociology
Sociology of Education
Environmental Sociology
Organizations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matt L Huffman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
33
4,495
Gender/Race Inequality
Organizations
Work and Employment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David John Frank
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
32
7,119
Global and Transnational Sociology
Sociology of Law
Environmental Sociology
Sociology of Higher Education
Sociology of Sexua
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Susan K Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
37
2,898
Immigration
Education
Urban Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher Marcum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,098
sociology
aging
social networks
science policy
open science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Hanselman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
3,294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rachel E Goldberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
955
Health
Family
Transition to Adulthood
Children and Youth
Social Demography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julia C Lerch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
725
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
C Ben Gibson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
967
Social Networks
Methodology
Communication
Medical Sociology
Organizations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Glenda M Flores
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
481
Latina/o Sociology
Race/Ethnicity and Work
Intersectionalities
Education
Qualitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peng Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
154
Social Networks
Migration
Inequality
Demography
Mathematical Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jonathan D Ware
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
60
Social Psychology
Network Analysis
Identity
Collective Memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Stephanie A Pullés
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
25
migration and immigrant integration
Latinx sociology
inequality and mobility
social network analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sabrina Mai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
21
social networks
mathematical sociology
communications
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nalya Af Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Central American Studies
police violence
Media studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Zaoying Ji
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Higher Education
Global and Transnational Sociology
Cultural Sociology