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" (873,937 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
George Ritzer
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
277
78,649
George Ritzer
Sociological theory
sociology of consumption
globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
155
35,177
Nelly P Stromquist
gender and education
globalization
adult education
education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
147
11,471
Sonalde Desai
Sociology
Population Studies
India
Gender
Employment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
80
11,239
Philip N Cohen
Family
Inequality
Demography
Family Demography
Sociology of Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
62
7,899
Dana R Fisher
Activism
protest
environmental sociology
climate politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
68
6,079
Rashawn Ray
Social Psychology
Racism
Criminal Justice Reform
Family
Health Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
52
4,529
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Claudia Lucia Galindo
Educational Inequities
Sociology of Education
Strength-based approaches
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
37
4,599
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cedric Herring
Sociology
race
diversity
policy
social inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
5,747
Christine A Mair
life course
gerontology
social networks
social support
family
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
23
1,900
Meredith Kleykamp
Military Sociology
Social Stratification
Veterans
Employment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
2,339
Marina Adler
Social Inequality
Crossnational Gender
Work and Family Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,299
Alice Donlan
Social Support
Adolescent Academic Achievement
Faculty Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,079
Logan Da Williams
Sociology of Technology
International Development
Inequality
Socio-technical Systems
Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
539
Aubrey L Jackson|Aubrey L. Jackson
Political Sociology
Law and Society
Gender Stratification
Criminology
Communities and Place
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
608
Erin L Berry Mccrea
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
DEI
Black Digital Media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
George Ritzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
277
78,649
Sociological Theory
globalization
consumption
prosumption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George Ritzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
155
35,177
Sociological theory
sociology of consumption
globalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nelly P Stromquist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
147
11,471
gender and education
globalization
adult education
education policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David R Segal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
134
9,340
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sonalde Desai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
80
11,239
Sociology
Population Studies
India
Gender
Employment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip N Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
62
7,899
Family
Inequality
Demography
Family Demography
Sociology of Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dana R Fisher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
68
6,079
Activism
protest
environmental sociology
climate politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Reeve Vanneman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
9,749
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rashawn Ray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
52
4,529
Social Psychology
Racism
Criminal Justice Reform
Family
Health Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Feinian Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
7,767
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Liana C Sayer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
41
13,571
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
J Kevin Eckert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
60
3,442
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Claudia Lucia Galindo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
37
4,599
Educational Inequities
Sociology of Education
Strength-based approaches
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cedric Herring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
40
5,747
Sociology
race
diversity
policy
social inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
40
8,797
Social Inequality
Stratification
Mobility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Larry L Hunt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,705
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christine A Mair
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
1,900
life course
gerontology
social networks
social support
family
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Meredith Kleykamp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
2,339
Military Sociology
Social Stratification
Veterans
Employment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Minglang Zhou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,726
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marina Adler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,299
Social Inequality
Crossnational Gender
Work and Family Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cynthia Vinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alice Donlan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,079
Social Support
Adolescent Academic Achievement
Faculty Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Logan Da Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
539
Sociology of Technology
International Development
Inequality
Socio-technical Systems
Innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aubrey L Jackson|Aubrey L. Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
608
Political Sociology
Law and Society
Gender Stratification
Criminology
Communities and Place
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erin L Berry Mccrea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
68
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
DEI
Black Digital Media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Joseph Drew
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
43