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" (1,014,167 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
John Bellamy Foster
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
337
41,331
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Richard York
environmental sociology
ecological economics
human ecology
animal studies
sociology of science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
111
18,864
Robert M O Brien
Criminology
Demography
Quantitative Methods
Sociology
Crime Trends
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
67
15,730
Jocelyn Hollander
gender
interaction
violence against women
resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
31
6,707
CJ Pascoe
sociology
sexuality
inequality
education
culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
26
11,448
Ryan Light
Sociology
Social Networks
Culture
Science
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
1,054
Yvonne A Braun
gender
development
environment
inequality
intersectionality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
1,310
Raoul Lievanos
Environmental and urban sociology
sociology of race and ethnicity
immigration
organizations and institutions
spatial analysi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
733
Aaron Gullickson
Race and ethnicity
Stratification
Demography
Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
1,059
Jiannbin Shiao
sociology
race
ethnicity
Asian Americans
adoption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
695
R Jamil Jonna
Sociology
Political Economy
Ecology
Environmental Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
956
Sergio Loza
sociolinguistics
Spanish heritage language education
critical discourse analysis
critical language awareness
language attitu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
395
Jill Ann Harrison
Work and Occupations
Organizations
Ethnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
400
Oluwakemi Balogun
gender
globalization
nationalism
race
immigration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
261
Nicholas Theis
Environmental Sociology
Environmental Justice
Social Networks
Sociology of Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
52
Shiv Issar
Sociology
Science & Technology Studies
Cultural Studies
Environmental Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
31
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Bellamy Foster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
337
41,331
Political Economy
Environmental Sociology
Marxism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard York
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
111
18,864
environmental sociology
ecological economics
human ecology
animal studies
sociology of science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean Stockard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
81
13,529
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert M O Brien
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
67
15,730
Criminology
Demography
Quantitative Methods
Sociology
Crime Trends
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jocelyn Hollander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
31
6,707
gender
interaction
violence against women
resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
CJ Pascoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
11,448
sociology
sexuality
inequality
education
culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Clare Rosenfeld Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,434
Medical Sociology
Social Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan Light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,054
Sociology
Social Networks
Culture
Science
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yvonne A Braun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,310
gender
development
environment
inequality
intersectionality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Raoul Lievanos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
733
Environmental and urban sociology
sociology of race and ethnicity
immigration
organizations and institutions
spatial analysi
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aaron Gullickson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
1,059
Race and ethnicity
Stratification
Demography
Religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jiannbin Shiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
695
sociology
race
ethnicity
Asian Americans
adoption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
R Jamil Jonna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
956
Sociology
Political Economy
Ecology
Environmental Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jessica M Vasquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
730
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sergio Loza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
395
sociolinguistics
Spanish heritage language education
critical discourse analysis
critical language awareness
language attitu
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jill Ann Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
400
Work and Occupations
Organizations
Ethnography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oluwakemi Balogun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
261
gender
globalization
nationalism
race
immigration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Myra Haverda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicholas Theis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
52
Environmental Sociology
Environmental Justice
Social Networks
Sociology of Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shiv Issar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
31
Sociology
Science & Technology Studies
Cultural Studies
Environmental Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jaidan Mclean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shelby Arnson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6