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 :2
John Solomos
Sociology of race and ethnic relations
racism
multiculturalism
antiracism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
113
13,624
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Steve Fuller
social epistemology
history and philosophy of science
sociology of knowledge
transhumanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
206
18,947
Eric Jensen|Eric Allen Jensen, Eric Jensen, EA Jensen
responsible research systems
research software sustainability and impact
science communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
60
3,484
Clare Lyonette
gender
work-life balance
careers
inequality
military employment transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
47
5,095
Nicholas Gane
sociology
social theory
economic sociology
new media
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
40
4,383
Deborah Lynn Steinberg
Scientific Cultures
Culture and Media
Gender
Feminism
Mourning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
45
2,422
Tony Elger
Sociology of work and employment
Economic Sociology
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
2,502
Alice Mah
urban and environmental sociology
green industrial transformation
environmental politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
1,755
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ravi K Thiara
gender and violence
ethnicity and violence
disability and domestic violence
child contact and post-separation violence
bride
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
John I Macartney
Sociology of dying
Sociology of palliative and end of life care and bereavement
Sociology of cancer
Sociology of diagnosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
797
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nisha Kapoor
racism and the security state
securitisation
critical race theory
postcolonial theory
Islamophobia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
742
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Claire Blencowe
Sociology
Philosophy
Political Theory
Social Theory
Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
457
Xiaodong Lin
Sociology of Care
Food
Gender and Migration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
351
Matías Valderrama Barragán
Digital Sociology
Internet Studies
Surveillance Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
213
Christopher Strelluf
sociolinguistics
phonetics
sociophonetics
language variation and change
dialectology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
178
Ajmal Hussain
Sociology cities religion young people racism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
117
Will Amos|H. William Amos
Sociolinguistics
linguistic landscapes
language and gender
regional and minority languages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
194
Martha Geiger
Animal Geography
Sociology
Human-Animal Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
168
Nicole Schwitter
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Networks
Wikipedia
Discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
52
Javier García-Martínez
STS
Medical Anthropology
Sociology of Emotions
Philosophy of Science
Digital Methodologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
16
Elena Mylona
Adolescent Health
Quantitative Social Research
Family Structure
Physical Activity Measurement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
16
Georgia Clancy
sociology of health and illness
medical sociology
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
14
Pedro Saez-Williams
Social Metaphysics
Social Theory
Social Epistemology
Sociology of Knowledge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margaret S Archer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
135
46,207
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Solomos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
113
13,624
Sociology of race and ethnic relations
racism
multiculturalism
antiracism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Steve Fuller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
206
18,947
social epistemology
history and philosophy of science
sociology of knowledge
transhumanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Jensen|Eric Allen Jensen, Eric Jensen, EA Jensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
60
3,484
responsible research systems
research software sustainability and impact
science communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clare Lyonette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
5,095
gender
work-life balance
careers
inequality
military employment transitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicholas Gane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
40
4,383
sociology
social theory
economic sociology
new media
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Deborah Lynn Steinberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
45
2,422
Scientific Cultures
Culture and Media
Gender
Feminism
Mourning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tony Elger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
2,502
Sociology of work and employment
Economic Sociology
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alice Mah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,755
urban and environmental sociology
green industrial transformation
environmental politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ravi K Thiara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,523
gender and violence
ethnicity and violence
disability and domestic violence
child contact and post-separation violence
bride
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
4,334
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John I Macartney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
797
Sociology of dying
Sociology of palliative and end of life care and bereavement
Sociology of cancer
Sociology of diagnosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nisha Kapoor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
742
racism and the security state
securitisation
critical race theory
postcolonial theory
Islamophobia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Claire Blencowe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
457
Sociology
Philosophy
Political Theory
Social Theory
Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Xiaodong Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
351
Sociology of Care
Food
Gender and Migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matías Valderrama Barragán
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
213
Digital Sociology
Internet Studies
Surveillance Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher Strelluf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
178
sociolinguistics
phonetics
sociophonetics
language variation and change
dialectology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ajmal Hussain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
117
Sociology cities religion young people racism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Will Amos|H. William Amos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
194
Sociolinguistics
linguistic landscapes
language and gender
regional and minority languages
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martha Geiger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
168
Animal Geography
Sociology
Human-Animal Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicole Schwitter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
52
Sociology
Computational Social Science
Social Networks
Wikipedia
Discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Javier García-Martínez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
STS
Medical Anthropology
Sociology of Emotions
Philosophy of Science
Digital Methodologies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elena Mylona
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
Adolescent Health
Quantitative Social Research
Family Structure
Physical Activity Measurement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Georgia Clancy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
14
sociology of health and illness
medical sociology
gender studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pedro Saez-Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Social Metaphysics
Social Theory
Social Epistemology
Sociology of Knowledge