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" (870,053 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
Erik Olin Wright
Marxism
class
political economy
political sociology
theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
215
47,340
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Myra Marx Ferree
gender
politics
family
intersectionality
higher education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
112
22,552
Michael Mayerfeld Bell
environmental sociology
agroecology
social theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
65
7,738
Pamela Oliver
Collective action
Collective Behavior
Social Movements
Criminal Justice
Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
64
15,250
Theodore P Gerber
social stratification
demography
political sociology
Russia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
69
5,668
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Grodsky
sociology of education
social stratification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
44
5,044

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joan H Fujimura
STS
sociology of science
medical sociology
race
theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
7,277
Gay Seidman
sociology of development
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
3,635
Michael T Light
Criminology
Sociology of Law and Punishment
Inequality
Immigration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
2,003
June Jeon
sociology
science and technology studies
environmental studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
222
Daniela Campos Ugaz
Labor
Economic Sociology
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
88
Karl Vachuska
urban sociology
neighborhoods
networks
computational sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
163
Morgan C Matthews
sociology of gender
gender and politics
work and organizations
political representation
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
38
Bilal Aslam
Disaster Risk Reduction
Environmental Peacebuilding
Human Security
Sustainable Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
23
Nona Maria Gronert
gender
law
sexual consent
sexual violence
higher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
57
Dana C Wilkinson
Sexuality Education
Policy
Health
Sociology
Feminist & Queer Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
24
Emily E Burke
Environmental Sociology
Climate Change Communications
Environmental Social Movements
Sociology of Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
24
Sadie Dempsey
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Civil Society
Democratic Theory
Qualitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
19
Iris Huimeng Zhao
social demography
fertility
family sociology
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
72
Youbin Kang
Labor and Labor movements
Socio-Legal Studies
Community & Urban Sociology
Global Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Erik Olin Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
215
47,340
Marxism
class
political economy
political sociology
theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adam Gamoran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
122
30,103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Myra Marx Ferree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
112
22,552
gender
politics
family
intersectionality
higher education policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Delamater
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
68
11,181
social psychology
human sexuality
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marcia Marcy J Carlson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
61
7,695
Family demography
inequality
social policy.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Mayerfeld Bell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
65
7,738
environmental sociology
agroecology
social theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pamela Oliver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
64
15,250
Collective action
Collective Behavior
Social Movements
Criminal Justice
Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theodore P Gerber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
69
5,668
social stratification
demography
political sociology
Russia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nora Cate Schaeffer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
61
7,125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Grodsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
5,044
sociology of education
social stratification

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joan H Fujimura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
7,277
STS
sociology of science
medical sociology
race
theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mä±Chael Thornton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
3,402
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jennifer Dykema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
2,907
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Felix Elwert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
4,921
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gay Seidman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
3,635
sociology of development
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Max Besbris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,758
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael T Light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
2,003
Criminology
Sociology of Law and Punishment
Inequality
Immigration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Chaeyoon Lim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
3,329
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michal Engelman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
961
demography
population
aging
gerontology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John M Eason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,144
Crime
Health
Punishment
Race
Community
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
June Jeon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
222
sociology
science and technology studies
environmental studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniela Campos Ugaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
88
Labor
Economic Sociology
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karl Vachuska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
163
urban sociology
neighborhoods
networks
computational sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Morgan C Matthews
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
38
sociology of gender
gender and politics
work and organizations
political representation
social movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bilal Aslam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
23
Disaster Risk Reduction
Environmental Peacebuilding
Human Security
Sustainable Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Nona Maria Gronert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
57
gender
law
sexual consent
sexual violence
higher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Dana C Wilkinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
24
Sexuality Education
Policy
Health
Sociology
Feminist & Queer Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Emily E Burke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
24
Environmental Sociology
Climate Change Communications
Environmental Social Movements
Sociology of Religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sadie Dempsey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19
Political Sociology
Social Movements
Civil Society
Democratic Theory
Qualitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sara Gia Trongone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Iris Huimeng Zhao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
72
social demography
fertility
family sociology
gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Youbin Kang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
21
Labor and Labor movements
Socio-Legal Studies
Community & Urban Sociology
Global Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Sarah E Farr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
urban sociology
property
housing
inequality