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
Haiyan Song
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
185
28,212
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Honggen Xiao
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
81
6,943
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Basak Denizci Guillet
revenue management
women leadership
hospitality management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
75
6,263
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kam Hung
Tourist Behavior and Psychology
Cruise tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
66
5,857
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hengyun Neil Li
Business Intelligence
InformationTechnology
Forecasting
Tourism
Hospitality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
57
3,586

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deniz Kucukusta
Health and Wellness tourism
Spa Management
Hotel Management
Strategic HRM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
45
5,687
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yang Xu (徐阳)
Human Mobility
GIScience
Urban Informatics
GeoAI
Spatial Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
47
2,942
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vincent Tung
Resident attitudes
tourist/consumer perspectives
destination management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
46
6,781
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anyu Liu
Applied Economics in Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hotel Demand Modelling and Forecasting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
2,575
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bill Xu
Tourism and hotel branding
consumer behaviour and marketing
theme park and cruise line management
destination studies
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
43
2,738
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pimtong Tavitiyaman
Hospitality Management
Destination Image
Smart Tourism Destination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
2,119
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Seunghun Shin
Social media marketing in hospitality and tourism
Metaverse marketing in hospitality and tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,141
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicholas Thomas
Hospitality
HR
Casino Management
Lodging Operations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
917
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wangoo Lee
Hospitality & Tourism
Service Technology
Hospitality Value Management
NCA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tong Yang
Hospitality & destination marketing
Economics of IS
Big data analytics
Tourist sentiment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
114
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ermias Kifle Gedecho
Tourism
Events/Festivals
Well-being
Experience
Hospitality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
135
Janelle Chan
Service Management
Technology Integration
Corporate Social Responsibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
295
Adil Masud Aman
Hospitality and Tourism
Technology Management
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Haiyan Song
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
185
28,212
Tourism
tourism economics
forecasting
Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cathy Hsu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
138
18,597
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian King
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
187
13,195
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Honggen Xiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
81
6,943
knowledge development
tourism and culture
leisure and society
China tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Catherine Cheung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
82
6,255
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Basak Denizci Guillet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
75
6,263
revenue management
women leadership
hospitality management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dan Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
47
9,333
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kam Hung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
66
5,857
Tourist Behavior and Psychology
Cruise tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hengyun Neil Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
57
3,586
Business Intelligence
InformationTechnology
Forecasting
Tourism
Hospitality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jin Soo Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
40
9,014

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Deniz Kucukusta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
45
5,687
Health and Wellness tourism
Spa Management
Hotel Management
Strategic HRM
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lo Ada S
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
40
4,277
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yang Xu (徐阳)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
47
2,942
Human Mobility
GIScience
Urban Informatics
GeoAI
Spatial Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vincent Tung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
46
6,781
Resident attitudes
tourist/consumer perspectives
destination management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anyu Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
2,575
Applied Economics in Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism and Hotel Demand Modelling and Forecasting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lorenzo Masiero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
2,830
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wei Jue Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
31
2,883
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Norman Au
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
6,406
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Bill Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
43
2,738
Tourism and hotel branding
consumer behaviour and marketing
theme park and cruise line management
destination studies
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Pimtong Tavitiyaman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
2,119
Hospitality Management
Destination Image
Smart Tourism Destination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Seunghun Shin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,141
Social media marketing in hospitality and tourism
Metaverse marketing in hospitality and tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicholas Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
917
Hospitality
HR
Casino Management
Lodging Operations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wangoo Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
341
Hospitality & Tourism
Service Technology
Hospitality Value Management
NCA
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tong Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
114
Hospitality & destination marketing
Economics of IS
Big data analytics
Tourist sentiment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bruce Tsui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
664
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ermias Kifle Gedecho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
135
Tourism
Events/Festivals
Well-being
Experience
Hospitality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Xiaoying (Eden) Jiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
328
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Simone Bianco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
107
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Xu Yuchen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
80
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sung İn Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
67
Strategy Marketing
Sharing Economy
Spatial Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Janelle Chan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
295
Service Management
Technology Integration
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Adil Masud Aman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19
Hospitality and Tourism
Technology Management
Machine Learning