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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,291 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Robinson
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
125
28,172
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiro Abe
photochemistry
photochromism
physical chemistr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
130
6,398
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Masashi Miyano
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
membrane protein
enzyme
antibod
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
74
12,222
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hiromi Hirata
Brain science
Developmental biology
Genetic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
54
5,202
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miki Hasegawa
Rare earths
Lanthanide
Luminescenc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
91
3,488
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Toko Kiyonari
Social Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
cooperation
reciprocity
trus
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
43
4,804
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yukihiko Nakata
Delay equations
Dynamical systems
Structured population dynamic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
2,094
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takahiro Sakaue
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Polymer Physics
Biological Physic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
59
2,747
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yue Sun
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
materia
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
63
2,871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elin Mccready
Semantics/pragmatics
philosophy of language
social meaning
nonclassical meaning
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
51
2,663
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shinji Koh
Applied Physics
Materials Science
Crystal Growth
Nanocarbon
Device Application
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
54
2,056
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun Yoneyama
Intelligent control
soft computin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
36
2,144
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shigeru Matsumoto
Applied Welfare Economics
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
27
1,099
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hidetsugu Komeda
Cognitive science
Educational neuroscience
Cognitive psychology
Discourse comprehensio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
18
1,871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Izumi Matsuda
Psychophysiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Statistics
Criminal Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Robinson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
125
28,172
second language acquisition
applied linguistics
psycholinguistics
individual differences
task-based language learnin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nobuo Furukawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
93
9,817
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jiro Abe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
130
6,398
photochemistry
photochromism
physical chemistr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Yutaka Ohira
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
120
8,672
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Masashi Miyano
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
74
12,222
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
membrane protein
enzyme
antibod
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hiromi Hirata
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
54
5,202
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Miki Hasegawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
91
3,488
Rare earths
Lanthanide
Luminescenc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Satoru Yoneyama
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
69
3,846
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Toko Kiyonari
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
43
4,804
Social Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
cooperation
reciprocity
trus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yukihiko Nakata
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
2,094
Delay equations
Dynamical systems
Structured population dynamic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Takahiro Sakaue
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
59
2,747
Statistical Physics
Soft Matter
Polymer Physics
Biological Physic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yue Sun
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
63
2,871
condensed matter physics
superconductivity
materia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elin Mccready
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
51
2,663
Semantics/pragmatics
philosophy of language
social meaning
nonclassical meaning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kazuhiko Sumi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
52
2,979
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shinji Koh
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
54
2,056
Applied Physics
Materials Science
Crystal Growth
Nanocarbon
Device Application
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Katsuya Mutoh
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
39
1,576
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jun Yoneyama
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
2,144
Intelligent control
soft computin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hiroshi Matsukawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
1,760
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kei Kajisa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,276
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shigeru Matsumoto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
1,099
Applied Welfare Economics
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yonghao Yue|楽 詠灝, 乐 咏灏
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,318
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guillaume Lopez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
37
1,206
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hidetsugu Komeda
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
1,871
Cognitive science
Educational neuroscience
Cognitive psychology
Discourse comprehensio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Izumi Matsuda
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
889
Psychophysiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Statistics
Criminal Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Banri Ito
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,091