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” (1,121,289 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
Scott Trappe
Exercise Physiolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
144
18,826
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leonard Kaminsky
Clinical Exercise physiology
cardiorespiratory fitnes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
147
16,512
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen P. Ferris
Corporate finance
governance
international financ
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
86
11,807
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jerrell Cassady
test anxiety
cognitive test anxiety
academic anxiet
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
68
8,449
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lawrence Gerstein
Peace
Cross-cultural
Emotion
Event Related Potential
Sports for Youth Developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
99
5,154
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristin M Perrone
Counseling psychology
affective neuroscience
gifted adults
attachment
couples dynamic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
48
3,953
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lawrence Judge
youth olympics
post-activation potentiation
sport managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
104
4,027
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James M Nyce
anthropology
medical anthropology
HCI
informatics
risk/safet
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
78
3,629
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard J Petts
Parental Leave
Fatherhood
Work-Family Issues
Family
Gende
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
50
4,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Pyron
stream ecology
fish assemblages
gastropod ecolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
60
2,859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven Horwitz
Economics
Monetary Theory
Economic Histor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
66
3,204
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bowen Zhang
Ecosystem Ecology - Global Biogeochemical Cycles - Ecosystem Modeling - Greenhouse Gas Emissio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
30
4,893
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Venturelli
Fisheries
Life history
Population dynamics
Citizen science
Human dimension
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
42
2,695
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lisa Rubenstein
Creativity
Gifted and Talented Educatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
40
2,967
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sungok Serena Shim
Academic and Social Motivation
Adolescent Development
Motivational Intervention
Academic Help Seeking
Perfectionis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
30
3,811
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefanía Ægisdóttir
help-seeking
international research
counselin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
35
3,489
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Scott Trappe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
144
18,826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leonard Kaminsky
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
147
16,512
Clinical Exercise physiology
cardiorespiratory fitnes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen P. Ferris
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
86
11,807
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Holtgraves
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
82
10,864
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jerrell Cassady
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
68
8,449
test anxiety
cognitive test anxiety
academic anxiet
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fenwick W English
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
111
9,023
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guy Mittleman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
81
7,082
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lisa Ruble
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
67
5,699
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lawrence Gerstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
99
5,154
Peace
Cross-cultural
Emotion
Event Related Potential
Sports for Youth Developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kristin M Perrone
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
48
3,953
Counseling psychology
affective neuroscience
gifted adults
attachment
couples dynamic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lawrence Judge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
104
4,027
youth olympics
post-activation potentiation
sport managemen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sergiy Rosokha
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
70
5,182
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
James M Nyce
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
78
3,629
anthropology
medical anthropology
HCI
informatics
risk/safet
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard J Petts
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
50
4,378
Parental Leave
Fatherhood
Work-Family Issues
Family
Gende
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Pyron
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,859
stream ecology
fish assemblages
gastropod ecolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Carter
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
40
2,182
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven Horwitz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
66
3,204
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bowen Zhang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
30
4,893
Ecosystem Ecology - Global Biogeochemical Cycles - Ecosystem Modeling - Greenhouse Gas Emissio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Venturelli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
2,695
Fisheries
Life history
Population dynamics
Citizen science
Human dimension
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Perkins
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
2,993
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lisa Rubenstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
40
2,967
Creativity
Gifted and Talented Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sungok Serena Shim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
30
3,811
Academic and Social Motivation
Adolescent Development
Motivational Intervention
Academic Help Seeking
Perfectionis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stefanía Ægisdóttir
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
3,489
help-seeking
international research
counselin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gerardo Ramirez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
33
10,106
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cheryll Adams
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
39
2,462