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" (888,752 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: 5
Brett Comstock
Physiology of Resistance Training
Sport Science
Long-term Athletic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
48
2,892
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karl Kapp
gamification
learning strategy
learning design
games
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
27
12,832
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Polinski
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Actinide and Lanthanide Chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,376

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diana Rogers Adkinson
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,095
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Patte
child development
child life
play
playwork
child rights
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
469
Dennis Owen Frohlich
health communication
social support
online communities
video games
ethnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
339
Skye Chernichky-Karcher
Family Communication
Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
503
Amy E Covill
Psychology of writing
Development of writing skill
Approaches to writing instruction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
896
Anna Turnage
Rhetorical criticism
organizational communication
computer-mediated communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
401
Scott Mehall
online learning
competency-based education
extended reality
learning science
human-animal interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
271
Rajendra Dulal
Applied microeconomics
health economics
labor economics and environmental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
140
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert S Aronstam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
119
6,639
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Shepard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
63
4,604
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Weichun Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
43
14,070
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kyle S Beyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
49
3,197
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brett Comstock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
48
2,892
Physiology of Resistance Training
Sport Science
Long-term Athletic Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karl Kapp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
12,832
gamification
learning strategy
learning design
games
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Steven L Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,896
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Hales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,555
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Polinski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,376
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Actinide and Lanthanide Chemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven Rier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
20
1,584

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Angela R Hess
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
19
8,078
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lawrence S Kleiman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,074
human resource management
industrial pasychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mun Young Chung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,266
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Thomas Ball
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
540
addiction
relapse
dopamine
stress
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Diana Rogers Adkinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,095
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brett Mclaurin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
856
Stratigraphy
Sedimentology
Geoarchaeology
Remote Sensing
GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Swapan Mookerjee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
895
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Peter Doerschler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
331
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Huckans|J Huckans, John Huckans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,905
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Patte
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
469
child development
child life
play
playwork
child rights
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Subhadra Ganguli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
475
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lauri Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
300
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dennis Owen Frohlich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
339
health communication
social support
online communities
video games
ethnography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Skye Chernichky-Karcher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
503
Family Communication
Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael C Hickey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
6
173
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mary E King
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
378
communication
interpersonal
relationships
uncertainty
conflict
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gary Hardcastle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
345
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Clay E Corbin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
306
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Beth Rogowsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
910
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
George Chavez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
294
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Stephanie J Gardner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
335
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Craig A Young
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
287
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kristie Byrum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
143
public relations
media law
corporate social responsibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Seung Hoon Jang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
201
business
management
strategy
innovation
international
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Amy E Covill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
896
Psychology of writing
Development of writing skill
Approaches to writing instruction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Abby Hare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
378
Human Genetics
Autism
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Todd A. Shawver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
108
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Anna Turnage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
401
Rhetorical criticism
organizational communication
computer-mediated communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Loren F. Selznick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
88
speech
religion
cybersecurity
forensic linguistics
litigation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Scott Mehall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
271
online learning
competency-based education
extended reality
learning science
human-animal interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Rajendra Dulal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
140
Applied microeconomics
health economics
labor economics and environmental economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Linda Neyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
96
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jennifer Oast
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jessica Briskin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Christina Force
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
45
business education
teaching
preservice teachers
cyberbullying
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Terrance Riley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
89
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wendy Lynne Lee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
26
Philosophy
Feminist Theory
Environmental Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Michael Coffta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Archita Banik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12
Health Economics
Development Economics
Applied Economics