Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total H-index scores. 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, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (1,014,374 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. 

Jian J Zhang
computer graphics & animation
virtual reality
medical simulation & visualisation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
308
88,532
Edwin Van Teijlingen
Medical Sociology
Maternity Care
Cross-cultural Studies
Nepal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
386
31,392
Sally Brown
coasts
sea-level rise
impacts
adaptation
knowledge-exchange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
64
10,245
Tim Rees
social identity
social support
attributions
performance
talent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
57
5,341
Duncan Light
Tourism and identity
Romania
Dracula Tourism
Tourism and Transitional Justice
Landscape and Memory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
72
5,855
Fred Charles
Interactive Storytelling
Artificial Intelligence
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Multimodal Interfaces
Mixed Reality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
67
3,744
Jonathan Parker
sociology
social work and policy
southeast asia
religion
education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
60
2,889
Luciana S. Esteves
coastal management
risk and vulnerability
natural hazards
sediment transport
ecosystem-based management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
52
2,766
Amanda Korstjens
Primatology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biological Anthropology
Human Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
42
4,396
Daniel Lock
Social identification
team identification
organisational legitimacy
consumer behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
3,578
Hassan Yazdifar
Accounting & Auditing
Management Control Systems
Education & Learning
Organisational Changes
Mergers & Acquisitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
2,667
Sarah Hean
Interprofessional education and collaboration
Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
42
3,430
Emily Arden-Close
psycho-oncology
mixed methods
qualitative research
web-based interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
33
2,267
Daniel Jackson
journalism
political communication
civic engagement
media and communication
sports communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
45
2,379
Richard Shipway
ethnography
sports events
sport tourism
Olympic studies
crisis and disaster management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
35
2,965
Zoheir Sabeur
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Behaviour Detection
Computer Vision
Cyber Situational Awareness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
50
2,509
Sulaf Assi
Forensic Toxicology
Counterfeit Medicines
Drugs of Abuse
Spectroscopy
Chemometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
34
1,507
Jiankang Zhang
Aeronautical communications and networking
UAV communications and networking
Edge Computing
Optimization algorithms
Fronthau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
46
2,072
An Nguyen
Digital journalism
news consumption and citizenship
science journalism
data journalism
development communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
1,862
Miguel Moital
Consumer Behaviour
Consumer Experience
Marketing
Events Management
Tourism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
3,739
Diogo Montalvão
Experimental Mechanics
Vibration
Modal Analysis
Damage Detection
Medical Devices.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,840
Jian Chang
Computer Animation
Computer Graphics
Motion Modelling
Physically-based Modelling
Virtual Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
39
1,308
Anna Feigenbaum
communication and social movements
technology
digital humanities
pedagogy
data storytelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dimitrios Buhalis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
309
77,240
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jian J Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
308
88,532
computer graphics & animation
virtual reality
medical simulation & visualisation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edwin Van Teijlingen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
386
31,392
Medical Sociology
Maternity Care
Cross-cultural Studies
Nepal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Adrian Newton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
252
27,070
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
J Robert Britton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
213
11,826
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Bennett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
117
7,724
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vanora Hundley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
101
11,670
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lorraine Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
78
8,450
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adele Ladkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
82
10,660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Silk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
90
5,752
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherine Marie Appleton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
89
6,277
Eating behaviour
and healthy eating
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Darren Lilleker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
96
8,217
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sally Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
64
10,245
coasts
sea-level rise
impacts
adaptation
knowledge-exchange
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yi Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
112
4,877
Severe plastic deformation
superplasticity
ultrafine grained materials
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mark Hadfield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
88
5,009
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tim Rees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
57
5,341
social identity
social support
attributions
performance
talent
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anand Pandyan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
53
7,858
Assistive Technology & Neurorehabilitation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Duncan Light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
72
5,855
Tourism and identity
Romania
Dracula Tourism
Tourism and Transitional Justice
Landscape and Memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jan M. Wiener
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
75
5,674
Wayfinding
navigation
spatial cognition
visual cognition
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Janet E. Dickinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
56
6,467
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John R. Stewart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
71
7,035
Evolution
Quaternary
Palaeolithic
palaeoecology
palaeontology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zulfiqar A Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
86
4,056
Nano Coatings
Structural Materials
Tribology
Corrosion
Energy Conversion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Keith Phalp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
79
3,949
Software Engineering
Engineering Social Informatics
Digital Addiction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Steven Ersser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
64
4,332
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Pramod R Regmi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
63
4,112
Sexual health
migration
NCD
research ethics
Nepal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Abdelhamid Bouchachia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
67
6,865
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Adam Blake
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
54
6,298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
G Esteban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
59
4,205
Microbial eukaryotes: ecology
taxonomy and biogeography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Fred Charles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
67
3,744
Interactive Storytelling
Artificial Intelligence
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Multimodal Interfaces
Mixed Reality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
John Mcalaney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
69
4,198
Social psychology
social norms
cybersecurity
digital addiction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sarah Bate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
48
2,386
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Julie Turner-Cobb|Julie Turner-Cobb, JMT Cobb
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
45
4,056
Health Psychology
Social Support
Child Health
Stress
Cortisol
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Adrian C Pinder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
47
2,425
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vasilios Katos|Vasilios Katos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
67
2,915
Digital Forensics
Incident Response
Cyber Threat Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Timothy Slattery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
4,490
Eye movements
Visual Cognition
Reading
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Benjamin Parris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
48
2,791
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sheetal Sharma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
84
7,132
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Jonathan Parker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,889
sociology
social work and policy
southeast asia
religion
education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
İan Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
7,643
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Marc Vander Linden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
60
3,107
archaeology
neolithic
bronze age
bell beaker
european archaeology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Luciana S. Esteves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
52
2,766
coastal management
risk and vulnerability
natural hazards
sediment transport
ecosystem-based management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Amanda Korstjens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
42
4,396
Primatology
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Biological Anthropology
Human Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
M. Davide Parrilli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
3,099
SMEs
clusters
districts
innovation systems
social capital and migration.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Daniel Lock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
34
3,578
Social identification
team identification
organisational legitimacy
consumer behaviour
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Sine Mcdougall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
3,050
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Roger Herbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
48
2,754
Marine Ecology
Rocky Shores
Climate Change
Invasive Species
Biogeography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jayne Caudwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
3,027
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Hassan Yazdifar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
2,667
Accounting & Auditing
Management Control Systems
Education & Learning
Organisational Changes
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Thomas W. Wainwright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
60
3,851
Orthopaedics
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery
ERAS
Physiotherapy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Chris Shiel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,675
Sustainable development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Marta Disegna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
38
1,943
Business & Management
Machine Learning
Big Data
Clustering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Sarah Hean
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
3,430
Interprofessional education and collaboration
Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Richard Stafford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
70
2,521
Marine Ecology
Conservation
Complex Systems
Environmental Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Peter Hills
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
44
2,071
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Jane Murphy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
51
2,189
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
SM Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
2,822
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Sam Rowlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
46
2,494
contraception
sterilisation
abortion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Wei Koong Chai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
3,829
Computer Networks
Network Science
Diffusion Processes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Emily Arden-Close
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,267
psycho-oncology
mixed methods
qualitative research
web-based interventions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ann Hemingway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
43
2,323
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Janice Denegri Knott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
2,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Daniel Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
45
2,379
journalism
political communication
civic engagement
media and communication
sports communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Richard Shipway
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
2,965
ethnography
sports events
sport tourism
Olympic studies
crisis and disaster management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
John J Totman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
2,845
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Dean Patton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
37
4,257
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Zoheir Sabeur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
50
2,509
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Behaviour Detection
Computer Vision
Cyber Situational Awareness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Chris Chapleo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
2,972
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Gbolahan (Gbola) Gbadamosi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
2,324
Diversity & Inclusion
Workplace ethics
Work-life balance
Careers
Employability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Hana Burianova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,980
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Géza Gergely Ambrus|Geza Gergely Ambrus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
1,770
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Sulaf Assi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
1,507
Forensic Toxicology
Counterfeit Medicines
Drugs of Abuse
Spectroscopy
Chemometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Kevin Moloney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Theophilus N Akudjedu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,794
Radiography
Neuroimaging
Clinical Imaging
Clinical Education
Reviews
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Vanessa Heaslip
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
51
1,793
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Jiankang Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
46
2,072
Aeronautical communications and networking
UAV communications and networking
Edge Computing
Optimization algorithms
Fronthau
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Jacqui Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
2,331
Cyberpsychology
Psychological Literacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Martin J. Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
1,684
Biological Anthropology
Prehistory
Skeletal Trauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Marcin Budka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
41
1,925
data science
machine learning
deep learning
artificial intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Julian Mcdougall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
2,285
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
An Nguyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
1,862
Digital journalism
news consumption and citizenship
science journalism
data journalism
development communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Lee Miles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
57
1,908
crisis and disaster management
resilience
Africa
Sierra Leone
Nordic countries
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Sarah Buchan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
23
1,907
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Pk Gillingham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
2,452
Conservation Biology
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Rachel Moseley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
1,841
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Miguel Moital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
3,739
Consumer Behaviour
Consumer Experience
Marketing
Events Management
Tourism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Fabio Silva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,880
Computational Archaeology
Skyscape Archaeology
Prehistory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Elena Cantarello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,758
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Yang Xiaosong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
49
1,600
Computer Animation
Virtual Reality
Deep Learning
Surgery Simulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Diogo Montalvão
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,840
Experimental Mechanics
Vibration
Modal Analysis
Damage Detection
Medical Devices.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Emma Kavanagh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,279
Sport
psychology
abuse
athlete welfare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Bernhard Angele
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
2,011
Eye movements
reading
word identification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Jian Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
39
1,308
Computer Animation
Computer Graphics
Motion Modelling
Physically-based Modelling
Virtual Surgery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Jonathan M Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Sally C. Reynolds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
1,508
Palaeoecology
White Sands NP
primates and hominins
landscapes
migration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Constantinos Marios Angelopoulos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,108
Sensor Networks
Internet of Things
Circular Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Mian Hammad Nazir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,050
Condition Monitoring
Corrosion
Mechanics of Materials
Nano Coatings
TriboCorrosion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Anna Feigenbaum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,427
communication and social movements
technology
digital humanities
pedagogy
data storytelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Emili Balaguer-Ballester
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,666
Computational Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Andy Phippen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
31
1,802