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
Alexander Karatayev
Aquatic Ecology
Conservation Biology
Invasive Species
Freshwater Ecolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
118
8,608
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alexander Y Karatayev
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
invasion biology
conservatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
118
8,605
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lyubov E Burlakova
Aquatic ecology
conservation
benthic communities
invasive species
limnolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
113
8,421
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arjun Pathak
Materials science
condensed matter physics
caloric materials
permanent magnet
rare earth magnetism and transport phenomen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
70
3,866
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pamela Schuetze
prenatal substance exposure
autonomic regulation in high risk infants
children and adolescent
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
57
2,387
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uma Gupta
Big Data
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Badge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
44
3,464
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel L Potts
ecosystem ecology
plant physiological ecology
urban ecolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
3,226
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Pennuto
invasion biology
behavioral ecology
stream ecosystem dynamic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
25
942
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiang Dong David Zhang
SUMOylation
Mitosis
Cell-Cycle Control
Chromosome Segregation
Protein-Protein Interactio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,282
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dan Macisaac
physics education
teacher preparatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
22
1,170
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dae-Young Kim
Political Economy of Punishment
Prisoner Reentry
Problem-Based Learning
Policy and Progra
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
607
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jinseok Heo
Analytical chemistry
Raman spectroscopy
sensor
microfluidics
hydroge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,151
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amy Wilson
Higher Education
Multicultural
Student Affairs Administratio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
413
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Cretacci
Criminology
Criminal Procedure
Religiosity & Crim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
499
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Warford
sociocultural theory
teacher development
applied linguistics
diffusion of innovations
language pedagog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,076
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laurie Buonanno
New York State
Federalism
European Union
Migration
Italian American Experienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
631
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Alexander Karatayev
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
118
8,608
Aquatic Ecology
Conservation Biology
Invasive Species
Freshwater Ecolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alexander Y Karatayev
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
118
8,605
aquatic ecology
freshwater ecology
invasion biology
conservatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lyubov E Burlakova
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
113
8,421
Aquatic ecology
conservation
benthic communities
invasive species
limnolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Arjun Pathak
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
70
3,866
Materials science
condensed matter physics
caloric materials
permanent magnet
rare earth magnetism and transport phenomen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pamela Schuetze
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
57
2,387
prenatal substance exposure
autonomic regulation in high risk infants
children and adolescent
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ay Nazarenko
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
1,859
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Uma Gupta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
44
3,464
Big Data
Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Badge
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Olga Novikova
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
993
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Daniel L Potts
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
3,226
ecosystem ecology
plant physiological ecology
urban ecolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Kukulka
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
37
1,227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen O Quin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
4,067
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martha Skerrett
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,956
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Saquib Ahmed
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
898
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alicia Perez Fuentetaja
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
1,082
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Pennuto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
25
942
invasion biology
behavioral ecology
stream ecosystem dynamic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xiang Dong David Zhang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,282
SUMOylation
Mitosis
Cell-Cycle Control
Chromosome Segregation
Protein-Protein Interactio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lawrence Cline
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
726
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tae Hee Jo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
24
830
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dan Macisaac
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
22
1,170
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dae-Young Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
607
Political Economy of Punishment
Prisoner Reentry
Problem-Based Learning
Policy and Progra
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jinseok Heo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,151
Analytical chemistry
Raman spectroscopy
sensor
microfluidics
hydroge
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Amy Wilson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
413
Higher Education
Multicultural
Student Affairs Administratio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Cretacci
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
499
Criminology
Criminal Procedure
Religiosity & Crim
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark Warford
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,076
sociocultural theory
teacher development
applied linguistics
diffusion of innovations
language pedagog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Laurie Buonanno
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
631
New York State
Federalism
European Union
Migration
Italian American Experienc