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" (873,864 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 :1
Feng Liu
Influenza
Virology
Immunology
Vaccine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
1,492
89,969
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Muin J Khoury
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
127
500
153,371
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Aron J Hall
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
228
40,739
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Laura Schieve
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
178
34,032
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Jonathan R Edwards
Statistics
Statistical Methods
Healthcare Quality Metrics and Research
Healthcare Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
158
53,986
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Scott Grosse
Health economics
autism
birth defects
genetics
newborn screening
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
252
23,547
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Matthew J Arduino
Dialysis
Infection Control
Environmental Microbiology
Mycobacteriology
Water Quality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
170
20,476
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sharon G Smith
sexual violence
sexual assault
stalking
intimate partner violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
211
51,036
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Stephen J Blumberg
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
119
33,934
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Jonathan S Towner
Virology
Disease Ecology
Filoviruses
Emerging Pathogens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
105
16,850
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Michael St Louis
HIV
sexually transmitted diseases
disease surveillance
global health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
124
22,237
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
W Evan Secor
schistosomiasis
trichomoniasis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
171
15,246
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Gregory Dasch
Rickettsial Diseases
Vector Biology
Disease Ecology
Genomics
Metagenomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
170
16,782
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
David A Sleet
road safety
injury prevention
Health Promotion
Homelessness & Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
160
60,302
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Martin I Meltzer
Health Economics
Infectious diseases
modeling
cost effectiveness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
148
19,505
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Brian R Edlin
infectious diseases
public health
hepatitis C
substance use harm reduction
epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
110
15,495
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Ben Blount
exposure science
tobacco
smoke
perchlorate
cannabis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
195
17,310
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Jan Pohl
protein chemistry
peptide synthesis
enzymology
proteomics
antimicrobial peptides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
144
13,712
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Glen Satten
Statistical Genetics
Biotatistics
Epidemiology
Survival Analysis
Microbiome Data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
127
25,307
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Donatus U Ekwueme
Health economics
Cancer
Chronic Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
129
48,207
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Nicholas Komar
Medical Entomology
Virology
Arboviruses
Ornithology
Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
109
15,671
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Michael A Johansson
ecology of infectious diseases
epidemic forecasting
arboviral diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
99
11,997
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Allen S Craig
malaria control
polio eradication
vaccine preventable diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
93
22,985
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Jennifer Adjemian
clinical epidemiology
surveillance
health informatics
emergency response
zoonotic disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
77
10,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Sascha Ellington
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
123
20,624
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza
Epidemiology
infant mortality
preterm birth
SIDS
pregnancy and maternal health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
99
13,863
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Nicole Crepaz
HIV Prevention
meta-analysis
research synthesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
75
17,257
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Clifford Watson
tobacco
nicotine
spectrometry
solanesol
cigarette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
122
7,356
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Bharat Parekh
Virology
HIV
immunology
HIV incidence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
127
8,691
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Sohyun Park
Overdose prevention
Public health
Chronic disease
Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
108
8,039
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Matthew E Wise
Infectious disease epidemiology
outbreak investigation
disease surveillance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
92
9,505
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
James Baggs
epidemiology
pharmacoepidemiology
infectious diseases
hospital infections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
98
9,718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Angela P Campbell|Angela J Peck, Angela JP Campbell
COVID-19
MIS-C
Influenza
RSV
Transplant Infectious Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
99
8,379
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Catherine A Okoro
disability research
chronic disease
health care access and use
health disparities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
84
9,521
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Baoping Zhu
Epidemiology
infectious disease
chronic disease
maternal and child health
tobacco control
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
100
8,427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Feng Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
1,492
89,969
Influenza
Virology
Immunology
Vaccine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Muin J Khoury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
127
500
153,371
Public health genomics
genetic epidemiology
precision public health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
344
41,170
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aron J Hall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
228
40,739
Coronavirus
Norovirus
Viral Diseases
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Veterinary Public Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David S Freedman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
93
186
46,782
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Vinje
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
218
31,239
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Bernard Beall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
259
29,663
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laura Schieve
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
178
34,032
epidemiology
maternal & child health
developmental disabilities
autism
infertility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan R Edwards
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
158
53,986
Statistics
Statistical Methods
Healthcare Quality Metrics and Research
Healthcare Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan Mermin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
202
26,716
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lb Schonberger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
226
77,384
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shawn R Lockhart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
224
25,631
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott Grosse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
252
23,547
Health economics
autism
birth defects
genetics
newborn screening
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian King
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
192
28,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eric Mintz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
99
22,373
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
James O'Callaghan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
211
21,097
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew J Arduino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
170
20,476
Dialysis
Infection Control
Environmental Microbiology
Mycobacteriology
Water Quality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
S Jane Henley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
116
30,771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel B Jernigan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
131
25,556
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
V Udhayakumar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
192
14,142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zhang Ping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
187
119,968
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sharon G Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
211
51,036
sexual violence
sexual assault
stalking
intimate partner violence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen J Blumberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
119
33,934
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen S Leonard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
134
15,607
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Charles E Rose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
143
18,444
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jonathan S Towner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
105
16,850
Virology
Disease Ecology
Filoviruses
Emerging Pathogens
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Anna Shvedova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
132
20,014
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Michael St Louis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
124
22,237
HIV
sexually transmitted diseases
disease surveillance
global health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
W Evan Secor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
171
15,246
schistosomiasis
trichomoniasis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kenneth L Gage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
156
16,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Gregory Dasch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
170
16,782
Rickettsial Diseases
Vector Biology
Disease Ecology
Genomics
Metagenomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
David E Wentworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
174
13,904
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
William W Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
117
31,683
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Peter Briss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
103
28,017
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Rebecca Bunnell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
120
73,382
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christina Spiropoulou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
153
16,906
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
David A Sleet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
160
60,302
road safety
injury prevention
Health Promotion
Homelessness & Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Thomas A Peterman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
149
14,839
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Eric S Weintraub
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
137
26,874
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Yiling J Cheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
96
91,417
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Martin I Meltzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
148
19,505
Health Economics
Infectious diseases
modeling
cost effectiveness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Brian R Edlin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
110
15,495
infectious diseases
public health
hepatitis C
substance use harm reduction
epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Athena Kourtis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
218
14,951
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Ben Blount
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
195
17,310
exposure science
tobacco
smoke
perchlorate
cannabis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Susan Chu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
120
15,854
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Marta Gwinn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
130
15,175
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jennifer Hootman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
106
17,427
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
J Michael Soucie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
111
14,633
hemophilia
blood disorders
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jan Pohl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
144
13,712
protein chemistry
peptide synthesis
enzymology
proteomics
antimicrobial peptides
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
John R Barr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
183
13,775
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Glen Satten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
127
25,307
Statistical Genetics
Biotatistics
Epidemiology
Survival Analysis
Microbiome Data
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Quanhe Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
111
17,576
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
D Beezhold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
157
12,032
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
John T Bernert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
110
13,592
tobacco exposure biomarkers
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Gery Guy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
131
12,767
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Mary G Reynolds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
110
12,029
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Adi Gundlapalli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
158
13,016
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Carrie Reed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
122
22,177
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Elena Kuklina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
76
40,483
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Donatus U Ekwueme
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
129
48,207
Health economics
Cancer
Chronic Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Vaccines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Kevin Karem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
97
8,636
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
John Williamson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
138
12,909
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Nicholas Komar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
109
15,671
Medical Entomology
Virology
Arboviruses
Ornithology
Epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Rodolfo Valdez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
98
15,411
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Michael A Johansson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
99
11,997
ecology of infectious diseases
epidemic forecasting
arboviral diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Matthew Biggerstaff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
89
19,227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Kyle Bernstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
130
8,833
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Maya Sternberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
96
14,874
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Allen S Craig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
93
22,985
malaria control
polio eradication
vaccine preventable diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
John Gimnig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
99
11,723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Natalie Thornburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
103
29,269
Respiratory virus immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jennifer Adjemian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
77
10,612
clinical epidemiology
surveillance
health informatics
emergency response
zoonotic disease
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Sascha Ellington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
123
20,624
epidemiology
reproductive health
infections in pregnancy
family planning
emergency preparedness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
99
13,863
Epidemiology
infant mortality
preterm birth
SIDS
pregnancy and maternal health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Suryaprakash Sambhara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
113
11,650
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Nicole Crepaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
75
17,257
HIV Prevention
meta-analysis
research synthesis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Clifford Watson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
122
7,356
tobacco
nicotine
spectrometry
solanesol
cigarette
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Michael L Kashon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
166
10,142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Bharat Parekh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
127
8,691
Virology
HIV
immunology
HIV incidence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Brendan R Jackson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
111
11,408
Epidemiology of Foodborne
Waterborne
and Environmental Diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
148
9,434
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Joel M Montgomery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
110
12,669
Infectious disease epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Karin Mack
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
85
13,135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Andrew Vernon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
75
13,146
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Lauren Rossen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
92
11,586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Ryan Wiegand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
112
7,234
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Sohyun Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
108
8,039
Overdose prevention
Public health
Chronic disease
Nutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Matthew E Wise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
92
9,505
Infectious disease epidemiology
outbreak investigation
disease surveillance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
James Baggs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
98
9,718
epidemiology
pharmacoepidemiology
infectious diseases
hospital infections
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Michael J Cannon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
74
14,819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Margaret Warner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
77
15,248
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
COVID-19
MIS-C
Influenza
RSV
Transplant Infectious Diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Catherine A Okoro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
84
9,521
disability research
chronic disease
health care access and use
health disparities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Baoping Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
100
8,427
Epidemiology
infectious disease
chronic disease
maternal and child health
tobacco control
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Caldwell Kl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
97
8,391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Ruth Link-Gelles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
86
8,949