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: 2
Avery D Faigenbaum
Pediatric exercise science
resistance training
physical education
preventive medicin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
244
30,537
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jie Kang
Energy Metabolism
Sports Nutrition
Cardiorespiratory Fitnes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
141
12,826
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Wiita
Astrophysics
Active Galaxies
Fluid Dynamic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
177
10,763
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jarret T Crawford
Political Psychology
Social Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
66
8,210
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Ruscio
sports analytics
behavioral economics
taxometrics
modern/robust statistics
scholarly impac
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
69
8,712
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carole Kenner
Neonatal nursing
workforce
global
palliative care
transition from hospital to you
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
101
6,397
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jason J Dahling
Self-regulation
Emotional labor
Organizational deviance
Career developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
49
7,124
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brenda Seals
Research Methods
HIV/AIDS
Cancer
Health Disparitie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
56
3,848
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amruth Kumar
Artificial Intelligence
Model-Based Reasoning
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Computer Science Education
Computer Science Educ
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
75
3,507
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larry Pearlstein
Convolutional neural networks
video processing
video compression
multimedia hardware architecture
DS
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
58
3,689
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lauranne Lanz
Galaxy Evolution
Active Galactic Nuclei
Feedbac
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
45
2,005
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naseem Choudhury
Developmental Neuroscienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
33
3,360
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Regina Kenen
medical sociology
clinical applications of the Human Genome Project
Public Healt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
37
2,186
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joanna Herres
Adolescent internalizing disorders
Emotional Reactivit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
35
1,791
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffrey M Osborn
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Pollen Biology
Pollination
Paleobotany
Undergraduate Research and High-impact Practice
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
1,871
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John C Pollock
Content Analysis
Health Communication
Human Rights
Global Communication
Community Structur
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
48
1,466
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alissa Mezzacappa
Data Analysics
Remote Sensing
Optical Spectroscopy
Electro-Optical Systems
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
24
6,925
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nicholas Ratamess
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
179
35,393
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Avery D Faigenbaum
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
244
30,537
Pediatric exercise science
resistance training
physical education
preventive medicin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jie Kang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
141
12,826
Energy Metabolism
Sports Nutrition
Cardiorespiratory Fitnes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Wiita
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
177
10,763
Astrophysics
Active Galaxies
Fluid Dynamic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jarret T Crawford
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
66
8,210
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Ruscio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
69
8,712
sports analytics
behavioral economics
taxometrics
modern/robust statistics
scholarly impac
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jill A Bush
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
81
7,906
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carole Kenner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
101
6,397
Neonatal nursing
workforce
global
palliative care
transition from hospital to you
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jason J Dahling
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
49
7,124
Self-regulation
Emotional labor
Organizational deviance
Career developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brenda Seals
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
3,848
Research Methods
HIV/AIDS
Cancer
Health Disparitie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amruth Kumar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
75
3,507
Artificial Intelligence
Model-Based Reasoning
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Computer Science Education
Computer Science Educ
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larry Pearlstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
58
3,689
Convolutional neural networks
video processing
video compression
multimedia hardware architecture
DS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lauranne Lanz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
2,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naseem Choudhury
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
33
3,360
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Catalin Martin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
3,720
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Regina Kenen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,186
medical sociology
clinical applications of the Human Genome Project
Public Healt
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joanna Herres
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
1,791
Adolescent internalizing disorders
Emotional Reactivit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John A Mccarty
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
28
6,394
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jeffrey M Osborn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
1,871
Plant Evolutionary Biology
Pollen Biology
Pollination
Paleobotany
Undergraduate Research and High-impact Practice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Samuel J Rosenberg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
33
2,017
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John C Pollock
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
48
1,466
Content Analysis
Health Communication
Human Rights
Global Communication
Community Structur
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alissa Mezzacappa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
24
6,925
Data Analysics
Remote Sensing
Optical Spectroscopy
Electro-Optical Systems
Atomic Molecular and Optical Physic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gary H Dickinson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
2,350
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
P Andrew Leynes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
35
1,254
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Gillespie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
1,653