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" (870,053 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: 2
Ming Li
speech and language processing
multimodal behavior signal processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
124
9,844
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chenkai Wu
Epidemiology of Aging
Frailty
Disability
CVD prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
63
5,665
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick S Ward
Agricultural development
risk and uncertainty
development economics
environmental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
38
2,455
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott MacEachern
archaeology
anthropology
africa
archeology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
49
2,398
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jingbo Cui
Environmental Economics
Economics of Innovation
Climate Change
Energy Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
33
2,385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Changcheng Zheng
semiconductor optics
material sciences.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
1,355
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ivan Mura
Operations Research
Analytics
Stochastic modeling
Health Systems
Systems Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,532
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wanggi Jaung
Human-Nature Relations
Technology-Nature Relations
Ecosystem Services
Forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
838
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kai Zhang
molecular simulation
soft matter
machine learning
polymers
glasses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
962

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myung Joong Hwang
quantum optics
quantum technologies
quantum information
cavity QED
ion trap
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
17
1,512
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Domna G Kotsifaki
Plasmonic Optical Tweezers
Nanophotonics
Biophotonics
Metamaterial
Light Matter Interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
675
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shixin Xu
machine learning
math biology
electrodynamics
moving contact lines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
621
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Charles Chang
Computational Social Science
Urban Informatics
Political Communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
747
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baozhen Luo
Global Aging
Long-Term Care
Contemporary Chinese Society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,174
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kolleen M Guy
History of food and wine
European Social and Cultural History
war and refugees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
773
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaoqian Xu
Partial Differential Equation
Fluid Mechanics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
397
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xing Shi Cai
Randomized algorithms
Probabilistic combinatorics
Random Graphs
Random trees
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
136
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pippa Morgan
International relations
political economy
Chinese foreign economic relations
China-Africa relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
255
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Annemieke Van Den Dool
Public policy
policy process theories
crisis management
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
113
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guanyu Yang
Deep learning
Few-shot learning
Zero-shot learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
77
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Amber L Griffioen
practical and social philosophy
philosophy of religion
philosophy of sport
history of philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
106
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Meifang Chen
obesity prevention
food insecurity
health disparity
health behavior and promotion
GIS application in public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
93
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Seongkyung Cho
Housing Policy
Smart City
IoT
Text Analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
118
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mengtian Chen
Second Language Acquisition
Teacher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Chaolong Yang
Talking Portrait Synthesis & 3D Vision
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Weiguang Zhao
3D Vision
Robotics
Open World
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
31
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Tyler Carter
Comparative Rhetoric
Composition Pedagogy
L2 Writing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
22
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ben Van Overmeire
Contemporary Buddhism
Zen
body
autobiography
American religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
17
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Joseph Giacomelli
Environmental History
History of Science
U.S. History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Pedro Rada Rincon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
89
11,840
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ming Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
124
9,844
speech and language processing
multimodal behavior signal processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chenkai Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
63
5,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Patrick S Ward
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
38
2,455
Agricultural development
risk and uncertainty
development economics
environmental economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Scott MacEachern
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
49
2,398
archaeology
anthropology
africa
archeology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jingbo Cui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
33
2,385
Environmental Economics
Economics of Innovation
Climate Change
Energy Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Changcheng Zheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
1,355
semiconductor optics
material sciences.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ivan Mura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,532
Operations Research
Analytics
Stochastic modeling
Health Systems
Systems Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wanggi Jaung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
838
Human-Nature Relations
Technology-Nature Relations
Ecosystem Services
Forestry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kai Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
962
molecular simulation
soft matter
machine learning
polymers
glasses

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myung Joong Hwang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
1,512
quantum optics
quantum technologies
quantum information
cavity QED
ion trap
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Linfeng Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,059
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Domna G Kotsifaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
675
Plasmonic Optical Tweezers
Nanophotonics
Biophotonics
Metamaterial
Light Matter Interactions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shixin Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
621
machine learning
math biology
electrodynamics
moving contact lines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Charles Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
747
Computational Social Science
Urban Informatics
Political Communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Keping Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
657
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Baozhen Luo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,174
Global Aging
Long-Term Care
Contemporary Chinese Society
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kolleen M Guy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
773
History of food and wine
European Social and Cultural History
war and refugees
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Xiaoqian Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
397
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Xing Shi Cai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
136
Randomized algorithms
Probabilistic combinatorics
Random Graphs
Random trees
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pippa Morgan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
255
International relations
political economy
Chinese foreign economic relations
China-Africa relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Annemieke Van Den Dool
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
113
Public policy
policy process theories
crisis management
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Coraline Goron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
298
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dangxing Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Guanyu Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
77
Deep learning
Few-shot learning
Zero-shot learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Amber L Griffioen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
106
practical and social philosophy
philosophy of religion
philosophy of sport
history of philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Meifang Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
93
obesity prevention
food insecurity
health disparity
health behavior and promotion
GIS application in public health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Seongkyung Cho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
118
Housing Policy
Smart City
IoT
Text Analytics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mengtian Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
102
Second Language Acquisition
Teacher Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Emily C Mcwilliams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Yueran Pan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Chaolong Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
31
Talking Portrait Synthesis & 3D Vision
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Weiguang Zhao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
31
3D Vision
Robotics
Open World
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Tyler Carter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
22
Comparative Rhetoric
Composition Pedagogy
L2 Writing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ben Van Overmeire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
Contemporary Buddhism
Zen
body
autobiography
American religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Joseph Giacomelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Environmental History
History of Science
U.S. History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
CM Van Velzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1