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" (937,844 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
Timm Harder
Virology
Influenza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
205
11,753
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Hoenen
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
80
5,179
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angele Breithaupt
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
73
5,315
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudia Waskow
Aging
Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
49
7,619
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
68
3,662
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allison Groseth
Arenavirus Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
62
4,622

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
38
5,035
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
J Linde
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
60
2,568
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sascha Knauf
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
53
2,210
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
E. Tobias Krause
Animal Behaviour
Animal Welfare
Ethology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
59
2,235
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
PD Gamal Wareth
Bacterial zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance
WGS
Proteomics
Molecular diagnosis.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
57
2,059
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Fischer
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
28
3,631
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clara Correia-Melo
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
25
4,642
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Florian Pfaff
bioinformatics
sequencing
virus discovery
virus evolution
ICTV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
36
1,502
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bjoern von Eyss
transcription
aging
cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
23
2,346
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Maria Ermolaeva
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
4,801
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Julia Fröbel
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
2,227
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Xiaobing Qing
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
2,371
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rainer Cramm
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
2,192
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Timm Harder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
205
11,753
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Florian H. Heidel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
109
6,228
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Anne Pohlmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
72
5,715
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Björn Petersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
65
4,649
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Hoenen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
80
5,179
Ebola virus
filoviruses
reverse genetics
virology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Angele Breithaupt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
73
5,315
Pathology
Emerging infectious diseases
Influenza
African swine fever
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Claudia Waskow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
49
7,619
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
El-Sayed M. Abdelwhab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
68
3,662
Virology
Influenza
Molecular Biology
Diagnosis
Vaccines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Allison Groseth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
62
4,622
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stefan Finke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
61
7,707

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dario Riccardo Valenzano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
38
5,035
biology of aging
genomics
genetics
evolutionary biology
microbiome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Janine Kirstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,795
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
J Linde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
60
2,568
Whole-Genome-Sequencing
Humand and animal Health
Genotyping
Outbreak Analysis
Antimicrobial resistance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sascha Knauf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
2,210
Wildlife Health
One Health
Disease Reservoir Systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Francesco Neri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
40
4,000
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
E. Tobias Krause
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
59
2,235
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
PD Gamal Wareth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
57
2,059
Bacterial zoonoses
Antimicrobial Resistance
WGS
Proteomics
Molecular diagnosis.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jörn Gethmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
44
2,636
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Timo Homeier-Bachmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
2,415
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Fischer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
28
3,631
Gene Regulation
Transcription Factors
Gene Regulatory Networks
p53
Cell Cycle
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clara Correia-Melo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
25
4,642
Metabolism
Chemical crosstalk
Health & Disease
Microbes & Humans
Systems Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Florian Pfaff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
36
1,502
bioinformatics
sequencing
virus discovery
virus evolution
ICTV
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mario Baumgart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
1,921
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bjoern von Eyss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
2,346
transcription
aging
cancer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gang Pei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
23
15,540
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Maria Ermolaeva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
4,801
adaptive stress responses
metabolism
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Julia Sehl-Ewert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,657
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Julia Fröbel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
2,227
Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Immunology
Hematology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Xiaobing Qing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
2,371
Genome instability
hiPS and hES
Human diseases modeling
Gene targeting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tobias Sperka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,469
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rainer Cramm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
2,192
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Bioeconomy
Virology
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