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
Gernot Grabher
Platforms
experiments
creativity
marginality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
77
17,768
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thomas P Kersten
Photogrammetry
Laser Scanning
3D Modelling
Virtual Reality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
87
3,706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Harald Sternberg
kinematische Messmethoden
Indoor-Navigation
Hydrographie
autonome Fahrzeuge
Laserscanning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,248
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Jochen Schiewe
Cartography
Geovisualization
Geoinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
42
1,857
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Lucas Pohl
cultural geographies
critical urban studies
urban political ecology
psychoanalytic theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
389
Rafael Milani Medeiros
urban mobility
digitalization
sociotechnical change
urban renewal and design
bicycling safety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
383
Imanuel Schipper
Dramaturgy
Performance Studies
Useful Art
Digital Cultures
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
208
Lucía Doyle
polymeric foams
circular economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
93
Louis Volont
Cultural sociology
urban sociology
sociological theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
1
81
Thomas Zimmermann
strategische Planung
Stadtregionen
Ungewissheit
Assemblage-Thinking
Flächenmanagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
218
Juliane Finger
communication science
open science
open access
media effects
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
76
Tim Fraske
economic geography
evolutionary economics
innovation studies
socio-technical transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
64
Niloufar Vadiati
Digital Urbanism
Digital Geography
Urban Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
62
Eike Barnefske
Classification of Point Clouds
Laserscanning
CNN
FBG
Geomonitoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
22
Branislav Machala
urban entrepreneurialism
economic imaginaries
land economy
foundational economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
32
Patrick Postert
Geoinformatics
Geovisualisation
AR
VR
Participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
16
Rico Herzog
Modelling & Simulation
Urban Studies
Serious Gaming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
16
Sabine Hansmann
Architecture
Urbanism
Spatial Theory
Actor-Network-Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
11
Carl Schwenger
Business Improvement Districts
Urban Renewal
Waterfront Development
Public Space
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Mohammad Sohanur Rahman
Geoinformatics
Hydrography
Data Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gernot Grabher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
77
17,768
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas P Kersten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
87
3,706
Photogrammetry
Laser Scanning
3D Modelling
Virtual Reality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Annette Eicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,311
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Harald Sternberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,248
kinematische Messmethoden
Indoor-Navigation
Hydrographie
autonome Fahrzeuge
Laserscanning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jochen Schiewe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
42
1,857
Cartography
Geovisualization
Geoinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lucas Pohl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
389
cultural geographies
critical urban studies
urban political ecology
psychoanalytic theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rafael Milani Medeiros
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
383
urban mobility
digitalization
sociotechnical change
urban renewal and design
bicycling safety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Imanuel Schipper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
208
Dramaturgy
Performance Studies
Useful Art
Digital Cultures
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gersena Banushi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lucía Doyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
93
polymeric foams
circular economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Louis Volont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
1
81
Cultural sociology
urban sociology
sociological theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
173
Stadtforschung
Stadtentwicklung
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Thomas Zimmermann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
218
strategische Planung
Stadtregionen
Ungewissheit
Assemblage-Thinking
Flächenmanagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Juliane Finger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
76
communication science
open science
open access
media effects
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hossein Shoushtari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
52
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tim Fraske
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
64
economic geography
evolutionary economics
innovation studies
socio-technical transitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Niloufar Vadiati
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
62
Digital Urbanism
Digital Geography
Urban Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hannes Langguth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eike Barnefske
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
22
Classification of Point Clouds
Laserscanning
CNN
FBG
Geomonitoring
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Branislav Machala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
urban entrepreneurialism
economic imaginaries
land economy
foundational economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patrick Postert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
Geoinformatics
Geovisualisation
AR
VR
Participation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rico Herzog
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
16
Modelling & Simulation
Urban Studies
Serious Gaming
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hatcha Taha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alina Laura Just (Geb. Tiews)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sabine Hansmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Architecture
Urbanism
Spatial Theory
Actor-Network-Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Carl Schwenger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Business Improvement Districts
Urban Renewal
Waterfront Development
Public Space
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Mohammad Sohanur Rahman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Geoinformatics
Hydrography
Data Science