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” (1,121,291 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: 1
J Gerhard Müller
sensors
materials
MEMS
nanotechnology
measurement and information gai
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
143
8,644
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Schmitt
Earth Observation
Remote Sensing
Data Fusion
Machine Learning
Synthetic Aperture Rada
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
96
6,276
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph M Hackl
renewable energy systems
electrical drives
power electronics
mechatronics
non-identifier base
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
119
4,514
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Krzystek
image processing
remote sensing
lida
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
63
3,764
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas M. Wüst
Political Sociology
Elections
Political Representation
Immigrants
Political Elite
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
56
2,483
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rainer Schmidt
Platforms
Ecosystems
Assistants
Digital Transformation
Business Process Managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
79
4,102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oliver Bohlen
energy
energy storage
batter
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
3,038
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sven Fuhrmann
Geovisualization
Cartography
Geoinformatics
Human-Centered Design
Spatial Cognition and Behavio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
33
2,086
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Datong Wu
Photoacoustics
Ultrasound
Photonik
Thermal Waves
Terahertz-TD
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
2,596
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carsten Franke born Ernemann
multi-objective online scheduling
evolutionary optimization
simulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,694
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Möhring
Analytics
Data Science
I4.0
BPM
Big Dat
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
45
2,488
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Humpe
Climate Change
Machine Learning
Econometric
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
32
2,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia Arnold
Open Education
Online Learning
Communities of Practice
E-Portfolios
Community Informatic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
2,056
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Ossmann
Fault Detection and Isolation
Robust Control
Flight Control
Wind Turbine Contro
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
28
822
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anna Scuttari
sustainable turism
destination management and governance
mobilities
consumer behaviou
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
811
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthias Güdemann
formal methods
safety analysis
optimizatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
784
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gudrun Socher
Computer Vision
Human-Computer-Interaction
Machine Learnin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
676
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Susanne Schulmeister
phylogenetic systematics
Hymenoptera
evolutio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
2,291
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter E Pfeffer
vehicle dynamics
automated driving
steering systems
automotive engineering
testin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,057
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lars Wischhof
mobile communication
vehicular communication
pedestrian communication
event-driven simulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,754
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
J Gerhard Müller
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
143
8,644
sensors
materials
MEMS
nanotechnology
measurement and information gai
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Schmitt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
96
6,276
Earth Observation
Remote Sensing
Data Fusion
Machine Learning
Synthetic Aperture Rada
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christoph M Hackl
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
119
4,514
renewable energy systems
electrical drives
power electronics
mechatronics
non-identifier base
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Krzystek
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
63
3,764
image processing
remote sensing
lida
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Schwarzbauer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
46
3,934
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas M. Wüst
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
56
2,483
Political Sociology
Elections
Political Representation
Immigrants
Political Elite
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rainer Schmidt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
79
4,102
Platforms
Ecosystems
Assistants
Digital Transformation
Business Process Managemen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Oliver Bohlen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
3,038
energy
energy storage
batter
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sven Fuhrmann
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
2,086
Geovisualization
Cartography
Geoinformatics
Human-Centered Design
Spatial Cognition and Behavio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Datong Wu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
2,596
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carsten Franke born Ernemann
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,694
multi-objective online scheduling
evolutionary optimization
simulatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Möhring
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
45
2,488
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andreas Humpe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
32
2,772
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel Metzler
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,202
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia Arnold
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
2,056
Open Education
Online Learning
Communities of Practice
E-Portfolios
Community Informatic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Daniel Ossmann
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
28
822
Fault Detection and Isolation
Robust Control
Flight Control
Wind Turbine Contro
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anna Scuttari
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
811
sustainable turism
destination management and governance
mobilities
consumer behaviou
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Matthias Güdemann
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
784
formal methods
safety analysis
optimizatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gudrun Socher
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
676
Computer Vision
Human-Computer-Interaction
Machine Learnin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rainer W Gerling
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Susanne Schulmeister
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
2,291
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter E Pfeffer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,057
vehicle dynamics
automated driving
steering systems
automotive engineering
testin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Wolfsteiner
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
506
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lars Wischhof
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,754
mobile communication
vehicular communication
pedestrian communication
event-driven simulatio