Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2024

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total h-index scores. Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, and COMESA 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, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (829,221 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
World Rank
13,109
Country Rank
514
Institution Rank : 1
China
Weidong Zhang
soil biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
873
40,472
* Rankings
World Rank
55,163
Country Rank
2,569
Institution Rank : 2
China
Zhanqing Hao
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
169
11,368
* Rankings
World Rank
69,710
Country Rank
3,225
Institution Rank : 3
China
Miao Liu
Landscape Ecology
Urban Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
248
14,359
* Rankings
World Rank
81,503
Country Rank
3,826
Institution Rank : 4
China
Xiaotao Lü (吕晓涛)|Xiaotao Lv
Plant functional traits
Ecological stoichiometry
Global change ecology
nitrogen deposition
plant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
128
7,038
* Rankings
World Rank
87,025
Country Rank
4,112
Institution Rank : 5
China
Jiaojun Zhu
Forest Ecology and Management/Protective Forest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
181
8,143
* Rankings
World Rank
117,932
Country Rank
5,643
Institution Rank : 6
China
Edith Bai
biogeochemistry
ecosystem ecology
stable isotope
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
87
6,577
* Rankings
World Rank
129,267
Country Rank
6,175
Institution Rank : 7
China
Yunting Fang
Biogeochemistry
Forest Ecology
Stable isotopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
87
5,934
* Rankings
World Rank
206,182
Country Rank
10,178
Institution Rank : 8
China
胡远满 Hu Yuanman
生态学 Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
131
5,476
* Rankings
World Rank
263,174
Country Rank
13,139
Institution Rank : 9
China
Ruzhen Wang(王汝振)
Global Change
Soil C and N pools
Pyrogenic Organic Carbon
Extracellular Enzyme Activities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
53
2,451
* Rankings
World Rank
264,580
Country Rank
13,388
Institution Rank : 10
China
Zuoqiang Yuan
Forest ecology
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
60
3,824
* Rankings
World Rank
267,587
Country Rank
13,684
Institution Rank : 11
China
Siyu Zhang
Environmental Processes of Organic Pollutants and Nanoparticles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
2,830
* Rankings
World Rank
280,811
Country Rank
14,210
Institution Rank : 12
China
Chao Wang
Soil Organic Carbon
Biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
42
3,325
* Rankings
World Rank
299,583
Country Rank
15,231
Institution Rank : 13
China
Wentao Luo (雒文涛)|AE#JEcology #Oecologia
Oecologia Plant Community Ecology
Functional Traits
Drought Events
Grasslands
Ecosystem Function Stability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
35
2,077
* Rankings
World Rank
318,504
Country Rank
16,137
Institution Rank : 14
China
李春林
urban landscape ecology
urban hydrology
urban climate
remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
56
1,801
* Rankings
World Rank
327,034
Country Rank
16,769
Institution Rank : 15
China
Wanxia Ren
区域可持续发展
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
37
2,375
* Rankings
World Rank
345,814
Country Rank
17,752
Institution Rank : 16
China
Zhiwei Wu
landscape ecology
disturabnce ecology
fire ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
76
2,503
* Rankings
World Rank
366,747
Country Rank
18,786
Institution Rank : 17
China
Xuejiao Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
31
2,254
* Rankings
World Rank
408,049
Country Rank
20,609
Institution Rank : 18
China
Bin Huang (黄斌)
Biogeochemistry
Water treatment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
31
1,509
* Rankings
World Rank
447,988
Country Rank
22,625
Institution Rank : 20
China
Chundi Chen
(applied) landscape ecology
engineering
spatial analysis
urban ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
42
1,159
* Rankings
World Rank
544,106
Country Rank
26,508
Institution Rank : 19
China
Shengen Liu
soil biodiversity
BEF
forest ecosystem
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
948
* Rankings
World Rank
546,789
Country Rank
26,863
Institution Rank : 20
China
Yi Yang (杨毅)|杨毅
Organohalide Respiration
Anaerobes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Geomicrobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
929
* Rankings
World Rank
547,589
Country Rank
26,932
Institution Rank : 21
China
Yu Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
32
985
* Rankings
World Rank
582,457
Country Rank
28,045
Institution Rank : 22
China
Qingpeng Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
27
1,042
* Rankings
World Rank
673,229
Country Rank
31,938
Institution Rank : 23
China
Geshere Abdisa Gurmesa
Biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
790
* Rankings
World Rank
674,899
Country Rank
32,115
Institution Rank : 24
China
Deliang Lu
Forest ecology and management
Forest disturbance
Forest restoration
Silviculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
676
* Rankings
World Rank
723,044
Country Rank
34,070
Institution Rank : 25
China
Yingbin Li
Soil ecology
Microbial Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
538
* Rankings
World Rank
728,025
Country Rank
34,538
Institution Rank : 26
China
Shuai Fang
Ecology
Community Assembly
Functional Trait
Phylogeny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
19
470
* Rankings
World Rank
821,724
Country Rank
37,867
Institution Rank : 27
China
于景华
植物资源学
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
17
471
* Rankings
World Rank
912,423
Country Rank
42,487
Institution Rank : 28
China
Shicong Geng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
254
* Rankings
World Rank
936,525
Country Rank
42,983
Institution Rank : 29
China
Yue Feng
Biomass energy
Soil ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
270
* Rankings
World Rank
949,177
Country Rank
43,652
Institution Rank : 30
China
Weiming Li
hydrogen metabolism
biohydrogen production
environmental microorganism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
394
* Rankings
World Rank
975,912
Country Rank
45,408
Institution Rank : 31
China
Bo Liu
Community ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
220
* Rankings
World Rank
1,883,547
Country Rank
86,985
Institution Rank : 32
China
Fengxian Chen
Soil science
Environmental science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
20
Rankings
13,109
China
514
1
Weidong Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
873
40,472
Rankings
55,163
China
2,569
2
Zhanqing Hao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
169
11,368
Forest Ecology
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Rankings
69,710
China
3,225
3
Miao Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
248
14,359
Rankings
81,503
China
3,826
4
Plant functional traits
Ecological stoichiometry
Global change ecology
nitrogen deposition
plant
Rankings
87,025
China
4,112
5
Jiaojun Zhu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
181
8,143
Forest Ecology and Management/Protective Forest
Rankings
117,932
China
5,643
6
Edith Bai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
87
6,577
biogeochemistry
ecosystem ecology
stable isotope
Rankings
129,267
China
6,175
7
Yunting Fang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
87
5,934
Biogeochemistry
Forest Ecology
Stable isotopes
Rankings
206,182
China
10,178
8
胡远满 Hu Yuanman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
131
5,476
Rankings
263,174
China
13,139
9
Ruzhen Wang(王汝振)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
2,451
Global Change
Soil C and N pools
Pyrogenic Organic Carbon
Extracellular Enzyme Activities
Rankings
264,580
China
13,388
10
Zuoqiang Yuan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
60
3,824
Forest ecology
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Rankings
267,587
China
13,684
11
Siyu Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
2,830
Environmental Processes of Organic Pollutants and Nanoparticles
Rankings
280,811
China
14,210
12
Chao Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
42
3,325
Rankings
299,583
China
15,231
13
Oecologia Plant Community Ecology
Functional Traits
Drought Events
Grasslands
Ecosystem Function Stability
Rankings
318,504
China
16,137
14
李春林
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
56
1,801
urban landscape ecology
urban hydrology
urban climate
remote sensing
Rankings
327,034
China
16,769
15
Wanxia Ren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
37
2,375
Rankings
345,814
China
17,752
16
Zhiwei Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
76
2,503
landscape ecology
disturabnce ecology
fire ecology
Rankings
366,747
China
18,786
17
Xuejiao Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
2,254
Rankings
408,049
China
20,609
18
Bin Huang (黄斌)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
31
1,509
Rankings
447,988
China
22,625
20
(applied) landscape ecology
engineering
spatial analysis
urban ecology
Rankings
544,106
China
26,508
19
Shengen Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
948
soil biodiversity
BEF
forest ecosystem
climate change
Rankings
546,789
China
26,863
20
Organohalide Respiration
Anaerobes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Geomicrobiology
Rankings
547,589
China
26,932
21
Yu Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
32
985
Rankings
674,899
China
32,115
24
Deliang Lu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
676
Forest ecology and management
Forest disturbance
Forest restoration
Silviculture
Rankings
723,044
China
34,070
25
Yingbin Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
538
Rankings
728,025
China
34,538
26
Shuai Fang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
470
Ecology
Community Assembly
Functional Trait
Phylogeny
Rankings
821,724
China
37,867
27
于景华
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
471
Rankings
912,423
China
42,487
28
Shicong Geng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
254
Rankings
936,525
China
42,983
29
Yue Feng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
270
Rankings
949,177
China
43,652
30
Weiming Li
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
394
hydrogen metabolism
biohydrogen production
environmental microorganism
Rankings
975,912
China
45,408
31
Bo Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
220
Rankings
1,883,547
China
86,985
32
Fengxian Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
20