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: 1
Keiichi Umetsu 梅津敬一|K. Umetsu
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Dark Matter
Galaxy Clusters
Gravitational Lensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
180
16,236
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hsien Shang
Star and Planet Formation
Theoretical Astrophysics
Computational Astrophysics
Origin of the Solar System
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
84
8,534
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chen Chian-Chou (Tc) | 陳建州
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy formation
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
86
6,654
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ya-Wen Tang
star formation
circumstellar disks
polarization measurements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
72
3,651
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonathan P Marshall
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Debris Discs
Astrobiology
Infrared Astronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
72
3,649

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gilles Otten
Astronomy
instrumentation
exoplanets
high-contrast imaging
genetic genealogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
34
1,802
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shoko Koyama
Active Galactic Nuclei jets
VLBI
black holes
blazars
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
10,965
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
I-Da Chiang
ISM
interstellar dust
infrared astronomy
radio astronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
23
2,211
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shih-Ying Hsu
astrochemistry
star formation
complex organic molecule
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,225
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ming-Yi Lin
Star formation and Active galactic nuclei
feeding and feedback mechanism
gas and stars kinematics
and multi-wavelength observations.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,154
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Dark Matter
Galaxy Clusters
Gravitational Lensing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nagayoshi Ohashi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
125
9,036
star and planet formation
radio astronomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Keiichi Asada
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
113
18,660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hsien Shang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
84
8,534
Star and Planet Formation
Theoretical Astrophysics
Computational Astrophysics
Origin of the Solar System
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chen Chian-Chou (Tc) | 陳建州
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
86
6,654
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy formation
Galaxy Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sheng-Yuan Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
112
5,139
star formation
astrochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hiroyuki Hirashita
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
107
4,976
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ya-Wen Tang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
72
3,651
star formation
circumstellar disks
polarization measurements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jonathan P Marshall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
72
3,649
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Debris Discs
Astrobiology
Infrared Astronomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Teppei Okumura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
49
2,577

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sandor M Molnar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
37
2,004
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Min-Kai Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
1,614
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gilles Otten
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
34
1,802
Astronomy
instrumentation
exoplanets
high-contrast imaging
genetic genealogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ying-Tung Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,562
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Shoko Koyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
10,965
Active Galactic Nuclei jets
VLBI
black holes
blazars
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ryu Makiya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,278
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ke-Jung (Ken) Chen 陳科榮
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,218
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
I-Da Chiang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
2,211
ISM
interstellar dust
infrared astronomy
radio astronomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shih-Ying Hsu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,225
astrochemistry
star formation
complex organic molecule
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chi-Hung Yan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,391
Star Formation
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ming-Yi Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,154
Star formation and Active galactic nuclei
feeding and feedback mechanism
gas and stars kinematics
and multi-wavelength observations.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yi-Ching (Shafalo) Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
352