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
4,218
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank : 1
Austria
Keywan Riahi
climate change
energy economics
integrated assessment
technological change
sustainable development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
120
287
124,085
* Rankings
World Rank
6,150
Country Rank
23
Institution Rank : 2
Austria
Michael Obersteiner
Biodiversity
Food Security
Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Land-Use Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
287
47,362
* Rankings
World Rank
7,591
Country Rank
32
Institution Rank : 3
Austria
Yoshihide Wada
Hydrology
Groundwater
Environment
Agriculture
Systems Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
207
43,308
* Rankings
World Rank
10,332
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank : 4
Austria
Petr Havlik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
195
40,855
* Rankings
World Rank
13,139
Country Rank
70
Institution Rank : 5
Austria
Zbigniew Klimont
Air quality
Climate
Energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
224
57,684
* Rankings
World Rank
20,863
Country Rank
103
Institution Rank : 6
Austria
Linda See
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
219
20,937
* Rankings
World Rank
21,806
Country Rank
106
Institution Rank : 7
Austria
Steffen Fritz
land cover
food security
GIS
remote sensing
crowdsourcing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
181
21,374
* Rankings
World Rank
25,374
Country Rank
129
Institution Rank : 8
Austria
Markus Amann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
204
44,304
* Rankings
World Rank
26,316
Country Rank
139
Institution Rank : 9
Austria
Pavel Kabat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
151
26,844
* Rankings
World Rank
29,978
Country Rank
168
Institution Rank : 10
Austria
Wolfgang Lutz
Demography
Population
Human Capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
221
27,678
* Rankings
World Rank
49,347
Country Rank
274
Institution Rank : 11
Austria
Shonali Pachauri
Energy economics
Energy and development
Energy Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
107
16,427
* Rankings
World Rank
49,587
Country Rank
277
Institution Rank : 12
Austria
Reinhard Mechler
Socio-economics of risk management and climate adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
143
17,468
* Rankings
World Rank
65,956
Country Rank
378
Institution Rank : 13
Austria
Michael Thompson
cultural theory
rubbish theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
127
15,948
* Rankings
World Rank
66,350
Country Rank
381
Institution Rank : 14
Austria
Piero Visconti
Conservation Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
86
14,747
* Rankings
World Rank
71,082
Country Rank
409
Institution Rank : 15
Austria
Pallav Purohit
Energy Economics
Air Pollution
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change Mitigation
Short-lived Climate Forcers (SLCPs)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
124
10,534
* Rankings
World Rank
86,682
Country Rank
516
Institution Rank : 16
Austria
Fabian Wagner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
113
9,957
* Rankings
World Rank
95,412
Country Rank
563
Institution Rank : 17
Austria
Jinfeng Chang
Grassland management
Climate change
Agriculture
Biogeochemical cycle
Land-use change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
87
8,127
* Rankings
World Rank
95,931
Country Rank
567
Institution Rank : 18
Austria
Bas J. Van Ruijven
Integrated Assessment Modeling
Climate Change
Energy Demand
Macro Energy Systems
Energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
75
12,130
* Rankings
World Rank
105,114
Country Rank
615
Institution Rank : 19
Austria
Albert Van Jaarsveld
Biodiversity
conservation
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
90
17,869
* Rankings
World Rank
139,161
Country Rank
812
Institution Rank : 20
Austria
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
101
6,530
* Rankings
World Rank
143,385
Country Rank
841
Institution Rank : 21
Austria
Sergei Scherbov
formal demography
aging
population forecasting
demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
103
9,871
* Rankings
World Rank
146,630
Country Rank
856
Institution Rank : 22
Austria
Stefan Frank
Land-use Modelling
Climate Change Mitigation
Food Security
Sustainable Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
52
9,165
* Rankings
World Rank
154,725
Country Rank
891
Institution Rank : 23
Austria
Oliver Fricko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
49
15,636
* Rankings
World Rank
155,155
Country Rank
896
Institution Rank : 24
Austria
Peter Burek
Hydrology
Hydrological Modelling
Water Cycle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
51
6,714
* Rankings
World Rank
156,568
Country Rank
902
Institution Rank : 25
Austria
Lena Höglund Isaksson
Mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gases
in particular methane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
65
11,174
* Rankings
World Rank
157,104
Country Rank
907
Institution Rank : 26
Austria
Sylvain Leduc
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
63
5,643
* Rankings
World Rank
158,572
Country Rank
919
Institution Rank : 27
Austria
Anne Goujon
Demography
Education
Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
82
5,666
* Rankings
World Rank
164,168
Country Rank
952
Institution Rank : 28
Austria
Thomas Gasser
Earth system
Climate change
Carbon cycle
Land-use change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
56
15,267
* Rankings
World Rank
164,169
Country Rank
953
Institution Rank : 29
Austria
Edward Byers
water-energy nexus
climate impacts
infrastructure systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
56
9,664
* Rankings
World Rank
175,189
Country Rank
1,006
Institution Rank : 30
Austria
Julian David Hunt
Energy Storage
Hydropower
Climate Change
Renewable Energies
Water Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
72
4,207
* Rankings
World Rank
184,025
Country Rank
1,047
Institution Rank : 31
Austria
Myroslava Lesiv
environmental monitoring
mathematical modeling
remote sensing
land cover/land use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
48
4,398
* Rankings
World Rank
186,471
Country Rank
1,061
Institution Rank : 32
Austria
Peter Rafaj
air pollution
energy modelling
climate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
67
9,888
* Rankings
World Rank
188,249
Country Rank
1,077
Institution Rank : 33
Austria
Jens Borken-Kleefeld
Vehicle emissions
remote sensing
sustainable mobility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
55
5,364
* Rankings
World Rank
196,623
Country Rank
1,123
Institution Rank : 34
Austria
Gregor Kiesewetter
air pollution
climate change
atmospheric science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
52
10,852
* Rankings
World Rank
197,025
Country Rank
1,128
Institution Rank : 35
Austria
Nicklas Forsell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
70
4,782
* Rankings
World Rank
207,380
Country Rank
1,187
Institution Rank : 36
Austria
Behnam Zakeri
Energy Storage
Energy Systems Analysis
Data Aanalytics and Energy Transitions
Economics of Climate Change
Energy and Sustain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
55
5,610
* Rankings
World Rank
219,401
Country Rank
1,244
Institution Rank : 37
Austria
Matthew Gidden
Integrated Assessment Modeling
Energy Systems
Sustainable Development
Carbon Dioxide Removal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
49
8,194
* Rankings
World Rank
223,221
Country Rank
1,254
Institution Rank : 38
Austria
Aline Mosnier
Agricultural economics
Land use change
Partial equilibrium model
Deforestation
REDD+
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
45
6,953
* Rankings
World Rank
232,575
Country Rank
1,294
Institution Rank : 39
Austria
Geoff Clarke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
46
4,154
* Rankings
World Rank
234,410
Country Rank
1,308
Institution Rank : 40
Austria
Daniel Huppmann
energy economics
sustainable development
integrated assessment
optimization and equilibrium modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
45
7,784
* Rankings
World Rank
247,304
Country Rank
1,391
Institution Rank : 41
Austria
Leen Hordijk
Integrated environmental modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
52
4,167
* Rankings
World Rank
249,366
Country Rank
1,407
Institution Rank : 42
Austria
David Leclère
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
37
4,704
* Rankings
World Rank
252,689
Country Rank
1,424
Institution Rank : 43
Austria
Oskar Franklin
ecology
forest
modeling
soil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
42
4,242
* Rankings
World Rank
270,530
Country Rank
1,524
Institution Rank : 44
Austria
Amanda Palazzo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
41
5,856
* Rankings
World Rank
271,784
Country Rank
1,530
Institution Rank : 45
Austria
Samir KC
Population Projections and Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
44
10,561
* Rankings
World Rank
280,886
Country Rank
1,577
Institution Rank : 46
Austria
Florian Hofhansl
Biodiversity
Ecology
Plant functional traits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
40
4,037
* Rankings
World Rank
281,015
Country Rank
1,579
Institution Rank : 47
Austria
Peter Greve
Geosciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
36
6,779
* Rankings
World Rank
285,425
Country Rank
1,606
Institution Rank : 48
Austria
Nils Johnson
Energy Systems Modeling
Spatial Modeling
Low Carbon Transitions
Emerging Energy Technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
34
4,462
* Rankings
World Rank
297,317
Country Rank
1,663
Institution Rank : 49
Austria
Marek Makowski
mathematical modeling
optimization
multiple-criteria analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
66
2,933
* Rankings
World Rank
319,713
Country Rank
1,778
Institution Rank : 50
Austria
Alessio Mastrucci
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
29
2,671
* Rankings
World Rank
321,081
Country Rank
1,790
Institution Rank : 51
Austria
Wei Liu
systems analysis
sustainability transition
ecosystem
resilience
soft systems modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
35
2,966
* Rankings
World Rank
344,395
Country Rank
1,892
Institution Rank : 52
Austria
Barbara Willaarts
water-energy-land nexus
science to policy
sustainable consumption
agricultural water management
biodiversity risk assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
40
3,278
* Rankings
World Rank
348,617
Country Rank
1,923
Institution Rank : 53
Austria
Tieju Ma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
49
2,028
* Rankings
World Rank
366,300
Country Rank
2,000
Institution Rank : 54
Austria
Christoph Perger
geoinformatics
land cover
web applications
web mapping
crowd-sourcing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
34
3,366
* Rankings
World Rank
388,871
Country Rank
2,100
Institution Rank : 55
Austria
Thomas Schinko
Climate risk management
Climate economics
Loss and Damage
Just Transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
34
2,272
* Rankings
World Rank
389,644
Country Rank
2,104
Institution Rank : 56
Austria
Taher Kahil
Water resources management
Environmental and resource economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
29
2,622
* Rankings
World Rank
397,447
Country Rank
2,147
Institution Rank : 57
Austria
Fulvio Di Fulvio
Forestry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
36
1,988
* Rankings
World Rank
413,464
Country Rank
2,218
Institution Rank : 58
Austria
Tamás Krisztin
Economic Geography
Regional Economics
Environmental Economics
Spatial Econometrics
Spatial Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
33
3,475
* Rankings
World Rank
430,300
Country Rank
2,306
Institution Rank : 59
Austria
Benigna Boza-Kiss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
3,109
* Rankings
World Rank
444,936
Country Rank
2,362
Institution Rank : 60
Austria
Elena Rovenskaya
optimal control
economic growth
networks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
1,897
* Rankings
World Rank
446,451
Country Rank
2,377
Institution Rank : 61
Austria
Adriana Keating
Economics
Human Geography
Disasters
Climate Change Adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
2,060
* Rankings
World Rank
456,113
Country Rank
2,425
Institution Rank : 62
Austria
Sebastian Busch
Energy Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
38
3,237
* Rankings
World Rank
473,896
Country Rank
2,503
Institution Rank : 63
Austria
Juan Carlos Laso Bayas
Agricultural Sciences
Statistical Analysis
Citizen Science
Natural disasters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
27
1,792
* Rankings
World Rank
474,311
Country Rank
2,505
Institution Rank : 64
Austria
Leila Niamir
energy demand
climate change mitigation
behavior change
agent-based modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
21,673
* Rankings
World Rank
507,065
Country Rank
2,652
Institution Rank : 65
Austria
Martin Jung
Macroecology
Conservation Biology
Systematic Conservation planning
Landscape ecology
Nexus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
3,750
* Rankings
World Rank
507,558
Country Rank
2,654
Institution Rank : 66
Austria
Olga Danylo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,339
* Rankings
World Rank
509,000
Country Rank
2,665
Institution Rank : 67
Austria
Sibel Eker
policy analysis
deep uncertainty
system dynamics
climate change mitigation
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,242
* Rankings
World Rank
515,247
Country Rank
2,691
Institution Rank : 68
Austria
Moonil Kim
Forestry
Ecosystem services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
35
1,125
* Rankings
World Rank
532,918
Country Rank
2,788
Institution Rank : 69
Austria
Stephan A. Pietsch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
22
1,435
* Rankings
World Rank
548,016
Country Rank
2,844
Institution Rank : 70
Austria
Junko Mochizuki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
1,715
* Rankings
World Rank
584,753
Country Rank
3,027
Institution Rank : 71
Austria
Sebastian Poledna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,534
* Rankings
World Rank
585,103
Country Rank
3,029
Institution Rank : 72
Austria
Juliette Gc Martin
Ecology
nature-based solutions
marine conservation
disaster risk reduction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
842
* Rankings
World Rank
591,201
Country Rank
3,058
Institution Rank : 73
Austria
Susanne Hanger-Kopp
climate policy
systems analysis
risk analysis
governance and decision making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,107
* Rankings
World Rank
591,761
Country Rank
3,060
Institution Rank : 74
Austria
Adriana Gómez-Sanabria
Waste and wastewater management
social metabolism
air pollution climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,774
* Rankings
World Rank
592,231
Country Rank
3,065
Institution Rank : 75
Austria
Asjad Naqvi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
881
* Rankings
World Rank
596,839
Country Rank
3,080
Institution Rank : 76
Austria
Guillaume Marois
Demography
projection
migration
aging
population
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
936
* Rankings
World Rank
615,756
Country Rank
3,151
Institution Rank : 77
Austria
Matthias Wildemeersch
decision science
collective action
uncertainty
sustainable development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,006
* Rankings
World Rank
616,720
Country Rank
3,155
Institution Rank : 78
Austria
Dalkhat Ediev
Demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
33
922
* Rankings
World Rank
629,964
Country Rank
3,218
Institution Rank : 79
Austria
Jihoon Min
Energy
Behavior
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
1,402
* Rankings
World Rank
681,276
Country Rank
3,431
Institution Rank : 80
Austria
Roman Hoffmann
Climate change impacts
migration
health and well-being
mitigation and sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,543
* Rankings
World Rank
717,472
Country Rank
3,604
Institution Rank : 81
Austria
Stefan Wrzaczek
optimal control
differential games
disruptive changes
health economics
environmental economics and climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
23
742
* Rankings
World Rank
718,323
Country Rank
3,608
Institution Rank : 82
Austria
Elina Brutschin
Energy IPE
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
1,278
* Rankings
World Rank
719,232
Country Rank
3,612
Institution Rank : 83
Austria
Younha Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
885
* Rankings
World Rank
720,843
Country Rank
3,618
Institution Rank : 84
Austria
Alma Mendoza-Ponce
Biología de la conservación
biodiversidad
cambio de uso de suelo
cambio climático
escenarios
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
640
* Rankings
World Rank
722,159
Country Rank
3,620
Institution Rank : 85
Austria
Daniela Weber
social gerontology
health
demography
life course
aging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
963
* Rankings
World Rank
724,716
Country Rank
3,634
Institution Rank : 86
Austria
Adriano Vinca
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
sustainability
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
730
* Rankings
World Rank
864,454
Country Rank
4,266
Institution Rank : 87
Austria
Michele Catalano
Agent Based modeling
Macroeconomics
Long-Run
Growth
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
463
* Rankings
World Rank
879,856
Country Rank
4,311
Institution Rank : 88
Austria
Mathias Karner
Software development
GIS
Remote sensing
Crowdsourcing
Mobile development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
698
* Rankings
World Rank
894,345
Country Rank
4,390
Institution Rank : 89
Austria
Finn Laurien
ecological economics
human geography
compound risks
resilience
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
359
* Rankings
World Rank
920,970
Country Rank
4,502
Institution Rank : 90
Austria
Nikita Strelkovskii
agent-based modeling
optimal control theory
systems thinking
scenario planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
418
* Rankings
World Rank
949,383
Country Rank
4,612
Institution Rank : 91
Austria
Marta Kozicka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
388
* Rankings
World Rank
959,018
Country Rank
4,664
Institution Rank : 92
Austria
Jaideep Joshi
Evolutionary Dynamics
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant Hydraulics
Drought
Vegetation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
923
* Rankings
World Rank
959,786
Country Rank
4,666
Institution Rank : 93
Austria
Anastasia Lijadi
social psychology
multicultural
well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
464
* Rankings
World Rank
991,163
Country Rank
4,783
Institution Rank : 94
Austria
Artem Baklanov
Control theory
Game theory
Integrated assessment modelling
Machine learning
Crowdsourcing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
561
* Rankings
World Rank
996,856
Country Rank
4,804
Institution Rank : 95
Austria
Jan Marco Müller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
512
* Rankings
World Rank
1,026,722
Country Rank
4,949
Institution Rank : 96
Austria
Adrienne Etard
Macroecology
Conservation
Land use & Climate change
Biodiversity
Agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
457
* Rankings
World Rank
1,037,167
Country Rank
4,999
Institution Rank : 97
Austria
Mikhail Smilovic