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" (873,690 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
Martin Paulus
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Substance Abuse
Neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
127
472
62,323
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jerzy Bodurka
multimodal brain imaging
neuromodulation
emotion regulation
novel psychiatric interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
142
17,379
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Savitz
Psychoneuroimmunology
Immunopsychiatry
Biological Psychiatry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
123
16,430
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chun Chieh Fan
Statistical Inference
Genetics
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
98
9,945
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sahib Khalsa
Psychiatry
Interoception
Anxiety
Eating Disorders
Panic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
84
9,913
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Lorraine Stewart
Depression
addiction
anxiety
neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
79
5,978
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hamed Ekhtiari
fMRI
Brain Stimulation
Addiction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
113
7,420

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masaya Misaki
Real-time fMRI
Neurofeedback
Psychiatry
Psychology
Deep learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
60
4,497
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy J Mcdermott
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
35
1,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip A. Spechler
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
31
1,659
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kaiping Burrows
Neuroimaging
Extracellular vesicles
Depression
Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
3,388
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evan J. White
Event-Related Potentials
Psychophysiology
Cognitive Processing
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
American Indian Resilience and RIs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
910
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Ironside
cognitive neuroscience
tDCS
threat vigilance
fear processing
depression and anxiety
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
834
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haixia Zheng
Psychiatric disorders
Depression
Neuroimaging
Inflammation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
306
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Soumyabrata Munshi
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunology
Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
669
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiaoqian Sophy Yu
Cognitive Neuroscience
Electrophysiology
Mindfulness
Attention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
438
Charles Verdonk
Body-brain interactions
Stress-related disorders
Neurophysiology
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
260
Samuel Taylor
Cognitive Science
Decision Making
Large Language Models
Computational Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
237
Adam R Teed
Digital Biomarkers
Interoception
fMRI
Affective disorders
Psychopharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
1,577
Gabe Cochran|Gabriella Cochran
adolescence
pediatric psychology
health disparities
health behaviors
Native American psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
30
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Martin Paulus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
127
472
62,323
Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Substance Abuse
Neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wesley Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
313
38,394
Statistics
Neurodevelopment
Psychiatric Genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jerzy Bodurka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
142
17,379
multimodal brain imaging
neuromodulation
emotion regulation
novel psychiatric interventions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan Savitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
123
16,430
Psychoneuroimmunology
Immunopsychiatry
Biological Psychiatry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chun Chieh Fan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
98
9,945
Statistical Inference
Genetics
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sahib Khalsa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
84
9,913
Psychiatry
Interoception
Anxiety
Eating Disorders
Panic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer Lorraine Stewart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
79
5,978
Depression
addiction
anxiety
neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
104
6,281
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hamed Ekhtiari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
113
7,420
fMRI
Brain Stimulation
Addiction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robin Aupperle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
79
6,984

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masaya Misaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
60
4,497
Real-time fMRI
Neurofeedback
Psychiatry
Psychology
Deep learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rayus Kuplicki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
64
4,609
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Salvador M. Guinjoan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
60
2,660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Timothy J Mcdermott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
35
1,772
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip A. Spechler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
1,659
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Teresa Victor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
27
3,977
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Namik Kirlic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
2,664
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kaiping Burrows
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
3,388
Neuroimaging
Extracellular vesicles
Depression
Nutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evan J. White
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
910
Event-Related Potentials
Psychophysiology
Cognitive Processing
Mood and Anxiety Disorders
American Indian Resilience and RIs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tsuchiyagaito Aki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
817
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Ironside
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
834
cognitive neuroscience
tDCS
threat vigilance
fear processing
depression and anxiety
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Haixia Zheng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
306
Psychiatric disorders
Depression
Neuroimaging
Inflammation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Soumyabrata Munshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
669
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Neuroimmunology
Medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiaoqian Sophy Yu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
438
Cognitive Neuroscience
Electrophysiology
Mindfulness
Attention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charles Verdonk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
260
Body-brain interactions
Stress-related disorders
Neurophysiology
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
James Touthang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
230
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Samuel Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
237
Cognitive Science
Decision Making
Large Language Models
Computational Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Adam R Teed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,577
Digital Biomarkers
Interoception
fMRI
Affective disorders
Psychopharmacology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Janna Colaizzi,
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Xi Ren
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
92
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Marishka M Mehta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
229
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mckenna Garland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
32
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Claire A Lavalley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
30
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Gabe Cochran|Gabriella Cochran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
30
adolescence
pediatric psychology
health disparities
health behaviors
Native American psychology