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" (888,752 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
Koichi Kawakami, 川上浩一
Zebrafish
Transposon
Neuroscience
Developmental Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
217
23,592
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuhiro Maeshima
Super-resolution imaging
human genome organization
chromosome structure
nuclear structure
nucleosome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
72
9,564
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shigehiro Kuraku
Genome Informatics
Molecular Phylogenetics
Developmental Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
113
9,471

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hitoshi Sawa
Cell fate
Cell polarity
Asymmetric division
Wnt signaling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
42
3,516
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Masato Yamamichi|山道真人
Theoretical Biology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Eco-evolutionary Dynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
34
2,290
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kayo Hibino
Biophysics
Single molecule biology
Chromosome science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
18
1,671
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kenji Fukushima
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Science
Genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,022
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Takayuki Torisawa
Biophysics
Cytoskeleton
Microtubule
Molecular motor
Collective motion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
643
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Yo Y. Yamasaki
Evolutionary ecology
Speciation
Population genetic analysis
Ichtyology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
324
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Shiori Iida
Chromatin
Super-resolution imaging
Biophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
287
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Shota Shibasaki
Mathematical biology
evolutionary game theory
ecology
evolution
cultural evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
98
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Yusuke Fuke|福家悠介
Biogeography
Freshwater biology
Decapoda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
70
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Bhim B. Biswa
Behavioural Genetics
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
159
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kazumichi Fujiwara
Bioinformatics
Population genomics
Genome biology
Evolutionary biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
76
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Satomi Asano
bioinformatics
bacteria - plants - insects
symbiosis
holobiont
metaorganisms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
165
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Akihiro Tanaka
Tardigrada
anhydrobiosis
cytoskeleton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
48
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Moutushi Islam
Molecular biology
Protein degradation technology
Cell Engineering
Degron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Koichi Kawakami, 川上浩一
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
217
23,592
Zebrafish
Transposon
Neuroscience
Developmental Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yasukazu Nakamura, 中村保一
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
575
55,015
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Saitou Naruya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
166
88,170
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Masanori Arita, 有田正規
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
117
16,759
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hironori Niki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
105
10,492
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kazuhiro Maeshima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
72
9,564
Super-resolution imaging
human genome organization
chromosome structure
nuclear structure
nucleosome
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shigehiro Kuraku
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
113
9,471
Genome Informatics
Molecular Phylogenetics
Developmental Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masato Kanemaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
80
11,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yasushi Hiromi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
41
8,251
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jun Kitano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
73
5,385

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hitoshi Sawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
42
3,516
Cell fate
Cell polarity
Asymmetric division
Wnt signaling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tatsumi Hirata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
50
3,491
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hiroshi Mori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
49
5,358
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kazuhide Asakawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
44
4,065
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Akatsuki Kimura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
44
3,832
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ken-Ichi Nonomura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
3,839
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Masato Yamamichi|山道真人
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
34
2,290
Theoretical Biology
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Eco-evolutionary Dynamics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yasuhiro Tanizawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
39
2,816
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yuta Shimamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,284
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tetsuaki Kimura
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
27
1,208
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
井手聖 (Satoru Ide)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
1,812
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kodama Yuichi/児玉 悠一
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
2,205
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kayo Hibino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
18
1,671
Biophysics
Single molecule biology
Chromosome science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kenji Fukushima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,022
Evolutionary Biology
Plant Science
Genomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Fumi Kubo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,511
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Katsutoshi Tsuda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,052
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Keita Aoki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,223
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Genta Okude
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
340
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Naoki Nakagawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
621
Developmental Neurobiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mika Sakamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
339
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Takayuki Torisawa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
643
Biophysics
Cytoskeleton
Microtubule
Molecular motor
Collective motion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yoshihiro Okuda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,176
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Kosuke Yamaguchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
286
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Yo Y. Yamasaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
324
Evolutionary ecology
Speciation
Population genetic analysis
Ichtyology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Haruka Yamamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
214
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Shiori Iida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
287
Chromatin
Super-resolution imaging
Biophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Shota Shibasaki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
98
Mathematical biology
evolutionary game theory
ecology
evolution
cultural evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Yusuke Fuke|福家悠介
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
70
Biogeography
Freshwater biology
Decapoda
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Hassan Sibroe Abdulla Daanaa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Bhim B. Biswa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
159
Behavioural Genetics
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiome
Bioinformatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kazumichi Fujiwara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
76
Bioinformatics
Population genomics
Genome biology
Evolutionary biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Takahiro Sakamoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
74
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Satomi Asano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
165
bioinformatics
bacteria - plants - insects
symbiosis
holobiont
metaorganisms
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Masa A. Shimazoe|Masaaki Shimazoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
105
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Kaisar Dauyey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
71
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Koichiro Akiyama
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Akihiro Tanaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
48
Tardigrada
anhydrobiosis
cytoskeleton
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Yawako W Kawaguchi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Yu Endo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Bharathi Venkatachalam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Moutushi Islam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Molecular biology
Protein degradation technology
Cell Engineering
Degron