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: 2
David Pike
Ecology
Conservation management
Global change ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
81
4,714
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Natalie Person
cognitive psychology
language and discourse processing
intelligent tutoring systems
tutoring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
52
6,964
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sarah Boyle
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
GIS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
3,834
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Betsy Williams Sanders
Virtual Environments
Spatial Awareness
Navigation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,901
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qian Shen
Fungal pathogenesis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
1,289

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mauricio Cafiero
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Drug Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
956
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca Klatzkin
Stress-eating
chronic stress
emotional eating
cortisol
obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
16
1,319
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shadrack Wanjala Nasong O
African Politics
Democratization
Identity Conflicts
Political Economy of Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
1,128
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aixa D Marchand
parent engagement
black parents
critical consciousness
critical race theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
991
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason Haberman
vision
object recognition
ensemble coding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
4,531
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marsha Walton
developmental psychology
narrative psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
623
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert G Laport
Molecular Ecology
Population Genetics
Population Biology
Phylogenetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
984
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick T Kelly
limnology
aquatic ecology
ecosystem ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
1,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura A Taylor
literacy
discourse analysis
urban teacher education
neoliberalism
critical pedagogies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
992
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cara M Djonko Moore Née Moore
urban education
early childhood education
teacher attrition
culturally responsive teaching
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
852
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zachary A Casey
Critical Whiteness Studies
Critical Pedagogy
Teacher Education
Anticapitalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
849
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Scott Newstok
Liberal Arts
Humanities
Rhetoric
close reading
Shakespeare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
661
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew Weeks
social psychology
social cognition
stereotyping
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
674
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marshall Boswell
20th Century American Literature
Fiction Writing
American Modernist Literature
American Postmodernist Fiction
Post-War U.S
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
816
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jared Millson
Phiosophy of Language
Logic
Epistemology
Philosophy of Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
252
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jennifer Sciubba
Political demography
population aging
national security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
489
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Kiren Khan
Narrative development
language intervention
cognition and language
early literacy
kindergarten readiness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
423
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Joshua Goodman
Counseling psychology
LGBTQ mental health
Parent support for LGBTQ youth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
448
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Rhiannon Graybill
Hebrew Bible
gender
feminist theory
queer theory
literary approaches to the Bible
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
391
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kelly Weeks
diversity and inclusion
prejudice and stereotyping
meaningful work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,441
Thomas S Bremer
American religious history
tourism
national parks
sacred space
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
540
Esen Kirdis
Middle East
North Africa
Turkey
Islamic parties
religion and politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
305
Phillip Kirlin
artificial intelligence
machine learning
music informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
195
D Brian Larkins
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Programming Languages
Functional Languages
Compiler Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
676
Laura Shanahan
cognitive neuroscience
sleep
memory
sensory processing
olfaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
334
Rebecca Tuvel
Philosophy of Race
Feminist Philosophy
Ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
279
Hadi Khoshneviss
Race and ethnicity
Immigration
Movement and Mobility
Decolonial Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
89
Eric Gottlieb
Combinatorics
Enumerative Combinatorics
Algebraic Combinatorics
Voting Theory
Combinatorial Game Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
103
Seth Rudy
British Literature
Digital Humanities
Encyclopedias
Augustan Poetry
Literary History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
75
Peter Hossler
Political Economy of Health Care
Medical Geography
Voluntary Sector
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
126
Stephanie Elsky
English literature
Renaissance Literature
Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
44
Elizabeth Pettinaroli
Latin American and Latinx Literature and Culture
Ecocritical Studies
Spatial Studies
Cartonera Publishing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
57
J David Maxson
Rhetoric
Public Memory
Landscapes
American South
Jazz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
40
Be Stone
American politics
ordinary language analysis
critical addiction studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
12
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Rupke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
77
8,898
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Pike
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
81
4,714
Ecology
Conservation management
Global change ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Natalie Person
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
52
6,964
cognitive psychology
language and discourse processing
intelligent tutoring systems
tutoring
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sarah Boyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
3,834
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Remote Sensing
GIS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brent Hoffmeister
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,300
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Kabelik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,411
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Will Eckenhoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
20
3,390
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Betsy Williams Sanders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,901
Virtual Environments
Spatial Awareness
Navigation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John E Murray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,522
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Qian Shen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,289

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mauricio Cafiero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
956
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
Computational Drug Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca Klatzkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
1,319
Stress-eating
chronic stress
emotional eating
cortisol
obesity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Shadrack Wanjala Nasong O
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,128
African Politics
Democratization
Identity Conflicts
Political Economy of Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aixa D Marchand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
991
parent engagement
black parents
critical consciousness
critical race theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jason Haberman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
4,531
vision
object recognition
ensemble coding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marsha Walton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
623
developmental psychology
narrative psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert G Laport
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
984
Molecular Ecology
Population Genetics
Population Biology
Phylogenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patrick T Kelly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,002
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laura A Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
992
literacy
discourse analysis
urban teacher education
neoliberalism
critical pedagogies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Larryn W Peterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
628
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sydney Moyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cara M Djonko Moore Née Moore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
852
urban education
early childhood education
teacher attrition
culturally responsive teaching
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zachary A Casey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
849
Critical Whiteness Studies
Critical Pedagogy
Teacher Education
Anticapitalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Scott Newstok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
661
Liberal Arts
Humanities
Rhetoric
close reading
Shakespeare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Matthew Weeks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
674
social psychology
social cognition
stereotyping
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marshall Boswell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
816
20th Century American Literature
Fiction Writing
American Modernist Literature
American Postmodernist Fiction
Post-War U.S
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Erin N Bodine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
781
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jared Millson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
252
Phiosophy of Language
Logic
Epistemology
Philosophy of Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jennifer Sciubba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
489
Political demography
population aging
national security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Kiren Khan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
423
Narrative development
language intervention
cognition and language
early literacy
kindergarten readiness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Joshua Goodman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
448
Counseling psychology
LGBTQ mental health
Parent support for LGBTQ youth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Brooke Schedneck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
333
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Rhiannon Graybill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
391
Hebrew Bible
gender
feminist theory
queer theory
literary approaches to the Bible
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Catherine Welsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
2,210
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Kelly Weeks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,441
diversity and inclusion
prejudice and stereotyping
meaningful work
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Amy E Jasperson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,051
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Thomas S Bremer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
540
American religious history
tourism
national parks
sacred space
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Esen Kirdis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
305
Middle East
North Africa
Turkey
Islamic parties
religion and politics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Phillip Kirlin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
195
artificial intelligence
machine learning
music informatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
D Brian Larkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
676
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Programming Languages
Functional Languages
Compiler Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Laura Shanahan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
334
cognitive neuroscience
sleep
memory
sensory processing
olfaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Erika David Parr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Rebecca Tuvel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
279
Philosophy of Race
Feminist Philosophy
Ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
David Mason|David Vaughn Mason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
140
performance theory
theatre in India
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Andrey Zagorchev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
799
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Hadi Khoshneviss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
89
Race and ethnicity
Immigration
Movement and Mobility
Decolonial Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kendra Hotz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
80
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Eric Gottlieb
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
103
Combinatorics
Enumerative Combinatorics
Algebraic Combinatorics
Voting Theory
Combinatorial Game Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Seth Rudy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
75
British Literature
Digital Humanities
Encyclopedias
Augustan Poetry
Literary History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Peter Hossler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
126
Political Economy of Health Care
Medical Geography
Voluntary Sector
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Stephanie Elsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
44
English literature
Renaissance Literature
Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Charles Mckinney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Denis Khantimirov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
77
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Elizabeth Pettinaroli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
57
Latin American and Latinx Literature and Culture
Ecocritical Studies
Spatial Studies
Cartonera Publishing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
J David Maxson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
Rhetoric
Public Memory
Landscapes
American South
Jazz
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Hannah Chipman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
22
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Nowreen Sarwar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
48
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Be Stone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
12
American politics
ordinary language analysis
critical addiction studies