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: 2
Nicholas Shea
philosophy of mind
philosophy of psychology cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience
inheritance systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
42
4,017
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carl Stychin
law
gender and sexuality
legal methods and systems
tort law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
31
2,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Plaut
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
Eritrea
South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
34
1,373
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Avrom Sherr
Legal Profession
Legal Education
Legal Aid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
1,232
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gabriel Bodard
Digital Classics
Epigraphy
Papyrology
Prosopography
TEI XML
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Colin King
financial crime
proceeds of crime
deferred prosecution agreements
money laundering
terrorist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
478

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jane Winters
Digital history
Web archives
Big data for humanities research
Peer review
Open access publishing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
436
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Gorlick
international human rights
comparative refugee law
gender and human rights
forced migration studies
legal education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johan Siebers
philosophy of language
theory of rhetoric
theoretical linguistics
communication theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
233
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emlyn Dodd
Ancient wine
ancient agriculture
Roman archaeology
urbanism
production
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
160
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rembrandt Duits
art history
material culture
history
cultural history
historical anthropology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
182
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Loose
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Mind
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
185
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Austin Mullins
Cultural Evolution
Social Complexity
Human Cooperation
Literacy
Morality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
1,407
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hayes De Kalaf, Eve|Hayes de Kalaf, Eve, Kalaf, Eve, De Kalaf
access to citizenship
legal identity
Dominican Republic
SDGs
digital identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
152
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elizabeth Savage
history of the book
art history
bibliography
early modern
renaissance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Christopher Ohge
English literature
textual scholarship
book history
digital publishing
data science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
127
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicholas Maple
Refugee Studies
Forced Displacement
Migration
Mobility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
117
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Gianmarco Mancosu
Italian colonialism
newsreel
LUCE
propaganda
fascism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
102
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Shabnam Moinipour Phd
Human Rights
Media
International Relations
Iran
Middle East
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
59
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Patrizia Sambuco
modern and contemporary Italian culture
women's writing
food studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
113
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Nicholas Connolly
Human Rights
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Decision-Making
Corporate Psychology
Corporate Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
78
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Beatrice Cannelli
Web and Social media archives
Internet History
digital preservation
personal digital archives
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
29
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Wael Saghir
International Economic Law
Foreign Investment Risks & Protection
ESG
International Business
Digital Culture & Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Federico Filauri
post-kantian philosophy
modern Jewish philosophy
political theology
philosophy of religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Greg Woolf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
89
9,665
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nicholas Shea
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
42
4,017
philosophy of mind
philosophy of psychology cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience
inheritance systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Carl Stychin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
2,465
law
gender and sexuality
legal methods and systems
tort law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Roger Kain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
22
1,784
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martin Plaut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
34
1,373
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
Eritrea
South Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Avrom Sherr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
1,232
Legal Profession
Legal Education
Legal Aid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gabriel Bodard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
820
Digital Classics
Epigraphy
Papyrology
Prosopography
TEI XML
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Chiriyankandath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
paul havemann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
941
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Colin King
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
478
financial crime
proceeds of crime
deferred prosecution agreements
money laundering
terrorist

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Gartner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sue Onslow
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
18
680
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jane Winters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
436
Digital history
Web archives
Big data for humanities research
Peer review
Open access publishing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Justin Colson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
222
Medieval History
Urban History
Early Modern History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian Gorlick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
523
international human rights
comparative refugee law
gender and human rights
forced migration studies
legal education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johan Siebers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
233
philosophy of language
theory of rhetoric
theoretical linguistics
communication theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Emlyn Dodd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
160
Ancient wine
ancient agriculture
Roman archaeology
urbanism
production
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mahmood Bagheri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
331
Securities and Banking Laws and Regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rembrandt Duits
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
182
art history
material culture
history
cultural history
historical anthropology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan Loose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
185
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Mind
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Austin Mullins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
1,407
Cultural Evolution
Social Complexity
Human Cooperation
Literacy
Morality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
access to citizenship
legal identity
Dominican Republic
SDGs
digital identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elizabeth Savage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
102
history of the book
art history
bibliography
early modern
renaissance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kelly Boyd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
419
19th/20th c. British cultural
social & gender history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ruth Slatter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
86
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Christopher Ohge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
127
English literature
textual scholarship
book history
digital publishing
data science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nicholas Maple
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
117
Refugee Studies
Forced Displacement
Migration
Mobility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Gianmarco Mancosu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
102
Italian colonialism
newsreel
LUCE
propaganda
fascism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Shabnam Moinipour Phd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
59
Human Rights
Media
International Relations
Iran
Middle East
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Patrizia Sambuco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
113
modern and contemporary Italian culture
women's writing
food studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ejike Ekwueme
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
26
Corruption
Money Laundering
Corporate Governance and Arbitration.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ala Al-Mahaidi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
48
refugee economies
human rights
internal displacement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Nicholas Connolly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
78
Human Rights
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Decision-Making
Corporate Psychology
Corporate Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Paolo Biondi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Beatrice Cannelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
29
Web and Social media archives
Internet History
digital preservation
personal digital archives
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Wael Saghir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
International Economic Law
Foreign Investment Risks & Protection
ESG
International Business
Digital Culture & Innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Janette Bright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
25
London Foundling Hospital (mainly 18th century)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Helena Avelar De Carvalho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
history of science
history of astrology
medieval history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Federico Filauri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
post-kantian philosophy
modern Jewish philosophy
political theology
philosophy of religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42