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" (870,057 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: 3
Michael Rutherford
Plant ecology
vegetation-environmental relations
biogeography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
69
14,058
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colleen Seymour
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
Rangeland Ecology
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
67
10,169
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michelle Hamer
Diplopoda
Invertebrate conservation
invertebrate taxonomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
63
2,897

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronell R. Klopper
Asphodelaceae
Aloe
ferns
Pteridophyta
Lycopodiophyta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
35
1,416
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mamohale Chaisi
Veterinary parasitology
One Health
Molecular Disease epidemiology
Vectors and vector borne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
511
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pieter Jd Winter
African Flora
Naturalised Alien Plants
Bioinformatics
Taxonomy
Biosystematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
680
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thabiso M Mokotjomela
Biological Invasions and Policy Development
Applied Conservation Ecology and Biodiversity Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
713
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mwale M
wildlife
fisheries
phylogenetics
genetic structure
DNA barcoding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
523
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeanetta Selier
Conservation biology
wildlife trade
population dynamics
systems ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
732
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zuziwe Jonas
Biodiversity
GIS
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Ecosystem based Adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,173
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stoffel Petrus Bester
Plant taxonomy
Plant systematics
Apocynaceae
Ericaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
229
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Brenda Daly
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity Informatics
science and decision-making
biodiversity data infrastructure
data management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jaca Tp
Invasion biology
plant taxonomy
plant anatomy
phylogeny
plant systematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
139
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rj Sebola
Plant Taxonomy/Systematics
pollination biology
natural history collections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
205
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jody M Taft
Herpetology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Species Distribution Modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
35
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Fatima Parker-Allie
marine biodiversity
niche modelling
climate change
data management
biodiversity informatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
99
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mduduzi Nkwanyana
Ethnopharmacology
Microbiology
Taxonomy
Data Technician
Ethnobotany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Nozipho Khumalo
wildlife Health
Primary Animal health
ticks and tick-borne diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
21
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tony Rebelo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
94
11,968
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Krystal Tolley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
136
7,939
Herpetology
Africa
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Rutherford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
69
14,058
Plant ecology
vegetation-environmental relations
biogeography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colleen Seymour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
67
10,169
Conservation Biology
Community Ecology
Rangeland Ecology
Biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
69
6,246
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Les Powrie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
45
10,919
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Musil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
55
2,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michelle Hamer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
63
2,897
Diplopoda
Invertebrate conservation
invertebrate taxonomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrew Luke Skowno
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,710
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Janine Victor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
2,240

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronell R. Klopper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
35
1,416
Asphodelaceae
Aloe
ferns
Pteridophyta
Lycopodiophyta
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert H. Archer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,048
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michele Pfab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
615
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mamohale Chaisi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
511
Veterinary parasitology
One Health
Molecular Disease epidemiology
Vectors and vector borne
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anthony Richard Magee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
712
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pieter Jd Winter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
680
African Flora
Naturalised Alien Plants
Bioinformatics
Taxonomy
Biosystematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thabiso M Mokotjomela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
713
Biological Invasions and Policy Development
Applied Conservation Ecology and Biodiversity Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mwale M
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
523
wildlife
fisheries
phylogenetics
genetic structure
DNA barcoding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Margaretha Marianne Le Roux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
1,056
Botany
Taxonomy
Systematics
Databases
Floras
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeanetta Selier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
732
Conservation biology
wildlife trade
population dynamics
systems ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicola Bergh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
626
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Dewidine Van Der Colff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
420
Botany
Plant and Animal interactions
Pressures on Biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zuziwe Jonas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,173
Biodiversity
GIS
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Ecosystem based Adaptation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anisha Dayaram
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
269
Ecology
Wetland ecology
Conservation biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stoffel Petrus Bester
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
229
Plant taxonomy
Plant systematics
Apocynaceae
Ericaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David Maphisa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
174
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Brenda Daly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
465
Conservation Biology
Biodiversity Informatics
science and decision-making
biodiversity data infrastructure
data management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Aluoneswi Caroline Mashau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
279
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Jaca Tp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
139
Invasion biology
plant taxonomy
plant anatomy
phylogeny
plant systematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Rj Sebola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
205
Plant Taxonomy/Systematics
pollination biology
natural history collections
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ferozah Conrad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
4,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Marli De Bruyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Wr Woodenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
80
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Maphale Monyeki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
268
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Lesibana P Maema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
140
Conservation biology
Ethnomedicine
phytomedicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Loyd R Vukeya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Natasha Lombard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Michael Cheek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
107
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Andrew Hankey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
76
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Sankwetea Prudent Mokgokong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
116
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Janine Baxter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
44
DNA Barcoding
Wildlife biodiversity
Conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jody M Taft
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
35
Herpetology
Bioinformatics
Genetics
Species Distribution Modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Fatima Parker-Allie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
99
marine biodiversity
niche modelling
climate change
data management
biodiversity informatics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Judith Arnolds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
68
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mduduzi Nkwanyana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
247
Ethnopharmacology
Microbiology
Taxonomy
Data Technician
Ethnobotany
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Ashton Welcome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
172
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Reshnee Lalla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Luvo Magoswana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
27
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Clearance Mnisi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Sibusiso Yokwana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
28
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Nozipho Khumalo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
21
wildlife Health
Primary Animal health
ticks and tick-borne diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Veronica Phetla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Molecular
Muscidae flies
next generation sequencing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Thuli Makhoba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Botany
Plant Systematics
Taxonomy
Anatomy
Pollination Biology