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" (873,863 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
Anton M Koekemoer
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Black Holes
Galaxy Formation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
180
761
115,612
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Henry Ferguson
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
140
422
93,773
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Karl Gordon
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Insterstellar Dust
Nearby Galaxies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
313
47,419
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nino Panagia
supernovae and supernova remnants
stellar winds
stellar populations
diffuse matter in galaxies
cosmology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
310
69,006
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nimish P Hathi
Extragalactic Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
223
28,705
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Dean C Hines
UV/Visible/IR/radio spectroscopy
(high-contrast) imaging
polarimetry: Formation & Evolution of Planetary Systems
Active Galactic Nuclei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
197
23,173
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Julien Girard|Julien H. Girard, Julien H. V. Girard
Exoplanets
Brown Dwarfs
Circumstellar Disks
High Contrast Imaging
Adaptive Optics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
178
15,412
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Gregory C Sloan
Astronomy
astrophysics
infrared spectroscopy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
142
14,415
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Rémi Soummer
Exoplanets direct imaging
astronomical instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
185
13,769
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Marc Rafelski
Astrophysics
Galaxy formation and evolution
star formation
damped Lyman alpha systems
science education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
103
9,683
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Andrea Bellini
astronomy
astrophysics
globular clusters
proper motions
multiple populations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
127
10,731
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Karoline Gilbert
Observational astronomy
resolved stellar populations
galaxy evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
88
10,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Joshua Peek
Interstellar Medium
Galaxy Formation
Radio Astronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
79
6,693
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
John Debes
Exoplanets
Dust
White Dwarfs
High Contrast Imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
109
5,755
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Max Mutchler
astronomy
astrophysics
space science
planetary science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
85
6,079
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Noé Kains
Astronomy
black holes
extrasolar planets
debris discs
globular clusters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
93
5,804
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Laura Watkins
astronomy
internal dynamics of stellar systems
globular clusters
satellite populations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
47
12,623
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Gregory F Snyder
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
35
10,808
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Marcio Melendez
Active Galaxies
Infrared
IR instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
3,565
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Matilde Mingozzi
Extragalactic astronomy
Galaxy evolution
Interstellar medium
Outflows and feedback
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
34
1,563
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Emily Rickman
Exoplanets
Direct Imaging
Brown Dwarfs
Atmospheric Characterization
Radial Velocities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
40
1,974
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Jens Kammerer
Exoplanets
High-contrast Imaging
Fourier Plane Imaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
36
2,250
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Mihai Cara
Astrophysics
Numerical Analysis
Image Analysis
Mathematical Modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
13,412
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Debopam Som
Quasar Absorption Line Systems
IGM
Extragalactic Astronomy
Observational Cosmology
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
1,659
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Benjamin Falk
Neuroscience
Big Data Infrastructure
Biosonar
Multisensory Integration
Neuroimaging
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
892
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Ananya Sahoo
Exoplanet Imaging
Instrumentation
Astronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
566
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
John F Wu
Galaxy evolution
Large Scale Structure
Machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
441
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Aparna Maybhate
globular clusters
interacting galaxies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
525
Eduardo Vitral
Astrophysics
Statistics
black holes
dark matter
proper motions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
136
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anton M Koekemoer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
180
761
115,612
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Black Holes
Galaxy Formation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Henry Ferguson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
140
422
93,773
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Karl Gordon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
313
47,419
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Insterstellar Dust
Nearby Galaxies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nino Panagia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
310
69,006
supernovae and supernova remnants
stellar winds
stellar populations
diffuse matter in galaxies
cosmology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marc Postman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
90
227
33,803
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nimish P Hathi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
223
28,705
Extragalactic Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dean C Hines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
197
23,173
UV/Visible/IR/radio spectroscopy
(high-contrast) imaging
polarimetry: Formation & Evolution of Planetary Systems
Active Galactic Nuclei
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Massimo Stiavelli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
165
23,004
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Laurent Pueyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
228
17,456
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julien Girard|Julien H. Girard, Julien H. V. Girard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
178
15,412
Exoplanets
Brown Dwarfs
Circumstellar Disks
High Contrast Imaging
Adaptive Optics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David R Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
139
23,697
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Larry Bradley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
139
27,218
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Klaus Pontoppidan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
144
14,377
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregory C Sloan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
142
14,415
Astronomy
astrophysics
infrared spectroscopy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susan E Mullally (Thompson)|Susan E Thompson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
64
137
16,941
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Soderblom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
111
13,794
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ray Lucas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
102
21,350
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Space Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rémi Soummer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
185
13,769
Exoplanets direct imaging
astronomical instrumentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Rafelski
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
103
9,683
Astrophysics
Galaxy formation and evolution
star formation
damped Lyman alpha systems
science education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrea Bellini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
127
10,731
astronomy
astrophysics
globular clusters
proper motions
multiple populations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Swara Ravindranath
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
54
95
17,708
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nestor Espinoza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
153
9,063
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Karoline Gilbert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
88
10,420
Observational astronomy
resolved stellar populations
galaxy evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nikolay Nikolov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
96
9,090
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Patrick M Ogle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
89
10,690
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Hannah Wakeford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
88
8,598
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Martha Boyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
68
5,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Marco Chiaberge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
99
7,827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
John Mackenty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
98
10,240
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Kate Rowlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
72
6,881
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Joshua Peek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
79
6,693
Interstellar Medium
Galaxy Formation
Radio Astronomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sangmo Tony Sohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
78
6,245
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
John Debes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
109
5,755
Exoplanets
Dust
White Dwarfs
High Contrast Imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Massimo Robberto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
101
7,928
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Max Mutchler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
85
6,079
astronomy
astrophysics
space science
planetary science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Noé Kains
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
93
5,804
Astronomy
black holes
extrasolar planets
debris discs
globular clusters
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Molly S Peeples
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
52
7,495
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Howard Bushouse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
56
4,876
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Laura Watkins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
12,623
astronomy
internal dynamics of stellar systems
globular clusters
satellite populations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Gregory F Snyder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
35
10,808
Cosmology
Galaxy Formation
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Christopher Clark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
47
2,686
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Brett Salmon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
34
4,982
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Marcio Melendez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
3,565
Active Galaxies
Infrared
IR instrumentation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Sebastian Gomez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
43
1,998
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Leonardo A Dos Santos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
38
1,896
Exoplanets
Instrumentation
Stellar Astrophysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Matilde Mingozzi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
34
1,563
Extragalactic astronomy
Galaxy evolution
Interstellar medium
Outflows and feedback
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mireia Montes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
2,167
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Emily Rickman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
1,974
Exoplanets
Direct Imaging
Brown Dwarfs
Atmospheric Characterization
Radial Velocities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Jens Kammerer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
2,250
Exoplanets
High-contrast Imaging
Fourier Plane Imaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Elena Manjavacas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
39
2,536
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Kyle Conroy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
3,005
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Gregory R Brady
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,452
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Mihai Cara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
13,412
Astrophysics
Numerical Analysis
Image Analysis
Mathematical Modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Debopam Som
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
1,659
Quasar Absorption Line Systems
IGM
Extragalactic Astronomy
Observational Cosmology
Galaxy Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Benjamin Falk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
892
Neuroscience
Big Data Infrastructure
Biosonar
Multisensory Integration
Neuroimaging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Tyler Pauly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,733
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Ananya Sahoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
566
Exoplanet Imaging
Instrumentation
Astronomy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Michelle Ntampaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
856
Cosmology
Galaxy Clusters
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
John F Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
441
Galaxy evolution
Large Scale Structure
Machine learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Aparna Maybhate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
525
globular clusters
interacting galaxies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Kornpob Bhirombhakdi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
485
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Christopher Hanley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
1,694
Algorithms
Human-Computer Interaction
Science Software
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Douglas Long
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
1,471
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Eduardo Vitral
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
136
Astrophysics
Statistics
black holes
dark matter
proper motions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Burcu Gunay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
31
interstellar medium
dust
ice