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
Thomas A Hegna
Arthropod Phylogeny
Trilobita
Branchiopoda
Crustacea
Paleontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,096
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Justin J Couchman
Cognitive psychology
comparative psychology
metacognition
agency
categorization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,491
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon Kraus
political economy of development
trade unions in Africa
democratization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
24
1,046
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen P Kershnar
Applied Ethics
Political Philosophy
Legal Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
31
855
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raymond Angelo Belliotti
Philosophy of Law
Ethics
Political Philosophy
Italian Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
29
953

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Huang
digital marketing
CSR
marketing analytics
food marketing
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
2,082
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wentao Cao
Metamorphic Geology
Metamorphism
Petrochronology
Metamorphic Petrology
Continental Tectonics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
556
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neil Feit
philosophy of mind
philosophy of language
ethics/value theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
564
James A Davis
American Civil War
Military Music
History of Bands
19th Century Popular Music
Music History Pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
219
Elizabeth A Mahar
Close relationships
Social psychology
Well-being
Sexual relationships
Romantic relationships
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
349
Karen E Lillie
language policy
language rights
immigration
forensic linguistics
language reclamation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
306
Jeanette E Mcvicker
modernism studies
women's studies
journalism and media studies
Virginia Woolf studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
128
Neepa Gaekwad
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Development Economics
International Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
104
Christina Jarvis
Kurt Vonnegut
War & Gender Studies
Sustainability
20th Century American Literature
Environmental History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
391
Susan Spangler
online teaching
transparent teaching
writing assessment
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
72
Scott B Ferguson
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
RNA Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
214
Ignacio Sarmiento
Literatura centroamericana
literatura latinoamericana
historia intelectual
teoría crítica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
30
Collin Preston
Medical imaging
Computer Vision
Compression
Image Compression
Image processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
190
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
William Brown
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
35
2,063
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas A Hegna
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,096
Arthropod Phylogeny
Trilobita
Branchiopoda
Crustacea
Paleontology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Justin J Couchman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,491
Cognitive psychology
comparative psychology
metacognition
agency
categorization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon Kraus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,046
political economy of development
trade unions in Africa
democratization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ed Lawson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,063
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Roger A Byrne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,000
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen P Kershnar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
31
855
Applied Ethics
Political Philosophy
Legal Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raymond Angelo Belliotti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
29
953
Philosophy of Law
Ethics
Political Philosophy
Italian Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas S Janik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
560
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Junaid A Zubairi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
693
network applications
network protocols
bandwidth management

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ziya Arnavut
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
738
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lei Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
2,082
digital marketing
CSR
marketing analytics
food marketing
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jill A Reese
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
524
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jesse J Norris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
392
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wentao Cao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
556
Metamorphic Geology
Metamorphism
Petrochronology
Metamorphic Petrology
Continental Tectonics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Neil Feit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
564
philosophy of mind
philosophy of language
ethics/value theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard M Robinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
321
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kenneth Mantai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
507
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Jabot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
397
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew P Purtill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
254
Geoarchaeology
Geomorphology
Ohio Valley Prehistory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Barbara Nolan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
575
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James A Davis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
219
American Civil War
Military Music
History of Bands
19th Century Popular Music
Music History Pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jessica G Finkeldey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
204
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Stringham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
293
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elizabeth A Mahar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
349
Close relationships
Social psychology
Well-being
Sexual relationships
Romantic relationships
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Karen E Lillie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
306
language policy
language rights
immigration
forensic linguistics
language reclamation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Justin M Conroy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
257
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jeanette E Mcvicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
128
modernism studies
women's studies
journalism and media studies
Virginia Woolf studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Neepa Gaekwad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
104
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Development Economics
International Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Christina Jarvis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
391
Kurt Vonnegut
War & Gender Studies
Sustainability
20th Century American Literature
Environmental History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Julie Fitzpatrick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Susan Spangler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
72
online teaching
transparent teaching
writing assessment
teacher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Scott B Ferguson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
214
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
RNA Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ignacio Sarmiento
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
30
Literatura centroamericana
literatura latinoamericana
historia intelectual
teoría crítica
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Shahin Mehdipour Ataee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
16
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
James Hurtgen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
61
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Collin Preston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
190
Medical imaging
Computer Vision
Compression
Image Compression
Image processing