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: 1
Michel Loreau
Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Sustainability
Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
342
92,041
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Grégoire T. Freschet
Plant-soil interactions
Root ecology
Plant and soil functions
Biodiversity
Carbon cycling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
73
16,492
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Delphine Legrand
Experimental Evolution
Dispersal
Environmental changes
Genomics
Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
36
2,977
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jérôme G Prunier
Spatial genetics
landscape ecology
wildlife conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,507
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elvire Bestion
climate change
thermal physiology
lizard ecology
phytoplankton
dispersal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,928
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maxime Cauchoix
Biodiversity
wilderness
cognitive ecology
individual differences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,015

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gladys Barragan-Jason
Prosociality
Human-nature connection
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
3,688
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mélanie J Thierry
Community ecology
Thermal biology
Experimental ecology
Plasticity
Dispersal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
208
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qiang Wu
Disease Ecology
Parasitism
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
103
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kevin Liautaud
Theoretical Ecology
Communities
Ecosystems
Alpine ecology
Conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
151
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leonard Dupont
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Community Ecology
Modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
67
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Constant Perry
Ecophysiology
Phenotypic plasticity
Ethology
Herpetology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
18
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michel Loreau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
114
342
92,041
Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Sustainability
Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean Clobert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
285
46,152
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Grégoire T. Freschet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
73
16,492
Plant-soil interactions
Root ecology
Plant and soil functions
Biodiversity
Carbon cycling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Claire De Mazancourt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
50
7,882
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Delphine Legrand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,977
Experimental Evolution
Dispersal
Environmental changes
Genomics
Ecology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Staffan Jacob
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
1,672
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jérôme G Prunier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,507
Spatial genetics
landscape ecology
wildlife conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elvire Bestion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,928
climate change
thermal physiology
lizard ecology
phytoplankton
dispersal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean-François Arnoldi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,073
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Maxime Cauchoix
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,015
Biodiversity
wilderness
cognitive ecology
individual differences

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gladys Barragan-Jason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
3,688
Prosociality
Human-nature connection
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hugo Le Chevalier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
218
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mélanie J Thierry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
208
Community ecology
Thermal biology
Experimental ecology
Plasticity
Dispersal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexandre Génin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
304
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Laure Olazcuaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
198
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexis D Synodinos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
141
theoretical ecology
trophic interactions
coexistence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arnaud Di Franco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
715
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Qiang Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
103
Disease Ecology
Parasitism
Evolutionary Ecology
Behavioral Ecology
Biodiversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kevin Liautaud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
151
Theoretical Ecology
Communities
Ecosystems
Alpine ecology
Conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leonard Dupont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
67
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Community Ecology
Modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Constant Perry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
18
Ecophysiology
Phenotypic plasticity
Ethology
Herpetology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Louane Matos
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
8