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" (873,864 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
Jaan Einasto
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
142
10,590
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Elmo Tempel
astrophysics
cosmology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
110
7,126
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Maret Einasto
Astronomy
astrophysics
cosmology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
92
4,959
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Gert Hütsi
cosmology
astroparticles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
52
4,700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Jan Pisek
remote sensing
biogeosciences
canopy structure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
56
5,164
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Jaan Pelt
Astronomy
Mathematical Statistics
Instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
47
2,614
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mait Lang
remote sensing of forest resources
GIS
forest management and planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
52
2,329
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Krista Alikas
remote sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
26
2,432
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Lea Hallik
remote sensing
plant physiology
plant ecology
light acclimation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
1,610
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Rain Kipper
Galaxy dynamics
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
910
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jaan Einasto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
142
10,590
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elmo Tempel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
110
7,126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maret Einasto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
92
4,959
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gert Hütsi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
52
4,700
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Pisek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
56
5,164
remote sensing
biogeosciences
canopy structure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jaan Pelt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
47
2,614
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mait Lang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
52
2,329
remote sensing of forest resources
GIS
forest management and planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Krista Alikas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
26
2,432
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urmas Haud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
33
3,137
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lea Hallik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,610
remote sensing
plant physiology
plant ecology
light acclimation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rain Kipper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
910