Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2024

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total h-index scores. Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, and COMESA 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, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (829,221 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
World Rank
46
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank : 1
Denmark
Matthias Mann
Proteomics
Systems biology
Metabolic diseases
Cancer
Signal Transduction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
268
867
346,115
* Rankings
World Rank
468
Country Rank
3
Institution Rank : 2
Denmark
Jens Juul Holst
diabetes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
209
1,499
181,799
* Rankings
World Rank
1,157
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank : 3
Denmark
Oluf Pedersen
genome
microbiome
diabetes
metabolism
cardiovascular disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
166
848
238,067
* Rankings
World Rank
1,526
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 4
Denmark
Torben Hansen
Genetics
Diabetes
Obesity
Gut Microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
154
797
141,208
* Rankings
World Rank
1,546
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank : 5
Denmark
Arne Astrup
nutrition
obesity
metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
154
741
123,622
* Rankings
World Rank
1,615
Country Rank
12
Institution Rank : 6
Denmark
Rasmus Nielsen
Population Genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Evolution
Statistical Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
152
315
111,039
* Rankings
World Rank
1,877
Country Rank
14
Institution Rank : 7
Denmark
Eske Willerslev
evolution
genomics
population genetics
ancient DNA
environmental DNA
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
146
315
73,777
* Rankings
World Rank
3,025
Country Rank
19
Institution Rank : 8
Denmark
Michael Givskov
Chemical Biofilm Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
305
67,131
* Rankings
World Rank
3,280
Country Rank
22
Institution Rank : 9
Denmark
M Thomas P Gilbert
Palaeogenetics
Genomics
Evolutionary Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
128
380
61,497
* Rankings
World Rank
3,620
Country Rank
26
Institution Rank : 10
Denmark
Søren Brunak
Bioinformatics
Systems Biology
Systems Medicine
Digital Health
Data Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
405
149,786
* Rankings
World Rank
3,922
Country Rank
27
Institution Rank : 11
Denmark
Erik A Richter
Insulin sensitivity
metabolism
exercise
muscle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
367
46,210
* Rankings
World Rank
4,142
Country Rank
29
Institution Rank : 12
Denmark
Kristian Helin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
121
243
58,774
* Rankings
World Rank
4,685
Country Rank
32
Institution Rank : 13
Denmark
Karsten Kristiansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
117
380
110,285
* Rankings
World Rank
5,470
Country Rank
39
Institution Rank : 14
Denmark
Steffen Loft
Air pollution
oxidative stress
inflammation
particle toxicology
environmental epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
113
424
42,465
* Rankings
World Rank
5,663
Country Rank
41
Institution Rank : 15
Denmark
Kim F Michaelsen
pediatric nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
419
60,350
* Rankings
World Rank
6,249
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank : 16
Denmark
Johan Fynbo
Galaxy formation
Gamma-ray Bursts
quasars
instrumentation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
510
51,204
* Rankings
World Rank
6,490
Country Rank
46
Institution Rank : 17
Denmark
Per Kragh Andersen
Survival analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
365
53,063
* Rankings
World Rank
6,720
Country Rank
48
Institution Rank : 18
Denmark
Michael Jonathan Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
107
405
50,736
* Rankings
World Rank
6,798
Country Rank
50
Institution Rank : 19
Denmark
Jan Rossmeisl
Electrocatalysis
Catalysis
Atomic Scale Simulations
Density functional theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
229
73,663
* Rankings
World Rank
7,926
Country Rank
59
Institution Rank : 20
Denmark
Carsten Rahbek
Macroecology
Community Ecology
Biogeography
Conservation
Biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
262
45,909
* Rankings
World Rank
7,934
Country Rank
60
Institution Rank : 21
Denmark
Jesper V Olsen
Proteomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
232
61,239
* Rankings
World Rank
7,935
Country Rank
61
Institution Rank : 22
Denmark
Lars Juhl Jensen
bioinformatics
data visualization
network biology
systems biology
text mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
218
107,911
* Rankings
World Rank
9,640
Country Rank
75
Institution Rank : 23
Denmark
Søren J Sørensen
microbiology
microbial ecology
social evolution
microbiome
biofilm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
335
37,696
* Rankings
World Rank
10,014
Country Rank
80
Institution Rank : 24
Denmark
Jacob Rosenberg
Surgery
pathophysiology
anesthesiology
education
editorial research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
96
483
39,524
* Rankings
World Rank
10,884
Country Rank
87
Institution Rank : 25
Denmark
S Peter Magnusson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
216
33,150
* Rankings
World Rank
11,069
Country Rank
88
Institution Rank : 26
Denmark
Leif Skibsted
food science
chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
487
33,293
* Rankings
World Rank
11,371
Country Rank
90
Institution Rank : 27
Denmark
Thomas Rades
pharmaceutical sciences
pharmaceutics
solid state
amorphous
solubility enhancement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
449
31,265
* Rankings
World Rank
11,664
Country Rank
94
Institution Rank : 28
Denmark
Niels Grarup
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
234
45,036
* Rankings
World Rank
12,300
Country Rank
98
Institution Rank : 29
Denmark
Birger Lindberg Møller
synthetic biology
cyanogenic glycosides
diterpenoids
plant biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
297
26,280
* Rankings
World Rank
12,561
Country Rank
100
Institution Rank : 30
Denmark
Samir Bhatt
Malaria
Infectious diseases
COVID-19
Machine Learning
Mathematical Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
181
86,012
* Rankings
World Rank
13,087
Country Rank
102
Institution Rank : 31
Denmark
Guojie Zhang
Ecology&Evolution
Genomics
Behaviour genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
211
42,729
* Rankings
World Rank
13,863
Country Rank
109
Institution Rank : 32
Denmark
Erik Lykke Mortensen
Behavioral Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
415
43,823
* Rankings
World Rank
13,960
Country Rank
112
Institution Rank : 33
Denmark
Jan K Schjoerring
Nutrient acquisition and utilization by higher plants. Functions of mineral elements in plant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
210
27,370
* Rankings
World Rank
14,542
Country Rank
114
Institution Rank : 34
Denmark
Josef Parnas
Psychopathology
schizophrenia
schizophrenic spectrum disorders
phenomenology
subjectivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
241
24,834
* Rankings
World Rank
14,591
Country Rank
117
Institution Rank : 35
Denmark
Jacobus J Boomsma
Social evolution
Conflict and cooperation
Mating systems
Host-symbiont coadaptation
Evolutionary Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
288
24,647
* Rankings
World Rank
14,647
Country Rank
118
Institution Rank : 36
Denmark
Kaj Sand Jensen
Biologi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
247
24,609
* Rankings
World Rank
15,261
Country Rank
121
Institution Rank : 37
Denmark
Thor Grundtvig Theander
Malaria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
277
26,644
* Rankings
World Rank
15,365
Country Rank
123
Institution Rank : 38
Denmark
Kell Mortensen
Polymer Physics
Biophysics
Materials Physics
X-ray and Neutron Scattering. Small-angle Scattering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
306
26,551
* Rankings
World Rank
15,368
Country Rank
124
Institution Rank : 39
Denmark
Tom Fenchel
marine biology microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
198
39,540
* Rankings
World Rank
15,539
Country Rank
126
Institution Rank : 40
Denmark
Tim Tolker Nielsen
Mikrobiologi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
163
31,302
* Rankings
World Rank
15,897
Country Rank
129
Institution Rank : 41
Denmark
Michael Kühl
microbiology
ecology
photobiology
photosynthesis
biogeochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
281
23,023
* Rankings
World Rank
15,952
Country Rank
130
Institution Rank : 42
Denmark
Thomas Mandrup Poulsen
Inflammatory and metabolic pancreatic beta-cell destruction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
251
29,153
* Rankings
World Rank
15,961
Country Rank
131
Institution Rank : 43
Denmark
Niels Keiding
Biostatistics
epidemiology
demography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
255
37,047
* Rankings
World Rank
16,390
Country Rank
136
Institution Rank : 44
Denmark
Rasmus Bro
chemometrics
tensor analysis
multi-way analysis
machine learning
artificial intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
228
43,575
* Rankings
World Rank
16,491
Country Rank
137
Institution Rank : 45
Denmark
Jens Bo Nielsen
Neuroscience
cerebral palsy
movement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
232
23,299
* Rankings
World Rank
16,504
Country Rank
138
Institution Rank : 46
Denmark
Anders Krogh
Bioinformatics
data science
machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
150
90,382
* Rankings
World Rank
17,214
Country Rank
146
Institution Rank : 47
Denmark
Anders Michelsen
ecology
plants
microbes
biogeochemistry
plant ecophysiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
237
25,085
* Rankings
World Rank
17,317
Country Rank
148
Institution Rank : 48
Denmark
Niels Tommerup
Genetics
Genomics
Chromosomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
274
32,098
* Rankings
World Rank
17,897
Country Rank
154
Institution Rank : 49
Denmark
Lars Ove Dragsted
Biomarker technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
234
20,661
* Rankings
World Rank
18,042
Country Rank
157
Institution Rank : 50
Denmark
Jens Bukh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
212
29,213
* Rankings
World Rank
18,710
Country Rank
164
Institution Rank : 51
Denmark
René Feyereisen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
189
34,829
* Rankings
World Rank
19,584
Country Rank
169
Institution Rank : 52
Denmark
Soren Buus
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
237
26,815
* Rankings
World Rank
19,658
Country Rank
170
Institution Rank : 53
Denmark
Iver Jakobsen
Mycorrhiza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
154
22,779
* Rankings
World Rank
19,823
Country Rank
171
Institution Rank : 54
Denmark
Roger A Garrett
Archaea
CRISPR
archaeal genomics
archaeal viruses
ribosomes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
257
25,386
* Rankings
World Rank
19,830
Country Rank
172
Institution Rank : 55
Denmark
Per Roland
dynamics of the cerebral cortex
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
145
24,007
* Rankings
World Rank
20,070
Country Rank
178
Institution Rank : 26
Denmark
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
Department of Cardiology
Rigshospitalet & University of Copenhagen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
284
23,929
* Rankings
World Rank
20,228
Country Rank
181
Institution Rank : 56
Denmark
Jes Kristian Jørgensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
233
20,320
* Rankings
World Rank
20,601
Country Rank
185
Institution Rank : 57
Denmark
Finn Diderichsen
social epidemiology
health policy
health inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
210
19,186
* Rankings
World Rank
20,946
Country Rank
188
Institution Rank : 58
Denmark
Dan Zahavi
Phenomenology
Social Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Self
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
192
31,627
* Rankings
World Rank
21,321
Country Rank
190
Institution Rank : 59
Denmark
Darach Watson
Cosmology
astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
182
27,247
* Rankings
World Rank
21,687
Country Rank
196
Institution Rank : 60
Denmark
Fensholt Rasmus
Remote Sensing of the Environment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
197
24,313
* Rankings
World Rank
21,740
Country Rank
197
Institution Rank : 61
Denmark
Thomas Alexander Gerds
Risk prediction models
Survival analysis
Machine learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
250
22,874
* Rankings
World Rank
22,081
Country Rank
201
Institution Rank : 62
Denmark
Michael Palmgren
Membrane transport
P-type ATPases
Plant biology
Plant science
Evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
169
24,586
* Rankings
World Rank
22,932
Country Rank
206
Institution Rank : 63
Denmark
Mogens Groenvold
Patient-reported outcomes
palliative care
cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
209
24,875
* Rankings
World Rank
23,091
Country Rank
208
Institution Rank : 64
Denmark
Christian Mølgaard
Medicin
Paediatrics
Nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
220
20,817
* Rankings
World Rank
23,280
Country Rank
211
Institution Rank : 65
Denmark
Palle Holmstrup
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
165
20,549
* Rankings
World Rank
23,860
Country Rank
217
Institution Rank : 66
Denmark
Inge Tetens
food
nutrition
health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
242
20,589
* Rankings
World Rank
23,915
Country Rank
219
Institution Rank : 67
Denmark
Anne Marie Nybo Andersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
265
22,487
* Rankings
World Rank
23,938
Country Rank
220
Institution Rank : 68
Denmark
Henning Langberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
187
19,919
* Rankings
World Rank
23,984
Country Rank
222
Institution Rank : 69
Denmark
Kei Sakamoto
metabolism
cell signaling
diabetes
AMPK
SIK
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
132
22,662
* Rankings
World Rank
24,002
Country Rank
223
Institution Rank : 70
Denmark
Robert Frei
geochemistry
climate research
non traditional stable isotopes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
243
18,387
* Rankings
World Rank
24,149
Country Rank
224
Institution Rank : 71
Denmark
Søren Balling Engelsen
vibrational spectroscopy
chemometrics
metabolomics
foodomics
food science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
253
21,655
* Rankings
World Rank
24,332
Country Rank
228
Institution Rank : 72
Denmark
Martin Lauritzen
Brain blood flow and energy metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
173
26,038
* Rankings
World Rank
25,154
Country Rank
233
Institution Rank : 73
Denmark
Barbara Halkier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
152
21,932
* Rankings
World Rank
27,339
Country Rank
245
Institution Rank : 74
Denmark
Luca Guardabassi
Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
194
17,572
* Rankings
World Rank
27,434
Country Rank
246
Institution Rank : 75
Denmark
Anette Mullertz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
234
15,596
* Rankings
World Rank
27,540
Country Rank
248
Institution Rank : 76
Denmark
Flemming Dela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
242
20,581
* Rankings
World Rank
27,574
Country Rank
249
Institution Rank : 77
Denmark
Jørgen Holm Petersen
Biostatistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
143
18,228
* Rankings
World Rank
28,401
Country Rank
254
Institution Rank : 78
Denmark
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
Microbiology
plasmids
bacteriophages
diversity
synthetic biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
214
23,395
* Rankings
World Rank
28,696
Country Rank
257
Institution Rank : 79
Denmark
John R Porter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
171
27,633
* Rankings
World Rank
28,913
Country Rank
262
Institution Rank : 80
Denmark
Niels Morling
Forensic Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
299
19,864
* Rankings
World Rank
29,141
Country Rank
264
Institution Rank : 81
Denmark
Anders Dalsgard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
247
15,548
* Rankings
World Rank
29,153
Country Rank
265
Institution Rank : 82
Denmark
Ulrik Gether
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
183
20,994
* Rankings
World Rank
30,138
Country Rank
269
Institution Rank : 83
Denmark
Finn Tarp
Development economics
Foreign aid
Agricultural economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
197
20,478
* Rankings
World Rank
30,308
Country Rank
271
Institution Rank : 84
Denmark
Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen
Regional climate
climate phenomena
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
145
59,956
* Rankings
World Rank
30,684
Country Rank
274
Institution Rank : 85
Denmark
Cornelis Cok Jp Grimmelikhuijzen
GPCRs
Neuropeptides
Nervous Systems
Neurotransmission
Neuroendocrinology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
157
19,508
* Rankings
World Rank
31,344
Country Rank
280
Institution Rank : 86
Denmark
Lars Stoumann Jensen
soils
fertilizers
nutrient cycling
organic waste
environmental impacts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
238
18,119
* Rankings
World Rank
31,457
Country Rank
283
Institution Rank : 87
Denmark
Timothy Skinner
Psychology
Sleep
Diabetes
Indigenous
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
213
16,993
* Rankings
World Rank
31,716
Country Rank
286
Institution Rank : 88
Denmark
John Mundy
Plant biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
113
24,658
* Rankings
World Rank
31,767
Country Rank
288
Institution Rank : 89
Denmark
Per Gundersen
forest nitrogen
nitrate leaching
C-N interaction
carbon sequestration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
112
17,420
* Rankings
World Rank
32,300
Country Rank
291
Institution Rank : 90
Denmark
Ole Winther
machine learning
bioinformatics
deep learning
artificial intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
174
26,933
* Rankings
World Rank
32,323
Country Rank
292
Institution Rank : 91
Denmark
Fulai Liu