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.

Steven M Shell
DNA Repair
Biochemistry
Cell & Molecular Biology
Structural Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,722
Trevor Makal|Trevor A. Makal
Porous materials
coordination polymers
energy technologies
environmental remediation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
4,157
Galen Sedo
High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
313
Walter H Smith
Disturbance Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation
Science Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
319
Ricky Dale Mullins
social studies education
citizenship
democratic education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
165
Jason R Borgus
Analytical Chemistry
FSCV
Neurobiology
Neurotransmitters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
126
Mark W Clark
History
European Intellectual History
German Intellectual History
Italian Intellectual History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
105
Julia K Weiss
Media Psychology
Media Effects
Social Media
Persuasion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
85
Witold Wolny
Religious Studies
Contemporary Culture and Religion
History of Ideas
Science and Religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
21
Eric Drummond Smith
Regime Change
Political-Economic Development
Origins of War
Propaganda
East Asian Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven M Shell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,722
DNA Repair
Biochemistry
Cell & Molecular Biology
Structural Biology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heather K Evans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,187
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Trevor Makal|Trevor A. Makal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
4,157
Porous materials
coordination polymers
energy technologies
environmental remediation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Galen Sedo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
313
High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Walter H Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
319
Disturbance Ecology
Herpetology
Conservation
Science Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ryan Huish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
194
Ethnobotany
Plant Conservation
Appalachia
Tonga
Maple
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ricky Dale Mullins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
165
social studies education
citizenship
democratic education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jason R Borgus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
126
Analytical Chemistry
FSCV
Neurobiology
Neurotransmitters
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark W Clark
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
105
History
European Intellectual History
German Intellectual History
Italian Intellectual History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julia K Weiss
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
85
Media Psychology
Media Effects
Social Media
Persuasion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Witold Wolny
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
21
Religious Studies
Contemporary Culture and Religion
History of Ideas
Science and Religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Drummond Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Regime Change
Political-Economic Development
Origins of War
Propaganda
East Asian Politics