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
511
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 1
Netherlands
Willem M De Vos
Microbiology
Microbiome
Microbial Ecology
Bacterial Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
206
858
192,852
* Rankings
World Rank
2,076
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank : 2
Netherlands
Edith Feskens
Nutrition
Obesity
Malnutrition
DIetary Assessment
Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
143
547
173,300
* Rankings
World Rank
2,255
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank : 3
Netherlands
Marten Scheffer
stability of complex systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
140
318
131,019
* Rankings
World Rank
3,028
Country Rank
68
Institution Rank : 4
Netherlands
Marcel Dicke
Plant biology
Insects as Food and Feed
Plant-Insect Interactions
Chemical ecology
Entomology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
506
63,989
* Rankings
World Rank
3,759
Country Rank
93
Institution Rank : 5
Netherlands
Ken E Giller
smallholder farmers
systems agronomy
tropical farming systems
tropical legumes
nitrogen fixation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
124
510
64,246
* Rankings
World Rank
5,191
Country Rank
135
Institution Rank : 6
Netherlands
Johanna M Marianne Geleijnse *
Cardiometabolic diseases
nutrition
epidemiology
sustainability
public health policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
305
166,929
* Rankings
World Rank
5,289
Country Rank
139
Institution Rank : 7
Netherlands
Alfons Jm Stams
First interest
Microbial interactions in anaerobic environments. Second interest
isolation and characterization of novel anaerobic mircroorganims
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
114
412
44,651
* Rankings
World Rank
5,716
Country Rank
150
Institution Rank : 8
Netherlands
Alphons Voragen
Food Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
422
40,545
* Rankings
World Rank
6,419
Country Rank
173
Institution Rank : 9
Netherlands
Richard Gf Visser
Plant Breeding
plant genetics
plant science
plant genomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
557
50,836
* Rankings
World Rank
6,531
Country Rank
178
Institution Rank : 10
Netherlands
Ynte H Schukken
Mastitis
Infectious diseases
statistics
mathematical modeling
veterinary epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
354
38,193
* Rankings
World Rank
7,339
Country Rank
205
Institution Rank : 11
Netherlands
Lourens Poorter
functional traits
ecology
community assembly
species coexistence
secondary forests
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
104
218
48,019
* Rankings
World Rank
7,642
Country Rank
216
Institution Rank : 12
Netherlands
Hauke Smidt
microbial ecology
microbial genomics
bioremediation
gut microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
352
41,244
* Rankings
World Rank
7,651
Country Rank
217
Institution Rank : 13
Netherlands
Frans Bongers
succession
lianas
functional traits
forest ecology
forest use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
279
46,866
* Rankings
World Rank
7,705
Country Rank
222
Institution Rank : 14
Netherlands
Oene Oenema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
323
39,602
* Rankings
World Rank
8,550
Country Rank
248
Institution Rank : 15
Netherlands
Martin Herold
Earth Observation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
330
42,041
* Rankings
World Rank
8,735
Country Rank
252
Institution Rank : 16
Netherlands
Frank Berendse
ecologie
natuurbeheer
natuurbehoud
biodiversiteit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
215
34,834
* Rankings
World Rank
8,978
Country Rank
258
Institution Rank : 17
Netherlands
John Van Der Oost
microbiology
CRISPR
Argonaute
biosensor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
322
53,691
* Rankings
World Rank
9,263
Country Rank
273
Institution Rank : 18
Netherlands
Vincenzo Fogliano
Food design
Maillard reaction
Functional Foods
Food and health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
404
40,004
* Rankings
World Rank
10,423
Country Rank
306
Institution Rank : 19
Netherlands
Sander Kersten
nutrition
fasting
lipids
metabolism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
203
36,440
* Rankings
World Rank
11,313
Country Rank
335
Institution Rank : 20
Netherlands
Jan Dijkstra
dairy cattle
rumen
fermentation
milk production
methane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
297
30,041
* Rankings
World Rank
11,863
Country Rank
355
Institution Rank : 21
Netherlands
Herbert Prins
Mammals
Savannas
Herbivory
Himalaya
Waterfowl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
324
29,475
* Rankings
World Rank
12,591
Country Rank
368
Institution Rank : 22
Netherlands
Bart Koelmans
Plastic Debris
Microplastic
Nanoplastic
Water Quality
Ecotoxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
224
40,946
* Rankings
World Rank
13,329
Country Rank
394
Institution Rank : 23
Netherlands
C De Graaf
appetite
sensory
obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
276
26,570
* Rankings
World Rank
13,472
Country Rank
402
Institution Rank : 24
Netherlands
Pierre De Wit
plants
pathogens
avirulence
virulence
resistance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
221
26,455
* Rankings
World Rank
13,511
Country Rank
403
Institution Rank : 25
Netherlands
Johan Am Van Arendonk
life sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
89
322
25,460
* Rankings
World Rank
13,696
Country Rank
405
Institution Rank : 26
Netherlands
Douglas Sheil
Tropical Forest Ecology
Tropical Conservation
Forest Monitoring
Rain Forests
Livelihoods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
243
35,078
* Rankings
World Rank
13,889
Country Rank
414
Institution Rank : 27
Netherlands
Arthur Pj Mol
environmental politics
environmental sociology
environmental governance
global governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
254
29,223
* Rankings
World Rank
14,111
Country Rank
420
Institution Rank : 28
Netherlands
Evert Jacobsen
plant breeding
biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
271
23,454
* Rankings
World Rank
14,122
Country Rank
421
Institution Rank : 29
Netherlands
Just Vlak
Biology
Virology
Biotechnology
Biocontrol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
347
27,101
* Rankings
World Rank
14,306
Country Rank
425
Institution Rank : 30
Netherlands
Wim De Vries
Soil Science
Environmental Science
Climate science
Earth System Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
330
56,329
* Rankings
World Rank
14,315
Country Rank
426
Institution Rank : 31
Netherlands
PC Struik
Crop physiology
agronomy
plant breeding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
502
33,901
* Rankings
World Rank
14,539
Country Rank
437
Institution Rank : 32
Netherlands
Martien Groenen
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
297
31,457
* Rankings
World Rank
14,913
Country Rank
449
Institution Rank : 33
Netherlands
Egbert H Van Nes
ecological models
resilience
alternative stable states
early warning signals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
170
36,423
* Rankings
World Rank
14,921
Country Rank
450
Institution Rank : 34
Netherlands
Joop Ja Van Loon
entomology
insect-plant interactions
chemical ecology
entomophagy
bioconversion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
285
32,209
* Rankings
World Rank
14,984
Country Rank
455
Institution Rank : 35
Netherlands
De Vos
plant
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
190
28,149
* Rankings
World Rank
15,101
Country Rank
460
Institution Rank : 36
Netherlands
Ivonne Rietjens
Toxicology
Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
460
29,518
* Rankings
World Rank
15,890
Country Rank
487
Institution Rank : 37
Netherlands
Martien A Cohen Stuart
colloiden
polymeren
self-assembly
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
336
35,574
* Rankings
World Rank
15,967
Country Rank
491
Institution Rank : 38
Netherlands
Adriaan Rijnsdorp
Fisheries
population dynamics
marine ecology
ecosystem effects of fishing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
184
19,470
* Rankings
World Rank
16,289
Country Rank
497
Institution Rank : 39
Netherlands
Remko Boom
Food Science
Food Process Engineering
Biomaterials Science
Enzyme Conversions
Separation Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
384
26,298
* Rankings
World Rank
16,551
Country Rank
510
Institution Rank : 40
Netherlands
Cajo Jf Ter Braak
Statistical ecology
Bayesian computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
167
65,637
* Rankings
World Rank
16,779
Country Rank
519
Institution Rank : 41
Netherlands
Johannes Hans Lyklema
Colloids
Electrokinetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
229
30,061
* Rankings
World Rank
17,767
Country Rank
547
Institution Rank : 42
Netherlands
M Van Boekel
food science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
242
26,812
* Rankings
World Rank
17,798
Country Rank
548
Institution Rank : 43
Netherlands
Paul Van Den Brink
chemical stress ecology
ecotoxicology
ecological risk assessment
tropics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
274
21,482
* Rankings
World Rank
17,808
Country Rank
549
Institution Rank : 44
Netherlands
Rik Leemans
ecology
global change
integrated assessment
biogeochemical cycles
biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
215
81,928
* Rankings
World Rank
17,991
Country Rank
557
Institution Rank : 45
Netherlands
Lijbert Brussaard