Top 100 Scientists

World Architecture and Design 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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,241 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlo Ratti
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban desig
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
374
42,686
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lawrence Frank
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
206
55,600
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dagmar Haase
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem service
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
273
37,875
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tan Yigitcanlar
Urban Sustainability
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Innovation
Urban Studie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
324
30,258
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Cervero
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobilit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
232
61,949
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard De Dear
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air qualit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
231
38,010
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Reis
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
230
60,086
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mahmut Kandemir
Compilers
High Performance Computing
Storage
Architectur
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
503
28,931
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frank Vanclay
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ES
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
227
30,684
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tim D Fletcher
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvestin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
223
26,855
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reid Ewing
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban desig
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
202
45,704
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edoardo Charbon
EECS
SPAD
VLSI
Integrated Circuit Design
Quantum Computin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
349
22,131
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuyu Zhou
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
192
20,552
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ahmed El Geneidy
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban plannin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
187
19,279
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anthony Go Yeh
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geograph
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
250
23,647
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
İlhan Tekeli
kent planlaması
urban planning
regional planning
history
sociolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
205
16,460
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timon Mcphearson
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
138
25,007
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edward Ng
sustainable building design
Energy and buildings
Sustainable Architecture
Architectural Desig
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
179
18,998
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Hague
Design
optimisation
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
181
22,800
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chris Webster
Urban Theory
Urban Design
Urban Science
Urban Modelling
Property Right
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
194
16,105
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xinyu (Jason) CAO
land use and transportation
satisfaction
ICT and travel
urban plannin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
149
18,110
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mary L Cadenasso
urban ecology
landscape ecology
riparian ecolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
112
23,710
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Billie Giles Corti
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
115
345
53,745
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carlo Ratti
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
374
42,686
Urban Studies
Cities
Urban Mobility
Urban Computing
Urban desig
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lawrence Frank
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
206
55,600
Urban planning
transport policy
physical activity
public health
climate chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dagmar Haase
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
273
37,875
Urban ecology
land use modelling
ecosystem service
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tan Yigitcanlar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
324
30,258
Urban Sustainability
Urban Technology
Urban Planning
Urban Innovation
Urban Studie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Serpil Çerçi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
231
36,773
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Cervero
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
97
232
61,949
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Sustainable Development
Land Use
Sustainable Mobilit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Richard De Dear
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
231
38,010
thermal comfort
post-occupancy evaluation
indoor environmental quality
indoor air qualit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rodrigo Reis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
230
60,086
physical activity
public health
urban design
urban planning
health promotio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mahmut Kandemir
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
503
28,931
Compilers
High Performance Computing
Storage
Architectur
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Frank Vanclay
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
227
30,684
social impact assessment
displacement and resettlement
human geography
rural sociology
ES
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tim D Fletcher
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
223
26,855
urban stormwater
urban hydrology
ecohydrology
green infrastructure
stormwater harvestin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reid Ewing
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
202
45,704
urban planning
transportation
public health
climate change
urban desig
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Edoardo Charbon
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
349
22,131
EECS
SPAD
VLSI
Integrated Circuit Design
Quantum Computin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yuyu Zhou
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
192
20,552
Urban Remote Sensing
Urban Environment
Urban Climate
Urban Heat Island
Phenolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Diane E Pataki
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
142
23,217
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ahmed El Geneidy
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
187
19,279
land use and transport
public transit planning and operations
cycling
equity
urban plannin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anthony Go Yeh
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
250
23,647
urban planning
urban studies
geographical information science
Urban Geograph
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
İlhan Tekeli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
205
16,460
kent planlaması
urban planning
regional planning
history
sociolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Timon Mcphearson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
138
25,007
Urban planning
Urban ecology
Social-ecological-technological systems (SETS)
Urban resilience
Climate chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Edward Ng
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
179
18,998
sustainable building design
Energy and buildings
Sustainable Architecture
Architectural Desig
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Hague
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
181
22,800
Design
optimisation
3D Printing
Additive Manufacturin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chris Webster
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
194
16,105
Urban Theory
Urban Design
Urban Science
Urban Modelling
Property Right
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xinyu (Jason) CAO
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
149
18,110
land use and transportation
satisfaction
ICT and travel
urban plannin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mary L Cadenasso
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
112
23,710