Top 100 Scientists

World Social Sciences 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” (1,121,217 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
Chris Frith
mind
brain
social interactio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
242
643
248,586
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard M Ryan
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
232
468
668,950
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrie E Moffitt
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
227
571
253,877
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dorret I Boomsma
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
223
1,325
216,678
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Deary
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
220
1,480
195,351
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Tomasello
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
219
790
223,429
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robin M Murray
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abus
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
216
1,102
177,771
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilmar Schaufeli
Occupational Health Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
213
636
315,718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pim Cuijpers
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCT
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
213
974
162,599
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roy F Baumeister
social psychology
personalit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
212
657
312,988
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ed Diener
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
211
487
385,629
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James J Gross
Emotion
Emotion Regulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
196
588
253,398
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth A Dodge
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violenc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
193
575
177,330
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Seligman
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
190
589
329,380
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo Salas
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
190
706
144,919
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edward L Deci
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
185
351
565,541
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yaakov Stern
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
185
711
152,950
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
183
535
146,656
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alan Baddeley
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
182
555
240,408
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Costa
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
175
473
221,527
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Sternberg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
245
1,335
259,156
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris Frith
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
242
643
248,586
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard M Ryan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
232
468
668,950
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrie E Moffitt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
227
571
253,877
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dorret I Boomsma
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
223
1,325
216,678
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Deary
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
220
1,480
195,351
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Tomasello
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
219
790
223,429
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
216
955
229,871
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robin M Murray
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
216
1,102
177,771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilmar Schaufeli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
213
636
315,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pim Cuijpers
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
213
974
162,599
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCT
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roy F Baumeister
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
212
657
312,988
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ed Diener
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
211
487
385,629
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James J Gross
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
196
588
253,398
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth A Dodge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
193
575
177,330
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violenc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
193
701
148,823
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stanislas Dehaene
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
519
172,302
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Educatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Seligman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
589
329,380
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo Salas
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
706
144,919
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edward L Deci
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
185
351
565,541
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Yaakov Stern
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
185
711
152,950
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
183
535
146,656
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alan Baddeley
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
182
555
240,408
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Gabrieli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
177
420
110,837
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Costa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
175
473
221,527