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 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: 1
Lei Layla Li
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
280
2,076
389,440
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Lefkowitz
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
257
828
209,981
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Terrie E Moffitt
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
227
571
253,877
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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: 6
Avshalom Caspi
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarker
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
213
521
209,805
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc G Caron
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discover
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
209
687
149,622
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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: 9
Paul Costa
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
175
473
221,527
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Story
child and adolescent nutrition
obesity preventio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
173
471
105,401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David C Montefiori
HIV Vaccines
Viral Immunology
Humoral Immunity
Neutralizing Antibodie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
160
835
102,862
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brigid Hogan
Developmental biology
stem cells
lung repai
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
150
328
92,391
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joseph Heitman
genetics
microbial pathogenesis
sexual reproductio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
512
72,538
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geraldine Dawson
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early interventio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
147
350
96,588
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adrian F Hernandez
Cardiology
Outcomes
Health Service
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
144
898
179,307
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bryan R Cullen
Molecular virology and RNA sequence mediated gene regulatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
141
319
70,777
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis J Keefe
pain
pain management
arthritis
cance
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
134
469
77,743
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jie Liu
Chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
catalysis
carbon nanotube
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
132
324
61,007
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith Sullivan
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
graft vs host disease
sickle cell disease
scleroderm
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
395
60,693
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lei Layla Li
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
280
2,076
389,440
Experimental high energy physics
Particle physic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert J Lefkowitz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
257
828
209,981
GPCRs
Structural biology
Biochemistry
Arrestins
Drug discovery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Terrie E Moffitt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
227
571
253,877
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Joshua Albert
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
226
1,236
204,530
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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: 6
Avshalom Caspi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
213
521
209,805
personality psychology
developmental psychology
epidemiology
psychiatry
biomarker
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc G Caron
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
209
687
149,622
GPCR Signaling
Psychiatric Disorders
Addiction
Drug Discover
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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: 9
Paul Costa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
175
473
221,527
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mary Story
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
173
471
105,401
child and adolescent nutrition
obesity preventio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dan Blazer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
604
124,626
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David C Montefiori
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
160
835
102,862
HIV Vaccines
Viral Immunology
Humoral Immunity
Neutralizing Antibodie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brigid Hogan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
150
328
92,391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joseph Heitman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
512
72,538
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geraldine Dawson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
350
96,588
neuroscience
electrophysiology
brain function
autism
early interventio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adrian F Hernandez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
144
898
179,307
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gary Lyman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
560
100,642
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bryan R Cullen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
319
70,777
Molecular virology and RNA sequence mediated gene regulatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Manesh Patel
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
139
789
102,367
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kelly D Brownell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
135
328
83,252
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Francis J Keefe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
469
77,743
pain
pain management
arthritis
cance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jie Liu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
324
61,007
Chemistry
nanoscience
nanotechnology
catalysis
carbon nanotube
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth Costello
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
233
88,475
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
William E Kraus
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
481
74,558
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keith Sullivan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
395
60,693
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
graft vs host disease
sickle cell disease
scleroderm