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” (1,121,204 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: 6
Masaru Okabe
reproductive biology
gene-manipulated animals
developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
277
44,569
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Virology
Cell Biology
Biochemistr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
105
390
49,142
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yukinori Okada
Statistical Genetics
Genetics of Human Complex Diseases
Epigenetics
Drug Discover
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
298
52,401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kazu Suenaga|Kazutomo Suenaga
Single atom spectroscopy
Single molecular imaging
Low-dimensional material
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
288
43,700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masahito Ikawa
Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive biology
Biotechnology
Genome engineerin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
317
35,930
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Masayuki Miyasaka
Immunology
Lymphocyte trafficking
Chemokines
Adhesion Molecules
Lysophospholipid
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
362
32,161
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yuji Goto
Protein folding/aggregation
supersaturatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
290
28,381
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nakamura Haruki
構造生物学、情報科�
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
425
33,674
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akira Hasegawa
プラズマ物�
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
224
40,403
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Satoshi Tanaka
Quantum optics
quantum mechanic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
671
37,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shizuo Akira
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
309
1,211
479,467
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shigekazu Nagata
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
398
122,378
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Toshio Hirano
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
355
82,002
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shimon Sakaguchi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
323
138,925
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
236
108,020
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Masaru Okabe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
277
44,569
reproductive biology
gene-manipulated animals
developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Taroh Kinoshita
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
107
325
42,559
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
105
390
49,142
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hiromi Yamashita
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
476
37,819
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yukinori Okada
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
298
52,401
Statistical Genetics
Genetics of Human Complex Diseases
Epigenetics
Drug Discover
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kazu Suenaga|Kazutomo Suenaga
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
288
43,700
Single atom spectroscopy
Single molecular imaging
Low-dimensional material
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
603
40,120
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Masahito Ikawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
317
35,930
Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive biology
Biotechnology
Genome engineerin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Masayuki Miyasaka
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
98
362
32,161
Immunology
Lymphocyte trafficking
Chemokines
Adhesion Molecules
Lysophospholipid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yoshiharu Yonekura
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
95
357
29,642
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Yuji Goto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
290
28,381
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nakamura Haruki
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
425
33,674
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Akira Hasegawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
224
40,403
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shigeyuki Hamada
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
314
25,039
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Isao Tanihata
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
266
29,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hiroshi Uyama
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
462
27,166
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Satoshi Tanaka
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
671
37,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kazuya Kikuchi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
191
23,353
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
M Yamagishi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
403
27,966
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Toru Nakano
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
156
31,287