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” (1,120,277 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
Joann E Manson
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
324
1,624
492,411
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Lander
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
319
678
737,656
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Libby
medicine
cardiology
atherosclerosis
immunology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
263
944
311,126
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Hunter
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
246
1,161
347,859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Masahiro Morii
Experimental Particle Physics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
245
1,565
323,953
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joel Schwartz
air pollution
metals
health
statistics
epigenetics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
229
1,153
189,932
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
C Ronald Kahn
Diabetes
Obesity
Insulin Action
Insulin Resistance
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
222
828
198,021
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melissa Franklin
particle physics
women in physics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
201
1,150
194,825
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce M Spiegelman
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
198
374
236,771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald C Kessler
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
346
1,312
591,752
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joann E Manson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
324
1,624
492,411
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Women's health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank B Hu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
320
1,510
525,264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Eric Lander
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
319
678
737,656
Biology
Genomics
Genetics
Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul M Ridker
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
291
1,187
501,366
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Peter Libby
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
263
944
311,126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eric Rimm
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
259
929
329,880
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Daly
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
248
728
465,014
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David J Hunter
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
246
1,161
347,859
Cancer Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Global Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Masahiro Morii
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
245
1,565
323,953
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joao Guimaraes Da Costa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
244
1,204
271,000
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rakesh Jain|Rakesh Jain
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
229
665
245,865
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joel Schwartz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
229
1,153
189,932
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ralph Weissleder
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
225
1,024
209,447
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
C Ronald Kahn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
222
828
198,021
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bradley Hyman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
221
787
220,629
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stuart Orkin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
220
617
154,027
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David A Weitz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
217
887
172,342
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
George Church
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
213
716
191,881
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alvaro Pascual Leone
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
205
857
167,540
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Amartya Kumar Sen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
204
958
373,847
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Melissa Franklin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
201
1,150
194,825
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ichiro Kawachi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
201
1,117
199,264
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce M Spiegelman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
198
374
236,771
Cell Biology
Molecular Metabolism
Mitochondrial Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gordon J Freeman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
195
535
173,174