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” (1,120,277 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
Chris Frith
mind
brain
social interaction
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
241
642
246,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard M Ryan
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
232
467
658,715
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrie E Moffitt
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
224
565
239,443
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dorret I Boomsma
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
221
1,321
212,833
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Deary
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
218
1,476
192,666
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Tomasello
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
218
787
221,296
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robin M Murray
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
216
1,101
176,361
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilmar Schaufeli
Occupational Health Psychology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
213
603
307,999
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pim Cuijpers
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
211
956
157,978
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roy F Baumeister
social psychology
personalit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
211
657
309,712
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ed Diener
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
208
485
379,355
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James J Gross
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
195
583
247,743
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth A Dodge
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
193
574
175,876
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Seligman
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
190
584
325,353
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo Salas
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
189
700
142,960
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edward L Deci
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
185
349
553,106
* 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 memory
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
182
551
238,034
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Costa
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
175
471
219,619
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
241
642
246,774
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard M Ryan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
232
467
658,715
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrie E Moffitt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
224
565
239,443
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dorret I Boomsma
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
221
1,321
212,833
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian Deary
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
218
1,476
192,666
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Tomasello
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
218
787
221,296
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
216
955
227,661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robin M Murray
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
216
1,101
176,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilmar Schaufeli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
213
603
307,999
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pim Cuijpers
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
211
956
157,978
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Roy F Baumeister
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
211
657
309,712
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ed Diener
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
208
485
379,355
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James J Gross
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
195
583
247,743
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kenneth A Dodge
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
193
574
175,876
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
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
Martin Seligman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
190
584
325,353
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stanislas Dehaene
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
189
515
169,628
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eduardo Salas
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
189
700
142,960
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Edward L Deci
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
185
349
553,106
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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
551
238,034
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Gabrieli
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
177
414
109,746
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Costa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
175
471
219,619