Top 100 Scientists

World History, Philosophy, Theology 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: 1
Luciano Floridi
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
122
354
69,000
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stringer C
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
307
39,635
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barry Smith
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
425
52,474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José Antonio López Sáez
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
404
30,205
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Pettit
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
320
49,733
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jens H Kuhn
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
234
29,275
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shaun Gallagher
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
298
49,499
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eudald Carbonell
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
296
26,442
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Glass
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
171
45,027
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Gurven
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
237
32,714
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
198
28,525
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Max Roser
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
248
43,508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark van Kleunen
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
248
33,744
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Nettle
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
211
32,299
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luciano Floridi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
122
354
69,000
AI Ethics
Digital Ethics
Information Ethics
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Technolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neal Krause
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
113
357
39,726
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johannes Krause
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
231
55,103
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David K Lewis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
354
122,959
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stringer C
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
307
39,635
palaeontology anthropology archaeology quaternary pleistocene
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Barry Smith
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
425
52,474
applied ontology
biomedical informatics
metaphysics
ontology
philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
José Antonio López Sáez
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
103
404
30,205
Palynology
Holocene
Climate change
Cultural change
Neolithic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Pettit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
320
49,733
Moral Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Metaphysics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nestor Garcia Canclini
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
101
460
94,031
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Anderson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
347
48,085
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Martin John Whitehouse
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
99
473
42,929
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Miral Dizdaroglu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
240
37,536
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Francesco D Errico
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
287
36,423
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Norell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
245
25,606
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ray Jackendoff
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
91
229
96,804
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jens H Kuhn
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
234
29,275
filoviruses
BSL-4
viral hemorrhagic fevers
biodefense
bioengagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shaun Gallagher
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
298
49,499
Embodied cognition
mind
philosophy of cognitive science
self
hermeneutic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eudald Carbonell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
296
26,442
Lithic technology
Prehistory
Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Paleolithic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Glass
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
171
45,027
aging
skeletal muscle
experimental design
reproducibility
history of science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Gurven
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
237
32,714
evolutionary medicine
hunter-gatherers & horticulturalists
life history evolution
cooperation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
198
28,525
Star Formation
Planet Formation
Interstellar Medium Structure
Galaxy Evolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Max Roser
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
248
43,508
Poverty
Growth
Health
Economic History
Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mark van Kleunen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
248
33,744
invasion ecology
global change ecology
life-history evolution
pollination
phenotypic plasticity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Nettle
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
211
32,299
Human behavioural ecology
Life history
Social behaviour
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andy Clark
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
202
64,673