Top-cited scientists by field and subfield

2025 single-year list · 20 fields · 174 subfields (Science-Metrix). Benchmarks are percentiles across all Scopus authors in the subfield, not only listed ones.

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Subfield	Scopus authors	Listed	Top 100k	Median cites	Top 1% cites	Top 1% c	Highest-ranked author
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · Applied Sciences · 434,489 Scopus authors
Agronomy & Agriculture	95,377	2,019	754	23	867	2.69	Lal, Rattan A. #15
Dairy & Animal Science	78,455	1,670	256	18	551	2.46	Pfaffl, Michael W. #1,041
Fisheries	47,614	1,037	202	26	634	2.57	Pauly, Daniel #755
Food Science	107,913	2,265	1,362	43	1,195	2.83	McClements, David Julian #14
Forestry	36,413	781	115	17	583	2.50	Pretzsch, Hans #1,448
Horticulture	5,982	128	12	17	357	2.42	van Leeuwen, Corneli (Kees) #17,122
Veterinary Sciences	72,388	1,539	102	15	391	2.33	Mellor, David J. #6,699
Built Environment & Design · Applied Sciences · 73,753 Scopus authors
Architecture	1,981	42	4	2	96	2.12	DeLanda, Manuel #34,563
Building & Construction	56,454	1,186	932	30	995	2.92	Shi, Caijun #129
Design Practice & Management	11,980	254	63	10	461	2.56	Sigmund, Ole #167
Urban & Regional Planning	15,338	321	305	22	546	2.98	Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés #441
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · Applied Sciences · 1,074,096 Scopus authors
Bioinformatics	24,357	502	279	35	2,473	2.81	Li, Heng #17
Biotechnology	69,700	1,456	374	26	789	2.60	Nielsen, Jens B. #572
Energy	371,959	7,857	3,071	15	821	2.72	Sovacool, Benjamin K. #33
Materials	330,896	6,985	2,324	15	883	2.67	Raabe, Dierk #87
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	177,859	4,133	4,049	77	2,263	3.00	Wang, Zhong Lin #1
Optoelectronics & Photonics	140,272	3,046	238	6	504	2.29	Fan, Shanhui #360
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	32,161	674	184	17	435	2.60	Slovic, Paul #577
Engineering · Applied Sciences · 910,141 Scopus authors
Aerospace & Aeronautics	66,382	1,445	142	8	345	2.35	Menter, Florian R. #381
Automobile Design & Engineering	2,238	48	1	4	186	2.10	Pacejka, Hans B. #18,218
Biomedical Engineering	74,543	1,558	416	23	819	2.61	Langer, Robert Samuel M. #116
Chemical Engineering	97,821	2,050	879	28	1,021	2.74	Awual, Md Rabiul #149
Civil Engineering	67,736	1,455	527	16	686	2.72	Kaveh, Ali #405
Electrical & Electronic Engineering	133,072	2,812	371	8	466	2.42	Blaabjerg, Frede #128
Environmental Engineering	68,664	1,448	555	20	780	2.73	van Genuchten, Martinus Th. #686
Geological & Geomatics Engineering	82,760	1,733	1,112	26	1,060	2.87	Pradhan, Biswajeet K. #319
Industrial Engineering & Automation	131,085	2,759	1,111	14	780	2.73	Duan, Guangren #494
Mechanical Engineering & Transports	157,792	3,369	954	10	554	2.62	Reddy, Junuthula Narasimha #509
Mining & Metallurgy	37,230	802	69	4	359	2.33	van Deventer, Jannie S.J. #3,522
Operations Research	31,951	674	405	16	650	2.84	Ivanov, Dmitry Aleksandrovich #44
Information & Communication Technologies · Applied Sciences · 910,811 Scopus authors
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	517,648	10,854	4,635	14	1,049	2.73	Mirjalili, Seyedali #3
Computation Theory & Mathematics	20,721	443	168	9	400	2.68	Dwork, Cynthia #288
Computer Hardware & Architecture	21,014	451	56	8	595	2.42	Mittal, Sparsh #5,837
Distributed Computing	9,369	199	17	7	530	2.22	Plimpton, Steven J. #256
Information Systems	19,463	397	350	14	1,024	2.94	Venkatesh, Viswanath #39
Medical Informatics	22,436	466	157	20	796	2.63	Eysenbach, Gunther #468
Networking & Telecommunications	228,312	4,837	1,154	8	670	2.57	Shannon, Claude E. #98
Software Engineering	24,083	507	179	12	755	2.68	Slater, Mel #411
Communication & Textual Studies · Arts & Humanities · 63,964 Scopus authors
Communication & Media Studies	16,468	468	451	17	547	3.10	Hayes, Andrew F. #101
Languages & Linguistics	25,930	545	498	8	374	3.03	Hyland, Ken #163
Literary Studies	21,141	439	40	2	62	2.13	Mignolo, Walter D. #1,049
Historical Studies · Arts & Humanities · 59,008 Scopus authors
Anthropology	10,039	215	118	10	384	2.80	Ingold, Tim #433
Archaeology	21,336	469	75	13	374	2.54	Smith, Laurajane #2,719
Classics	3,682	77	3	4	76	2.35	Scheidel, Walter #17,271
History	20,299	432	20	3	76	2.25	Hobsbawm, Eric J.E. #14,801
History of Science, Technology & Medicine	3,157	69	4	4	101	2.31	Daston, Lorraine J. #24,851
History of Social Sciences	2,425	52	16	7	217	2.66	North, Douglass C. #5,075
Philosophy & Theology · Arts & Humanities · 30,497 Scopus authors
Applied Ethics	6,701	142	105	14	599	2.90	Whyte, Kyle Powys #1,618
Philosophy	14,569	306	171	5	212	2.82	Floridi, Luciano #49
Religions & Theology	11,748	254	18	3	90	2.25	Pihkala, Panu #4,267
Visual & Performing Arts · Arts & Humanities · 7,188 Scopus authors
Art Practice, History & Theory	2,788	59	0	1	45	1.94	Gray, Jonathan #129,220
Drama & Theater	1,418	30	1	4	88	2.19	Fischer-Lichte, Erika #79,170
Folklore	762	15	1	2	56	2.13	Bauman, Richard W. #99,221
Music	3,762	81	4	2	81	2.25	Hess, Juliet #53,235
Economics & Business · Economic & Social Sciences · 227,917 Scopus authors
Accounting	7,240	197	194	35	754	3.10	Linnenluecke, Martina K. #2,823
Agricultural Economics & Policy	6,741	139	117	21	769	2.95	Barbier, Edward B. #466
Business & Management	68,786	2,264	2,219	27	994	3.19	Teece, David J. #22
Development Studies	5,287	111	95	17	475	2.93	Kabeer, Naila #2,109
Econometrics	1,427	83	83	25	1,971	3.63	Pesaran, M. Hashem #48
Economic Theory	1,802	38	16	11	254	2.70	Young, H. Peyton #14,927
Economics	54,592	1,210	1,190	18	620	3.05	Acemoglu, Daron #29
Finance	16,367	408	404	28	844	3.07	Fama, Eugene F. #323
Industrial Relations	2,573	52	37	18	525	2.84	Guest, David E. #3,962
Logistics & Transportation	32,287	671	363	20	708	2.82	Flyvbjerg, Bent #850
Marketing	15,920	594	589	44	1,073	3.18	Hair, Joseph Franklin #42
Sport, Leisure & Tourism	11,605	462	444	38	914	3.25	Han, Heesup #111
Social Sciences · Economic & Social Sciences · 265,152 Scopus authors
Criminology	14,394	308	221	20	475	2.88	Nagin, Daniel S. #1,085
Cultural Studies	8,723	183	37	6	112	2.48	Chakrabarty, Dipesh #2,726
Demography	3,977	85	57	13	416	2.88	de Haas, Hein #2,824
Education	115,687	2,432	1,386	14	473	2.83	Sweller, John #59
Family Studies	4,074	87	41	17	453	2.79	Amato, Paul R. #6,356
Gender Studies	2,687	60	59	15	360	2.98	Braun, Virginia #94
Geography	21,559	541	527	17	554	3.04	Liu, Yansui #335
Information & Library Sciences	15,996	340	80	5	334	2.52	Chen, Chaomei #296
International Relations	9,646	223	218	12	322	3.00	Hickel, Jason E. #1,081
Law	18,707	395	100	7	179	2.61	Sunstein, Cass R. #233
Political Science & Public Administration	27,183	899	885	17	526	3.13	Ostrom, Elinor #34
Science Studies	5,303	143	137	19	655	3.13	Geels, Frank W. #95
Social Sciences Methods	3,363	143	142	16	1,300	3.41	Bentler, Peter M. #105
Social Work	9,659	208	45	16	286	2.62	Berger, Roni B. #14,162
Sociology	12,471	453	448	16	574	3.20	Connell, Raewyn W. #616
Biomedical Research · Health Sciences · 897,823 Scopus authors
Anatomy & Morphology	8,297	184	9	10	296	2.22	Tubbs, Richard Shane #12,827
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	216,826	4,513	1,475	20	846	2.63	Semenza, Gregg L. #107
Biophysics	21,025	448	72	12	470	2.40	Berman, Helen M. #4,217
Developmental Biology	167,121	3,458	2,071	54	2,718	2.83	Clevers, Hans C. #46
Genetics & Heredity	42,273	881	211	26	1,437	2.59	Quinlan, Aaron R. #1,620
Microbiology	232,186	4,837	1,875	30	1,207	2.70	Fierer, Noah G. #97
Microscopy	4,178	88	16	9	476	2.44	Liu, Jingyue(Jimmy) Jingyue #7,485
Mycology & Parasitology	29,175	636	125	17	888	2.58	Dubey, Jitender P. #701
Nutrition & Dietetics	59,506	1,229	637	27	1,392	2.79	Calder, Philip C. #122
Physiology	26,472	560	192	12	539	2.67	Pörtner, Hans-O. Otto #921
Toxicology	69,049	1,447	339	20	792	2.56	Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. #317
Virology	79,508	1,678	317	25	922	2.52	Larson, Heidi Jane #1,263
Clinical Medicine · Health Sciences · 3,599,268 Scopus authors
Allergy	19,768	414	198	22	1,481	2.80	Akdiş, Cezmi A. A. #817
Anesthesiology	59,383	1,238	272	17	681	2.50	Kehlet, Henrik Fs #818
Arthritis & Rheumatology	45,980	960	471	25	1,532	2.79	Singh, Jasvinder A. #224
Cardiovascular System & Hematology	249,410	5,189	2,388	20	2,081	2.76	Libby, Peter A. #28
Complementary & Alternative Medicine	14,206	292	27	15	394	2.23	Cramer, Holger #9,780
Dentistry	101,728	2,128	447	15	592	2.51	Schwendicke, Falk #862
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	64,751	1,352	344	14	768	2.55	Hamblin, Michael R. #84
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	44,281	927	279	25	1,249	2.64	Vincent, Jean Louis #177
Endocrinology & Metabolism	100,693	2,085	1,364	28	1,628	2.88	Hu, Frank B. #74
Environmental & Occupational Health	15,550	325	39	8	541	2.42	Kawakami, Norito #12,793
Gastroenterology & Hepatology	113,536	2,352	1,001	18	1,377	2.73	Younossi, Zobair M. #82
General & Internal Medicine	360,081	7,450	1,353	2	2,014	2.39	Altman, Douglas G. #10
General Clinical Medicine	24,038	504	34	8	340	2.15	Lippi, Giuseppe #1,575
Geriatrics	14,240	292	160	24	1,369	2.84	Rockwood, Kenneth J. #402
Immunology	176,292	3,650	1,717	35	1,447	2.76	Kroemer, Guido #62
Legal & Forensic Medicine	15,674	335	26	9	341	2.28	Dinis-Oliveira, R. J. #6,129
Neurology & Neurosurgery	379,830	7,932	4,090	29	1,392	2.81	Friston, K. J. #23
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	129,561	2,743	438	16	797	2.50	Weissleder, R. #827
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	105,735	2,207	536	15	736	2.56	Aitken, Robert John #1,112
Oncology & Carcinogenesis	377,791	7,821	3,050	35	1,802	2.69	Bray, Freddie Ian #52
Ophthalmology & Optometry	86,157	1,804	465	16	860	2.58	Jonas, Jost Bruno #298
Orthopedics	98,781	2,080	483	21	726	2.56	Maffulli, Nicola #730
Otorhinolaryngology	54,521	1,147	87	11	523	2.37	Lin, Frank Robert #2,795
Pathology	26,003	538	144	13	888	2.53	McCluggage, William Glenn #4,471
Pediatrics	81,129	1,702	263	12	673	2.45	Van Buuren, Stef #1,198
Pharmacology & Pharmacy	166,116	3,495	681	15	675	2.52	Torchilin, Vladimir P. #435
Psychiatry	90,846	1,893	1,516	27	1,899	2.97	Kessler, Ronald C. #27
Respiratory System	71,926	1,497	567	20	1,340	2.71	Barnes, Peter John #141
Sport Sciences	41,112	872	470	25	1,000	2.83	Hagger, Martin S. #1,063
Surgery	146,713	3,089	408	14	765	2.42	Clavien, Pierre Alain #3,037
Tropical Medicine	39,335	831	98	17	683	2.44	Hotez, Peter J. #1,076
Urology & Nephrology	96,288	1,996	626	16	1,119	2.63	Levey, Andrew S. #294
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · Health Sciences · 141,053 Scopus authors
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology	13,044	284	154	18	595	2.84	Dunbar, Robin I.M. #734
Clinical Psychology	19,306	403	347	21	1,089	3.02	Beck, Aaron T. #236
Developmental & Child Psychology	25,365	655	632	30	1,171	3.13	Baron-Cohen, Simon B. #184
Experimental Psychology	37,808	1,103	1,053	30	975	3.15	Gross, James J. #11
General Psychology & Cognitive Sciences	4,120	84	39	13	479	2.73	Lent, Robert W. #1,708
Human Factors	16,381	336	229	22	782	2.89	Endsley, Mica R. #737
Psychoanalysis	3,511	78	13	3	184	2.43	Kernberg, Otto Friedmann #7,916
Social Psychology	27,908	1,102	1,065	29	1,384	3.38	Bandura, Albert #4
Public Health & Health Services · Health Sciences · 223,175 Scopus authors
Epidemiology	10,334	211	111	17	1,575	2.78	VanDerWeele, Tyler J. #53
Gerontology	13,096	274	170	21	983	2.87	Ferrucci, Luigi G. #377
Health Policy & Services	23,941	501	200	21	848	2.71	Ware, John Emerson #948
Nursing	73,697	1,556	258	13	477	2.48	Sandelowski, Margarete J. #336
Public Health	82,273	1,726	1,008	26	1,407	2.83	Williams, David Rudyard #156
Rehabilitation	31,889	672	183	19	634	2.62	Bohannon, Richard Wallace #596
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology	13,500	287	83	17	711	2.66	Deng, Li #632
Substance Abuse	18,209	389	204	22	928	2.82	Griffiths, Mark D. #139
Biology · Natural Sciences · 445,736 Scopus authors
Ecology	82,882	1,969	1,878	37	1,575	3.07	Tilman, David G. #65
Entomology	40,595	867	188	19	535	2.59	van Huis, Arnold #1,056
Evolutionary Biology	31,128	655	537	29	1,079	2.98	Yang, Ziheng #275
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	54,545	1,159	495	28	829	2.76	Duarte, C. M. #187
Ornithology	5,121	111	11	12	301	2.21	Newton, Ian #19,171
Plant Biology & Botany	204,373	4,272	1,678	31	900	2.71	Zhu, Jian Kang #55
Zoology	19,073	435	24	14	432	2.38	Maddison, Wayne Paul #19,180
Chemistry · Natural Sciences · 804,950 Scopus authors
Analytical Chemistry	137,328	2,907	617	20	735	2.56	Wang, Joseph #118
General Chemistry	57,505	1,215	181	10	499	2.38	Yaghi, Omar M. #73
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	86,991	1,869	313	13	669	2.52	Sheldrick, George Michael #70
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	120,621	2,551	395	24	714	2.46	Sahebkar, Amirhossein #157
Organic Chemistry	188,664	4,003	1,190	19	832	2.64	Sheldon, Roger A. #212
Physical Chemistry	44,088	917	346	22	986	2.68	NØrskov, Jens Kehlet #72
Polymers	133,253	2,807	958	19	860	2.68	Andrady, Anthony L. #413
Earth & Environmental Sciences · Natural Sciences · 399,932 Scopus authors
Environmental Sciences	140,934	2,941	2,300	41	1,394	2.92	Wang, Jianlong #185
Geochemistry & Geophysics	108,013	2,278	1,338	21	819	2.86	Pearce, Juliana A. #536
Geology	17,936	381	92	13	445	2.59	Santosh, M. Warrier #714
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	84,638	1,974	1,794	38	1,847	3.06	Trenberth, Kevin E. #191
Oceanography	16,622	350	97	16	546	2.64	Millero, Frank J. #2,121
Paleontology	23,292	516	234	27	760	2.83	Bronk Ramsey, Christopher #1,215
Mathematics & Statistics · Natural Sciences · 138,254 Scopus authors
Applied Mathematics	23,982	522	256	15	671	2.84	Karniadakis, George Em #206
General Mathematics	76,268	1,671	481	8	271	2.66	Winkler, Michael #279
Numerical & Computational Mathematics	17,431	375	145	12	444	2.74	Wazwaz, Abdul Majid 1. #539
Statistics & Probability	24,695	516	469	18	1,024	3.00	Breiman, Leo #16
Physics & Astronomy · Natural Sciences · 912,046 Scopus authors
Acoustics	38,987	837	205	10	516	2.59	Lei, Yaguo #894
Applied Physics	323,282	6,862	1,808	11	778	2.60	Kresse, Georg #2
Astronomy & Astrophysics	58,202	1,786	1,288	66	4,741	3.11	Springel, Volker #205
Chemical Physics	121,889	2,599	1,125	19	921	2.76	Grimme, Stefan #5
Fluids & Plasmas	58,297	1,265	632	17	849	2.82	Newman, Mark E.J. #30
General Physics	87,024	1,854	588	10	799	2.65	Preskill, John P. #199
Mathematical Physics	6,761	147	48	10	298	2.67	Ma, Wenxiu #694
Nuclear & Particle Physics	164,120	3,575	1,226	24	8,587	2.73	Witten, Edward #45
Optics	83,504	1,780	390	14	704	2.55	Kivshar, Yuri S. #581