World top scientists: In an era where scientific breakthroughs shape

In an era where scientific breakthroughs shape our future, a new study from Stanford University and Elsevier has pinpointed the researchers leading the charge. The updated ranking of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists reveals not just who’s publishing – but whose work is driving global progress. The massive dataset, analyzing millions of academic papers The highest cited scientist is Eric S. Lander from the Broad Institute, United States with 697,064 citations. The average H-index for the top 1% of scientists is 322 against an average of 187 for the top 1000 scientists included in the ranking. WORLD 'S BEST SCIENTISTS RANKING How Can Interdisciplinary Online Advanced Degrees Enhance Career Growth? Recognizing the world’s most impactful scientists based on Scopus data and a composite score (c-score) developed by Stanford researchers A searchable web interface for the ranking of the world 's top 2% scientists by Ioannidis/Stanford/Elsevier on the basis of the SCOPUS citation database, fall 2024 update for career-long impact until 2023.