The World’s greatest scientists

Find the world’s greatest living scientists in our Superstars of Science league table below.  All scientists are awarded a score based on their academic achievements as well as their popularity.

You can browse the scientists listed below in order of their overall scores, or you can search for scientists that you’re specifically interested in using the box below to search by name, institution, discipline, country and keyword.

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# Scientist Country Public Score Academic Score Overall Score
141
Marcela Bilek
Physicist (Applied Physics)
AustraliaCzech Republic 1 20 21
142
David Craig
Chemist (Quantum Chemist)
Australia 0 20 20
143
Colin Pillinger
Colin Pillinger
Physicist (Astrophysicist)
United Kingdom 0 20 20
144
Evelyn Hu
Dr. Evelyn Hu
Physicist (Applied Physicist, Electrical Engineer)
United States 0 20 20
145
Qiang Zhou
Dr. Qiang Zhou
Biologist (Biochemist)
United States 0 13 13
146
Peter Freund
Prof. Peter Freund
Physicist (Theoretical Physicist)
United States 1 9 10
147
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Clifford Stoll
Physicist (astronomer and author)
United States 5 3 8
148
Lee Smolin
Dr. Lee Smolin
Physicist (Theoretical Physicist)
United States 0 3 3
149
0 0 0
150
0 0 0