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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |
Sir Harold Kroto
 (Chemist) |
United Kingdom | 8 | 696 | 704 |
| 32 |
H. Robert Horvitz
 (Nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans) |
United States | 0 | 700 | 700 |
| 33 |
Eric R. Kandel
(neuropsychiatrist) |
United States | 3 | 671 | 674 |
| 34 |
Leland H. Hartwell
(cell cycle) |
United States | 1 | 670 | 671 |
| 35 |
Dr. Irun Cohen
(Immunologist) |
United States | 4 | 666 | 670 |
| 36 |
Sir Paul M. Nurse
(Cell cycle regulation by cyclin and cyclin dependent kinases) |
United Kingdom | 2 | 659 | 661 |
| 37 |
Erwin Neher
(Ion channels in cells) |
Germany | 14 | 646 | 660 |
| 38 |
Sir Peter Mansfield
 (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
United Kingdom | 0 | 652 | 652 |
| 39 |
George A. Olah
(Chemist) |
United States | 1 | 649 | 650 |
| 40 |
Linda B. Buck
(Physiology and Biophysics) |
United States | 0 | 650 | 650 |