Top 2% Scientists List 2025: Our Distinguished Editorial Board
The Top 2% Scientists List 2025 celebrates the most outstanding researchers worldwide, highlighting their contributions across various scientific disciplines. Our editorial board is composed of distinguished experts who have significantly advanced their fields through innovative research, academic leadership, and collaborative efforts. Many of these scholars are also active contributors to REAPress, reflecting their engagement with cutting-edge research and knowledge dissemination in global scientific communities.
This prestigious list is compiled based on the latest findings of a joint project between Elsevier’s Scopus database and Stanford University, which analyzes scientific publications across 22 main fields and 174 subfields, using composite citation metrics including the number of citations, co-authorship patterns, and H-index scores. The full methodology and annual updates can be accessed on the official website: Top 2% Scientists List.
Recognizing these top scientists is essential not only for maintaining high standards in scientific publishing but also for inspiring emerging researchers and fostering international academic networks. By presenting this list, we aim to provide a comprehensive view of leading minds shaping the future of research. The Top Scientists List serves as a reliable reference for institutions, students, and fellow researchers seeking knowledge, mentorship, and collaboration opportunities.
| FUZZY | CAND | DMOR | BDACV | JARIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyyed Ahmad Edalatpanah | S. A. Edalatpanah | Alireza Amirteimoori | S. A. Edalatpanah | Nachiappan Subramanian |
| Florentin Smarandache | Martin Bohner | Javad Behnamian | Dragan Pamucar | Harish Garg |
| Edmundas K. Zavadskas | Ji-Huan He | Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan | Radu-Emil Precup | Huchang Liao |
| Cengiz Kahraman | Muhammad Akram | Tofigh Allahviranloo | Muhammad Saeed Akram | Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam |
| Harish Garg | J.N. Reddy | Abdollah Hadi-Vencheh | Praveen Agarwal | Panos M. Pardalos |
| Dragan Pamučar | Praveen Agarwal | Ertugrul Ayyildiz | José Luis Verdegay | Mohamed Abdel-Basset |
| Peide Liu | Jun Ye | Ali Ebrahimnejad | Peter Fernandes Wanke | Jun Ye |
| Luis Martínez | Predrag Stanimirović | Praveen Agarwal | Jafar Biazar | Deng-Feng Li |
| Jun Ye | Julio Daniel Rossi | Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee | Abdollah Hadi-Vencheh | Jie Wu |
| Muhammad Akram | Denis N. Sidorov | Hamed Nozari | Harish Garg | Ali Emrouznejad |
| Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou | Saman Babaie–Kafaki | Hasan Salehi Fathabadi | Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee | Tofigh Allahviranloo |
| Masahiro Inuiguchi | Davron Aslonqulovich Juraev | – | Maziar Yazdani | Morteza Yazdani |
| Jurgita Antucheviciene | Mohamed Abdel-Basset | – | Hitesh Mohapatra | Ashkan Hafezalkotob |
| José Luis Verdegay | Muhammad Nadeem | – | Munir Ahmad | Jelena Šaković Jovanović |
| Vicenç Torra | Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee | – | – | Vladimir Simic |
| Tofigh Allahviranloo | Mohammed K.A. Kaabar | – | Nachiappan Subramanian | Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan |
| Benjamin Bedregal | V. N. Mishra | – | Harish Garg | Vassili Kolokoltsov |
| Saleem Abdullah | Vakkas Uluçay | – | Huchang Liao | Peiman Ghasemi |
| Željko Stević | Günerhan, Hatıra | – | Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam | Praveen Agarwal |
| Rosa M. Rodríguez | Ahmad, Hijaz | – | Panos M. Pardalos | Alireza Goli |
| Dragiša Stanujkić | – | – | Mohamed Abdel-Basset | Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee |
| Jindong Qin | – | – | Jun Ye | Arash Shahin |
| Fausto Cavallaro | – | – | Deng-Feng Li | Maziar Yazdani |
| Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani | – | – | Jie Wu | Atiqe Ur Rahman |
| Tareq Mohammed Al-shami | – | – | Ali Emrouznejad | – |
| Ali Ebrahimnejad | – | – | Tofigh Allahviranloo | – |
| Bin Pang | – | – | Morteza Yazdani | – |
| Said Broumi | – | – | Ashkan Hafezalkotob | – |
| Vladimir Simic | – | – | Jelena Šaković Jovanović | – |
| Stefania Tomasiello | – | – | Vladimir Simic | – |
| Bahram Farhadinia | – | – | Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan | – |
| Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee | – | – | Vassili Kolokoltsov | – |
| Praveen Agarwal | – | – | Peiman Ghasemi | – |
| Arsham Borumand Saeid | – | – | Praveen Agarwal | – |
| Maziar Yazdani | – | – | Alireza Goli | – |
| V. N. Mishra | – | – | Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee | – |
| Atiqe Ur Rahman | – | – | Arash Shahin | – |
Future Updates
It should be noted that this recognition currently applies to editorial board members from five REAPress journals — FUZZY, CAND, DMOR, BDACV, and JARIE. Future updates will include additional REAPress journals as more contributors from our expanding network of researchers are identified in upcoming editions of the Top 2% Scientists List 2025.
Through the inclusion of these exceptional scientists, REAPress’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards in scientific publishing is reaffirmed, while fostering an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and scholarly excellence.