Our Methodology

    Transparent, Data-Driven Rankings

    Our weighted scoring system evaluates experts across four key dimensions, producing a reproducible 5–100 weighted total score. Each dimension is scored on a 5–100 scale, normalized against the cohort, and then weighted to reflect its relative importance.

    WEIGHTED SCORE FORMULA
    (Research × 0.4) + (Reach × 0.3) + (Innovation × 0.2) + (Policy × 0.1)
    Maximum possible score: 100

    Research Impact

    40%

    Peer-reviewed contributions, citation strength, H-index, research leadership

    Publications countH-indexCitation impactJournal quality

    Public Reach & Communication

    30%

    Audience size, engagement rates, quality and credibility of communication

    Audience sizeEngagement rateMedia appearancesTrust signals

    Innovation

    20%

    Novel contributions, patents, funding raised, product adoption

    Patent portfolioFunding raisedProduct adoptionBreakthrough innovations

    Policy & Advocacy

    10%

    Policy influence, advisory roles, advocacy, stewardship

    Advisory positionsPolicy citationsAdvocacy impactInstitutional roles

    Data Sources

    Academic & Research

    • • Crossref API (publications & citations)
    • • Google Scholar metrics
    • • PubMed & research databases
    • • Nobel Prize records

    Public Reach

    • • iTunes Podcasts API
    • • Google Books API
    • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
    • • Social media metrics

    Innovation

    • • Patent databases
    • • Funding & investment records
    • • Product adoption metrics
    • • Startup databases

    Policy & Advocacy

    • • Government advisory records
    • • Policy citations
    • • Professional society roles
    • • NGO affiliations

    Daily Updates

    Our rankings are automatically refreshed every 24 hours at 03:00 UTC. Scores are recalculated within each refresh, and daily snapshots are stored for reproducibility and transparency.

    Live scoring
    Transparent methodology
    Auditable data