Talent 100
2026 Edition
Unveiling the Vanguard of Global Research
Explore measuresHE’s inaugural Talent 100, powered by a sophisticated suite of proprietary metrics designed to provide a more holistic view of individual research gravitas. We look beyond traditional h-indices and volume-based counts to reveal the true influence and trajectory of scholars in the modern academic landscape.
A Snapshot of Excellence
The rankings below showcase an exclusive view of the Top 100 talents across six subject domain. However, our comprehensive analysis evaluates the impact of hundreds of thousands of active researchers across all major disciplines. Contact us today to access the complete dataset and discover the rising stars within your field.
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While the inaugural Talent 100 features top researchers across six key domains, the Arts and Humanities category has been excluded to ensure the ranking's integrity. Current eligibility criteria, which prioritize high-frequency article outputs, do not yet fully capture the scholarly impact of monographs and long-form chapters central to this field. To maintain our commitment to fairness and accuracy, we are currently refining a more nuanced framework for this domain and look forward to debuting a representative Arts and Humanities ranking in a future edition.
| Rank | Name | Institution | Publication volume | Typical research quality | Best works | Research gravitas | Collaboration intensity | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Khaled Hussainey | Bangor University | 98.7 | 85.4 | 90.0 | 92.3 | 97.4 | 91.3 |
| 32 | João J. Ferreira | University of Beira Interior | 98.8 | 82.2 | 91.6 | 95.1 | 97.6 | 91.0 |
| 33 | Uğur Korkut Pata | Mustafa Kemal University | 75.9 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 98.9 | 80.8 | 90.8 |
| 34 | Sabri Boubaker | EM Normandie Business School | 91.6 | 89.2 | 86.5 | 96.9 | 87.7 | 90.7 |
| 34 | Xiaohang Ren | Central South University; University of Southampton | 81.8 | 97.5 | 90.3 | 93.1 | 80.4 | 90.7 |
| 36 | Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente | University of Castilla-La Mancha | 78.1 | 97.2 | 93.3 | 96.8 | 74.7 | 90.5 |
| 37 | Syed Abdul Rehman Khan | Xuzhou University of Technology | 83.8 | 94.6 | 90.5 | 97.9 | 73.9 | 90.4 |
| 38 | Arshian Sharif | Sunway University; University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz | 76.3 | 98.6 | 93.9 | 98.6 | 66.0 | 90.2 |
| 39 | Zaghum Umar | Zayed University | 85.3 | 92.4 | 89.3 | 94.0 | 85.3 | 90.1 |
| 39 | Qiang Ji | Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institutes of Science and Development; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 87.7 | 87.9 | 90.9 | 98.7 | 84.4 | 90.1 |