Leo Sher, M.D.

ScholarGPS has published its 2025 rankings of scholars across all fields of science and the arts worldwide. ScholarGPS is a distinguished American company based in California and is widely recognized as a premier online source for the analysis of scholarly activity in academia and beyond. Its rankings are frequently used and cited by academic institutions, funding bodies, and scholars as a trusted benchmark of scholarly excellence. The platform provides comprehensive rankings of scholars and institutions across the full spectrum of fields, disciplines, and specialties. ScholarGPS rankings are based on several metrics, including quality (h-index), productivity (archival publication count), impact (citation count), and a combined ScholarGPS Rank, calculated as the geometric mean of productivity, impact, and quality scores. Rankings are available for both the most recent five-year period and across an individual’s entire academic career (lifetime rankings).

According to the 2025 ScholarGPS rankings, the most distinguished and highly ranked scholars in the field of suicidology over the past five years are (1):

#1 Leo Sher, United States

#2 Mohammed A. Mamun, Bangladesh

#3 Maurizio Pompili, Italy

#4 Mark D. Griffiths, United Kingdom

#5 Thomas E. Joiner, United States

#6 Paul S. F. Yip, Hong Kong

#7 J. John Mann, United States

#8 Craig J. Bryan, United States

#9 Diego De Leo, Slovenia

#10 S. M. Yasir Arafat, Bangladesh

According to the 2025 ScholarGPS rankings, the most distinguished and highly ranked scholars in the field of suicidology across their entire academic careers (lifetime) are (2):

#1 Thomas E. Joiner, United States

#2 Keith Hawton, United Kingdom

#3 J. John Mann, United States

#4 David Lester, United States

#5 Steven Stack, United States

#6 David A. Brent, United States

#7 Leo Sher, United States

#8 David Gunnell, United Kingdom

#9 Alec Roy, United States

#10 Diego De Leo, Slovenia

References:

1. https://scholargps.com/highly-ranked-scholars?year=2025&ranking_duration=LAST_5_YEARS&specialty=Suicide#1
2. https://scholargps.com/highly-ranked-scholars?year=2025&ranking_duration=LIFETIME_ALL&specialty=Suicide#1