1) Steven Moffat
When it comes down to sheer writing talent, he'd be a little bit lower, but based on contributions to Who, he's been phenomenal. A much greater understanding of Doctor Who than his predeccessor, and a very creative mind that's given us things such as the Silence, Heaven Sent and the Weeping Angels. He also has Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, which is a definite plus.
Not to say he's perfect, though, he's definitely made his mistakes... the most criminal of them all being the disturbing ending to Flesh and Stone.
2) Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell has been a fantastic writer in the wider scope of the Who franchise, and his Human Nature adaption for Series 3 is no exception. That story doesn't get enough appreciation.
3) Neil Gaiman
I adore Neil Gaiman as a writer in general, but The Doctor's Wife is one of my favourite New Who stories ever.
4) Phil Ford
He's only had co-writing duties on the main show, but both of those stories were brilliant, and he conveniently wrote the majority of Sarah Jane Adventures episodes that I loved.
5) James Mathieson
The Girl Who Waited was a disappointment, but his two contributions for S8 were excellent.
6) Toby Whithouse
I don't think he's ever had a dull story, he's a very capable writer for television and I don't think it would have been a bad thing to see him take over as the next showrunner.
7) Gareth Roberts
I don't usually enjoy his episodes, I think his scripts often think themselves much funnier than they actually are and he doesn't do serious very well.
8) Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is a good writer, and in terms of novels and audio stories he's made some great Doctor Who stories, but for some reason he can't translate that magic onto television. The Unquiet Dead was brilliant but the rest mostly ranges from forgettable to dreadful.
9) Tom McRae
Rise of the Cybermen was questionable plot-wise, but the Cybermen were quite scary. The Girl Who Waited was outstanding and one of those occassions where Who actually succeeds in emotional storytelling.
10) Neil Cross
His two stories for S7 were quite good, but I don't know if the forgettable nature of that series lower my opinion of him as a writer.
11) Steven Thompson
Not bad, but not great either.
12) Russell T Davies
Eh, never understood the hype over him, he's overall a very poor writer in my opinion. His storytelling is very blunt and leaves little to the imagination, the development between his characters feels very contrived and artificial, and when it comes to sci-fi he's not a particularly creative man. On the one hand, he managed to give a very broad appeal to the show, on the other, he pandered to the mainstream a little too much for me, giving the Doctor sex appeal and cheapening the companion dynamic by turning it into romance. His grasp of the Doctor's character was very off; instead of the mysterious, alien scientist he was a "hip space Jesus" who couldn't keep his hands off of women.
Aside from farting aliens and diaorrhea exposition, his best work was the first series, but he also created two brilliant episodes in Midnight and The Waters of Mars.
13) Chris Chibnall
Some of his stories are mediocre, but some are dreadful. He also co-wrote the dreadful Torchwood and wrote Day One and Cyberwoman, some of the worst things to ever happen to Doctor Who. Not too optimistic about him being the next showrunner, but I'll reserve judgement until I actually see some.
14) Helen Raynor
Not much to say really, just not a very interesting writer and Daleks in Manhatten was horrendous.
15) Matthew Graham
Thanks for Fear Her...