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World Scientists H-Index Economics & Econometrics / Economics Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.

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Total 43.943 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
182
Country Rank
82
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Joseph E Stiglitz
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York
New York City , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
123
0.510
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
571
Country Rank
198
Institution Rank :20
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Amartya Kumar Sen
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
118
0.581
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
916
Country Rank
353
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
James Heckman
James Heckman
University of Chicago
Chicago , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
113
0.631
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
972
Country Rank
380
Institution Rank :8
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Daron Acemoğlu
Daron Acemoğlu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
137
0.783
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
993
Country Rank
389
Institution Rank :45
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
123
0.707
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,155
Country Rank
467
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Medicine
Law
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
113
0.677
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,702
Country Rank
730
Institution Rank :75
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
social science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
88
0.583
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,834
Country Rank
36
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :8
France
Jean Tirole
Jean Tirole
Toulouse School of Economics
Toulouse , France
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
88
0.595
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,249
Country Rank
178
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United Kingdom
Martin Knapp
Martin Knapp
London School of Economics and Political Science
London , United Kingdom
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
86
0.610
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,518
Country Rank
1,145
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Richard B Freeman
Richard B Freeman
National Bureau of Economic Research
- , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
engineering workforce
shared capitalism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
60
0.435
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,743
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank :6
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Switzerland
Ernst Fehr
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
95
0.704
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
2,834
Country Rank
61
Institution Rank :11
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Netherlands
Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
72
0.537
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,059
Country Rank
1,391
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Ted R Miller
Ted R Miller
Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation
Maryland , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
102
0.779
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,181
Country Rank
1,443
Institution Rank :147
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Growth
Innovation
Contract
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
82
0.631
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,195
Country Rank
1,453
Institution Rank :15
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Rafael Fonseca
Rafael Fonseca
Mayo Clinic
Rochester , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Myeloma and related conditions
ethics health economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
73
0.562
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,296
Country Rank
1,502
Institution Rank :33
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
William Nordhaus
William Nordhaus
Yale University
New Haven , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
macroeconomics
environmental economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
79
0.612
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,580
Country Rank
1,637
Institution Rank :20
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
97
0.770
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,731
Country Rank
1,712
Institution Rank :7
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Aaron Caughey
Aaron Caughey
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
pregnancy
economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
81
0.648
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,856
Country Rank
1,772
Institution Rank :79
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Eric Hanushek
Eric Hanushek
Stanford University
Stanford , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economics
economics of education
education policy
labor economics
economic growth
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
78
0.629
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
3,921
Country Rank
1,803
Institution Rank :175
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Jeffrey Frankel
Jeffrey Frankel
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
53
0.427
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,230
Country Rank
1,949
Institution Rank :27
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
Princeton University
Princeton , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
labor economics
education
inequality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
79
0.653
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,303
Country Rank
1,991
Institution Rank :187
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Joseph P Newhouse
Joseph P Newhouse
Harvard University
Cambridge , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
50
0.413
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,401
Country Rank
55
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Sweden
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm , Sweden
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
72
0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,426
Country Rank
2,050
Institution Rank :34
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Jere Behrman
Jere Behrman
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economic development
human capital
labor
early childhood development
development economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
64
0.533
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
4,544
Country Rank
2,105
Institution Rank :29
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Angus Deaton
Angus Deaton
Princeton University
Princeton , United States
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic development
health
well-being
econometrics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
74
0.622
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
182
United States
82
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph E Stiglitz
Joseph E Stiglitz
Columbia University New York New York City, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
123
0.510
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
571
United States
198
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Amartya Kumar Sen
Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
118
0.581
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
916
United States
353
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Heckman
James Heckman
University of Chicago Chicago, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
113
0.631
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
972
United States
380
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daron Acemoğlu
Daron Acemoğlu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
137
0.783
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
993
United States
389
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrei Shleifer
Andrei Shleifer
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
123
0.707
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,155
United States
467
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
113
0.677
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Medicine
Law
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,702
United States
730
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dani Rodrik
Dani Rodrik
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
88
0.583
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
social science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,834
France
36
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jean Tirole
Jean Tirole
Toulouse School of Economics Toulouse, France France
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
88
0.595
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,249
United Kingdom
178
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Knapp
Martin Knapp
London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
86
0.610
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social policy
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,518
United States
1,145
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard B Freeman
Richard B Freeman
National Bureau of Economic Research -, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
60
0.435
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
engineering workforce
shared capitalism
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,743
Switzerland
45
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ernst Fehr
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zürich Zürich, Switzerland Switzerland
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
95
0.704
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,834
Netherlands
61
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
72
0.537
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,059
United States
1,391
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ted R Miller
Ted R Miller
Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation Maryland, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
102
0.779
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & policy
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,181
United States
1,443
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
82
0.631
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Growth
Innovation
Contract
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,195
United States
1,453
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rafael Fonseca
Rafael Fonseca
Mayo Clinic Rochester, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
73
0.562
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Myeloma and related conditions
ethics health economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,296
United States
1,502
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William Nordhaus
William Nordhaus
Yale University New Haven, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
79
0.612
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
macroeconomics
environmental economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,580
United States
1,637
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
97
0.770
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,731
United States
1,712
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aaron Caughey
Aaron Caughey
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
81
0.648
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
pregnancy
economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,856
United States
1,772
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eric Hanushek
Eric Hanushek
Stanford University Stanford, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
78
0.629
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economics
economics of education
education policy
labor economics
economic growth
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
3,921
United States
1,803
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeffrey Frankel
Jeffrey Frankel
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
53
0.427
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,230
United States
1,949
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
Princeton University Princeton, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
79
0.653
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
labor economics
education
inequality
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,303
United States
1,991
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Joseph P Newhouse
Joseph P Newhouse
Harvard University Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
50
0.413
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,401
Sweden
55
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson
Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm, Sweden Sweden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
72
0.600
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,426
United States
2,050
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jere Behrman
Jere Behrman
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
64
0.533
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
economic development
human capital
labor
early childhood development
development economics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
4,544
United States
2,105
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Angus Deaton
Angus Deaton
Princeton University Princeton, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
74
0.622
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic development
health
well-being
econometrics
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