Top 100 Scientists

North America Business & Management / Entrepreneurship Top 100 Scientists 2024

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total h-index scores. Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, and COMESA based on total h-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (829,221 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects. 

* Rankings
World Rank
1,237
Country Rank
509
Institution Rank : 1
United States
David Audretsch
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
163
607
135,915
* Rankings
World Rank
2,239
Country Rank
1,023
Institution Rank : 7
United States
Bruce Avolio
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
140
248
214,431
* Rankings
World Rank
3,477
Country Rank
1,599
Institution Rank : 6
United States
Dean A Shepherd
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
126
275
88,501
* Rankings
World Rank
3,842
Country Rank
1,777
Institution Rank : 23
United States
Shaker A Zahra
entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
IB & technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
270
122,932
* Rankings
World Rank
3,976
Country Rank
1,843
Institution Rank : 2
United States
Robert A Baron
Entrepeneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
122
304
102,109
* Rankings
World Rank
5,609
Country Rank
2,607
Institution Rank : 6
United States
Zoltan Acs
Innovation
entrepreneurship
economic geography
economic development
small business
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
112
319
80,517
* Rankings
World Rank
8,070
Country Rank
3,726
Institution Rank : 9
United States
Kalle Lyytinen
information systems
innovation
strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
314
53,660
* Rankings
World Rank
8,355
Country Rank
3,846
Institution Rank : 3
United States
Michael Tushman
Organizations
innovation
leadership
strategy
ambidexterity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
101
189
116,073
* Rankings
World Rank
8,603
Country Rank
3,948
Institution Rank : 4
United States
Josh Lerner
Venture capital
innovation
corporate finance
private equity
entrepreneurial finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
209
74,843
* Rankings
World Rank
9,629
Country Rank
4,407
Institution Rank : 15
United States
Naresh Kumar
Human Resource Development
Organizational Development
Competency Management
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
659
42,709
* Rankings
World Rank
10,561
Country Rank
4,830
Institution Rank : 217
United States
Steven M Asch
Health Services Research
Improving Value of Health Care
Implementation Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
95
412
41,409
* Rankings
World Rank
11,258
Country Rank
5,123
Institution Rank : 10
United States
Donald F Kuratko
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
185
49,422
* Rankings
World Rank
11,676
Country Rank
481
Institution Rank : 12
Canada
Leo Paul Dana
Economic anthropology
minorities
pastoralism
small firms
wine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
380
31,616
* Rankings
World Rank
16,525
Country Rank
7,375
Institution Rank : 5
United States
Robert Hisrich
Entrepreneurship
International Entrepreneurship
Women Entrepreneurship
Intrapreneurship
Entrepreneurial Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
166
40,620
* Rankings
World Rank
19,237
Country Rank
8,515
Institution Rank : 3
United States
Candida Brush
entrepreneurship
gender & women's entrepreneurship
new venture creation
entrepreneurial finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
172
37,759
* Rankings
World Rank
21,774
Country Rank
9,532
Institution Rank : 14
United States
Elias G Carayannis
Science
Technology
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
240
28,004
* Rankings
World Rank
21,807
Country Rank
9,545
Institution Rank : 24
United States
Michael H Morris
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
178
34,871
* Rankings
World Rank
23,619
Country Rank
10,237
Institution Rank : 2
United States
Franz W Kellermanns
Family Firms
Family Firm
Family Business
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
138
27,081
* Rankings
World Rank
24,677
Country Rank
10,666
Institution Rank : 21
United States
Johan Wiklund
Entrepreneurship
ADHD
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
145
51,940
* Rankings
World Rank
24,962
Country Rank
10,755
Institution Rank : 242
United States
Eric Von Hippel
Innovation
User Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
143
93,447
* Rankings
World Rank
26,880
Country Rank
11,564
Institution Rank : 18
United States
Shawn M Carraher
Global Entrepreneurship
Human Resources
Strategy
Organizational Behavior
International Business
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
153
19,287
* Rankings
World Rank
30,676
Country Rank
12,982
Institution Rank : 31
United States
John S Lyons
System Transformation through Person-Centered Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
202
16,407
* Rankings
World Rank
31,196
Country Rank
13,180
Institution Rank : 169
United States
Jonathan Plucker
Creativity
Giftedness and Talent
Education Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
201
23,246
* Rankings
World Rank
33,849
Country Rank
14,209
Institution Rank : 16
United States
Gt Lumpkin
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
114
62,902
* Rankings
World Rank
35,683
Country Rank
14,881
Institution Rank : 4
United States
William B Gartner
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
128
49,325
* Rankings
World Rank
35,929
Country Rank
14,962
Institution Rank : 3
United States
David V Day
leadership
leadership development
organizational behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
123
36,282
* Rankings
World Rank
37,918
Country Rank
15,686
Institution Rank : 233
United States
Harry Sapienza
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
International
Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
95
37,724
* Rankings
World Rank
39,022
Country Rank
16,108
Institution Rank : 177
United States
Raghu Garud
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
113
34,080
* Rankings
World Rank
39,065
Country Rank
16,120
Institution Rank : 8
United States
Tarun Khanna
Entrepreneurship in emerging markets
comparative work on trajectories of economic development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
138
44,739
* Rankings
World Rank
39,417
Country Rank
16,241
Institution Rank : 179
United States
John J Sosik
leadership
character development
mentoring
multi-level research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
87
20,290
* Rankings
World Rank
39,807
Country Rank
16,380
Institution Rank : 43
United States
Ronald H Heck
leadership
school effects
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
64
122
34,340
* Rankings
World Rank
41,463
Country Rank
16,993
Institution Rank : 194
United States
Jill Kickul
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
105
18,027
* Rankings
World Rank
42,604
Country Rank
17,486
Institution Rank : 15
United States
Werner Kuhr
Entrepreneurship
electrochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
114
11,074
* Rankings
World Rank
43,126
Country Rank
1,938
Institution Rank : 251
Canada
Joshua Gans
applied game theory
innovation
strategy
entrepreneurship
regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
167
20,765
* Rankings
World Rank
43,702
Country Rank
17,821
Institution Rank : 28
United States
Holly Zanville
Credentialing
workforce policy
higher education innovation
learn and work ecosystem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
162
15,614
* Rankings
World Rank
45,060
Country Rank
2,033
Institution Rank : 141
Canada
Michael Lounsbury
Entrepreneurship
Organization Theory
Economic Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
102
35,224
* Rankings
World Rank
45,063
Country Rank
18,341
Institution Rank : 44
United States
Bradley L Kirkman
Leadership
Teams
Empowerment
Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
86
29,656
* Rankings
World Rank
47,030
Country Rank
19,054
Institution Rank : 11
United States
Berrin Erdogan
Leadership
overqualification
fairness
onboarding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
82
20,887
* Rankings
World Rank
48,807
Country Rank
19,652
Institution Rank : 186
United States
Michael Sherraden
social policy
social innovation
social research
asset building
civic service
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
207
14,872
* Rankings
World Rank
50,393
Country Rank
20,201
Institution Rank : 299
United States
Seetharama C Deevi
high temperature materials
intermetallics
magnetic materials
processing
innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
148
20,362
* Rankings
World Rank
51,301
Country Rank
20,538
Institution Rank : 82
United States
Bo Carlsson
Industrial dynamics
innovation systems
entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
120
26,854
* Rankings
World Rank
52,319
Country Rank
20,887
Institution Rank : 18
United States
William L Gardner
Leadership
management
organizational behavior
motivation
personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
100
48,780
* Rankings
World Rank
52,608
Country Rank
20,968
Institution Rank : 63
United States
Anthony Di Benedetto
Innovation
new product development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
143
17,231
* Rankings
World Rank
52,824
Country Rank
21,041
Institution Rank : 152
United States
Philip Shapira
Science
technology
innovation
regional innovation
technology management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
157
11,190
* Rankings
World Rank
53,051
Country Rank
21,115
Institution Rank : 13
United States
Geoffrey Jones
business history
entrepreneurship
sustainability
international business
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
167
29,773
* Rankings
World Rank
54,095
Country Rank
21,513
Institution Rank : 392
United States
Edward Roberts|Edward B. Roberts, EB Roberts
Entrepreneurship
innovation
corporate entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
106
16,637
* Rankings
World Rank
54,397
Country Rank
21,624
Institution Rank : 26
United States
Jeremy C Short
entrepreneurship
crowdfunding
social entrepreneurship
content analysis
managerial cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
97
18,438
* Rankings
World Rank
54,727
Country Rank
21,722
Institution Rank : 142
United States
Saras Sarasvathy
Entrepreneurship
Cognitive Science
Behavioral Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
94
33,638
* Rankings
World Rank
54,790
Country Rank
21,738
Institution Rank : 88
United States
Youngjin Yoo
digital innovation
design
knowledge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
109
27,921
* Rankings
World Rank
56,222
Country Rank
22,213
Institution Rank : 947
United States
William C Clark
sustainable development
sustainability science
sustainability
innovation
science and technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
117
27,105
* Rankings
World Rank
57,307
Country Rank
22,606
Institution Rank : 91
United States
Sandy J Wayne
leadership
perceived organizational support
idiosyncratic deals
psychological contracts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
77
50,417
* Rankings
World Rank
58,875
Country Rank
23,101
Institution Rank : 376
United States
Karl Ulrich
innovation
entrepreneurship
product development
design
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
95
39,032
* Rankings
World Rank
60,369
Country Rank
23,642
Institution Rank : 210
United States
Rajshree Agarwal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
87
17,525
* Rankings
World Rank
61,357
Country Rank
2,801
Institution Rank : 1
Canada
Simon C. Parker
Entrepreneurship
Economics of Entrepreneurship
Self-employment
Intrapreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
96
15,163
* Rankings
World Rank
65,085
Country Rank
25,200
Institution Rank : 328
United States
Jean Xavier Guinard
Sensory science
consumer science
nutrition
market research
innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
54
99
7,914
* Rankings
World Rank
67,475
Country Rank
25,986
Institution Rank : 15
United States
Peter G Klein
Entrepreneurship
strategy
organizational economics
innovation
Austrian economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
53
107
16,716
* Rankings
World Rank
69,701
Country Rank
26,789
Institution Rank : 57
United States
Sean T Hannah
Leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
79
14,799
* Rankings
World Rank
70,728
Country Rank
27,103
Institution Rank : 320
United States
Phillip Phan
Technology Entrepreneurship
Patient Safety
Health Services Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
120
15,107
* Rankings
World Rank
71,477
Country Rank
27,340
Institution Rank : 114
United States
David Cooperrider
leadership
organization development
appreciative inquiry
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
107
23,005
* Rankings
World Rank
72,622
Country Rank
27,710
Institution Rank : 202
United States
Marie C Thursby
scientific production function
communication among scientists
innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
76
15,231
* Rankings
World Rank
74,435
Country Rank
28,303
Institution Rank : 42
United States
Maria Minniti
Political economy
Institutions
Industry Emergence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
79
22,223
* Rankings
World Rank
75,396
Country Rank
28,573
Institution Rank : 96
United States
Stanimire Tomov
Numerical linear algebra
Parallel algorithms
High performance scientific computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
170
10,457
* Rankings
World Rank
76,325
Country Rank
28,871
Institution Rank : 11
United States
Stephen Stumpf
Leadership
Teams
Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic Rewards
Career Success
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
104
11,108
* Rankings
World Rank
76,693
Country Rank
29,025
Institution Rank : 42
United States
Timothy Bates
entrepreneurship
urban studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
102
12,492
* Rankings
World Rank
78,848
Country Rank
29,685
Institution Rank : 22
United States
Paul C Hong
Innovation Strategy
New Product Developmnet
Global Supply Chain Management
SMEs
Network Capabilitiess
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
93
9,622
* Rankings
World Rank
82,938
Country Rank
3,820
Institution Rank : 106
Canada
Vicki Leblanc
stress and performance
health professions education
simulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
74
9,153
* Rankings
World Rank
83,662
Country Rank
31,214
Institution Rank : 11
United States
Keykavous Parang
Research in Drug Discovery
Drug Delivery
Nanotechnology
Organic Chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
174
9,034
* Rankings
World Rank
85,248
Country Rank
31,763
Institution Rank : 19
United States
Graham B Jones
drug delivery
technology innovation
digital health
digital medicine
digital biomarkers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
219
9,760
* Rankings
World Rank
85,610
Country Rank
31,907
Institution Rank : 115
United States
Jeffery S Mcmullen
Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
74
21,169
* Rankings
World Rank
86,659
Country Rank
3,993
Institution Rank : 1
Canada
David Marsh
Addiction Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
126
8,026
* Rankings
World Rank
89,160
Country Rank
32,949
Institution Rank : 22
United States
James E Austin
Collaboration
Cross-sector partnering
Social Entrepreneurship
Corporate Social Responsibility
nonprofit management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
103
20,857
* Rankings
World Rank
89,202
Country Rank
32,960
Institution Rank : 502
United States
Arijitt Borthakur
Innovation in healthcare delivery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
88
7,722
* Rankings
World Rank
90,049
Country Rank
33,281
Institution Rank : 232
United States
Minerva Yeung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
92
11,178
* Rankings
World Rank
90,593
Country Rank
33,432
Institution Rank : 23
United States
Karim R Lakhani
innovation
contests
community
digital transformation
artifical intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
88
26,151
* Rankings
World Rank
91,133
Country Rank
33,600
Institution Rank : 134
United States
Satish Nambisan
Entrepreneurship
Innovation Management
Digital Innovation
Digital Entrepreneurship
Customer Co-creation
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