Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS 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, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 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
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Thomas Reardon
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
food economics
value chains
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
315
49,463
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Thomas Jayne
economic development
food policy
Africa
political economy
sustainable land intensification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
323
26,098
Scott M Swinton
agricultural economics
environmental economics
pest management
weed management
precision agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
57
132
16,874
David Tschirley
Agricultural Economics
food system transformation
diet transformation
food environments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
134
8,691
Vincenzina Caputo
Food Choices
Food Economics
Agricultural Economics
Choice Modeling
Food Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
51
6,357
Mark Skidmore
public finance
urban economics
economics of natural disasters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
78
6,421
David L Ortega
Agricultural Economics
Food Economics
Food Policy
Food Marketing
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
64
3,746
Nicole M Mason
Agricultural Economics
Policy Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
54
3,501
Duncan Boughton
International Development
Food Security
Agricultural Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
61
2,921
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mywish Maredia
Development economics
Agricultural economics
Impact evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
63
3,390
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Titus O Awokuse
Development Economics
International Trade
Agricultural Economics
Food Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
47
5,324
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Eric W Crawford
Agricultural devopment and policy
climate change and agriculture
farming systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
51
3,047
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hongli Feng
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
47
2,070
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Scott Loveridge
regional economics
entrepreneurship
development
Midwest economy
policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
71
2,872
Rui Benfica
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture and Economic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
40
3,047
Veronique Theriault
International Development
Agricultural Economics
Food and Nutrition Security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
1,109
Mollie Woods
trade policy
data access and availability
industry strategic planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
1,004
Caitlin L Herrington
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
Technology Adoption
Food Security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
137
Jose María Martínez
agricultural economics
applied econometrics
development economics
technology adoption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
128
Charuta M Parkhi
Agricultural economics
food policy
food value chains
agricultural markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
43
Ming Fang|方明
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
13
Ziwei Ye
agricultural economics
environmental economics
climate change
technology
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
30
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Reardon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
315
49,463
agricultural economics
food policy
development economics
food economics
value chains
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Thomas Jayne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
323
26,098
economic development
food policy
Africa
political economy
sustainable land intensification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Scott M Swinton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
132
16,874
agricultural economics
environmental economics
pest management
weed management
precision agriculture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Tschirley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
134
8,691
Agricultural Economics
food system transformation
diet transformation
food environments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vincenzina Caputo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
51
6,357
Food Choices
Food Economics
Agricultural Economics
Choice Modeling
Food Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mark Skidmore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
78
6,421
public finance
urban economics
economics of natural disasters
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David L Ortega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
64
3,746
Agricultural Economics
Food Economics
Food Policy
Food Marketing
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nicole M Mason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
54
3,501
Agricultural Economics
Policy Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Duncan Boughton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
61
2,921
International Development
Food Security
Agricultural Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mywish Maredia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
63
3,390
Development economics
Agricultural economics
Impact evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Titus O Awokuse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
47
5,324
Development Economics
International Trade
Agricultural Economics
Food Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eric W Crawford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
51
3,047
Agricultural devopment and policy
climate change and agriculture
farming systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hongli Feng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
47
2,070
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Agricultural Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Scott Loveridge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
71
2,872
regional economics
entrepreneurship
development
Midwest economy
policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert S Shupp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
3,026
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rui Benfica
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
3,047
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture and Economic Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Veronique Theriault
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
1,109
International Development
Agricultural Economics
Food and Nutrition Security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dave Weatherspoon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
2,593
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Melissa Gs Mckendree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
903
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mollie Woods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
1,004
trade policy
data access and availability
industry strategic planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Caitlin L Herrington
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
137
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
Technology Adoption
Food Security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jose María Martínez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
128
agricultural economics
applied econometrics
development economics
technology adoption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David J Deyoung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
64
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Klammer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
66
Agricultural Economics
Economics
Bioenergy
Food Safety
IPM
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charuta M Parkhi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
43
Agricultural economics
food policy
food value chains
agricultural markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ms Elapata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Cho Cho San
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Henry O Akaeze
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
52
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Natural Resource Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ming Fang|方明
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Ziwei Ye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
30
agricultural economics
environmental economics
climate change
technology
sustainability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Florencia Colella
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
22
Agricultural Economics
Farm Business
Consumer Preferences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Raju Ghimire
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
0
0
0