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" (870,053 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.

William T Bielby
organizations
work
media
popular culture
employment discrimination
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
64
12,673
Christopher Blattman
Violence
war
organized crime
international development
foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
47
14,770
Laurence E Lynn JR
Public Policy Anysis
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
74
9,495
Jered B Carr
urban governance
local public networks
service delivery
local governance institutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
41
3,760
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kelly Leroux
public management
nonprofit management
collaborative governance
municipal service delivery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
40
5,215

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey Russell
Time Series
Financial Econometrics
Empirical Market Microstructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
40
8,288
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael D Siciliano
social networks
public administration
network governance
public policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,443
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Ashworth
Political Economy
Campaigns and Elections
Accountability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
3,656
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steve Sauerwald
Corporate governance
Executive compensation
Shareholder activism
Board effectiveness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
1,678
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Damon Jones
Public Finance
Household Finance
Labor Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
2,032
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James A Dungan
Courage
Whistleblowing
Morality
Social Psychology
Theory of Mind
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
2,049
Luis R Martinez
Political Economy
Development economics
Civil Conflict
Public Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
948
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stephanie Sikes
Corporate Taxation
Investor-level Taxation
Cost of Capital
Institutional Investors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
1,248
Rachel Jantke
health equity
pubic health
social determinants of health
practice-based research network
epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
277
Kirsten Brøndsted Bullock
social entrepreneurship
mission drift
governance
family business
nonprofit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
26
Mashal-E-Zehra
Collaborative Governance
Social Network Analysis
Public Management and Accountability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
17
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ronald Burt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
174
130,692
sociology
behavioral science
social networks
management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ariel Kalil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
122
14,331
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William T Bielby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
64
12,673
organizations
work
media
popular culture
employment discrimination
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher Blattman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
47
14,770
Violence
war
organized crime
international development
foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Laurence E Lynn JR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
74
9,495
Public Policy Anysis
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Douglas W Diamond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
42
67,138
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abbie Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
39
19,839
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jered B Carr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
41
3,760
urban governance
local public networks
service delivery
local governance institutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kelly Leroux
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
40
5,215
public management
nonprofit management
collaborative governance
municipal service delivery

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Constantine Yannelis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
6,131
Household Finance
Public Finance
Student Loans
Corporate Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeffrey Russell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
40
8,288
Time Series
Financial Econometrics
Empirical Market Microstructure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,880
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael D Siciliano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,443
social networks
public administration
network governance
public policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Scott Ashworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
3,656
Political Economy
Campaigns and Elections
Accountability
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Steve Sauerwald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,678
Corporate governance
Executive compensation
Shareholder activism
Board effectiveness
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Damon Jones
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
2,032
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James A Dungan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
2,049
Courage
Whistleblowing
Morality
Social Psychology
Theory of Mind
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oeindrila Dube
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
9,723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Daniel N Albohn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
991
Person Perception
Social Vision
Computer Vision
Generative Models
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Luis R Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
948
Political Economy
Development economics
Civil Conflict
Public Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stephanie Sikes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,248
Corporate Taxation
Investor-level Taxation
Cost of Capital
Institutional Investors
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Berkeley Dietvorst
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
4,364
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Elisabeth Kempf
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,185
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
John Gallemore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
1,859
Corporate taxation
financial reporting
financial institutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Alexander Chinco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
878
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ellwood Woody Carter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
488
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Rachel Jantke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
277
health equity
pubic health
social determinants of health
practice-based research network
epidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
social psychology
behavioral science
social inequality
adolescent development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Victor G Hugg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
82
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kirsten Brøndsted Bullock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
26
social entrepreneurship
mission drift
governance
family business
nonprofit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Felipe Calvano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
27
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
Innovation
Misconduct
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Nikolaos Tsikas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
20
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Mashal-E-Zehra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
17
Collaborative Governance
Social Network Analysis
Public Management and Accountability