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" (873,898 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
Munyaradzi Marufu
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation
Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
29
1,306
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Athenia B. Sibindi
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
802
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patricia Makoni
International Finance
Financial Markets
Institutions
Development Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
17
472
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Barry Ackers
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Godfrey Marozva
Investment portfolio management
Market efficiencies and frictions
liquidity management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
449
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashley Mutezo
SME Financing
Risk Management
Open Distance e-Learning
Corporate Social Responsibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
421
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tersia Botha
Leadership
Finance
Investments
Strategy
Project Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
1,128

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christina Shuttleworth
Financial literacy
Accounting Education
Management Performance Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
220
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Annelien Van Rooyen
Accounting education
distance education
educational technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
235
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jacolize Meiring
household finance research
data analysis
financial literacy
economic crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
141
Lenny Phulong Mamaro
financial inclusion
crowdfunding
investment and financial technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
85
Adeyemi Adebayo
organisational governance
organisational reporting
organisational accountability
corporate social responsibility
environmental social and governance (ESG) practices
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
73
Jaco Moolman
Financial planning financial literacy and behavioral finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
102
Hc Wingard
Environmental accounting
integrated reporting
fair value
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
97
Alet Terblanche
Accounting education
Educational technologies
Distance education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
90
Odette Swart
accounting sciences
alternative assessment
legitimacy
open distance learning (ODL)
technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
29
Lindie Grebe
Accounting education
student readiness
strategic management
social practice theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
13
Stephen Ndlovu
Management Accounting
Financial Management & Business Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
41
Chekani Nkwaira
Corporate Finance
Banking
Management
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
29
Tapiwa Muzata
Governance
Finance
Accounting
Sustainability Reporting & Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Mashukudu Hartley Molele
Applied financial econometrics
corporate finance
asset pricing
international finance
international business
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
24
Yethu Sithole
Financial Machine Learning
Life Insurance
Sustainable Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
6
Lehlohonolo Letho
Cryptocurrencies
Investments
Blockchain
Development Finance
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Olupitan Oluwamuyiwa Gabriel
Financial Mathematics
Mathematical Epidemiology(Infectious Diseases)
Data Science
Sport Modeling & Actuarial Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Munyaradzi Marufu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,306
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation
Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Athenia B. Sibindi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
802
Corporate Finance
Financial Market Development
Risk Management and Insurance
FinTech
InsurTech
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patricia Makoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
17
472
International Finance
Financial Markets
Institutions
Development Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Barry Ackers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
706
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development Goals
Integrated Reporting
Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bernadene De Clercq
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Godfrey Marozva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
449
Investment portfolio management
Market efficiencies and frictions
liquidity management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ashley Mutezo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
421
SME Financing
Risk Management
Open Distance e-Learning
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lourens Erasmus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
516
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sharon Smulders
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
342
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tersia Botha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
1,128
Leadership
Finance
Investments
Strategy
Project Management

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christina Shuttleworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
220
Financial literacy
Accounting Education
Management Performance Systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christo Cronjé
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
209
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Annelien Van Rooyen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
235
Accounting education
distance education
educational technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Innocent Bayai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
222
Development Finance
policy research
corporate finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jacolize Meiring
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
141
household finance research
data analysis
financial literacy
economic crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sam Ngwenya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
162
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Johan Marx
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
129
Finance
Investments
Personal Finance
Risk Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Magaret Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
200
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lenny Phulong Mamaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
85
financial inclusion
crowdfunding
investment and financial technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Makgopa Tshehla
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adeyemi Adebayo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
73
organisational governance
organisational reporting
organisational accountability
corporate social responsibility
environmental social and governance (ESG) practices
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaco Moolman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
102
Financial planning financial literacy and behavioral finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Hc Wingard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
97
Environmental accounting
integrated reporting
fair value
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Margaret Nieuwoudt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
74
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Meshesha Demie Jima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Alet Terblanche
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
90
Accounting education
Educational technologies
Distance education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Yolande Reyneke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
75
Accounting education
academic integrity
pervasive skills
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sedzani Musundwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Odette Swart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
29
accounting sciences
alternative assessment
legitimacy
open distance learning (ODL)
technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lindie Grebe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13
Accounting education
student readiness
strategic management
social practice theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Stephen Ndlovu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
41
Management Accounting
Financial Management & Business Strategy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mbalenhle Zulu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
40
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Chekani Nkwaira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
29
Corporate Finance
Banking
Management
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
James Ako Oben
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
26
Accounting Education
Integrated reporting
accounting.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Cameron Modisane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
24
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Tapiwa Muzata
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Governance
Finance
Accounting
Sustainability Reporting & Strategy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marc Mukendi Mpanda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Stochastic volatility modelling
Stochastic Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cinzia Stedall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
15
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Andries Swanepoel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Baldwin Monyane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
94
Financial Accounting Bookkeeping Auditing Regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Abebe Bayu Chariye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hermanus Combrink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
40
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Sony Walter Madoroba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
29
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mashukudu Hartley Molele
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
24
Applied financial econometrics
corporate finance
asset pricing
international finance
international business
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Debbie Scheepers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Philip Kotze
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kobus Joubert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Yethu Sithole
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Financial Machine Learning
Life Insurance
Sustainable Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Gerda Viviers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Lehlohonolo Letho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Cryptocurrencies
Investments
Blockchain
Development Finance
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Unotida Hove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Olupitan Oluwamuyiwa Gabriel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Financial Mathematics
Mathematical Epidemiology(Infectious Diseases)
Data Science
Sport Modeling & Actuarial Science