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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Warren Maroun
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
89
6,385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Imhotep P. Alagidede
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
90
5,274
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vishnu Padayachee
Political economy
macroeconomics
development
finance and banking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
70
3,364
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ismail Fasanya
Economic modelling (Energy and Finance)
Macroeconomics
Mineral and Commodity Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
2,244
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Odongo Kodongo
International Investments
Pricing of Risk
Capital Markets Development
Project and Infrastructure Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
21
1,765
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elmarie Papageorgiou
Accounting
Accounting Education
Accounting Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Business Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
516
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christo Auret
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
777
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng
African economic development
Emerging markets
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneural finance
Philantropy and the third sector
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
545

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kingstone Nyakurukwa
Corporate finance
Behavioural finance
Asset pricing
Time series econometrics
Event studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
189
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Adu
Public finance
financial sector development
energy
natural resources
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
171
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Buchling
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Extinction Accounting
Biodiversity Reporting
Sustainability reporting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
78
Dusan Ecim
accounting
integrated reporting
integrated thinking
sustainable development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
112
Avani Sebastian
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Reporting
Sustainable Value Creation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
43
Kwasi Okyere-Boakye
corporate finance
capital structure
investment analysis
impact investing
asset pricing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Warren Maroun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
89
6,385
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Imhotep P. Alagidede
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
90
5,274
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vishnu Padayachee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
70
3,364
Political economy
macroeconomics
development
finance and banking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ismail Fasanya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
39
2,244
Economic modelling (Energy and Finance)
Macroeconomics
Mineral and Commodity Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Odongo Kodongo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
1,765
International Investments
Pricing of Risk
Capital Markets Development
Project and Infrastructure Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chimwemwe Chipeta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
745
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elmarie Papageorgiou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
516
Accounting
Accounting Education
Accounting Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Business Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Christo Auret
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
777
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yudhvir Seetharam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
598
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frederick Ahwireng-Obeng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
545
African economic development
Emerging markets
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneural finance
Philantropy and the third sector

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kingstone Nyakurukwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
189
Corporate finance
Behavioural finance
Asset pricing
Time series econometrics
Event studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Frank Adu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
171
Public finance
financial sector development
energy
natural resources
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kamleshan Pillay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
183
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Page
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
3
113
Finance
Asset Pricing
Style Anomalies
Factor Premiums
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Michael Buchling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
78
Auditing
Corporate Governance
Extinction Accounting
Biodiversity Reporting
Sustainability reporting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dusan Ecim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
112
accounting
integrated reporting
integrated thinking
sustainable development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Avani Sebastian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
43
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Reporting
Sustainable Value Creation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ammar Siddiqui
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
28
Financial Markets
Economic Growth
Emerging Market Economies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jane Ndlovu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Faeeza Soni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Delane Naidu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jacques Totowa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ande Kwezi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
51
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mahmood Surty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lanelle Wilmot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kwasi Okyere-Boakye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
corporate finance
capital structure
investment analysis
impact investing
asset pricing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tshegofatso Mogaladi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
finance
governance
efficiency
local government and higher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Kanyi Mzilikazi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3