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" (873,937 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
Fabio Canova
macroeconomics
econometrics
business cycles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
95
20,299
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Benny Geys
Political Economics
accountability
local government.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
47
101
8,971
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Hilde C Bjørnland
Applied Macroeconomics
Time Series
Monetary Policy
Oil Prices
Commodity Prices
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
49
4,585
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Jon H Fiva
Political economics
public economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
electoral systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
31
2,512
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Dagfinn Rime
International finance
microstructure
international money markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
31
3,393
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Leif Anders Thorsrud
Macroeconomics
Energy economics
Econometrics
Forecasting
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
28
2,137
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Vasilis Sarafidis
econometrics
panel data analysis
spatial econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
4,325
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Tonny Stenheim
Financial accounting and management accounting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,033
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Gisle James Natvik
Economics
macroeconomics
monetary economics
political economy
signalling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
19
1,811
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Andreas Fagereng
Household Finance
Labor Economics
Macroeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
18
2,577
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Paolo Giordani
Financial Econometrics
Bayesian Inference
Machine Learning
Options
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
2,048
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Genaro Sucarrat
Econometrics
Forecasting
Finance
Computing
Economic Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
918
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Dag Morten Dalen
Microeconomics
Industrial organization
Health economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
800
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Leif Helland
experimental economics
game theory
political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
457
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Jørgen Juel Andersen
Political economy
natural resource economics
macro economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,486
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Bogdan Stacescu
corporate finance
corporate governance
banking
household finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
473
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Guro R Sanden
International business
Language in IB
language management
language policy
corporate communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
444
Sven Klingler
Asset Pricing
Financial Frictions
Fixed Income Markets
Limits of Arbitrage
Hedge Funds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
325
Simon Galle
International Trade
Growth & Development
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
485
Federico Gavazzoni
Asset Pricing
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Monetary Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
410
Francisco Gomez Martinez
Experimental Economics
Laboratory Experiments
Industrial Organization
Social Responsibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
46
Janicke Rasmussen
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
CEO dismissal
accounting language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
79
Oda Nedregård
political economy
environmental economics
political behavior
natural language processing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
58
Tong Zhang
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
63
Ovidijus Stauskas
Econometric theory
panel data
time series
factor models
forecasting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
24
Iván Alfaro
Finance
Uncertainty
Asset Pricing
International Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
408
Jonas Hamang
Economics
Natural Resources
Enviromental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
12
Arne Lyshol
Labor economics
Macroeconomics
Panel methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
12
Christian Andvik
Management Accounting
Management Control
Beyond Budgeting
Performance Management
Organizational Reform
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
5
Renata Almeida
Behavioural Finance
Household Finance
Corporate Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
55
Atle Haugen
Industrial Organization
Competition Economics
Digital Platforms
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Fabio Canova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
95
20,299
macroeconomics
econometrics
business cycles
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Benny Geys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
101
8,971
Political Economics
accountability
local government.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hilde C Bjørnland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
49
4,585
Applied Macroeconomics
Time Series
Monetary Policy
Oil Prices
Commodity Prices
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jon H Fiva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
31
2,512
Political economics
public economics
labor economics
applied econometrics
electoral systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Priestley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
39
4,027
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dagfinn Rime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
3,393
International finance
microstructure
international money markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Espen R Moen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
3,206
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leif Anders Thorsrud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
2,137
Macroeconomics
Energy economics
Econometrics
Forecasting
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vasilis Sarafidis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
4,325
econometrics
panel data analysis
spatial econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tonny Stenheim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,033
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gisle James Natvik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
19
1,811
Economics
macroeconomics
monetary economics
political economy
signalling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andreas Fagereng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
18
2,577
Household Finance
Labor Economics
Macroeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paolo Giordani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
2,048
Financial Econometrics
Bayesian Inference
Machine Learning
Options
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Samuli Knüpfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
2,502
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Riis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,711
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Øyvind Norli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
16
4,856
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tommy Sveen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
712
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Genaro Sucarrat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
918
Econometrics
Forecasting
Finance
Computing
Economic Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dag Morten Dalen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
800
Microeconomics
Industrial organization
Health economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tom-Reiel Heggedal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
759
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leif Helland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
457
experimental economics
game theory
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Charlotte Ostergaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
892
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jørgen Juel Andersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,486
Political economy
natural resource economics
macro economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bogdan Stacescu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
473
corporate finance
corporate governance
banking
household finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael Kisser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
434
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Guro R Sanden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
444
International business
Language in IB
language management
language policy
corporate communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Olav Syrstad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
391
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Erling Steigum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
290
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sven Klingler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
325
Asset Pricing
Financial Frictions
Fixed Income Markets
Limits of Arbitrage
Hedge Funds
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Costas Xiouros
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
178
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Simon Galle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
485
International Trade
Growth & Development
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Federico Gavazzoni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
410
Asset Pricing
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Monetary Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Tatyana Marchuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
60
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Francisco Gomez Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
46
Experimental Economics
Laboratory Experiments
Industrial Organization
Social Responsibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Adam Winegar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
26
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Janicke Rasmussen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
79
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
CEO dismissal
accounting language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Patrick Konermann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
41
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Oda Nedregård
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
58
political economy
environmental economics
political behavior
natural language processing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Giovanni Pagliardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
60
Asset Pricing
International Finance
Political Risk
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Tong Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
63
Economic Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Science
Philosophy of Social Science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Felix Kapfhammer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
44
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ovidijus Stauskas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
24
Econometric theory
panel data
time series
factor models
forecasting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Roberto Tubaldi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Thomas S Gundersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
38
Macroeconomics
Energy Economics
Time series
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Iván Alfaro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
408
Finance
Uncertainty
Asset Pricing
International Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jonas Hamang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Economics
Natural Resources
Enviromental Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Arne Lyshol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Labor economics
Macroeconomics
Panel methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Atle Andreassen Raa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Christian Andvik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Management Accounting
Management Control
Beyond Budgeting
Performance Management
Organizational Reform
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Renata Almeida
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
55
Behavioural Finance
Household Finance
Corporate Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Akram Khalilov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
47
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Luciana Orozco
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
13
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Atle Haugen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Industrial Organization
Competition Economics
Digital Platforms