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.

Ralph A Walkling
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
47
14,892
Thomas C Chiang
Financial markets
International finance
Quantitative finance
Asset pricing
Time series analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
73
7,198
Bang Jeon
International economics
International finance
Banking
Asian economies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
52
6,135
Bijou Yang Lester
behavioral and social economics: irrationality & suicide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
77
3,298
Eliezer Fich
Corporate Boards
Securities Laws
Mergers & Acquisitions
Executive Compensation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
28
7,439
Konstantinos Serfes
Industrial Organization
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Game Theory
Financial Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
1,571
André Kurmann
Macroeconomics
Time Series Econometrics
Labor Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
25
1,669
Bernard Lentz
Economics of higher education
economic impact of internships and co-operative education
economic impact of colleges and univer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
2,127
David Becher
empirical corporate finance
market for corporate control
corporate governance
banking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
1,862
Maria Pia Olivero
macroeconomics
banking
monetary economics
open economy macroeconomics
international finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,880
Jie Cai
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Executive Compensation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
2,875
Teresa D Harrison
Empirical IO
Economics of Nonprofits
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
19
1,333
Ricardo Serrano Padial
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Finance
Behavioral Economics.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
412
Xin Dai
financial accounting
managerial accounting
corporate finance
labor economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
106
Jason Pang-Li Chen
Empirical corporate finance
law and economics
ESG
climate finance
corporate governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
12
Torin Mcfarland
Corporate Finance
Corporate Innovation
Regulation
Labor Productivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
25
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yoto V Yotov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
63
9,958
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ralph A Walkling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
47
14,892
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Thomas C Chiang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
73
7,198
Financial markets
International finance
Quantitative finance
Asset pricing
Time series analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bang Jeon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
52
6,135
International economics
International finance
Banking
Asian economies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bijou Yang Lester
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
77
3,298
behavioral and social economics: irrationality & suicide
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michelle Lowry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
33
7,833
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roger Mccain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,110
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eliezer Fich
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
7,439
Corporate Boards
Securities Laws
Mergers & Acquisitions
Executive Compensation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Konstantinos Serfes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,571
Industrial Organization
Applied Microeconomics
Applied Game Theory
Financial Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joel Maxcy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
1,491
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
André Kurmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
25
1,669
Macroeconomics
Time Series Econometrics
Labor Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bernard Lentz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
2,127
Economics of higher education
economic impact of internships and co-operative education
economic impact of colleges and univer
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mark Stehr
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,766
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naveen D Daniel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
12,163
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Becher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,862
empirical corporate finance
market for corporate control
corporate governance
banking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maria Pia Olivero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,880
macroeconomics
banking
monetary economics
open economy macroeconomics
international finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Greg Nini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
3,463
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jie Cai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
2,875
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Executive Compensation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Teresa D Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
19
1,333
Empirical IO
Economics of Nonprofits
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Dorn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
2,017
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Bradford Sodowick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
1,635
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Curtis M Hall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
263
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ricardo Serrano Padial
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
412
Microeconomic Theory
Information Economics
Finance
Behavioral Economics.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sina Esmaeilpour Charandabi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
141
Econometrics
Business Forecasting
Deep Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mian Dai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
631
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ohyun Kwon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
100
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Tristan Potter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
118
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Xin Dai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
106
financial accounting
managerial accounting
corporate finance
labor economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Delina Agnosteva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
321
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Jason Pang-Li Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
12
Empirical corporate finance
law and economics
ESG
climate finance
corporate governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Torin Mcfarland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
25
Corporate Finance
Corporate Innovation
Regulation
Labor Productivity