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
Annamaria Lusardi
Financial literacy
financial education
personal finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
199
70,747
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nicholas Vonortas
industrial organization
economics of technological change
strategic alliances
science and technology policy
R&D program eval
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
121
12,710
Stephen C Smith
development economics
poverty
labor economics
economics of organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
133
27,999
Lawrence Cunningham
Corporate Governance
Shareholders & Boards
Law & Accounting
Contracts
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
52
4,161
Sunil Sharma
Economics
Macroeconomics
Financial Economics
Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
40
6,633
Arun S Malik
environmental and resource economics
economics of regulation
public economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
33
2,874
Anthony Yezer
Real Estate Economics
Urban & Regional Economics. Economics of Crime
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
48
2,722
Paul E Carrillo
Housing
Urban and Real Estate Economics
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
30
2,317
Robert Goldfarb
economic methodology
economics and philosophy
applied microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
43
2,246
Stephanie Riegg Cellini
economics of education
higher education policy
labor economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
31
4,001
Frederick L Joutz
Applied macroeconometrics
energy econometrics
forecasting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
3,252
Lorens Helmchen
health economics
health care policy
predictive analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
1,184
Michael L Mann
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning
Econometrics
Remote Sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
1,812
Tara M Sinclair
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Forecasting
Time Series Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
28
1,190
David Szakonyi
Political Economy
Non-Market Strategy
Corruption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
1,771
Roberto Samaniego
Economics
Growth
Institutions
Regulation
technical change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
1,089
Joann Martens Weiner
tax policy
Economics of the European Union
Applied Microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
20
992
Joseph Pelzman
International Economics
Law and Economics
Economics of International Trade Law
Economies in Transition
The Economy of the PR
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
26
1,136
Omar García Ponce
Political Economy of Development
Organized Crime
Political Violence
Political Behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,159
Leah Brooks
public economics
urban economics
political economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
1,017
Brian Henderson
Conflicts of Interest
Financing Frictions
Structured Products
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,847
Miguel Vazquez
Industrial Organization
Complexity
Energy Economics
New Institutional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
756
Elira Kuka
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,110
Vineet Bhagwat
Empirical Corporate Finance
CEOs and Boards
Mergers and Acquisitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
2,358
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Annamaria Lusardi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
199
70,747
Financial literacy
financial education
personal finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Barry Chiswick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
188
33,691
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nicholas Vonortas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
121
12,710
industrial organization
economics of technological change
strategic alliances
science and technology policy
R&D program eval
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen C Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
133
27,999
development economics
poverty
labor economics
economics of organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graciela Laura Kaminsky
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
67
26,288
International Finance
Open-Economy Macroeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Sarah Baird
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
73
8,975
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lawrence Cunningham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
52
4,161
Corporate Governance
Shareholders & Boards
Law & Accounting
Contracts
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sunil Sharma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
40
6,633
Economics
Macroeconomics
Financial Economics
Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joseph Cordes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
58
2,725
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donald O Parsons
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
41
4,378
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Arun S Malik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
33
2,874
environmental and resource economics
economics of regulation
public economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anthony Yezer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
48
2,722
Real Estate Economics
Urban & Regional Economics. Economics of Crime
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul E Carrillo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
30
2,317
Housing
Urban and Real Estate Economics
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Robert Goldfarb
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
43
2,246
economic methodology
economics and philosophy
applied microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephanie Riegg Cellini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
4,001
economics of education
higher education policy
labor economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frederick L Joutz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
3,252
Applied macroeconometrics
energy econometrics
forecasting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Carmel Chiswick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,981
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Temesgen Deressa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
9,924
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lorens Helmchen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,184
health economics
health care policy
predictive analytics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael L Mann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
1,812
Spatial Modeling
Machine Learning
Econometrics
Remote Sensing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tara M Sinclair
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
28
1,190
Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Forecasting
Time Series Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Szakonyi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,771
Political Economy
Non-Market Strategy
Corruption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Roberto Samaniego
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,089
Economics
Growth
Institutions
Regulation
technical change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alexandre M Baptista
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
2,093
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joann Martens Weiner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
992
tax policy
Economics of the European Union
Applied Microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Joseph Pelzman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
26
1,136
International Economics
Law and Economics
Economics of International Trade Law
Economies in Transition
The Economy of the PR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Steven Suranovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,232
International economics
behavioral economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Omar García Ponce
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,159
Political Economy of Development
Organized Crime
Political Violence
Political Behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Leah Brooks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,017
public economics
urban economics
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Brian Henderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
1,847
Conflicts of Interest
Financing Frictions
Structured Products
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tomas Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
632
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Miguel Vazquez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
756
Industrial Organization
Complexity
Energy Economics
New Institutional Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Elira Kuka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,110
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Carlo De Bassa Scheresberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,275
financial behavior
financial literacy
personal finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vineet Bhagwat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
2,358
Empirical Corporate Finance
CEOs and Boards
Mergers and Acquisitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Oya Altinkiliç
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,589
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Ariel Weinberger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
380
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Yun Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
574