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.

William E Becker
econometrics
economic education
economics of education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
91
7,677
L Jean Camp
online risk
online trust
usable security and privacy
user-centered design
economics of security & privacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
131
6,846
Michael R Baye
Industrial Organization
E-Commerce
Antitrust
Auctions
Information
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
61
10,325
Eric Rasmusen
game theory
information economics
japanese economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
76
12,076
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dean Lueck
law and economics
environmental economics
property rights
organizational economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
52
5,521
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Francis M Tyers
Machine translation
Computational linguistics
Natural language processing
Morphological modelling
Dependency parsing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
66
5,558
Yoosoon Chang
Econometrics
Empirical Macro and Finance
Energy
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
32
2,976
Hamid Ekbia
Political Economy of Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
36
2,493
Robert Becker
Capital theory
general equilibrium theory
game theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
35
2,183
Sonja Rego
Income Taxation
Taxes and Business Strategy
Accounting for Income Taxes
Earnings Management
Corporate Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
21
10,451
Denvil Duncan
taxation
labor supply
income inequality
tax evasion
public finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
1,190
Volodymyr Lugovskyy
International Trade (Quality
Variety
Trade Costs)
Experimental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,548
Daniela Puzzello
Economic Theory
Monetary Economics
Experimental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
872
Haizhen Lin
health economics
industiral organization
litigation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
755
Janet Gao
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
Labor and Finance
Credit Markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
15
1,230
W Selmier
institutional economics
language & economics
banking governance
CSR in mining
law & finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
853
Jun Yang
Contracting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Fintech
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,509
Filomena Garcia
Industrial Organization
Financial Economics
Networks and platforms
Game Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
13
534
Gustavo Torrens
Political Economy
Development Economics
International Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
464
Ryan M Brewer
finance
valuation
asset pricing
business valuation
sports valuation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
98
Dan Way
Management Accounting
Groups
Group Effects
Incentives
Performance Measurement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
40
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James M Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
93
27,086
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kosali Simon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
136
11,903
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pravin K Trivedi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
105
50,513
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lee Alston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
81
8,481
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
William E Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
91
7,677
econometrics
economic education
economics of education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
L Jean Camp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
131
6,846
online risk
online trust
usable security and privacy
user-centered design
economics of security & privacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joon Y Park
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
68
9,062
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael R Baye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
61
10,325
Industrial Organization
E-Commerce
Antitrust
Auctions
Information
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric Rasmusen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
76
12,076
game theory
information economics
japanese economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Mikesell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
80
5,340
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Alexeev
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
3,829
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew T Billett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
35
6,686
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dean Lueck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
52
5,521
law and economics
environmental economics
property rights
organizational economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francis M Tyers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
66
5,558
Machine translation
Computational linguistics
Natural language processing
Morphological modelling
Dependency parsing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John W Maxwell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
31
7,493
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Scott Smart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
31
3,679
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yoosoon Chang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
32
2,976
Econometrics
Empirical Macro and Finance
Energy
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Craig W Holden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
6,505
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hamid Ekbia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
36
2,493
Political Economy of Computing
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Todd B Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
3,553
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Zhenyu Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
6,478
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert Becker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
2,183
Capital theory
general equilibrium theory
game theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthijs Wildenbeest
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
24
2,452
Industrial Organization
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sonja Rego
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
10,451
Income Taxation
Taxes and Business Strategy
Accounting for Income Taxes
Earnings Management
Corporate Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Justin Ross
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,034
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Denvil Duncan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
1,190
taxation
labor supply
income inequality
tax evasion
public finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Volodymyr Lugovskyy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,548
International Trade (Quality
Variety
Trade Costs)
Experimental Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Daniela Puzzello
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
872
Economic Theory
Monetary Economics
Experimental Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Brian Miller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
5,005
Accounting Restatements
Disclosure
SEC Investigations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Haizhen Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
755
health economics
industiral organization
litigation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Janet Gao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
1,230
Corporate Finance
Financial Intermediation
Labor and Finance
Credit Markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Joe Schroeder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
977
Auditing
Financial Accounting
Disclosure Quality
Taxes
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Brian Matthew Williams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,750
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Ke Li Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
899
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
W Selmier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
853
institutional economics
language & economics
banking governance
CSR in mining
law & finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Robert Neal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
2,380
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jun Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,509
Contracting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Fintech
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Wenyu Wang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
908
Corporate control
Corporate governance
MacroFinance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Noah Stoffman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
4,851
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Antung Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
821
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Christian Heyerdahl Larsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
522
Asset Pricing
International Finance
Fixed Income
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Mostafa Beshkar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
493
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Filomena Garcia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
13
534
Industrial Organization
Financial Economics
Networks and platforms
Game Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Lori Shefchik Bhaskar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,805
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Gustavo Torrens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
464
Political Economy
Development Economics
International Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Ryan M Brewer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
98
finance
valuation
asset pricing
business valuation
sports valuation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Marcy Shepardson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
503
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Dan Way
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
40
Management Accounting
Groups
Group Effects
Incentives
Performance Measurement