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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nora Lustig
development economics
inequality and poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
63
232
17,839
Steven Sheffrin
macroeconomics
taxation. property taxation
law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
74
9,070
Felix Rioja
Macroeconomics
economic growth
Latin American economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
4,137
Patrick Button
Discrimination
Aging
Disability
Law and Economics
LGBTQ
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,405
Samia Laokri
Health financing
Health policy and systems research
health economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
735
Mary Olson
Health Economics
Regulation
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
971
Stefano Barbieri
Micro theory
public economics
fundraising
contests
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
402
Mathias Kronlund
Mutual Funds
Bond Markets
Corporate Investment
Payout Policy
Corporate Governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,174
Oleg Gredil
Financial Intermediation
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Investor Activism
Hedge Funds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
695
Patrick A Testa
political economy
economic history
urban
public
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
218
Ryan Heath Peters
Finance
Economics
Corporate Finance
Intangible Capital
Venture Capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
1,865
Robert Prilmeier
Debt Contracting
Financial Intermediation
Corporate Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
1,217
Elliott Isaac
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
122
Feng Chen
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James Alm
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
209
28,354
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nora Lustig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
232
17,839
development economics
inequality and poverty
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Douglas N Harris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
110
11,305
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Sheffrin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
74
9,070
macroeconomics
taxation. property taxation
law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Douglas Nelson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
54
3,831
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul A Spindt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
7,091
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert S Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
4,991
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felix Rioja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
4,137
Macroeconomics
economic growth
Latin American economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary Hoover
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
33
1,606
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
C Edward Fee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
4,829
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patrick Button
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,405
Discrimination
Aging
Disability
Law and Economics
LGBTQ
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Venkat Subramaniam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
21
3,428
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
R Lynn Hannan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
2,900
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Samia Laokri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
735
Health financing
Health policy and systems research
health economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mary Olson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
971
Health Economics
Regulation
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jonathan Pritchett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
610
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stefano Barbieri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
402
Micro theory
public economics
fundraising
contests
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Benjamin Bennett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
16
889
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jasmijn Bol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
1,708
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David Lesmond
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
6,317
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mathias Kronlund
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,174
Mutual Funds
Bond Markets
Corporate Investment
Payout Policy
Corporate Governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Antonio N Bojanic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
592
macroeconomics
economic history
development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Deen Kemsley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,683
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Oleg Gredil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
695
Financial Intermediation
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Investor Activism
Hedge Funds
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Wei Long
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
276
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Engy Ziedan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
431
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
William Waller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
397
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Amanda Rae Heitz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
236
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Patrick A Testa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
218
political economy
economic history
urban
public
development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Trey Dronyk-Trosper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
126
Public Economics
Urban Economics
Public Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Ryan Heath Peters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
1,865
Finance
Economics
Corporate Finance
Intangible Capital
Venture Capital
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Robert Prilmeier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
1,217
Debt Contracting
Financial Intermediation
Corporate Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Elliott Isaac
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
122
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
William Dodds
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
55
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Feng Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
50
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Applied Microeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Abhishek Bhardwaj
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
38
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
P Barrett Wheeler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
116
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Goeun Choi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
85
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Pradeep Muthukrishnan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
203
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Trevor Young
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
74
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Rogério Mazali
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
55
Corporate Finance
Industrial Organization
Game Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Arturo E Rodriguez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1