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
Finn Tarp
Development economics
Foreign aid
Agricultural economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
198
20,908
Mogens Fosgerau
microeconomics
microeconometrics
information
transportation economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
86
6,373
Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Forest economics
agricultural economics
biodiversity conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
91
5,954
Henrik Hansen
Development Economics
Econometrics
Foreign Aid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
48
13,556
Anders Rahbek
Econometrics
Time series
GARCH
Cointegration
Bootstrap
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
50
3,865
David Dreyer Lassen
social data science
political economics
economic and political behavior
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
6,468
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Arne Henningsen
Applied Econometrics
Microeconomics
Agricultural Economics
Statistical Software
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
50
3,776
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Jens Leth Hougaard
Applied Microeconomics
Economic Design
Networks
Decision Theory
Efficiency Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
62
2,671
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Thorsten Treue
Decentralised forest and natural resource governance
Policy
and Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
39
2,840
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Brian H Jacobsen
Environmental economics
Agriculture
cost of regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
52
3,250
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Peter Norman Sørensen
Economic theory
Financial Markets
Microeconomics
Information Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
3,973
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Jostein Paulsen
Actuarial mathematics
statistics
probability
mathematical finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
27
2,504
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Lars Gårn Hansen
Environmental Economics
Regulation
Consumer Behavior
Behavioral Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
37
2,364
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Kurt Nielsen
Economics
Computer Science
information security
auctions
benchmarking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
27
2,226
Felix Chopra
Behavioral Economics
Political Economy
Household Finance
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
367
Rasmus Søndergaard Pedersen
Financial econometrics
bootstrap
heavy tails
time series econometrics
econometric theory.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
7
269
Peter Kjær KruseAndersen
Economics
Climate Change
Carbon Leakage
Environment
Economic Growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
183
Francesco Clora
International trade policy
Climate policy
Computable general equilibrium modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
144
Thilo Kroeger
International Economics
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
23
Ekaterina Travova
Economics of Crime
Economics of Religion
Labor Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Christian B Kastrup
International Trade
Business Cycles
Heterogeneous Agents
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Finn Tarp
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
198
20,908
Development economics
Foreign aid
Agricultural economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mogens Fosgerau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
86
6,373
microeconomics
microeconometrics
information
transportation economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
91
5,954
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Forest economics
agricultural economics
biodiversity conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Niels Strange
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
59
3,714
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Claus Thustrup Kreiner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
47
6,133
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Rand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
5,232
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Henrik Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
48
13,556
Development Economics
Econometrics
Foreign Aid
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anders Rahbek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
50
3,865
Econometrics
Time series
GARCH
Cointegration
Bootstrap
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David Dreyer Lassen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
6,468
social data science
political economics
economic and political behavior
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Niels Johannesen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
33
5,949
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carl Johan Dalgaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
36
4,870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arne Henningsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
50
3,776
Applied Econometrics
Microeconomics
Agricultural Economics
Statistical Software
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jens Leth Hougaard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
62
2,671
Applied Microeconomics
Economic Design
Networks
Decision Theory
Efficiency Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Thorsten Treue
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
39
2,840
Decentralised forest and natural resource governance
Policy
and Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jakob R Munch
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
34
4,068
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Brian H Jacobsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
52
3,250
Environmental economics
Agriculture
cost of regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mette Wier
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
3,927
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marco Piovesan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
26
2,619
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Norman Sørensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
3,973
Economic theory
Financial Markets
Microeconomics
Information Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jostein Paulsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
27
2,504
Actuarial mathematics
statistics
probability
mathematical finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Søren Leth Petersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
31
3,130
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Henrik Jensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
2,306
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lars Gårn Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
37
2,364
Environmental Economics
Regulation
Consumer Behavior
Behavioral Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christian Schultz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,380
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karl Gunnar Persson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
2,241
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kurt Nielsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
27
2,226
Economics
Computer Science
information security
auctions
benchmarking
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Felix Chopra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
367
Behavioral Economics
Political Economy
Household Finance
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Daphné Skandalis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
527
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Rasmus Søndergaard Pedersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
269
Financial econometrics
bootstrap
heavy tails
time series econometrics
econometric theory.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Peter Kjær KruseAndersen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
183
Economics
Climate Change
Carbon Leakage
Environment
Economic Growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Linea Hasager
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
227
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Nick Fabrin Nielsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
176
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Francesco Clora
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
144
International trade policy
Climate policy
Computable general equilibrium modeling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Christian Furrer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
62
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Per Svejstrup
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
97
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Philip Rasmussen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
136
Economics
Epidemiology
Animal Health Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Sarah Zaccagni
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
89
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Johan Sæverud
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
49
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Carsten S Nielsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
39
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jacob Bjerre Skov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
34
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Thilo Kroeger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
23
International Economics
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Helene Willadsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
30
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jori Veng Pinje
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
18
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Janek Bligaard Eskildsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Ekaterina Travova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Economics of Crime
Economics of Religion
Labor Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Christian B Kastrup
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
International Trade
Business Cycles
Heterogeneous Agents
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Lasse Lundqvist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Hannah Becher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Economics
Mental Well-Being
Finance
Compliance