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" (910,673 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
Thorvaldur Gylfason
Macroeconomics
international economics
economic growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
96
12,678
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ragnar Arnason
Economics
mathematical economics
natural resources economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
89
6,457
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thrainn Eggertsson
new institutional economics
economics of property rights
industrial organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
42
8,676
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dadi Kristofersson
Microeconomics
agricultural and resource economics
environmental economics
applied econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
1,697
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir
Health Economics
Education Economics
Labor Economics
Family Economics
Lifestyle Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
40
1,414
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ޞórólfur Matthíason
Economics
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Resource Economics
Resource Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
1,196
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thorhildur Ólafsdóttir
Economics of Health
Labor Economics
Health Behavior
Applied Microeconometrics
Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guðmundur Jónsson
Economic growth
Welfare state
Historical GIS
Food history
Famines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
25
989
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thorhildur Hansdottir Jetzek
Digital platforms
Sustainability
Digital economy
Data Behavioral economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,220

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kari Kristinsson
Economic psychology
Diversity
Prejudice
Personality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,927
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Egill Benedikt Hreinsson
Energy economics
power system optimization
music theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
330
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hjördis Hardardottir
Behavioral economics
Applied micro
Experimental economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
2
42
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thorvaldur Gylfason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
96
12,678
Macroeconomics
international economics
economic growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ragnar Arnason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
89
6,457
Economics
mathematical economics
natural resources economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gylfi Zoega
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
75
7,171
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thrainn Eggertsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
42
8,676
new institutional economics
economics of property rights
industrial organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dadi Kristofersson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
1,697
Microeconomics
agricultural and resource economics
environmental economics
applied econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
40
1,414
Health Economics
Education Economics
Labor Economics
Family Economics
Lifestyle Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
ޞórólfur Matthíason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,196
Economics
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Resource Economics
Resource Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thorhildur Ólafsdóttir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
706
Economics of Health
Labor Economics
Health Behavior
Applied Microeconometrics
Genetics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Guðmundur Jónsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
25
989
Economic growth
Welfare state
Historical GIS
Food history
Famines
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thorhildur Hansdottir Jetzek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,220
Digital platforms
Sustainability
Digital economy
Data Behavioral economics

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kari Kristinsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,927
Economic psychology
Diversity
Prejudice
Personality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Egill Benedikt Hreinsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
330
Energy economics
power system optimization
music theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hersir Sigurgeirsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
505
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Arnar Buason
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
52
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ágúst Arnórsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
300
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dagný Ósk Ragnarsdóttir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
91
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hjördis Hardardottir
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
2
42
Behavioral economics
Applied micro
Experimental economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shazad Arshad
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
36