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" (870,057 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.

Yijia Lin
Risk Management
Insurance
Pensions
Longevity Securitization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
2,522
Lilyan Fulginiti
Productivity
Production Economics
Agricultural Development
Ag. Trade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
37
2,252
Christopher R Gustafson
Health
Experimental Economics
Development
Behavioral Economics
Wine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
836
Emre Unlu
Payout policy
analysts
executive compensation
capital structure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
15
2,018

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dirk Black
Financial Reporting
Performance Reporting
Performance Evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,347
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shengchao Zhuang
Optimal Insurance/Reinsurance
Life Insurance
Portfolio Selection
Behavioral Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
485
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geoffrey Friesen
Behavioral Finance
Mutual Funds
Investor Psychology
Catholic Social Teaching
Paradox of Firm Value
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
981
Julian Atanassov
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Capital structure
Technological innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
2,203
Milan Chauhan
Applied Economics
Agricultural Policy
Risk Management
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Hanifi Otgun
International Trade
Production Economics
Productivity Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John E Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
39
2,168
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sam Allgood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
3,116
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yijia Lin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
2,522
Risk Management
Insurance
Pensions
Longevity Securitization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lilyan Fulginiti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
37
2,252
Productivity
Production Economics
Agricultural Development
Ag. Trade
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marjorie K Shelley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,987
accounting
decision making
intertemporal choice
auditing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Christopher R Gustafson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
836
Health
Experimental Economics
Development
Behavioral Economics
Wine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emre Unlu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
15
2,018
Payout policy
analysts
executive compensation
capital structure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Westra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julie Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
2,269

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dirk Black
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,347
Financial Reporting
Performance Reporting
Performance Evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shengchao Zhuang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
485
Optimal Insurance/Reinsurance
Life Insurance
Portfolio Selection
Behavioral Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geoffrey Friesen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
981
Behavioral Finance
Mutual Funds
Investor Psychology
Catholic Social Teaching
Paradox of Firm Value
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aaron Crabtree
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
977
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stanislava (Stas) Nikolova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julian Atanassov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
2,203
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Capital structure
Technological innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Milan Chauhan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Applied Economics
Agricultural Policy
Risk Management
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tasnim Ahmed Mahin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hanifi Otgun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
International Trade
Production Economics
Productivity Analysis