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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yehua Dennis Wei 魏也华
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Urban Studies
Spatial Inequality
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
213
16,301
Cathleen Zick
family economics
household time use
consumer/family policy...
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
79
7,396
Jaewhan Kim
Health Economics/Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
74
4,208
Gunseli Berik
Feminist economics
political economy
labor
development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
50
4,668
Sajesh K Veettil
Evidence Synthesis
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
54
3,045

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nilufer Cagatay
Feminist Economics
Gender
Trade
Macroeconomics
Development. Poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
33
4,088
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rudiger Von Arnim
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
36
1,395
Edward L Owens
Financial Accounting
Information Asymmetry
Debt Contracting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
1,490
Feng Zhang
long-run stock returns after corporate events
empirical corporate finance
empirical asset pricing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
1,735
Thomas N Maloney
Economic History
Labor Economics
Immigration
Demography
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
685
Yihui Pan
Corporate Finance
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
1,349
Mark Jansen
Household Finance
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
199
Chong Shu
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Financial Intermediation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
105
Pavitra Govindan
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Experimental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
40
Ravideep Sethi
Microeconomic Theory
Political Economics
Industrial Organization
Labor Economics
Experiments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
14
Troup Howard
Public Finance
Urban Economics
Real Estate
Household Finance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
166
Praopan Pratoomchat
Economic Growth Models
Econometrics
Time-Series
Macroeconomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
7
Johan Uribe
Economics
Racial Inequality
Inequality
Household Wealth
Wealth Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yehua Dennis Wei 魏也华
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
213
16,301
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Urban Studies
Spatial Inequality
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cathleen Zick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
79
7,396
family economics
household time use
consumer/family policy...
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeffrey L Coles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
44
22,064
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fernando A Wilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
84
3,596
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jaewhan Kim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
74
4,208
Health Economics/Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gunseli Berik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
50
4,668
Feminist economics
political economy
labor
development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karl Lins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
31
22,218
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael J Cooper
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
39
9,455
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sajesh K Veettil
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
54
3,045
Evidence Synthesis
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacoepidemiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Schaefer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
30
8,780

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nilufer Cagatay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
33
4,088
Feminist Economics
Gender
Trade
Macroeconomics
Development. Poverty
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marlene Plumlee
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
25
7,909
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rudiger Von Arnim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
36
1,395
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Schallheim
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
3,384
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matthew Ringgenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
3,248
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Martha M Eining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
2,431
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher L Peterson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,467
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Edward L Owens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
1,490
Financial Accounting
Information Asymmetry
Debt Contracting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Feng Zhang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,735
long-run stock returns after corporate events
empirical corporate finance
empirical asset pricing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas N Maloney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
685
Economic History
Labor Economics
Immigration
Demography
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elena Asparouhova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
1,070
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yihui Pan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
1,349
Corporate Finance
Labor Economics
Industrial Organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Uri Loewenstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
2,606
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Elizabeth Tashjian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
1,180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Cook
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
309
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Elena Patel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
407
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Robert D Allen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
594
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mark Jansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
199
Household Finance
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Orie Shelef
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
948
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Chong Shu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
105
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Financial Intermediation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Sarah F Small
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
56
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Pedro Hugo Clavijo Cortes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
123
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Pavitra Govindan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
Behavioral Economics
Development Economics
Experimental Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ravideep Sethi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
14
Microeconomic Theory
Political Economics
Industrial Organization
Labor Economics
Experiments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Troup Howard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
166
Public Finance
Urban Economics
Real Estate
Household Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sara Malik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
80
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Maria Veihl Kurakina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
Economics of innovation
Strategy
Corporate Finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Praopan Pratoomchat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Economic Growth Models
Econometrics
Time-Series
Macroeconomics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Steve Bannister
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Economic Development
Economic History
Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Johan Uribe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Economics
Racial Inequality
Inequality
Household Wealth
Wealth Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Da Huang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
0
0
0