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" (870,053 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
Ron Boschma
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
186
52,387
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Koen Frenken
evolutionary economic geography
innovation policy
innovation studies
platform economy
sustainability transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
155
31,128
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erik Stam
entrepreneurship
innovation
firm growth
entrepreneurial ecosystems
economic development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
99
19,043
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeroen Pj De Jong
user innovation
open innovation
small firms
entrepreneurial and innovative behavior
innovation marketing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
86
20,467
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evert Meijers
Economic Geography
Urban Geography
Spatial planning
Urban Studies
Regional Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
72
12,876
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Van Marrewijk
International Trade
Geographical Economics
Economic Growth
Globalization
Economic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
77
6,567
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bas Van Bavel
Economic history
Social history
Transitions
Institutional change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
50
2,633
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jiamin Ou
Energy transition
Climate Change Economics
Emission Accounting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
34
3,815

Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast! 

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bas Van Leeuwen
economic history
GDP
market performance
endogenous growth theory
China
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
58
4,129
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Loek Groot
Public goods
welfare state analysis
basic income/NIT
sport economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
47
2,060
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ulrich Zierahn|Ulrich Zierahn
Labor Economics
Economics of Technological Change
International Economics
Regional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
32
6,822
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Friedemann Polzin
Sustainable Innovation
Entrepreneurship
(Entrepreneurial) Finance
Energy transition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
3,203
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joras Ferwerda
Money Laundering
Shadow Economy
Tax Avoidance
Tax Evasion
Corruption
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
27
1,706
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephanie Rosenkranz
Experimental economics - behavioral economics - social networks - industrial organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
34
1,519
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martijn A Boermans
Banking and Finance
International Economics
Monetary Economics
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
24
940
Gerrit Faber
International Economics
European Integration
Institutions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
21
865
Thomas Walther
Financial Econometrics
Energy Finance
Commodities
Climate Finance
Risk Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,975
Sarah Carmichael
Economic History
Economics
Gender Inequality
Marriage Patterns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
892
Frederix Gwj
health economics
health technology assessment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
659
Renske Ten Ham
Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment of Advanced Therapies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
879
Annette Van Den Berg
worker participation
works councils
institutions
corporate governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
652
Elena Fumagalli
microeconometrics
health economics
social networks
labour economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,518
Julia Swart
Environmental Economics
Foreign Direct Investment
Sustainability
Brazilian Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
508
Martijn Smit
economic geography
spatial economics
labour markets
urban economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
1,079
Lukas Norbutas
Economic Sociology
Online Networks
Trust and Cooperation
Cryptomarkets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
533
Yilong Xu
Experimental economics
experimental finance
wealth and ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
334
Daniel Possenriede
Labour Economics
Family Economics
Welfare Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
241
Bram Van Besouw
Economic History
Institutions
Economic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
84
Sarah Rezaei
Microeconomics
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
62
Tamer Güven
Economic History
Ottoman Economic History
Turkish Economic History
İktisat Tarihi
Osmanlı
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
52
Sebastiaan Tieleman
Economic Methodology
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Models
Complexity Science
Model Validation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
7
Bas Machielsen
Economics
History
Economic History
Political Economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Matthias Berlandi
Economic and Social History
European Medieval History
European Early Modern History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ron Boschma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
88
186
52,387
economic geography
evolutionary economics
evolutionary economic geography
clusters
regional growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Koen Frenken
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
155
31,128
evolutionary economic geography
innovation policy
innovation studies
platform economy
sustainability transitions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jan Luiten Van Zanden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
172
17,039
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Erik Stam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
99
19,043
entrepreneurship
innovation
firm growth
entrepreneurial ecosystems
economic development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeroen Pj De Jong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
86
20,467
user innovation
open innovation
small firms
entrepreneurial and innovative behavior
innovation marketing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Evert Meijers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
72
12,876
Economic Geography
Urban Geography
Spatial planning
Urban Studies
Regional Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Charles Van Marrewijk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
77
6,567
International Trade
Geographical Economics
Economic Growth
Globalization
Economic Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adriaan Kalwij
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
49
3,808
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bas Van Bavel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
50
2,633
Economic history
Social history
Transitions
Institutional change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jiamin Ou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
34
3,815
Energy transition
Climate Change Economics
Emission Accounting

Enroll all your faculty members with discounted institutional membership to showcase your institution's academic strength to the world in the best way possible – join now and achieve results fast! 

Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bas Van Leeuwen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
58
4,129
economic history
GDP
market performance
endogenous growth theory
China
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Loek Groot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
47
2,060
Public goods
welfare state analysis
basic income/NIT
sport economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ulrich Zierahn|Ulrich Zierahn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
32
6,822
Labor Economics
Economics of Technological Change
International Economics
Regional Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elena M Fumagalli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
1,459
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Friedemann Polzin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
3,203
Sustainable Innovation
Entrepreneurship
(Entrepreneurial) Finance
Energy transition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joras Ferwerda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
27
1,706
Money Laundering
Shadow Economy
Tax Avoidance
Tax Evasion
Corruption
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stephanie Rosenkranz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
34
1,519
Experimental economics - behavioral economics - social networks - industrial organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martijn A Boermans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
24
940
Banking and Finance
International Economics
Monetary Economics
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gerrit Faber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
865
International Economics
European Integration
Institutions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas Walther
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,975
Financial Econometrics
Energy Finance
Commodities
Climate Finance
Risk Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rients Galema
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,915
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kris De Jaegher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
746
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Carmichael
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
892
Economic History
Economics
Gender Inequality
Marriage Patterns
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Frederix Gwj
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
659
health economics
health technology assessment
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Renske Ten Ham
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
879
Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment of Advanced Therapies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Annette Van Den Berg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
652
worker participation
works councils
institutions
corporate governance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Elena Fumagalli
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,518
microeconometrics
health economics
social networks
labour economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Dirk Gerritsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
494
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Julia Swart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
508
Environmental Economics
Foreign Direct Investment
Sustainability
Brazilian Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Martijn Smit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,079
economic geography
spatial economics
labour markets
urban economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Lukas Norbutas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
533
Economic Sociology
Online Networks
Trust and Cooperation
Cryptomarkets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Yilong Xu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
334
Experimental economics
experimental finance
wealth and ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Daniel Possenriede
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
241
Labour Economics
Family Economics
Welfare Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Daan Van Der Linde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
245
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Abdulkader Kaakeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
301
Crowdfunding
M&A
behavioural finance
Islamic finance
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Mohamad Kaakeh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
146
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sabrina Genz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Bram Van Besouw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
84
Economic History
Institutions
Economic Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Sarah Rezaei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
62
Microeconomics
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Tamer Güven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
52
Economic History
Ottoman Economic History
Turkish Economic History
İktisat Tarihi
Osmanlı
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Sebastiaan Tieleman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
7
Economic Methodology
Philosophy of Science
Agent-based Models
Complexity Science
Model Validation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Bas Machielsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
Economics
History
Economic History
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Matthias Berlandi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Economic and Social History
European Medieval History
European Early Modern History