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
Paul Beamish
International Business
International Management
Strategic Alliances
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
96
184
48,369
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
John Whalley
General Equilibrium Model
International Trade
Public Finance
Climate Change
Globalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
73
318
27,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geoffrey Wood
Corporate Governance
International Business
Comparative HRM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
266
15,242
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
James B Davies
Distribution of Wealth
Tax Policy
Climate Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
126
25,940
Lance Lochner
economics
economics of Education
crime
labor economics
inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
56
21,983
Shehzad Ali
health economics
health services research
statistics
equity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
83
6,514
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Timothy G Conley
econometrics
development economics
empirical industrial organization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
33
13,014
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Todd Stinebrickner
Labor Economics
Economics of Education
Health and Retirement
Applied Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
41
7,635
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Vincent Geloso
Economic History
Public Choice Theory
Political Economy
Economic Growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
50
1,628
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Rogemar Mamon
Quantitative finance
actuarial science
stochastic processes
longevity risk
insurance mathematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
43
1,789
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Prachi Srivastava
Global education policy
global development
education privatization and private sector
education finance
COVID-19
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
29
3,633
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Vaughan S Radcliffe
government auditing
corporate governance
accounting history
interdisciplinary research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
25
1,766
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Audra Bowlus
Applied Labor
General Equilibrium Search Theory & Estimation
Human Capital
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
30
2,513
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Shahbaz Sheikh
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,220
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Lars Stentoft
Finance
Derivative products
Computational finance
Financial econometrics
Econometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,232
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
J Clark Leith
international economics
development economics
Botswana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
1,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Feng Zhan
International Finance
Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
Investments
Law and Finance
Market Microstructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
733
Chen Yang
Actuarial Science
Financial Modelling
Statistics
Clinic Trial
Machine Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
1,098
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Beamish
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
184
48,369
International Business
International Management
Strategic Alliances
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Whalley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
318
27,796
General Equilibrium Model
International Trade
Public Finance
Climate Change
Globalization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey Wood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
266
15,242
Corporate Governance
International Business
Comparative HRM
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Laidler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
160
11,912
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
James B Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
126
25,940
Distribution of Wealth
Tax Policy
Climate Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Parkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
112
12,416
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lance Lochner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
56
21,983
economics
economics of Education
crime
labor economics
inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steve Williamson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
66
8,083
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shehzad Ali
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
83
6,514
health economics
health services research
statistics
equity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sisira Sarma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
60
2,885
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Terry Sicular
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
68
6,124
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy G Conley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
33
13,014
econometrics
development economics
empirical industrial organization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Todd Stinebrickner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
7,635
Labor Economics
Economics of Education
Health and Retirement
Applied Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vincent Geloso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
50
1,628
Economic History
Public Choice Theory
Political Economy
Economic Growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Milford Green
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
53
2,127
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rogemar Mamon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,789
Quantitative finance
actuarial science
stochastic processes
longevity risk
insurance mathematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Prachi Srivastava
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
29
3,633
Global education policy
global development
education privatization and private sector
education finance
COVID-19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Vaughan S Radcliffe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
25
1,766
government auditing
corporate governance
accounting history
interdisciplinary research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Audra Bowlus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
30
2,513
Applied Labor
General Equilibrium Search Theory & Estimation
Human Capital
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salvador Navarro
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
4,016
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Shahbaz Sheikh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,220
Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lars Stentoft
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,232
Finance
Derivative products
Computational finance
Financial econometrics
Econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Craig Dunbar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,839
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
J Clark Leith
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
1,378
international economics
development economics
Botswana
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Feng Zhan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
733
International Finance
Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
Investments
Law and Finance
Market Microstructure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David A Rivers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,141
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Chen Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
1,098
Actuarial Science
Financial Modelling
Statistics
Clinic Trial
Machine Learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stephen Hudson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
1,329