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 rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,289 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jesus Felipe
Economic Development
Economic Growth
Productivity
Structural Transformatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
113
8,701
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Takashi Yamano
Development Economics
Agricultural Economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
75
6,718
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cyn-Young Park
Economic integration
financial stability
financial developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
75
4,928
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xueliang Cai
agriculture
water
irrigation
ecosystem
remote sensin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
47
2,820
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Helble
International Economics
Health Economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
45
2,670
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Minhaj Mahmud
Behavioral Economics
Development
Human capital
Climate chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,504
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Priyantha Wijayatunga
Energy Policy
Energy Regulation
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,239
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Raitzer
impact evaluation
environment
agriculture
natural resources
climate chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
23
1,257
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abhijit Sen Gupta
Development economics
Open economy macroeconomic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
43
2,052
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yi Jiang
Urban
public
environmental and development economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
20
1,144
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sungsup Ra
economic development
public policy
education and health
agriculture
infrastructur
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
862
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matteo Lanzafame
Macroeconomics
applied econometrics
growth theory and empirics
development economics
regional economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
709
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aekapol Chongvilaivan
International Economics
Applied Econometrics
Asian Economie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
685
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rolando Avendano
Financial economics
development economics
macroeconomic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
577
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kijin Kim
Regional economics
Regional modeling
Trade Facilitation
Trade Financ
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
627
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aiko Kikkawa
migration
remittances
population aging
demographic chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
297
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raymond Gaspar
international economics
labor economics
poverty
firm dynamics and innovatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
341
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yang (Carl) Lu
Traffic Operations & Management
Big Data Analytics
Public-Private Partnershi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
277
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thiam Hee Ng
Macroeconomics
Finance
Regional Cooperatio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
850
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erik Bloom
development economics
applied microeconomics
human developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,661
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jesus Felipe
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
113
8,701
Economic Development
Economic Growth
Productivity
Structural Transformatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Takashi Yamano
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
75
6,718
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cyn-Young Park
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
75
4,928
Economic integration
financial stability
financial developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xueliang Cai
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
47
2,820
agriculture
water
irrigation
ecosystem
remote sensin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guntur Sugiyarto
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
3,200
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthias Helble
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
45
2,670
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Minhaj Mahmud
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,504
Behavioral Economics
Development
Human capital
Climate chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Priyantha Wijayatunga
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,239
Energy Policy
Energy Regulation
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficienc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Arin Dutta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
34
1,323
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David A Raitzer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
1,257
impact evaluation
environment
agriculture
natural resources
climate chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francesco Ricciardi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
17
1,591
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abhijit Sen Gupta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
43
2,052
Development economics
Open economy macroeconomic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Yi Jiang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
20
1,144
Urban
public
environmental and development economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sungsup Ra
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
862
economic development
public policy
education and health
agriculture
infrastructur
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Matteo Lanzafame
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
709
Macroeconomics
applied econometrics
growth theory and empirics
development economics
regional economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aekapol Chongvilaivan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
685
International Economics
Applied Econometrics
Asian Economie
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Milan Thomas
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
723
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
471
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rolando Avendano
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
577
Financial economics
development economics
macroeconomic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kijin Kim
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
627
Regional economics
Regional modeling
Trade Facilitation
Trade Financ
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aiko Kikkawa
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
297
migration
remittances
population aging
demographic chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raymond Gaspar
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
341
international economics
labor economics
poverty
firm dynamics and innovatio
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yang (Carl) Lu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
277
Traffic Operations & Management
Big Data Analytics
Public-Private Partnershi
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thiam Hee Ng
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
850
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Erik Bloom
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,661
development economics
applied microeconomics
human developmen