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" (873,690 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: 3
Martin Neil Baily
Economics
productivity
retirement policy
financial regulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
109
18,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William G Gale
Fiscal Policy
Taxation
US Economy
Federal Budget
Retirement Pensions and Social Security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
180
15,515
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
barry bosworth
international macro economics
social security
welfare economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
58
134
21,727
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Danielle Resnick
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
40
97
5,800

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emiliana Vegas
economics of education
education policy
latin america
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
64
4,041
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xavier De Souza Briggs
Poverty and inequality
housing
economic opportunity
democracy
race/ethnicity and pluralism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
6,700
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Loveless
K-12 education
education reform
student achievement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
63
5,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jenny Schuetz
Urban economics
housing policy
real estate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
41
2,637
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shadi Hamid
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
46
2,559
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lauren Bauer
education policy
social insurance
labor
SNAP
child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
30
1,465
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Suzanne Maloney
Iran
Middle East
energy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
31
1,505
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Addisu A Lashitew
Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
1,856
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Kwauk
international development
education
gender
sport
climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
28
1,518
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nader Kabbani
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Program Design & Evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
25
2,404
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ryan Hass
China
Asia
American foreign policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
24
636
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rush Doshi
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,502
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alvin Vista
assessment
psychometrics
psychology
measurement
methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
910
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Joseph W. Kane
Infrastructure
Urban Planning
Economic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
542
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tamara Cofman Wittes
Middle East
U.S. foreign policy
democracy
Arab-Israeli
conflict resolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
826
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sifan Liu
urban economics
local economic development
public policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
699
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Loren Adler
Health economics
private insurance
provider pricing
health care coverage
prescription drug pricing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
367
Sanjay Patnaik
Climate Change
Environmental Regulation
Emissions Trading
Global Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
223
Amy J Nelson
Political Science
International Relations
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Decision Making and Negotiation
Emerging Technol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
708
Tiffany N. Ford
social determinants of health
determinants of subjective well-being
structural racism
intersectionality
power
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
250
Jacob Taylor
Collective intelligence
collective adaptation
global sustainable development
active inference
social bonding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
167
Chris Heitzig|Christopher Heitzig, Heitzig, C, C Heitzig
Inequality
Structural Transformation
Labor
Development Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
40
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Dollar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
73
150
56,698
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Clifford Winston|Clifford M. Winston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
117
18,071
Applied Microeconomics
Transportation Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Neil Baily
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
109
18,228
Economics
productivity
retirement policy
financial regulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William G Gale
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
180
15,515
Fiscal Policy
Taxation
US Economy
Federal Budget
Retirement Pensions and Social Security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Darrell West
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
128
15,121
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
barry bosworth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
134
21,727
international macro economics
social security
welfare economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gary Burtless
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
137
15,266
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gian Maria Milesi Ferretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
84
25,884
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Galston
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
161
17,158
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Danielle Resnick
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
97
5,800
African politics
development policy
democratization
agricultural policy
urban politics

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Homi Kharas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
119
10,877
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Emiliana Vegas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
64
4,041
economics of education
education policy
latin america
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xavier De Souza Briggs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
6,700
Poverty and inequality
housing
economic opportunity
democracy
race/ethnicity and pluralism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tom Loveless
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
63
5,002
K-12 education
education reform
student achievement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John W Mcarthur
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
42
7,595
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jenny Schuetz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,637
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard V Reeves
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
49
2,508
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shadi Hamid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
46
2,559
religion and politics
pluralism
Islam
democratic theory
Islamist movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joshua Paul Meltzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
41
1,892
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lauren Bauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,465
education policy
social insurance
labor
SNAP
child development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Suzanne Maloney
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
1,505
Iran
Middle East
energy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Addisu A Lashitew
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,856
Sustainability
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christina Kwauk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
28
1,518
international development
education
gender
sport
climate change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fergus Hanson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,174
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nader Kabbani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
2,404
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Program Design & Evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ryan Hass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
24
636
China
Asia
American foreign policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Rush Doshi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,502
International Relations
Political Science
Chinese Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Policy
Security Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alvin Vista
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
910
assessment
psychometrics
psychology
measurement
methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Vanessa Williamson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
3,518
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Joseph W. Kane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
542
Infrastructure
Urban Planning
Economic Development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Tamara Cofman Wittes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
826
Middle East
U.S. foreign policy
democracy
Arab-Israeli
conflict resolution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sifan Liu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
699
urban economics
local economic development
public policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Tracy Hadden Loh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
517
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Loren Adler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
367
Health economics
private insurance
provider pricing
health care coverage
prescription drug pricing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Stephanie R Aaronson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
1,015
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Kristen Elizabeth Broady
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
438
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Aaron Klein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
522
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Marta Wosinska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,085
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Carey Anne Nadeau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
453
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Jenny Perlman Robinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
299
international education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Sanjay Patnaik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
223
Climate Change
Environmental Regulation
Emissions Trading
Global Strategy
Non-market Strategy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Amy J Nelson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
708
Political Science
International Relations
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Decision Making and Negotiation
Emerging Technol
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Tiffany N. Ford
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
250
social determinants of health
determinants of subjective well-being
structural racism
intersectionality
power
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Sara Estep
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
70
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mitchell Barnes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
55
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jacob Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
167
Collective intelligence
collective adaptation
global sustainable development
active inference
social bonding
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Lindsay Read
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
131
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Jessica Elaine Pugliese
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
127
Applied Economics
Agriculture
sub-Saharan Africa
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Chris Heitzig|Christopher Heitzig, Heitzig, C, C Heitzig
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
Inequality
Structural Transformation
Labor
Development Economics