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: 1
Stefano Scarpetta
labour market
social polices
public policies
economic growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
95
23,826
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guillaume Gruere
agricultural economics
environmental and resource economics
food policy
international trade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
76
4,412
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herwig Immervoll
Economics
Social Policy
Public Finance
Redistribution
Inequality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
55
5,213

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dirk Pilat
Productivity
innovation
entrepreneurship
green transition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
71
5,831
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Thévenon
Child well-being
Female employment
family and employment policies
family and child well-being
economics and population dynam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
63
4,894
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David E. Winickoff
Emerging Technology Policy
Innovation Studies
Global Environmental Governance
STS and Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
46
2,969
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luis Miguel Martinez
Civil Engineering
Transportation
Simulation
Optimization
Operations research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
53
3,238
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Carlo Menon
Innovation
Employment dynamics
Spatial economics
Policy evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
36
3,660
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sean Dougherty
international economics
growth and development
firm productivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
43
1,893
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Beatriz Pont
school improvement
education policy
reform
school leadership
equity in education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
42
6,332
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Boris Cournède
Economics
Public Finance
Financial Markets
Monetary Policy
Housing Markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
38
2,434
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Javier Lopez Gonzalez
International Trade
Regional Integration
Global Value Chains
Digital Trade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
32
3,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alexandra Tsvetkova
Regional Economics
Regional Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Spatial Productivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
31
1,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Andrea Garnero
Labour economics
industrial relations
personnel economics
applied econometrics.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
21
1,663
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Peter N. Gal
Macroeconomics
Structural Policies
Firm dynamics
Productivity
Labour Markets
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
3,678
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
James Innes
Fisheries economics
Bycatch
Incentive measures
Market based instruments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
24
846
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Enrique Garcilazo
regional development
geography
rural development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
19
1,814
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Antoine Goujard
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Applied Macroeconomics
Labour Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
17
711
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Ruben Bibas
Environmental and resources economics - Climate change economics - Energy economics - Climate policy - Circular economy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,311
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Daniel Salinas
Sociology of Education
Social Stratification
Social Movements
Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
23
973
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jean Fouré
Environment
Climate change
Economics
Computable General Equilibrium
Long-term growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
1,001
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Stefan Thewissen
Wellbeing
labour markets
inequality
social protection
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,342
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Stijn Broecke
Labour Economics
Education Economics
Development Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,031
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Francesca Froy
local economic development
skills
urban
employment
planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
21
727
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Eduardo Olaberria
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Monetary Economics
Economic Growth
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
1,447
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Flavio Calvino
Economics of innovation
Employment dynamics
Industrial dynamics
Entrepreneurship
Economics of AI
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
1,467
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Jared Greenville
Economics
agricultural economics
natural resource economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
18
574
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Mattia Cai
environmental economics
energy policy
input-output analysis
regional modeling
international economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
385
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Pierre Gouëdard
Microeconomist
Microeconometrics
Education Policy
Policy Implementation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
788
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Ioannis Tikoudis
Economic modelling
Computational Economics
Environmental Economics
Urban Economics
Economic theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
314
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Trish J Lavery
behaviour change
sustainability science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
684
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Alberto Marino
health financing
international health systems
health economics
health policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
436
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Judit Pál
education
child well-being
social network analysis
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
1,131
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Dimitris Mavridis
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Education Economics
Public Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
472
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Juergen Amann
Applied Econometrics
Environmental Economics
Industrial Development
Input-Output Analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
180
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stefano Scarpetta
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
62
95
23,826
labour market
social polices
public policies
economic growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hugo Valin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
92
19,617
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Balazs Egert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
104
8,379
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joaquim Jm Guilhoto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
137
7,097
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrea Bassanini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
57
10,623
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rob Dellink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
88
12,123
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guillaume Gruere
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
76
4,412
agricultural economics
environmental and resource economics
food policy
international trade
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Herwig Immervoll
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
55
5,213
Economics
Social Policy
Public Finance
Redistribution
Inequality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benjamin Henderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
54
13,810
climate change
agriculture
economics
food security

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dirk Pilat
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
71
5,831
Productivity
innovation
entrepreneurship
green transition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Olivier Thévenon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
63
4,894
Child well-being
Female employment
family and employment policies
family and child well-being
economics and population dynam
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alexander Hijzen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
53
4,695
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David E. Winickoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
46
2,969
Emerging Technology Policy
Innovation Studies
Global Environmental Governance
STS and Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter Hoeller
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
45
2,540
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jens Arnold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
36
7,920
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fernando Galindo-Rueda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
2,811
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hans Blommestein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
65
2,445
finance
spatial economics
public debt
econometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Pierpaolo Cazzola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
30
5,817
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luis Miguel Martinez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
53
3,238
Civil Engineering
Transportation
Simulation
Optimization
Operations research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mauro Pisu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
44
3,726
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Health Systems
Primary Health Care
Global Health
Health and Social Policy
Chronic Diseases
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Carlo Menon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
3,660
Innovation
Employment dynamics
Spatial economics
Policy evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Olaf Merk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,765
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ronald Steenblık
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
2,417
Subsidies
Fossil Fuels
Fisheries
Renewable Energy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ivan Haščič
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
5,296
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sean Dougherty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
1,893
international economics
growth and development
firm productivity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Beatriz Pont
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
42
6,332
school improvement
education policy
reform
school leadership
equity in education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Annabelle Mourougane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
33
2,828
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Boris Cournède
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
2,434
Economics
Public Finance
Financial Markets
Monetary Policy
Housing Markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Norihiko Yamano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
2,591
Input-Output
International and regional economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
William Hynes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
1,869
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Javier Lopez Gonzalez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
3,772
International Trade
Regional Integration
Global Value Chains
Digital Trade
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Richard Herd
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,459
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Federıco Cıngano
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
3,600
Growth and productivity
Labor economics
Applied economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alexandra Tsvetkova
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
31
1,796
Regional Economics
Regional Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Spatial Productivity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ana Isabel Moreno-Monroy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
30
1,288
Regional/urban/rural economics
Development economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Andrea Garnero
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
21
1,663
Labour economics
industrial relations
personnel economics
applied econometrics.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Peter N. Gal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
3,678
Macroeconomics
Structural Policies
Firm dynamics
Productivity
Labour Markets
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Antti Moisio
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,007
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Francesco Avvisati
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
25
2,710
economics of education
large-scale assessments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Marco Paccagnella
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
20
1,660
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Koen Deconinck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
1,025
food systems
agricultural economics
competition
political economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Milos Kankaras|Miloš Kankaraš
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,717
policy analysis
education
psychology
psychometrics
consulting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Yvan Guillemette
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
29
1,268
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Jonathan Brooks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,356
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
James Innes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
846
Fisheries economics
Bycatch
Incentive measures
Market based instruments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Enrique Garcilazo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
1,814
regional development
geography
rural development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Antoine Goujard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
17
711
Public Economics
Applied Econometrics
Applied Macroeconomics
Labour Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
health care quality
value for money
health policy
health economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Ruben Bibas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,311
Environmental and resources economics - Climate change economics - Energy economics - Climate policy - Circular economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Daniel Salinas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
23
973
Sociology of Education
Social Stratification
Social Movements
Latin America
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Jean Fouré
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,001
Environment
Climate change
Economics
Computable General Equilibrium
Long-term growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Dirk Neumann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
825
Public Economics
Welfare Economics
Labor Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Alan Paic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
4,185
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Thomas Weko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
2,066
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Patrick Lenain
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
930
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Stefan Thewissen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,342
Wellbeing
labour markets
inequality
social protection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Stijn Broecke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,031
Labour Economics
Education Economics
Development Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Francesca Froy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
21
727
local economic development
skills
urban
employment
planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Ragnar Olafsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
2,808
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Eduardo Olaberria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
1,447
Macroeconomics
International Finance
Monetary Economics
Economic Growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Flavio Calvino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
1,467
Economics of innovation
Employment dynamics
Industrial dynamics
Entrepreneurship
Economics of AI
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Jared Greenville
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
574
Economics
agricultural economics
natural resource economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Stephane Sorbe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,016
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Grégoire Garsous
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
488
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Andrea Salvatori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
686
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
William S Symes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
838
Development
Environmental Economics
Biological Conservation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Sebastian Benz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
15
484
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Dorothée Rouzet
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
1,196
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Elena Tosetto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,193
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Gabriele Marconi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
502
economics
unemployment
skills
educational policies
growth
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Mattia Cai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
385
environmental economics
energy policy
input-output analysis
regional modeling
international economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Daniele Pacifico
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
581
Labour economics
Microsimulation
Inequality
Redistribution
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Pierre Gouëdard
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
788
Microeconomist
Microeconometrics
Education Policy
Policy Implementation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Ioannis Tikoudis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
314
Economic modelling
Computational Economics
Environmental Economics
Urban Economics
Economic theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Sebastian Königs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
732
labour markets
inequalities
social protection
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Trish J Lavery
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
684
behaviour change
sustainability science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Alberto Marino
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
436
health financing
international health systems
health economics
health policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Sébastien Turban
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
230
Macroeconomics
Political Economy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Judit Pál
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
1,131
education
child well-being
social network analysis
statistics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Barbara Hutniczak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
222
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Fabio Manca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Dimitris Mavridis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
472
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Education Economics
Public Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Ricardo Espinoza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
7
248
Applied Microeconomics
Economics of Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Juergen Amann
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
180
Applied Econometrics
Environmental Economics
Industrial Development
Input-Output Analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Michelle Harding
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
417
Economics
tax
public policy
fiscal policy
gender