Top 100 Scientists

Europe Economics & Econometrics Top 100 Scientists 2026

The Top 100 scientists are ranked based on total H-index scores at the global, regional, national, and institutional levels. Rankings cover 10 regions, 13 main fields, and 221 subfields. Subject-field rankings (world, region, country, and university levels) are currently in Beta and updated in near real-time.

Note: Researchers classified as “others” (1,123,394 profiles whose fields are undetermined or not yet edited) are excluded from subject and regional rankings. These rankings will dynamically evolve as the “others” profiles are reviewed and properly categorized.

Recognizing excellence across 10 regions, 13 fields, and 221 subfields — Explore the Top 100 today.

Country

* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

2,047

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Jean Tirole

Toulouse School of Economics Toulouse, France

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Industrial Organization | Finance | Psychology | Macroeconomic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

149
i10 Index

365
Citation Counts

204,957

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

2,244

World Rank

183

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Martin Knapp

London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
health economics | social care | mental health | health policy | social polic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

146
i10 Index

745
Citation Counts

93,128

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

2,894

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Peter Nijkamp

VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

138
i10 Index

1,012
Citation Counts

82,949

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

3,191

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Ernst Fehr

Universität Zürich Zurich, Switzerland

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Behavioral Economics | Neuroeconomics | Experimental Economics | Evolutionary Psychology | Evolutionary Biolog

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

134
i10 Index

329
Citation Counts

153,365

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

4,105

World Rank

341

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Richard Sj Tol

University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Environmental Economics | Energy Economics | Economics | Climate Change | Scientometric

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

126
i10 Index

439
Citation Counts

58,895

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

4,158

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Ilhan Ozturk

İstanbul Nişantaşı University İstanbul, Türkiye

Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Energy Economics | Environmental Economics | International Economics | Energy and Sustainable Developmen

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

125
i10 Index

321
Citation Counts

58,249

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

4,240

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Magnus Johannesson

Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm, Sweden

Economics & Econometrics / Economics

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

125
i10 Index

312
Citation Counts

70,782

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

5,099

World Rank

123

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Carsten De Dreu

Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Cooperation | Intergroup Relations | Creativity | Decision Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

119
i10 Index

278
Citation Counts

71,660

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

5,252

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Michael Obersteiner

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Laxenburg, Austria

Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Biodiversity | Food Security | Sustainability | Environmental Economics | Land-Use Modelin

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

118
i10 Index

313
Citation Counts

56,298

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

5,738

World Rank

491

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Anthony Atkinson

University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

116
i10 Index

421
Citation Counts

98,382

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

6,232

World Rank

543

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Kenji Shibuya

King's College London London, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
global health policy | systems innovation | health economics | quantitative method

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

113
i10 Index

266
Citation Counts

334,175

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

6,270

World Rank

172

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Roy Thurik

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economics | Entrepreneurshi

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

113
i10 Index

297
Citation Counts

69,049

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

6,465

World Rank

563

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Andrés Rodríguez Pose

London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic Geography | Regional Science | Public Policy | Innovation | Institution

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

112
i10 Index

292
Citation Counts

49,914

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

6,611

World Rank

580

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Howard Thomas

Coventry University Coventry, United Kingdom

Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Financial & Economic Inclusion | Strategic Change & Management | Risk & Decision Analysis | Management Educatio