Top 100 Scientists

World Economics & Econometrics 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” (1,121,241 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: 3
James Heckman
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
181
576
267,440
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad Shahbaz
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
158
625
84,324
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean Tirole
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
148
361
202,161
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Knapp
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
145
735
89,712
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard B Freeman
Economics
engineering workforce
shared capitalis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
141
508
90,314
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John List
Field experiments
environmental economics
experimental economics
public economics
early childhoo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
137
471
87,973
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ted R Miller
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & polic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
134
393
262,788
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ..
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
134
306
139,907
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ernst Fehr
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
134
325
151,499
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rafael Fonseca
Myeloma and related conditions
ethics health economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
133
379
68,242
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William Nordhaus
macroeconomics
environmental economic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
351
113,215
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Polasky
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
289
111,753
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
René Stulz
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
271
126,369
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Hanushek
economics
economics of education
education policy
labor economics
economic growt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
332
115,295
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ilhan Ozturk
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
International Economics
Energy and Sustainable Developmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
317
56,311
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
U Rashid Sumaila
Fisheries economics
Natural resource economics
Ocean policy
environmental economics
Fisherie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
123
474
61,503
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joseph E Stiglitz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
243
1,298
393,018
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Amartya Kumar Sen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
205
958
379,056
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James Heckman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
181
576
267,440
labor economics
microeconomics
soft skills
early childhood development
personality psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Daron Acemoğlu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
181
534
262,636
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrei Shleifer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
171
460
435,952
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Loewenstein|George Lowenstein, George Freud Loewenstein
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
169
362
168,271
Economics
Psychology
Behavioral Economics
Medicine
La
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Muhammad Shahbaz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
625
84,324
Applied Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dani Rodrik
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
152
536
176,131
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean Tirole
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
148
361
202,161
Industrial Organization
Finance
Psychology
Macroeconomic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Martin Knapp
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
145
735
89,712
health economics
social care
mental health
health policy
social polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard B Freeman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
508
90,314
Economics
engineering workforce
shared capitalis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
John List
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
471
87,973
Field experiments
environmental economics
experimental economics
public economics
early childhoo
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter Nijkamp
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
1,015
82,199
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ted R Miller
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
393
262,788
Health economics
cost-benefit analysis
program evaluation
injury
health planning & polic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
306
139,907
Financial Development
Banking
Firm Access to Finance
Financial Inclusion ..
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ernst Fehr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
134
325
151,499
Behavioral Economics
Neuroeconomics
Experimental Economics
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Biolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rafael Fonseca
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
379
68,242
Myeloma and related conditions
ethics health economic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philippe Aghion
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
310
135,097
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
William Nordhaus
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
351
113,215
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Polasky
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
289
111,753
Environmental Economics
Resource Economics
Ecological Economics
Ecosystem Services
Conservation Biolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
René Stulz
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
271
126,369
Corporate Finance
Financial Institutions
Risk Managemen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Hanushek
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
125
332
115,295
economics
economics of education
education policy
labor economics
economic growt
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeffrey Frankel
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
124
343
82,643
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ilhan Ozturk
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
317
56,311
Energy Economics
Environmental Economics
International Economics
Energy and Sustainable Developmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
U Rashid Sumaila
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
123
474
61,503
Fisheries economics
Natural resource economics
Ocean policy
environmental economics
Fisherie