Top 100 Scientists

World Business & Management 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” (1,120,277 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
Wil van der Aalst
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
184
1,025
157,503
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael E Porter
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
181
1,011
595,067
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adrian Bauman
public health
physical activity
program evaluation methods
mass media campaigns
implementation & scale-u
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
177
925
177,624
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Slovic
The psychology of risk and decision making
risk perception
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
173
502
208,150
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew J Stewart Coats
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Biotechnology
Organisational Behaviou
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
169
699
191,929
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Audretsch
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
165
621
139,362
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gilbert Laporte
operations research
transportation
combinatorial optimization
industrial engineering
mathematical programmin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
163
594
104,120
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angappa Gunasekaran
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Information Systems
Operations Research
Technology Managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
157
516
102,083
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zeshui Xu 徐泽水
Decision Making
Information Fusion
Fuzzy Sets
Computational Intelligence
Bibliometrics
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
153
836
98,208
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph Sarkis
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environmen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
147
425
105,835
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Costanza
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecolog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
144
487
174,816
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce Avolio
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
143
259
224,218
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
R Bagozzi
Marketing
Management
social psychology
statistics
neuroscienc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
141
340
231,074
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joseph F Hair Jr
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
137
570
494,440
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamed Slim Alouini
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivit
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
138
1,063
108,308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul E Spector
Occupational Health
Occupational Stress
Organizational Behavior
Research Methods
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
136
296
122,508
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Henry Mintzberg
management
organization
strategy
rebalancing societ
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
136
519
248,194
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kannan Govindan
Circular Economy
Operations Research
Digital Supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Resilience
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
133
372
66,378
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rob Law
Tourism
Hospitality
Technology Managemen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
620
79,510
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul A Pavlou
Information Systems
Data Science
Online Reviews
Decision Neuroscience
Economics of Information
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
130
378
101,772
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dean A Shepherd
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
129
285
93,171
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerd Gigerenzer
Decision Making
Heuristics
Bounded Rationality
Risk Communication
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
129
410
111,193
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wil van der Aalst
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
184
1,025
157,503
Business Process Management
Data Science
Process Mining
Petri nets
Information Systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael E Porter
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
181
1,011
595,067
Competitive Strategy
Digital Transformation
Economic Development
Health Care
U.S. Political System
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Adrian Bauman
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
177
925
177,624
public health
physical activity
program evaluation methods
mass media campaigns
implementation & scale-u
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul Slovic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
173
502
208,150
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew J Stewart Coats
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
169
699
191,929
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Biotechnology
Organisational Behaviou
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Audretsch
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
165
621
139,362
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Innovation
Economic Development
Management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gilbert Laporte
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
163
594
104,120
operations research
transportation
combinatorial optimization
industrial engineering
mathematical programmin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angappa Gunasekaran
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
157
516
102,083
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Information Systems
Operations Research
Technology Managemen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zeshui Xu 徐泽水
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
836
98,208
Decision Making
Information Fusion
Fuzzy Sets
Computational Intelligence
Bibliometrics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael A Hitt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
153
392
142,115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joseph Sarkis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
147
425
105,835
Management
Operations Management
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Environmen
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert Costanza
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
144
487
174,816
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecolog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce Avolio
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
143
259
224,218
Leadership
Leader Development
Individual to Global Strategic Leadership
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
R Bagozzi
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
141
340
231,074
Marketing
Management
social psychology
statistics
neuroscienc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Joseph F Hair Jr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
137
570
494,440
multivariate analysis
business analytics
marketing
structural equation modeling
PLS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mohamed Slim Alouini
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
138
1,063
108,308
Communication Theory
Wireless Communications
Optical Communications
6G
Global Connectivit
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul E Spector
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
136
296
122,508
Occupational Health
Occupational Stress
Organizational Behavior
Research Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Henry Mintzberg
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
136
519
248,194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kelly D Brownell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
135
328
82,572
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kannan Govindan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
133
372
66,378
Circular Economy
Operations Research
Digital Supply chain
Supply Chain Management
Resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Baruch Fischhoff
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
132
437
94,496
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rob Law
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
131
620
79,510
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul A Pavlou
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
130
378
101,772
Information Systems
Data Science
Online Reviews
Decision Neuroscience
Economics of Information
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dean A Shepherd
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
129
285
93,171
Entrepreneurship
Decision making
Resilience
Social entrepreneurship
Strategic management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerd Gigerenzer
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
129
410
111,193