For the 2026 international ranking, Research.com evaluated more than 3,000 leading economics researchers from around the world in each field. Only four researchers from Hungary were included across the rankings published in mid-April.
Alongside his top national rankings, van Pottelsberghe ranked 1,223rd globally in economics and finance and was placed 979th internationally in business and management.
“I am very pleased and proud of this result. It is an important recognition for me personally, but it also strengthens the international visibility and prestige of Corvinus University of Budapest and Hungary,” the rector says.
Research.com’s scientist rankings cover 26 academic fields and take researchers’ citation impact into account. They examine how many publications a researcher has in a given field that have been cited at least as many times. This is measured by the so-called D-index, also known as the discipline-specific H-index: for example, if someone has an H-index of 10 in a particular field, this means they have at least 10 publications each cited at least 10 times.
Recognition and Awards
The indicator was calculated using data available as of Jan. 12, 2026, from multiple databases. Only researchers with an index of at least 30 were eligible for inclusion in the rankings. The share of their work specifically within the given discipline, as well as their recognition and awards, were also taken into account.
In the economics and finance ranking, health economics expert Zoltán Kaló of Semmelweis University ranked second among Hungarian researchers, and 2,819th globally. The third-placed Hungarian researcher was Imre Fertő, also affiliated with Corvinus, with a global ranking of 3,280th. In addition to his position at ELTE, Fertő is a professor at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Corvinus and head of the Corvinus doctoral program in sustainability management.
Another researcher with ties to Corvinus was ranked third in the global economics and finance list: Nobel laureate James J. Heckman, a professor at the University of Chicago, is also an honorary doctor at Corvinus and plays a leading role in the long-term research collaboration launched in 2024 between Corvinus and the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago.
The other Hungary-based researcher included in the business and management ranking is László Szerb of the University of Pécs, who placed 1,794th globally.
A Corvinus researcher was also included in the computer science ranking, which evaluated 12,000 scientists: Péter Baranyi placed sixth on the 12-member Hungarian list, corresponding to 8,147th globally. In this category, the Hungarian ranking is led by Amir Mosavi of Óbuda University.
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