Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, has emerged as Hungary’s highest-ranked researcher in both Economics and Finance, as well as Business and Management, according to Research.com’s 2026 global evaluation. His work, centred on innovation and patents, secured him leading national positions and placed him 1,223rd and 979th worldwide in the respective categories.
The recognition highlights not only individual achievement but also strengthens the international standing of Hungarian academia. Van Pottelsberghe welcomed the result, noting that it enhances both the institute’s and the country’s global prestige.
How the rankings work
Research.com evaluates scholars across 26 disciplines, focusing primarily on citation impact. Its methodology relies on the D-index, a discipline-specific version of the H-index, which measures both productivity and influence.
Only researchers with a minimum index of 30 are considered, while awards, recognition, and disciplinary focus are also taken into account. In each field, more than 3,000 leading economists were assessed, yet only four Hungary-based researchers made it into the rankings—underscoring the exclusivity of the list.
Other Hungarian researchers recognised
As mentioned before, Bruno van Pottelsberghe, rector of Corvinus University of Budapest and a researcher in innovation and patents, ranked 1,223rd in the 2026 rankings in the field of economics and finance—the highest position among Hungarian institutions—and 979th in the field of business and management. The university’s leader believes that this recognition strengthens the international prestige of both the institute and Hungary, according to the press release.
Ranked 2,819th in the economics and finance category is Zoltán Kaló, a health economics researcher at Semmelweis University. Ranked 3,280th is Imre Fertő, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Corvinus University. The business and management ranking also includes another Hungarian researcher: László Szerb from the University of Pécs, who ranked 1,794th. Péter Baranyi, representing Corvinus, secured the 8,147th spot in the computer science category.
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International connections getting stronger
Nobel laureate James J. Heckman, another researcher with ties to Corvinus, took third place on the global list. Hungary’s presence in the rankings is further reinforced by global collaborations. James J. Heckman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist at the University of Chicago and honorary doctor of Corvinus, ranked third globally in Economics and Finance. His long-standing cooperation with the university shows the country’s growing international academic network.
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