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Journal of Economic Growth
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Journal of Economic Growth

1381-4338

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10887

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 259 18 18 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 20
Documents by Best Scientists*: 20
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 103
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.874
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Economic Growth?

Human capital, Labour economics, Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Productivity are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. Topics in Human capital were tackled in line with various other fields like Fertility, Development economics, Capital accumulation and Investment (macroeconomics). Journal of Economic Growth explores research in Demographic economics and overlapping concepts in Ethnic group to expand the discourse in Fertility.

Democracy and Politics are some topics wherein Development economics research discussed in Journal of Economic Growth have an impact. The close relationship between Income distribution and Economic inequality is one of the points of interest dissected in Labour economics research. In addition to Econometrics research, the journal aims to explore topics under Convergence (economics), Statistics and Per capita.

The Macroeconomics works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Endogenous growth theory and Monetary economics. The studies on Endogenous growth theory discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Technological change and Incentive, Microeconomics. The study of Productivity encompasses disciplines such as Agriculture, as well as fields such as Economic geography, all of which overlap with one another.

  • Human capital (20.06%)
  • Labour economics (16.91%)
  • Econometrics (15.19%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development (3527 citations)
  • Do Institutions Cause Growth (2372 citations)
  • Inequality and Growth in a Panel of Countries (1896 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Economic Growth:

The journal articles explore disciplines such as Development economics, Econometrics, Income distribution, Human capital and Demographic economics. The journal publications explore issues in Development economics which can be linked to other research areas like Quality (business), Developing country, Ethnic group and Democracy, Politics. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Human capital that incorporate concepts from other fields like Production function, Instrumental variable and Investment (macroeconomics).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Capitalism
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Demographic economics, Labour economics, Distribution (economics), Development economics and Production (economics). Topics in Demographic economics explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Plague (disease), Geographic variation, Entrepreneurship and Demographic transition. While it focused on Labour economics, it was also able to explore topics like Population ageing, Short run, Returns to scale, Per capita and Product (business).

Issues in Distribution (economics) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Total factor productivity, Capital (economics), Wage inequality and National accounts. Development economics research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Capitalism, Income shares and Communism. The studies in Production (economics) featured incorporate elements of Incentive, Wage share and Macroeconomic model.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Between communism and capitalism: long-term inequality in Poland, 1892–2015 (6 citations)
  • Rising inequality and trends in leisure (4 citations)
  • Disease and demographic development: the legacy of the plague (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Economic Growth (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pietro F. Peretto (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philippe Aghion (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Holger Strulik (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William Easterly (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alberto Alesina (6 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Economic Growth (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • World Bank (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • International Monetary Fund (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (12 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.00% of all publications and 33.33% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Economic Growth Research

Working on research topics like Human capital, Labour economics, and Econometrics among others and publishing in reputable journals like the Journal of Economic Growth could build a strong foundation for careers in academia, economic policy making, consulting, or private sector industries. Those interested in focusing on the field of econometrics could go on to become financial analysts, investment analysts, or economic developers. Equally, specializing in Labour economics could create opportunities in labor relations, public policy, and human resources.

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Whether you choose to work in the public or private sector, the research skills you gain through contributing to economic research could be invaluable in helping you analyze, interpret, and predict market trends, labor market mechanisms, policy impacts, and more.

Top Publications

  • Nation-building, nationalism, and $$\hbox {wars}^*$$

    Alberto Alesina;Bryony Reich;Alessandro Riboni

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Does it matter where you came from? Ancestry composition and economic performance of US counties, 1850–2010

    Scott Lansing Fulford;Ivan Petkov;Fabio Schiantarelli

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Creativity over time and space

    (2022)
    26 Citations
  • Disease and demographic development: the legacy of the plague

    Fabian Siuda;Fabian Siuda;Uwe Sunde;Uwe Sunde;Uwe Sunde

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Culture, institutions and the long divergence

    (2023)
    18 Citations

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